National Republican., 1883-04-27
SOCIAL GOSSIP.
Brilliant Wedding I'm Georgetown
Dinner by the Spanish Minister.

The marriage of Mr.. Charles Phelps Will
Jams, of the banking house of II. d. Cooke &
Co., and Miss Juliet Marie Riley, daughter of
the late Dr. John c, Riley, took place at st.
Johns church. West Washington, at 11:30
o'clock yesterday morning, Rev. DIR. Lindsay,
rector of the church, assisted by Rev. Mr..
Shiras, performing the ceremony. The
church, which was tastefully and beautifully
decorated with flowers, was filed with tho
fashionable society of Georgetown, many also
being present from Baltimore. Promptly at
the hour the peals of the organ, presided over
by Prof Middleton, announced the arrival of
the party, and the bride entered, leaning on
the arm of John Marbury, esq, and was
met at the chancel rail by the groom and his
best man, Mr.. j. Loring Whlttington. The
bridesmaids were Miss Covinne Riley, the
sister of the bride, and Miss Mary $. VIII.
iams sister of tho groom. Messrs. Murray
Marbury, Joseph Downman Fred Alotlatt
d Charles Stevens were tho efficient ushers.
The bride looked charming in costume of
brocadc satin, the bridal veil being caught with
n handsome set of pearls, q family heirloom.
The bridesmaids dresses wore of nuns
yelling and lace, aud the beautiful appearance
of the group at the chancel was the theme of
general remark. At the conclusion OF the
ceremony the bridal party left the church to
the Joyous strains of Mendelssshn's Wedding
NluICh' AL tlCHdHJ VI bNautllhl ohN
costly wedding presents attested the great
estimation in which the bride and groom are
held. 'ehc newly married pair left on the
1870 train for an extended trip TO Boston and
other eastern and northern cities.
MIS-. NJ. ID. Lincoln and sister, Miss l.. G.
Brown, received a telegram Sunday announc-
ing the death of their mother, Mrs. Sara
Hcith- Brown ut Brookport, n. Y. Mis-,
Lincoln expected to have left for New York
last Thursday, but was taken suddenly i'll,
and has beon completely prostrated since
| Her mother was in her eighty'eighth year,
and until the last few months has had re-
| markabe health. She was visiting her
daughter, Mrs l.. d. Babcock, at the time of
| her death. Her own home is near Utica, n, Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gage, of Utica, n. Y, who
have been visiting Florida, are in the city,
guests of Mrs. Anna Crowell on Ninth street
| Mrs. Crowell entertained a number of guests
at dinner yesterday,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Everett Stamp, of Noting
ham, Md, are in the city on their wedding
trip and are the guests of the grooms uncle,
| Mr. j. w. Mckee. Mrs. Stamp was the OK
ceedingly pretty Miss Mollie Dove, of Balti-
more. The happy couple will return 20
! Nottingham, where Mr.. Stamp is successful
merchant, on Monday,
| The dinner given last night by the Spanish
minister, Senior BaTca, to Hon. John w, Fo,-
| ter United States minister to Spa n, at the
| mlnSterlal residence 1870 htreeli was III III
respects an elegant affair. The spacious
parlors and dining room were tastefully
| decorated with flowers Tine menu was varied
and recherche. Am ng the guests We're Mr.
and Mrs. Foster, Miss Foster, eotetary and
Mrs. Chandler, Mr.. and Mrs, John w, rhomp'
son, Mrs. Kinsley, Gen. Sherman, Mr.. A. A,
Adee, third assistant secretary of state, and
exchange d'afairs to Spain, Mr.. and Mrs
John Bancroft Davi,, Senior Dupuy de Lorne
first secretary of the Spanish legation, and
Sonora de Lorne, Senior Bustamente, third
seer tary of the legation, Mr.. Sevellon Brown
chief clerk of the State department, and
Senores Pedroso and Chardu. The courst
ended at 10 o'clock. Mr.. Foster will sail from
New York on board the Republic, on the l0tl
of May for Liverpool, whence he will 80 Il
London, and thence to Madrid via France,