Lovely capital heiress who became bride of Italian prince yesterday

Lovely capital heiress who became bride of Italian prince yesterday

Boncompagni, Margaret Draper, 1891-1973

THE WASHINGTON POST: TE


1II1am 1";-


congratula. tions a. nd good wlahe.. { rom


the Pope was rea. d. It was sent througll


the papal delegate to the bride. It waE


tn Latin, signed by Gasparri. the papal


secretary ot state. and was translated


and read to the bridal party and rela ·


tives.


The program ot music arler the cere ·


mon~ t and durIng the m1\ 8!' 1 luclude15


Schubert's " Ave Maria," Gounod', " AVE


: Maria" tor ofrertory; " Reverie," by


Luigi Musso; Augu~ te Wiegand's " Harli


or St. Cecilia" and Barge's " 4.- ngel' 1!


Serenade," all given as trioe by organ!


violin and harp, making an exquisitE


combination. The menu Included sev­eral


dlstlnctly American dishes, such


as terrapin a la Maryland and aspiC!


of Smithfield ham. and the Ices were III


tho form of wedding bells aerved 011


mats of spun Bugar.


After the breakfast Pr1n- c8 and


Princess Boncompagnl lett tor thelt


wedding trip, the first stage of It taker.


tn the Draper car. The bride wore tOI


her going- away costume a one- ptec4:


gown of midnight blue chltron broad ·


cloth with a bodice ot georgette crep «


ot the Barne eha. de, embroidered witli


gold. and finished with touches ot dar~


fur and rare jade buttons. The coaj


WR8 a long one with fur collar an~


cutre and a girdle. very broad In front


of gold embroidered cloth. With thh


ahe wore a hat of dark blue velve1


with a row of ftve- a. nd- twel1ty- black ·


birds' wings all a. bol. lt the crown. The}


will return here before they eaH tOI


Italy the tint of December, when th~


leave of abeenee of the prince explree


He Is In the cavalry ot the Itallar


army and detailed on CroBB ot Maltl


work, whJch corresponds wi th thf


Amerlca. n Red Cross work.


eo..- of G.- t Beaut, y.


There were many eoat ot. grea


beauty In the wedding company, whlcl


t. ormed a dietlnct keynote to the e.


son's fashions. Mrs. Draper wal 8ape


clally dlstingulshed In a gown of rar


and heavy brocaded sattn, the grounc


ol, ma. uve and tlle brocade of silver


wtth front panel ot. silver lace anI


much drapery in the back. Her ha


was ot mauve velvet, with plumes 01


I the Ba. me shade, and she wore toul


I long strands ot superb pearlS about hel


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§ Bride of Italian Princ: e Yesterday §


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PRINCESS MARGARET BONCOMPAGNI,


Bride ot Prince Andrea Boncompagni- Ludovisi- Rondinelli- Vltelll, daughter of the . l& te- Gen.


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Newspaper article recounting the wedding between Princess and Prince Boncompagni

Harris-Ewing

Washington Post

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