Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1925, Page 48

SO New Italian Envoy Rated Among Noted Men in Public Life Ambassador and Dona de Martino to Make Tempo- rary Home in Apartment. | Giacomo’ di Martino Antonietta di New York Commendatore and his Martino, who arrived, in yesterday mornjug, wil ning to Washington, take possession of the apartment which the former Ambas- sador from Italy, Don Gelasio Cae- tani, occupied at 1785 Massachusetts avenue. It will be at least two months before the new embassy at Sixteenth and Fuller streets is ready for the furniture which is now betng selected in Rome and which will be dispatched in time to be set in place at the ear- Uest possible moment. Commenda tora i Martino, for such is his official title, Will therefore be in his new home some. time in May, though and Dona fetta will begin the usual amenities | ibent new- comers in ‘the ambassadorial circle soon after the former h Iis credentials to President Coolldge. Without a doubt the envoy of King Victor will be the first diplomatic representative whom the President will receive In his mew term, which begins March 4 The successor of Prince Caetani is universally described as one of the most brilliant members of the Italian foreign service, and one to whose oareful preparation for such a career has been added the experience ob- tained in almost every Capital wi which the Italian government hol frlendly relations. After serving minor posts in every part of t world, from Berlin to Cairo, from Constantinople to Peking and {n two- *Alsde o the European capitals, the World War found tha Ambassador in Romse {n the Palace of the Consulta, holding the post of undersecretary of state. He came into intimate con- tact with the statesmen at.the Paris wife, Dona in oonferences, and he arrives in Wash- | ington knowing many of its eminent public men very well. In 1819 the Present Ambassador was sent to Pari as the principal Itallan delegate to the allled council and from this mission he was promoted to be Ambassador at Berlin. He remalned in the ( man republic for twe vears and wad then transferred to London as Am- bassador and his stay on the Thames covered two yvears also. From Lon- don he was dispatched to Toklo and he was Ambassador to Japan when he accepted the mission to Wash- ington. The Ambassador gensins, and come fro; family of Naples which can count 10 generations of statesmen. His grandfather was the minister of for- eign affairs under the last Bourbon Xing of Naples. His father, whose name he bears, was sometime Mi ter to Tollo, and was a distinguished diplomatist in the time of Victor Er mmanuel 1I, first King of unified Ital Both the Ambassador and his wife come to Washington possessing a fair knowledge of English, perfected in their various missions. As & youth nd his wife are an eminent 4 presented | CIETY MRS. WILLIAM FRANCIS CRUISE, Before her marriage, February 21, she was Miss Elisabeth Munning. Her par- | ents are Dr. and Mrs. William John Manning. of the legation, and he attended Eng- lish schools for some vears. He is in his G8th ye though he is per and upri in aspect and ems 4 good = ars younger. The family Di » of aneient lineage and bears the titie of nobile. rhat of commendatore, which has been conferred on m b ador for his yaluable services to the state, being of higher rank, has super: led that of nobile. He 1 likewlse, a cavalier of the Grand Cross, & coveted rder « chival conferred by the Raten King. The mew chatelaine of the beauti- {ful Ttallam embassy Is of dignified presence and brings to Washington a wlider experfence than Is usual even in such exalted station Like her husband she is veritably a citi- tzen of the world and she can make home in any part of With her husband, she has made several visits to this coun The charming sister of the Amt ador, who married Count von Quadt, well remembered here. The count acted as charge d'affaires of Germany In the interim after the retirement of Dr. von Holleben and {before the coming of Baron Speck {von Sternberg. The von Quadts had |been in Washington for some three |years and the Di Martinos, on their |way home from the Orient to Italy, | made them a visit about 1902." The Ambassador and Dona di Martino ]pl\fltrd several weeks in San Fran- cisco in 1922, en route to Tokio. They are both on friendly terms with the coming Japanese Ambassador and they knew M. Daeschner, the French Ambassador, v well in Paris. The Italian government is pre- senting the household equipment to the new embassy and on completion THE . SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, State Society Plans Recept'mn and Dance The New York State Soclety will hold a reception and dance for itsf members and visiting New York State people, Inauguration nighf, Wednes- day, March 4, at the New Willard Hotel. Nire. E ‘Whitford Lovette, mezzo soprano. will give a group of songs, giving as readings translati of those sung in foreign tongue. She v\«.