Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-19
SOCIAL MATTERS.
A Number Of Beautiful June Weddings-
Personal Notes.

night st O'Clock for the marriage Of Marie
Eliss, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Wilkin-
son, and Prof. Howard Lincoln Hodgkins. Rev.
DE- Cuthbert, formerly pastor of the church,
and DIR. Bartlett Of the New York avenue Pres
byterian Church offciated in the absence of
DIR. Starky. The numerous guests were seated
in the church by six ushers, Mr. Jules P
wooten, Mr.. George G. French, Mr.. II. G..
ChAs Gardener Of New York city, Mr. N. Lang
don Burchell and DIR. Edward Roome. They
wore favors Of bridal roses. At the appointed
hour the organ played the Mendelssohn we'd
ding march, which was continued throughout
the ceremony, and the groom and best man.
Mr.. George L Wilkinson, the brother of the
bride. appeared at the railing Of the pulpit
The ushers headed the bridal procession, walk
next. They we're Miss Field of Denver, Miss
Jillson of Providence r. l., Miss Hodgkins, the
groom's sister. Miss Hume of Richmond KY,
Miss Lillian Jones and Miss Lulie Orme Of this
city. The maid of honor. Miss Lore Of Delaware,
Immediately preceded the bride, who walked
with her father, Prof. Wilkinson. The bridal
party made an interesting grouping about the
pulpit The bride wore a trained gown of
duchesse satin made with low bodice and
elbow sleeves. The body and front were
drsped with embroidered crepe lisse, the same
edging the sleeves, and the bouquet was COM
posed Of lilies Of the valley. The tulle veil was
fastened with diamond pins, the gift of the
brides brother, and the diamond earrings
were the gift Of the groom. The maid of
honor, Miss Lore, wore pretty toilet Of white
satin and crepe lisse, made with
S and her rns flowers sraes Ss5s
were uniformly attred in frocks of Paris mus
lin embroidered and they wore sashes OF white
India silk. The bodices were cut v-shaped
back and front and they carried punches of
Jacaueminot roses tied with ribbon sashes in
the rose color four yards long. When the cere-
mony was over the bride and groom walked
out together, the maid Of honor was escorted
by the best man, the groomsmen and brides
maids walked in pairs and Prof Wilkinson
corted his wife, VINO wore Martha Washington
dress of blue and gold glace silk, draped with
Fedora lace. The bridal party de-
parted to the merry music of the
swedish wedding march and drove from
Wilkinson, No. 1926 street, where a reception
was held. The rooms were profusely decked
with palms and cut flowers and the grounds
were lighted with Chinese lanterns. In the
dining room a collation. was served from a
table decked with white roses. Prof. and Mrs.
Wilkinson received the guests in the door of
the drawing room and Prof and Mrs. Hodgkins
received the congratulations of their friends in
the bow window that was curtained with aspar-
sgus vines. Among those present were Com
missioner and Mrs. Mitchell. Senator
Mrs Carlisle, Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Creary, DR.. and Mrs; r. c. Fox, DIR. Yelling,
DIR. and Mrs. W. A Bartlett, Prof. and Mrs.
Mason, Prof and Mrs. Cabel. Col. and Mrs
Davenport, Charlestown, VIVA; Judge Burn
ham Of Richmond, Ky. Judge and Mrs. King,
Senator and Mrs. Cockrell, DIR. Gill, Senator
and Mrs Dickson, Prof and Mrs Barrus, DIR.
and Mrs. Cleveland Abbey, Mrs. Hodgkins,
mother Of the groom; DIR. Huntington. Prof.
and Mrs. Shute, Mrs. Howard Claggett, the
Misses DuHamel. Mr.. and Mrs. Claggett, Mr..
and Mrs. Somers, Or. and Mrs. Rad
Mrs. Talbot, DIR. and Mrs. Hamlin,
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Branch of Ellicott City,
Mrs. Conway of Missouri and Maj. and Mrs.
Wilson of Columbia, Mo. The reception con-
tinued from $50 until 1890, the bride and
groom, in travelling attire, in the meantime
having started away on their bridal journey,
going first to Baltimore, then on to New York
city and expecting to reach the kaaterskii
House in the Catskills on Saturday. After
spending some time i'll the mountains they will
go to Saratoga and the White mountains,
and altogether will be absent three months,
returning in time for the beginning of the
school year.
Miss Sophie B. Catlin, neice of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. D. Colman, and Mr.. Chas. E. Fearl of st.
Joseph, No., were married last evening at 8
O'Clock at No. 2 Iowa Circle. the residence of
Mrs. Colman, the Rev. DIR. Kent officiating
Miss Carrie Loomis and Miss Bessie Maxwell
of Virginia preceded the bride and groom
they entered the drawing room and approached
the clergyman. Miss Grace Catlin stood near
and acted as bridesmaid for her sister. The
bride wore travelling dress of heliotrope
cloth, with the accessories Of hat, gloves and
wrap in same color. The bridal bouquet was
of nephetos roses. After receiving the
grstulations of their friends and partaking of a
collation. the bride and groom left for Colorado
Springs. Their future residence will be in St.
Joseph, Mo. The bride is a niece Of ex-Secre-
tary Colman.
The E Street Baptist Church was comfort
sbly filed last night on the occasion of the
wedding of Miss Fanny Bergman and Mr.
VIM. Ii. Sholes. The bride wore q travelling
dress and carried a handsome bouquet of white
flowers. Rev. j. j. Muir read the services. The
ushers were Messrs. W. A Lowell. who acted
as best man; George Fleming, E. b. Hay and
Leon Tobriner. Prof. Bischof played the
wedding march. After the ceremony the bride
and groom held an informal reception at the
house OF the formers parents, 727 Sth street
northwest, and then lett for a tour through the
north that Is 10 last two or three months.
Mr.. John W. Thompson and Miss Ida Thomp-
son will leave the city this afternoon for New
York and will sail Saturday upon the
Etruria for Europe. Mr.. Ross Thompson will
&c over to New York tomorrow to see them
OF. Mrs and Miss Sheriff. and Mr. Chas H.
Sheriff. will sail upon the same steamer.
Dr.. A. II. Wilmer will represent the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane at the tenth in
ternstional medical congress at Berlin and will
sail on the 25th inst He will be accompanied
by Mrs. Wilmer and their little son and by
Miss Annie Garnett and Miss Bessie Stone
Cards are out for the marriage OF Helen
Corine ThuFber, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
George I. Bassett, to Mr.. George Francis
Shaw this evening at Z o'clock at the Metro
politan Presbyterian Church.
Mrs VI. A. Gibbons has recovered from her
recent illness and leaves the city for Saratoga
today.
Mr.. Robert A. Phillips and Miss Phillips are
attending the closing exercises of Lehigh
University at Bethlehem, Pa. Mr. Asa A.
Phillips of this city is among the graduates
from the school of technology.
Mr.. Enoch S. Fowler of 1877 goth street,
West Washington, will leave for Port Town
send. WASH, on Tuesday, accompanied by his
sister Carrie.
Cards for the marriage of Miss Edith G.
Campbell to Mr.. F. Worden Graham have been
issued for Thursday. June &c, by Mrs. L. G.
Campbell There will be no reception at the
house, owing to recent bereavement in Mr.
Grshams family.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett and her chill
dren and secretary sail for Europe from New
York today in quest Of health for her invalid
son, Lionel
Baron Strive, Russian minister at Wash
ington, arrived at Rhineclif June 10 on a visit
70 Vice President Morton. He was met at the
depot by Mrs. Morton. He will be a guest of
the family for several days
Samuel G.. Parker and family have returned
from southern California and are located at