National Republican., 1882-12-20
SOCIAL HAPPENINGS.
Two Weddings Yesterdny-Pertinent Per-
sOnnIs of Fashionable People.


sonais Of Fashionable People.
Yesterday evening at half past seven Miss
Cora Williams, u niece of Wash. b. Williams,
was united in marriage with Levi Middleton
At McKendree chapel. A brother Of the
groom performed the ceremony, assisted by
Rev. G. Herbert Richardson. Tie BRIDE who
is very handsome brunette, was attired In an
exquisite dress of garnet silk She entered
the church on the groom's arm, their being
neither bridesmaids nor attendants, the organ
ist playing q soft voluntary as the bridal
couple passed up the aisle. l ma few minutes
they were made one and then TO the lively
strains of Mendlessohns wedding march,"
lett the building accompanied by the best
wishes of their many friends. Miss Williams
has class at the Sunday school of McKendree
church. aud her young scholars showed their
appreciation of her services by being present
Ia body. After the wedding a reception
was held Mt the residence of the brides
mother, where the numerous, costly and ele-
CANT presents were much admired. Mr.. and
Mrs. Middleton left on the evening train for
an extended northern tour.
large assemblage gathered mt the Fourth
Presbyterian church Mt / o'clock yesterday to
witness the nuptials of DIR. George f. Taylor,
of Baltimore, and Miss Ncttic McGill of this
city. The ceremony was performed by tho
Rev. Joseph T. Kelly pastor of the church.
The groomsman was Mr.. Howard McGill,
brother of the bride. The ushers were Mr. f.
w. Dryden, Drs Harrison and Sutherland of
Baltimore and Mr.. r. T. Stewart of WASH
ington, The happy couple left in the 4.30 p
m. train for their new home, bearing with
thon the best wishes of their numerous
friends.
.n consequence of the continued illness OF
her sister-in-la Mrs. Bruce, Mrs. Secretary
Teller will discontinue her Wednesday recep-
fp hp Nee npttnn
permitting, she will resume them after the
holidays.
Mrs. Attorney General Brewster will hold
her first reception of The season to-day at her
new residence, on the corner of Connecticut
avenue and l. street.
| Holiday shopping rather superseded the
| Tuesday afternoon calling, and the crowd on
the downtown streets and in the stores did
not admit of there being many people left in
the other parts of the city. There were a
number of callers at Gen. Shermans residence,
and Miss Lizzie Sherman did the honors during
the afternoon Gen. Sherman and his daugh-
ter Miss Rachel are still absent from the city,
but will return in q few days, bringing with
| them Mrs Thackara and the little grand
| daughter to spend the christmas holidays
| here.
The wife of Chief Justice Waite has recoy-
cred sufficiently to be able to ride out, and is
| preparing for a family reunion during holiday
week. Miss Waite will return from New York
in afcw days, and her oldest brother with his
wife and children will reach here from Gin
cinnatti about the same time.
| EX-Secretary Evarts and his daughter left
| for their home last evening, after most en-
| joyable visit at the capital.
The greater part of the ladies at the Hamtl-
ton house are at home to their callers on Tues
day as heretofore, and yesterday many visits
| were paid to those receiving.
| Miss Maud Howe, who has been visiting
mas To
| yesterday in company with her friends Mr..
and Mrs. j. G. Gardncy.
The Cosmos club, an association of liberaYs
and free-thinkers, have taken the house No.
% Lafayette square, and abandoned their
| quarters in the Corcoran building.
The new adornments of the white house
are characterized by sweetness and light"
and are as ".joyous" as Mister Oscar Wilde
could wish them to be. The blue room will
remind tourists in some ways of the beautiful
old rocco rooms in the palace at Potsdam
the music-room of Frederick the Great pre-
senting the same exquisite contrast of silver
decorations upon blue green ground.
| ID a promenade concert and tea party to raise
funds for the immediate opening of the home
in connection with the training school for
nurses was held last night at Masonic hall.
| The tea and coffee table was presided over by
Mrs. Ricketts,, Mrs. Montgomery Blair Mrs.
Ross Ray, and Mrs. s. II. Kaufman. Mrs. S.
| V. Niles aad bevy of young ladies dispensed
lemonade, and Mrs. Carman, Mrs. Eaton, Mrs.
A. j. Bentley, and Mrs i Lbor johnson Off
ciated at the refreshment table. A special at
traction was the bric-a-brac and fancy table,
the display consisting of faience, Cincinnati
vases, and pottery. The tables were placed
along the sides of the hall, leaving the center
free for the promenaders and dancers, who
utilized the occasion to indulge in a stray
waltz now and then. The support given to
this entertainment showed that the worthy
enterprise for which it was given is fully ap-
| preciated,