The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-11-09
SOCIETY CHAT.

Christ Church, Georgetown was beautifully
decorated with choice flowers and plants on
Thursday evening, while the auditorium Of the
sacred ediice was thrOnged with fashionable
audience to witness the marriage of Mr.. Will
liam Thomas Brown and Miss Alice Grafton Belt,
granddaughter of the late DR.. Grafton Tyler, of
Georgetown. The Rev DR.. Albert Stuart Off
ciated. The bride, one of the prettiest young
girls of the District, was elegantly attired in
dress of pure white silk, heavily flounced with
lace. 1t was low necked and short sleeved,
and the veil of tulle, that fell in graceful folds
over ALL was held in place by sprays of orange
blossoms. large bouquet of bridal chrysan-
themums was carried by the bride. The groom
was attended by Mr. Elvin Mayfeld as best
man, while the ushers were Messrs. Frank
Leetch, VIII Taylor, Clinton Cropley, and
George Davis. The groom's father Mr. S. T.
Brown, presented him with new house, thor
oughly furnished, as wedding gift.
Miss Florence Sutherland and Mr.. Howard
Shield McCandlish, both of this city, were
united in marriage on Wednesday evening by
Rev. Charles NJ Pyne, of st. Johns Church
The ceremony took place at the home of the
BRIDES mother, 145 Twenty-first street After
the ceremony handsome supper was served
The bride and groom left on the o'clock train
for wedding trip South.
Mr. and Mrs. Augustus p Crenshaw have
issued cards inviting the recipients to be pres
ent at the wedding reception of their daughter,
Miss Libbie Octayia Crenshaw, and Mr.. George
November 10, from 10 10 o'clock, at CPL
Nineteenth street The marriage will take
place at 7:30 o'clock the same evening.
Miss Annie Lee Combe of this city, was mar
ried on Wednesday evening in Calvary Baptist
Church to Mr.. Il. w. Boxwell Of Kansas.
The bride wore travelling costume of brown
cloth and carried bouquet of Bon Silene roses.
Rev. S. II. Greene oficiated. Mr. and Mrs.
Boxwell started on their wedding journey i'm
mediately after the ceremony
The marriage of Miss Katharine Gassaway
and Mr.. Hugh Nelson was quietly celebrated
on Tuesday evening in the Presbyterian Church,
Rockville The formal invitations to the cere-
mony were recalled, owing to the death OF Rev.
G. G. Nelson. Only the relatives of the high
contracting parties witnessed the marriage
ceremony.
Mir. and Mrs. Pearson, of Capitol Hill, de.
lightfully entertained the members of the Mo-
zart Club at an evening party on Monday.
Vocal selections were artistically rendered by
Mrs. Holderman, the Misses Storm and Carter,
and Messrs. Hensey, Hopkins, and Pearson. A
handsome supper was served.
The marriage of Mr.. Sidney H. Nealy, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Nealy, of this city, and
Miss Alice j. Morse will be celebrated at the
home of the bride, Dover, Me-, on Wednesday.
After the 9th of November the newly-wedded
pair will be at home to their friends at l7l2
Ninth street.
Admiral, Mrs, and Miss Almy have returned
from their summer trlpS 10 various lasnlonaDle
resorts, and at their home on Vermont
avenue.
Captain and Mrs. j. T. Dyer have moved il
from their country home and taken possession
of their large city residence, No. 1917 street
Mr.. Justice Brewer is located at 1017 Four
teenth street. Mrs. and Miss Brewer will prob
ably not come to Washington this season.
Capt. Allen Reed, of the Navy, who has just
been detached from the Richmond and ordered
10 command the Pensacola Navy Yard, vii