Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-25
SOCIAL MATTERS.
Greas Buy for weddings-Personal Notes
Of Interest.

ceremonies. The list Of evening weddings is
no less interesting.
At st. Johns Church at o'clock Miss
Clarissa Fleming and Mr.. Henry H. Balch will
be married choral service will accompany
the service. the choristers meeting the bridal
party at the door, singing that most enchanting
Of hymns, The Voice That Breathed Ger
Eden" After the betrothal the anthem, ''Oh,
Dakeima Duthessdof Fife, win be rendered.
I,F, Douglass VIII of6ciate. assisted by DR.. Nc
Kim. who fssAtaa at the brides baptism. The
bride = attsndsGta will be Miss Marguerite
Miss Marion Fendalf, Miss Edith Balch, Miss
May Cox and Miss Anna Hudson. DR.. Balch
Of Albany will be best man and Mr.. Ernest
Balch, Mr.. Frank Wiggin, Mr.. Geradus Wynn
koop, Mr.. Iselin, all of New York; Mr.. Harry
Wyeth and Mr.. Walter Davidge, jr., will be the
ushers. 1t will be a chrysanthemum wedding.
A large reception will follow at the Fleming
residence and the bride and groom will start
tonight for a northern trip before settling down
to housekeeping in New York. Cards Of invi-
tation are required at the church tonight. 4
At 8 o'clock at the Lutheran Memorial
Church Miss Lillian Cissel, daughter Of Mr. and
Mira T. F. Cissel, and Mr.. E. E. Ramey vail be
married. /Ig yZI
At Dunbarton Avenue NJ. E. Church. West
Washington, Miss Laura G. Mason and Mr..
Alex. Wells Ward will be married.
At the Foundry Church at Miss Eugenia
Laporte and Mr.. VIM. H Chalk Of Baltimore
will be the happy principals of a similar cere-
mony.
4 large company of friends looked on at the
ceremony which at high noon today at St.
Johns Church, Georgetown, made Mr.. William
Hanna Wilson of Seattle WASH. and Miss Kate
Sherman Billings, daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
John 5. Billings. husband and wife. The inter-
esting old church had its chancel tastefuly
decorated with palms and pots Of growing
chrysanthemums broad, pink ribbon divided
OF the upper pews. The ushers who escorted
the relatives and intimate friends over this
border, and who managed to seat all the rest
OF the guests where they could get good view
Of the. wedding party. were DR.. Snyder, Mr..
Edmund Talcott, Mr.. Eveleth Whiting Mr..
Charles Wilson, Mr.. Joseph Hardie and Mr.. ].
w. Riley. The bridesmaids were Miss Clare
Billings Miss Julia Wilson and Miss Margaret
Janeway Billings.
DR.. Billings escorted the bride to the chancel
rail, where the groom and his best man, MIR.
John Sodgwick Billings stepped forward to
meet them. Rev. DE-. Register performed the
ceremony. \
The grouping during the ceremony of the
bridal party made an ideal scene the bride
! In her white gown and her maids in blossom
pink making an effective group. The brides
dress was of white corded silk and had high
bodice with elbow sleeves 1t had no trim
ming save the becoming addition of some rare
old family lace, that once trimmed her grand
mothers frock, at the neck and sleeves. Her
hat was of white velvet with a bunch of white
tips at the back. She carried bouquet Of
lilies of the valley.
The bridesmaids wore pink and white satin
striped silks made In princess shape, and the
high necked waists were trimmed with chiffon.
They had on bats made Of pink crepe that had
feathers. Their bouquets were Of pink crysan-
themnms. The brides mother, Mrs. John
Billings. wore grey silk brocade. After the
ceremony reception followed at the Billings
residence. where wedding breakfast was
served. During the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson started on a trip to the west, intending
to visit in Detroit before going to their future
home in Seattle, Washington, where Mr.. Wilson
has entered upon prosperous business career.