“! be ympanied by her hu nd, Thomas Lovette, who will also give a group of solos, v"( the suggestion of Mrs. J. W. ‘Wadsworth, it is planned to turn over part of the net proceeds to the charity ball committee for use by the Chil- dren’s Hospital, affiliated child chari- ties and “iremen’s Widows and Orphans Association ns Maine State Society Will Fete Governor The Maine State Soc ington will hold a rec at the Roosevelt Hot ning in honor of v. Brewster of Maine and the Maine delegation at- tending the inauguration Dr. T. ¥. Murphy, president of the soclety, Is chairman of the floor com- mittee and will be assisted by Mr. F. H. Briggs, Mr. Willilam L. Crowle: Mr. Carter B. Keene, Mr. F. C. Mer ritt, Mr. John P. Hollihan, Mr L. T. Wass, Mr. H. D. Harradon, Dr. H. F. Kane, Mr. Ben W. Murch, Mr. Henry W. Bearce and Mr. H. C. Roberts Miss Rose A. Dugan is chairn the committee on music and d tions and others assisting ar T. F. Murphy, Mrs. Frank H. Mrs. Willlam H. Forbes, Mr W. Bearce, Mrs. Willlam L. Mrs H. C. Roberts, Mrs. L. Mrs. Margaret B. Leonard, Miss Ruby Hutehinson and Miss Esther Crowle: fety of Was ption and danc; Tuesday eve- It is not so large as some of the ad- Jacent foreign establishments on Six- teenth street and is planned on the lines accepted as the best type of American domestic architecture, and with the idea of giving as much space as possible to the chancellery, which is placed in a wing connected by a beautiful corridor and which opens on Fuller street The Ambassador from Italy Dona Antolnetta di Martino were married about 30 years ago. Like the Spanish Ambassador and Senora and Riano, &nd the Belgian Ambassador nd Baroness de Cartler, they have no children. $ Charming Weddings Mfil‘k SOC;II Season In Nation's Capit D al 5 Brides Hold Sway, With Bev- ies of Maids to Speed Colortul Festivities. both of Athe Booth, Aveni Miss Emily L. Bisson and Mr. Jo- seph Henry Ga., were married yesterday In the Calvary Baptist Churéh. ns, ng The ceremony was performed at 6 o'clock by the Rev the presenc relatives and Dr. W. S. Abernathy of & small company intimate friends. in of The bride was glven in marriage by Rep- resentative Charles H. Brand of Georgia, for whom she has been sec- retary for some time. Miss L She wore po w- biue satin with a gray hat and a bouquet of pink rosebus Cholston was maid of ho & ds. on- or, wearing green trimmed with tan ing to New York The ctive of chalrman of the tec Represe the dinner after the ceremony. the Grace Parker of Milford, Mis Mr, and Mrs. Booth will remain in Washington for the inauguration, go- later in the week for a visit before going to their home | and a picture hat of tan daughter of Mr. mes Bisson of Athens and has been State Soclety vice membership commit- bride is the in Washington, the Georgia having been tative Brand embers of the wedding party out-of-town guests were N, H, s Caroline Brand of Athens. in_Athens. The marriage of Miss O'Brien, Edward View of Fennell at 1ad. ine daugliter of Mr. B. O'Brien of Chevy to Mr. the late Mr. and Mrs. Willl 10 o'clock in;the Church A nuptial mass f lowed. The bride wore a gown of white satin beaded in pearls and crystals, and her tulle vell was worn with a band shower bouquet of brides roses and of pearls and she ocarried lilles of the valley gette crepe plet The Morgan Devitt and Miss Mildred Jones. (9000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Of Great Importance to Every One! PAULS” $30,000.00 Mis ersburg, Md., was the maid of honor and wore a gown of shell pink geor- pearls and a Marian S. Schwartz of Gal beaded in re hat of blue. other attendants were Cuthbertson, Miss Mary entertalned Among Miss and and Mrs. Chase | Anthony B. Fennell, son took place Monday morning of the Blessed Sacrament, Chevy Chase. The remony was performed by the Rev. Thomas Smyth, assisted by Father J. 8. Cuddy of Galithersburg, Md.; J. H. Sherry of Marvland and Fathet FEugene Hannan. Father Mrs They at MRS. CECIL Director of Community partment of Publie School former Represntative Sisson. enter ades carried wore frocks in pastel fon. All the attend: fashioned bouquets, Mrs. O'Brien, mc wore a gown of with a hat to m Mr. Joseph Beattie was the man and the ushers wers Mr. Wombly, Mr. Howard Ralph and John Shoetrump. er of the v teh ol | trip. Miss Virginia A. Flanagan of St. seph, Mo.; Miss a tie of Culpeper, Va. th- T The marriage of Miss Pauline daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Basseches, gon