Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-19
SOCIAL MATTERS.
British Legation wcdding-Personal Notes
of Interest

British Legation Wcdding-Personal Notes
of Interest.
Miss Virginia williamson daughter Of Chief
Engineer and Mrs. Williamson. and Mr. Frank
W. Hancock of Virginia viii be married al ST.
Johns Church on Wednesday, October %. at 8
o'clock.
On Saturday next at Bedford House. Kato-
nah, \. Y, the country place of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Jay, their granddaughter. Miss Beatrice
Chapman. and Mr.. George II. Barclay Of the
British legation will be married. Only n small
company viii be present the guests being gen.
orally restricted to the family circle. Mr.. Bar
clay has been very prominent in the younger
diplomatic set, and his marriage is in conse-
quence q subject of much more interest than
that which usually attends the nuptials of a
member of the corps outside of the capital IL
10 probable that Sir Julian Pauncefote and all
the gentlemen of the legation viii be present at
the wedding. Mr.. Barclay has been making a
hasty visit home to England. from which lie
returns laden with beautiful presents for his
bride. He is the son of wealthy parents. Mr..
Thos. Gushing Of Boston is 10 have the re-
sponsible post Of best man at the wedding.
Naturally society here looks forward with
pleasure to the coming Of a bride to the legs-
ton, although it does reduce the number of
eligible men in the set where the newly mar
ried couple will receive warm welcome.
Miss Florence Miller. who intends spending De-
cember in NewYork city, will have as her guests
during the gay season after New Year the
Misses Knox, daughters of Mr.. Jno. JAY Knox.
the younger of whom will make her debut dur
ing the early season In New York city.
Mavroyeni Bey, the Turkish minister, has
just left Lenox for this city, although the gave
ties there are by no means over among the resi-
dents.
Miss Ida Thompson has returned from q
pleasant visit with friends in Rochester NY.
Mrs Wolf Kaufman of Muscatine, Iowa, il
visiting her sister. Mrs. S. Bieber, $50 G. stree,
southeast At home Fridays, to 10 pm.
Maj. Geo. NJ. Holmes and wife Of Norwalk
Conn.,, are visiting the city for few days.
The engagement is announced of Miss Clara
Gradwohl to Mr.. Sam. Somerfeld of Aurora
Ind. No cards. At home Sundays, October
Is, November l and 8.
Mrs r. A. Clayton has returned from her
three months sojourn in the Blue Ridge
mountains. She travelled all through the Shen-
andoah valley and visited all the mineral
springs in that section. Mrs. Clayton will be at
home to her friends at Ass q street northwest.
Miss Sarah Adams of 9th street northeast il
on visit to Miss Ada Coulter, fayetteville.
Mrs. Heaven and her family returned early in
the month from Asheyille, y. c., where thcy
spent the summer, and they will be happy to
see their friends at 1000 II street The Misses
Alice and Adelia Heaven have left the city to
spend a month with friends in New York and
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Skerrett and the Misses Skerrett at the
navy yard, will not be at home on Mondays
until the first Monday in December.
Mr.. II. C. Burch, accompanied by his
daughter. Miss Ada c. Burch, and Miss Matte
Maddox OF Leonsrdtown. left last evening for
Old Point Comfort, where they will be joined
today by Mr.. Harry Burch and bride. After
fortnight at Old Point they will return, &C
companied by the bride and groom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. II. Byram have issued invi-
tations for the marriage of their daughter
Mamie to Mr.. Otis Kepier of Frederick. Nd, on
Tuesday evening, October q. at the Western
Presbyterian Church at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Schreiner of 1914 r
street celebrated the crystal anniversary of
their wedding on Friday evening. They were
congratulated by large number OF personal
friends, who were received by Mr.. and Mrs.
Schreiner. assisted by Mrs. and Miss Davis, Mrs
C. d. Davis Mrs. F. NJ. Schreiner, Mrs. A. b.
Hail and Miss Nairn. The happy couple were
the recipients of q number Of handsome crystal
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