The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08

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One of the most fashionable wedding events
of the season was the marriage Of Miss Clara
Meigs Meade and Mr.. George Breed, of Brook
lyn, which took place on Tuesday at noon, In
st. Johns Church. The altar and chancel
were effectively decorated with palms and
roses. Mr.. Richard W. Meade, jr., Mr..
Francis X. Barr, of Pittsburg; Ensign F. w.
Meade, and MIR. q. G. Billings were the ushers.
The bride was on the arm of her father, Cap
tain Richard W. Meade She wore hand
some gown of white bengaline, made priucess
style Her tulle veil was surrounded by a
wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a
bouquet of BRIDES roses. The maid of honor,
Miss Annie Paulding Meade, wore pretty
gown of white crepe and carried bunch of
white chrysanthemums. Miss Mary Paulding
Meade and Miss Henrietta Meade, the two
bridesmaids, walked together. one in rose
pink crepe and the other light blue crepe.
Like the maid of honor, they wore large Leg
horn flats trimmed with white satin ribbons.
Mr.. William G. Gordon, of Pittsburg, waited
on the groom as best man. The marriage SER
vice was read by Rev. DR.. Douglas. After the
ceremony Captain and Mrs. Meade entertained
the bridal party and a small number of friends
at handsome wedding breakfast at their resi-
dence on Vermont avenue and l. street. Mrs
Meade was richly attired in purple satin. Mr.
and Mrs. Breed took an afternoon train for
New York. After their wedding journey they
will settle temporarily in Pittsburg, where Mr..
Breed is engaged in business as an electrician.
The First Congregational Church was
crowded to its utmost capacity ON Monday
evening on the occasion of the marriage of
Miss Florence Perry, daughter of Mr.. Waldo
G. Perry, chief clerk of the Dead Letter Of
fee, and Mr.. Appleton p Clark, prominent
young architect Of this city. Rev. DR.. New
man was the officiating clergyman, assisted by
Rev. DR.. Chester. The bride, handsome,
dark-eyed girl, looked lovely in her wedding
gown of white silk made very plainly, with
high neck and long sleeves Her tulle veil
was held in place by sprays of orange bios
SONS, and she held cluster of bridal roses.
Miss Letta Fisher, as maid of honor, walked
ahead OF the bridal pair, who entered the
church together, the two officiating clergy
men and the ushers leading the way. Miss
Fisher wore sky blue tulle, the bodice rounded
out at the neck and the sleeves short. She
carried La France roses. The ushers were
Messrs. A. A. Fisher, Gilbert A. Clark,
DIR. L. D. Wilson, and George Fleming.
A reception to the bridal party and intimate
friends was given after the ceremony at tho
BRIDES home, 1410 Sixth street AT 10 o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry took the train for New
York, whence they sailed on Wednesday for
Liverpool. They will travel in France and
spend some weeks in Paris before returning
here early in January.
Among the promised attractions of the
early winter will be course of lectures on
Italy and Italian art by Miss Anna Seaton
Schmidt. The lectures will be illustrated by
fine stereopticon views made especially from
photographs selected by Miss Schmidt while
abroad. They will include scenes typical of
the life ofthe people, their costumes, and cere-
monies, as well as views Of places and objects
T.z..
Lorrento, the Island of Capri, Castellamare,
Pompeii, Rome, Bologna, Assist, Perugia,
Verona Padua, Florence, Venice, and Milan
will be visited and their choicest treasures in
architecture and art brought viyidly before
the eye of the auditor. Art lovers will be
the most famous works of the old masters, in
Guiding complete set of Raphael's STANCE
in the Vatican, his Sybils in the church of
Santa Maria de la Pace, and all his easel
pictures now in Italy, also the important
works of Michael Angelo in painting and
sculpture, among them the Last Judgment
and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel To
those who have Travelled these lectures viii
give the delight of reminiscence, to those who
have not been so fortunate they will be
equally fascinating in the glmpses they will
give of this land of poetry and beauty.
A son was born Monday in New York to
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, the latter
death of Mrs. Fair her youngest daughter,
Virginia Fair, makes her home in New York
with Mrs Oelrlchs at 453 Fifth avenue. Miss
Fair is yet in her teens, and 1t is calculated
that when she arrives at her majority she will
be the greatest of California heiresses There
are also suspicious that, like Miss Katherine
DreXel, Miss Virginia Fair is inclined to look
upon conventional life as ''the better part"
and give herself and her wealth to the church.
Miss Clara Bingham Gaywood, nice of ex-
Senator Bingham, and Mr.. John Shepherd
Barker were united in marriage on Thursday
evening, at the home of the BRIDES uncle, Mr.
Guy Moss, I'll Eighth street. Only small
company was invited to witness the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barkerleft Immediately on their
wedding trip. When they return, they will
at be home to their friends at their residence
in LIE Droit PARK, after November 25
Miss Agnes Stevens, daughter of the late
Ezra Stevens, and Mr.. Willard S. Campbell,
were married Wednesday evening, at the
home of the BRIDES mother, 1416 N street. 1t