of Mrs. Cecilie seches of 1814 Riggs place, took p Sunday evening, February 22 ceremony was performed at 8 o'c e NORTON SISSON, De- widow of old- bride, slden-color crepe, best Paul Mr. After the reception, which followed at the home of the bride's parents, the bridal couple left for a wedding Among the out-of-town guests were Jo- Mary J. Devitt of Cleveland, Mrs, W. B. Fennell of New York and Mr. and Mrs. William Beat- Fox, Fox of 701 Q street northwest, to Dr. Oscar Bas- place b 4 C., MARCH 1, 1925—PART 2. ' Aiding Playgrounds at Rauscher’s, by Dr. Schweffel and Dr. Loeb, and was followed by an in- formal reception. The bride was escorted and given in marriage by her father and wore white chiffon with a deep border of cut-out embroidery outlined in seed pearls and crystal beads, the chiffon rohe made over a slip of satin and with & court train of the chiffon and satin, Her tulle vell was held by a Toronet of lace, pearls and orange blossoms and she carried a shower bouquet of bride's roses, orchids and lilles of the valley. % Mrs. William ‘Goldberg was macron of honor for her niece, and was in a gown of gold lace made over gold brown satin and carried deep pink roses. Miss Augusta Basseches was mald of honor, and had a costume of silver cloth, made with bouffant skirt, trimmed with silver lace and French blue ‘chiffon and carried pink, roses. The bridesmaids were Miss Helen Kir- stein, Miss Edna Lewis and Miss So- phie Hutsman of New York. They were dressed alike in blue and pink chiffon and taffeta and carried red roses. The tiny twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. A. Lyons were flower girls, wearing dainty frocks of pink chiffon with pearl and chiffon head- dresses. Little Lester Goldberg was ring bearer. Dr. Charles Basseches, brother of the bridegroom, was best man, and the ushers were Mr. Harry Fox, Mr. Jack Basseches and Mr. Alexander Schlechter of Baltimore. - At the reception following the cere- mony Mrs. Fox, mother of the bride, and Mrs. Basseches, mother of the bridegroom, received with them, the former in French blue chiffon outlined in vari-colored beads, and the latter in golden brown lace over satin of the same shade. - Later Dr. and Mrs. Basseches left for 8t. Augustine and Miami, Fla., the bride traveling in white satin em- broidered in red poppies with a deep fcunce of dark blue kaska on the irt and a long coat of the Kaska ¢ #iroidered to match the dress and a Ted felt hat. A very pretty wedding took place turday morning. February 21, at t. Stephens Church, when Miss Irene Katherine Crowley became the bride of Mr. Joseph Anthony Nolan. The ceremony was performed by Rev. T. V. Fitzgerald, the nuptial mass being celebrated by Rev. Willlam Neligan. SOCIETY The bride wore a becoming gown of tan silk ensemble, a beige neck plece and & fuchsia color hat, a cor- sage of sweet peas and lilies of the valley finished her costume. Mrs. John R. O'Connor was matron of honof for her sister and wore a blue satin gown, made on straight lines, & beige neckplece, and a corn colored taffeta hat placed with blue. She wore a corsage bouquet of ward roses. Mr. John Nolau, brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man and Miss Blanche Faulkner sang, accora- panied by Miss Slattery who also played the wedding march. t After the ceremony there was a wedding breakfast ut the home of the bride’s mother and later Mr. and Nolan left for a visit in Phila- and Atlantic City. They wil home after today at thef apartment at 23d and N streets. 1 University Women To Give Tea Tomorrow} The American Assoocfation of Uni- versity Women will give a tes to morrow at the club, 1624 I street, in honor of Mrs. Mary T. Norton, pewl elected Congresswoman from New Jersey, and Mrs. Florence Knapp newly elected Secretary of State of New York (Franiiin Square Xotel) Sunday Concert The concerts by the Boernstein String Quartet each Sunday at dinner just fit the - mood which requires good food with per- fect service. From 6 te 8 Dinner served 6 to 3. of 10, the commendatore lived in Lon- don, where his father was counselor it will be among the notable diplo- matic establishments at the Capital. JEWELRY RELEASE MONDAY, 9:00 A.M. of such importance. L] Elgin Wrist Watches However, we are out to extend our trade territory and increase the good Ladies' Elgin Wrist Watches, small size and in will of our many patrons. We have white gold, 25- $1985 Charity Inaugural Ball Tickets on Sale Here The enchantment of Spring—the insouciance of Paris—the vivacity of New York—embodied in the new for Spring & Summer introduced in the Dann & Co. anteed to you. This campaign will be on for a period of 2 weeks, and all our efforts and energy will be devoted toward giving the greatest values ever put_out to the public in Washington. 