The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-11


George Sherman, of New York, attended the
groom as best man. Miss Hester Dickson was
her sisters maid Of honor. The bride wore an
elegant trained robe of white faille. Her veil
was held in place by arbutus blossoms, and she
carried a bouquet of the same fragrant wild
flowers. After the ceremony a superb wedding
breakfast was served from table eXquisitely
decked with pure white roses Among the we'd
ding guests were the British Minister and Lady
Pauncefote, Minister and Madame Naras, of
Chilli Minister and Madame Romero, Count and
Countess Sponneck, Sefior and Madame Guz-
man, Professor and Mrs. Clarke, Mr.. and Mrs.
P, G. Jones, Miss Ada Jones, Mr. and Mrs. G.
A. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Boutelle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lucius Tuckerman, Senator and Mrs. Hearst,
Senator and Mrs. Manderson Senator and Mrs.
Frye, and Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Williams DIR.
and Mrs Mott left on an afternoon train for
New York
Miss Lily Rosecrans and Governor Joseph K
Toole, of Montana, were united in marriage on
Wednesday morning, at II o'clock The GER
emony took place in the parlor of the pastoral
residence of st. Matthew's and was made as
simple as possible. There were no bridesmaids
or groomsmen, and the only witnesses of the
marriage were Gen: Rosecrans, Miss Georgine
Campbell, and Miss Horsey. Rev. Father
Chapelle officiated. The bride wore a Paris
travelling costume of dark green, braided in
black, with toque to match. Miss Georgine
Campbell was attired in dainty Paris gown of
delicate gray poult de sole, embroidered in gold
shade to her gown. Miss Horsey wore hello
trope silk, with Leghorn hat adorned with lilacs
and ribbons. After the ceremony Governor and
Mrs. Toole drove from the pastoral residence
direct to the railway station They will spend
a week at the sea-shore, and after that travel
for nearly two months before settling down in
their own home at Helena, Mont. Many hand
some wedding presents were received by the
bride, who was one of the most popular girls
here in society.
Acf fha old oriu 70 y,
many of the superstitions of the past are slowly
losing their hold. This is illustrated in the
many weddings occurring during this month,
whereas formerly, as marriage season, it was
as carefully avoided as the Lenten time.
Whence the superstition about marriages in this
poetical month The French have a proverb:
"Noces de mai, noces de mort" But it was
probably from the Romans that the superstition
emanated, as on the 9th, 11th, and 18th of May
the festival of the len,aria was celebrated in
memory of the dead. These annual ceremonies
Were to propitiate the spirits of the dead, who
were thought to wander over the earth and to
have great influence over the living. BY these
ancients marriages in this month were consid-
cred unlucky, and the superstition has lived
through hundreds of years.
Miss Wanamaker gave ''a small and eary'
entertainment on Friday night as a parting
compliment to Mrs. Ralston and Miss Petit, of
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Henry L. Erdman, of Canton, Ohio, is
visiting her parents, Captain and Mrs. John G.
Merritt, of Maryland avenue northeast
The Breakfast Club enjoyed a delightful en-
tertainment Friday at the residence of Mr..
Thomas Riggs, No. 26 Iowa Circle.
Mrs John A. Logan and her daughter Mrs
Mary Tucker, returned from California last
week, after most enjoyable trip.
Mrs. and Miss Brewer held their final recep-
tion at the Arno on Monday, They will start
shortly for their summer home.
Mrs. f. G. Smith and Mrs f. G. Smith, Jr.,
OF Brooklyn, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs w. p
Van Wickle, of 1857 Q street.
Miss Biddle will be the guest of Mrs. Commo-
dore Harmony, at 1923 Massachusetts, avenue,
during the coming week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey Parsons have the sym-
pathy Of large circle of friends In their grief
at the loss Of their baby.
Mrs. c. V. Jennings, of Baltimore, is the
guest Of her daughter, Mrs Clement H David
son, SOB Twelfth street.
Miss Daisy Condt, of Centralia, H., is on a
visit to her aunt, Mrs Carl w. Schuremann, 916
ID street southwest.
Miss Traor, OF lie Droit Park, is in Baltimore
visiting Miss Hidden, of West Monument
street.
Mrs Jacoboskey, of New York, is visiting
Mrs. l.. L. Colston, 2l3 East Capitol street
Representative Stiyers and family have re-
moved from the Langham to 1926 l street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asbury, of Philadelphia, are
the guests of Mrs Lincoln, of o street.
Mr.. Frank Martin and Miss Martin will sum
msr at Woodlawn Hotel, Rockville.
Mrs. A. j. Bentley left the city early in the
week for brief absence.
Mrs John Taylor Arms has discontinued her
Tuesday receptions.
Mrs; Hicks, Of Indiana, is the guest OF her
aunt Mrs. Huston.