Among those present at the wedding were
the groom parents. Mr.. and Mrs William VIII
son. Mr.. and Mrs. James Durant, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Wilson, Gen. Sutherland and daughter,
Gen. and Mrs. Moore Com. and Mrs. Ramsay,
Mr. and Mrs. Wales Of Cornfield Harbor, Mrs.
the Misses Cox, Miss Kate Offley, Miss Mary
Marbury, Miss Belle Hardie, Mrs. de la Roche,
DR.. and Mrs. Greenleaf, Mrs. DR.. Woodruff,
Miss Sedgwick, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Stevens
| and Mr.. and Mrs A. A. Pollok.
The engagement of Miss Clare Billings and
DR.. William Orr Of London has just been an
nounced.
At St. Johns Church at the same hour Miss
Fannie Whitney Sivey and Mr.. Frederick
Deshler of New Brunswick, N. j.. were married
in the presence OF goodly company Of their
friends Rev. DR.: Douglas performed the cere-
mony. The altar had punches of pink chrysan-,
themums in the golden vases. Pink ribbons
divided off the aisles. The ushers were Mr..
Kemp, Mr.. Stoddard Mr.. De Witt and Mr.
Larned of New Brunswick. and Mr.. Charles
Deshler was the best man. The bride came
| into church with her brother, MIR. VIM b.
Sill Fey of Duluth. She had on travelling dress
| Of mauve Bedford cord, trimmed with SEAL
| Her hat was OF jet with loops of mauve velvet
and bunch OF pink ostrich tips at the back.
! Her bouque: was of pink chrysanthemums The
bride is the daughter of the late Col VIM.
| Sllvey Of the army and great granddaughter
of the late Col George Mason Ut Virginia.
Among those present ut the church we're the
brides mother, Mrs. VIM. Silvey. Miss Silvey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Deshler Of New Brunswick,
N. j.. Miss Deshler, Mr.. James DeshIer, Mrs J.
| j. Lee. the Misses Mason, Miss Emily Mason,
Mrs. Gen. Chiffon, Mr.. Nicholas Dorson, Mai
Samuel Cooper, Mrs. r. X. Stone. DIR. and Mrs.
Harrison, Gen and Mrs. Sshofield, Gen. Baird,
Gen. and Mrs. Parke, Miss Parke, Gen. and
Mrs Benet, Gen. and Mrs. Casey, Mrs Col.
Scott. the Misses Scott, Col Hudson, Miss Hud-
son, Gen. and Mrs Van Vliet, Miss Kellogg,
Maj Turnbull, Countess Esterhazy, Mrs.
| Magruder and Miss Slower.
A small reception followed at Mrs. Silvey's
residence, 1913 18th street. followed by a we'd
| ding breakfast. Later in the day Mr.. and Mrs
Deshler left on wedding trip before settling
| down at their future home in New Brunswick,
n. j.
| Mrs. Schofeld and Mrs. Andrews we're at
home yesterday afternoon to callers and after
| a o'clock the ladies were kept busy welcoming
| new arrivals. The bride was daintily gowped
in q demi trained frock of mauve bengaline
and Henrietta She has SO many acquaintances
made during her visit here last season that she
begins the duties of her new position with
greater pleasure and almost an old resident
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Randolph Keim and their
daughters. Bessie and Mollie, have returned
from their summer sojourn at their cottage at
Martha's Vineyard and from their mountain
home, "Edgemont," Reading. Pa, where they
entertained number of Washington friends
They have removed from 1909 K street to a
more modern house, 1912 P street. where Mrs
Keim will be lat home" to her friends during
the season on Fridays. the day of the street
MIR. and Mrs. Keim, who entertained a party of
seventeen officers and regents Of the society of
the daughters of the American Revolution" a
few days ago on days jaunt to historic Valley
Forge, contemplate other excursions to points Of
revolutionary interest
DR.. and Mrs. John r. Francis entertained a
small party of friends at their residence, 21l2
Pennsylvania avenue, last night in honor Of Mr..
| and Mrs. RObt. II. Terrell who have recently
| returned TO Washington from their wedding
tour. The parlors and dining room were beau
tifully decorated and the lights of various col
! Ors had q pleasing effect on the coefnunoe ~