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000009000000020000000000000600000000000000000000000000000000 Come, and tell all your friends to come, and select gifts for the future as well as now. It’s a store-wide campaign —nothing reserved from this stock, every price reduced. steee PAULS’ G Street 1322 been in the jewelry busimess over-a year cases; Street period of 18 years in Washington, and every article sold is absolutely guar- gular price Ladies’ Wrist Watches Ladies’ Wrist | Watches, 16-jewel, -year white gold cases, guaran- teed movements; regular price was $12.50. Sale price, $8.45 $25 Wrist Watches Rectangular Shape Ladies’ Wrist Watches, in the popular rectangular style, 15 and price Hundreds of Other Watches to Sterling Thimbles Starting at 9:00 A M. Mon- day we will sell 1 U Sterling Silver EACH Formal Opening MONDAY AND TUESDAY Thimbles at 10c each. Limit, one to a cus- tomer ... You'll be correct for Inauguration with a Raleigh Tuxedo MADE BY HART SCHAFFNER & MARX ‘09 You’'ll have a feeling of ease; a knowledge of be- ing comfortably and well dressed for any formal occasion. You'll have the Raleigh Haberdasher guarantee of fine quality, excellent workmanship and perfect fitting by our experts. And you’ll have the greatest value we know of at $55. For daytime ceremonies, you'll want an Oxford Gray Frock Coat; we have them. Raleigh Haberdasher Satisfaction Guaranteed Inc. Thirteen Ten F Street ments and solid white gold cases; regular price was Sale price. ., is UNDREDS of enchant- ing expressions of the new Millinery Mode—Debo- nair, demure, classically simple, subtly sophisticated, dignified, daring, severe, graceful: YRIADS of modes in the approved manner, created by Paris, accepted by New York. Petite to large brim —tailleur to portrait type. Elgin Watches Men’'s Elgin Watches, in the popular 12 size, fancy engraved white and green gold filled $15.00 Mantel Clocks Mahogany Mantel Clock, 8- Day, with hour and half hour strike 20sinch b regular price was $15. Sale price, $8.95 $1.00 Baby Rings & One Lot of Solid Gold Baby Rings, the regular price was always $1. Sale Sketched — A Poiret ensemble of hat and scarf, daringly contrasting fuchsla and pale orchid with rose suffused with orange. HE authorized modes for Spring and the advance j guard for Summer. Bolid A Reboux replica of classical sim- plicity, entirely of moire ribbon. To the left—facinating toque of pedaline, flowers of bronze taffeta, tinted in orange: gossamer vell, cob web patterned. To the right—Hair covered with maline, en- circled with ombre shaded velvet dahlias. And these are but the merest intimations of the dosens of delightful modes here on display. cases. Sale price, $1085 / $50.00 Men’s Waltches | justed, 12 size in 25-year gold filled cases, white, reen g $2 .85 gold. Price was $50. Sale price $2 Waldemar Chains soldered links, green and white gold filled. Regu- c Sale price $5.00 Brooches One Lot Ladies’ Brooches, the regular prices were $3.50, $4 and Men’s Watches, 17-jewel ad and yvellow Men's Waldemar Chains, lar price was § Solid Gold $5. Sale price... price. .... Ladies’ Solid Gold Rings, green and white gold and a v. regular prices on this group were Sale price. C s One lot Men's Vhite cnd green gold filled ; for Regular prices on this u) ere 8155 ang. $10.00 Ladies’ Rings riety of settings; 55.95 $7.50 and up to $10. Cuft Links, in the soft cuffs $2. Sale price : @ ; * § : b4 : b4 : b4 b4 3 L 4 s * ; L & : : : b4 : * b4 3 * : b4 : b4 * b4 b4 ® : Ingenious Replicas of Paris Artistry & Paris Art Presented During Opening Days At a Very Special Price Rogers Chest of consists of lar price $15.00. Salo price Starting at 10 A M. we will sell Rogers Silver-plated Tea- spoons at 10c each. Thereg- ular price c Limit, 6 to a customer $25.00 Diamond Rings Ladies’ Diamond white gold mountings and perfect cut dia- monds. Regular price was $25. Sale Price, $14-85 Ladies” Diamond Rings, beautiful white diamonds in hand-carved and pierced mountings of 18-Kt. white $ 50 Sale price $100 Diamond Rings Rings, diamonds perfect cut and of great brilliancy, mountings and green gold. 50 Regular price - ‘was $100. Sale price. .. - Sterling Silver Sterling Stlver Candle Sticks 8 inches high, satin fnish, regular price a pair was $8. Sale price. ... $6.00 Sandwich Trays Trays, satin and bright finish; regu- lar prices on this group were $5 and Rogers Teaspoons $1.75 set of s Rings, 18-Kt. solid $50 Diamond Rings gold. Regular Ladies’ and Men's Diamond 18- white $8.00 Candle Sticks round base; the One Lot Sandwich and Bread Sale price...... : (2222222422