Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-15
ENDICOTT-CHAMB
A Notable Wedding at st. Johns Churcl
To-day.

The weather bureau, which has made
an effort to furnish Mr.. Joseph Chamber
lain, since his arrival, with every variety
of weather produced on the British isles,
succeeded this morning in laying before
him fine Scotch mist. This for his we'd
ding day. By noon awnings had been erected
in front of the Endicott mansion and of st.
Johns church. This provision against the
rain seemed to propitiate the weather de-
partment, for the rain ceased to fall and q
mild London fogginess shrouded the city.
Before o'clock, the hour fixed for the we'd
ding, the church was well filled with a company
of distinguished guests. After Mr.. Sigourney
Mr.. Woodbury. Lowery and Mr.. Blair
Lee, of this city, with wedding favors
of white in their coats. seated the guests,
there was pause, and all realized that the
long-expected Anglo-American alliance of Miss
Mary Endicott, only daughter of Secretary and
Mrs. VIM. @. Endicott, of Salem, and Hon. Jo-
seph Chamberlain, NJ. p, of Birmingham Eng
land, was to be contaminated. In q few mo-
ments the groom appeared at the altar unat-
tended, wearing Prince Albert coat,
The, bride approached the altar. lean
ing upon the arm of her father.
Her many friends thought never in all her
bellehood days did she look more stately
and beautiful than in the simple travelling dress
in which she was wed. 1t was pretty Puritan
but elegantly made. Her bonnet was gray
with bunch of white in it, and it was sup
ported at the back with diamond pin, the gift
OF Mrs. Whitney. DIVA Leonard performed
the ceremony, assisted by the Rev. DR.. j. P.
Franks, of Salem, who is an old friend of the
brides family and has known her from child
hood. Mrs. Endicott was attended by her son,
MIR. VIM. @. Endicott, jr. She was attired in
steel silk, piped with purple, and wore a pretty
bonnet OF pansy color.
ELEGANT DRESSES.
Mrs. Cleveland wore a short dress Of green
ish gray velvet with plaitings of white satin. a
corsage bouquet Of red chrysanthemums, and
a white bonnet of plush with aigrettes
Mrs. Whitney wore a superb dress of dark
electric green satin. trimmed with insertions of
black jetted lace over pink silk. The vest was
of pink silk, and the green velvet bonnet had
a cording of pink or green aigrette and a
wreath of green feathers. The mantle was of
green velvet jetted. Mrs. Fairchild wore a
toilet Of black lace, over black and white silk,
and bonnet of black and silver. Mrs. Dick
inson wore a splendid carriage dress of dark
blue brocaded with black; the skirt laid in
panels draped with Chantilly lace caught at
the foot with black peoples. The bonnet had
a front putting Of yellow velvet, two rows of
gold lace, and a wreath of black velvet peoples.
Mis- Bayard's dress was of brown velvet and
silk; Miss Florence Bayard's, black silk and
lace; Miss Louise Bayard, black lace over black
silk; Miss Villas wore bordeaux silk and white
bonnet with flowers, and Miss Payson, black
silk and white bonnet.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
Other guests were the President, Secretary
Bayard, Secretary Fairchild Secretary Whitney,
Secretary Villas, Postmaster-General Dickinson,
Justice Lamar, the Misses Hunt. Mr.. Samuel
Ward, Col. John Hay, Capt. and Mrs. John f.
Rodgers, Admiral and Miss Rodgers, Mrs. Bid
die, the Misses Macomb, and Gen. Greedy. The
guests from Boston were Mr.. George Gard
ner, Miss Gardner, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
p. Mason, Miss Mason, Mr.. and Mrs
R. NJ. Sears, Mr.. and Mrs. s. E. Peabody, Mr..
Joseph Peabody, Mr.. Endicott Peabody. Mr..
and Mrs. Brimmer, the Misses Timmons DIR.
and Mrs. Prince, Mr.. James Lawrence, Mr..
Jacob G.. Rodgers, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Dexter,
Miss Payson, Miss Prescott, DR.. and Mrs. J. p.
Franks. At the close of the ceremony
the invited guests attended the bride and
groom to the residence of Secretary Endicott,
where a superb collation. was served. The
center of the table was fittingly garnished
with an oval basket of Puritan roses, and the
brides cake was encircled with La France
roses and topped by a knot of lilies
of the valley. Among the gifts sent
to the bride this morning was huge wicker
basket of English violets, white and purple
Upon the handle was tied purple and white
ribbons and a knot of violets and two very
curious orchids. Mrs. Allan McLane sent a
basket of La France roses and maiden hair
ferns