Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-31
NOTABLE WEDDINGS.
Miss Riley and Miss Fuller Married
& s Amidst Hosts of Ffisnds.aass
THE sPRTNe SOCIAL SEASON.
Mrs.. whittsmore's aDancias' Receptios for
Yale Boys-soeiety Out In Force Last
Night-A Brilliant wedding Today-Per-
sOnal N0tes Of Interest.

The wedding Of Miss Fanny Reid Riley, the
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. r. Riley,
to DR.. Chas. Read Collins at Ascension Church
at high noon today was q spectacle made all
The chancel was effectively decorated with
palms and Easter lilies and the grouping of the
bridal party during the brief ceremony made q
picture which will linger long in the memories
OF those present. The ushers, Mr.. B. s. Mum,
MI. Robinson Riley, Mr.. Roy Ssemson Dr..
were kept busy seating the guests. They
headed the bridal procession to the altar, fol-
lowed by the bridesmaids, Miss Nina Gaines of
Marrenton, Miss Faunt LIE Roy Of Baltimore,
Miss Porter Of Baltimore, Miss Cabell, Miss
Darneille and Miss Stansbury. The maid CT
honor, Miss Ellen Riley, just preceded the
bride, who entered with her father. The groom
and his best man, Mr.. Chas. w. Field of Balti-
more, awaited them at the chancel. Rev. John
Elliott, DID,, performed the marriage cere-
mOny.
The brides gown was extremely elegant 1t
was OF soft white faille, and across the hem in
front was hounce of white chiffon. The bod
ice had jacket ends formed Of deep founce Of
embroidered chiffon. A Medicis collar Of
duchess lace showed the neck slightly, and the
sleeves were long. Her enveloping Veil Of
tuile was held to the hair by wreath of real
orange blossoms.
The maid Of honor wore Nile green faille.
which was made somewhat like the bride 3
dress. She wore a becoming Leghorn hat,
trimmed in green, and, like the bridesmaids,
carried bunch of La France roses.
The bridesmaids wore the daintiest gowns of
white India silk, trimmed with silver lace.
Their hats were wide-brimmed Leghorn flats,
coquettishly Topped up at the back with clusters
OF pink roses and foliage. The brides mother,
Mrs William Riley. wore black brocaded silk
and bonnet of black and gold lace. Mrs.
Collins the groom's mother, wore black lace
gown with gray bonnet.
Among the brides relatives present were Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Reid. Mrs. Haskell, the
Misses Haskell, Mr.. John Haskell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Reid, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Edgewood
Reid, Mr.. and MRS. William Spence, all OF Balti-
more. DR.. Collins family was represented by
his mother, Mrs. Collins, who is the widow Of
Col Collins and daughter Of the Hon. VIM
hoy Mason OF Virginia, Gen. Chas. Field, Mr..
and Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs. Julian Mason, Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. B. Maury, Mr.. J. N. Maury,
Gen. Dabney Maury.
About one hundred and fifty of the children
from the Washington City Orphan Asylum, of
which DR.. Collins is an attendant physician,
were present at the wedding. just before the
bride came boxes of wedding cake were dis
tributed among them by Miss Mary Randolph.
After the ceremony a wedding breakfast, to
which over three hundred guests we're asked
followed at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Riley,
No. Iowa circle. The suite OF drawing rooms
were fragrantly decorated with roses. a wreath
of them encircling the wedding cake on the
dining room table. DR.. and Mrs. Collins stood
in the palm-decked recess of the bay window to
receive congratulations.
Boxes of wedding cake were taken away by
the guests. Toward the latter part of the re-
fast, at which the bridesmaids' cake. with its
ring, Its thimble and coin was cut.
When Dr. and Mrs. Collins started on their
wedding trip the travelling dress Of the bride
was smart costume Of gray tweed. When they
return they will go to housekeeping at1125 l4th
street. the house being gift to the bride from
her father. She received over hundred SUI
perb presents, which her friends have enjoyed
viewing.
Among the invited guests were Gen. and
Mrs. Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Todd, Mr..
and Mrs. c. c. Willard, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gait.
Paymaster and Mrs CarmOdy, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
A. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. Seaton Perry, Rev.
and Mrs. ]. G. Ames, the Corean charge daft
flares and wife, DR.. and Mrs. Bird Harrison,
DR.. and Mrs. Addison, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Johns. Mr.: and Mrs. J. B. Hoge, Judge and
Mrs. whittlesey, Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. B. White,
Mr.. ard Mrs. A. 8. Worthington, Mr.. and Mrs
A. G. Wilkinson, Judge W. s. Cox, Dr. and Mrs.
James Young, DR.. w. G. Wilmer, Mr.. and Mrs
B. H. Warner, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Temple, Mrs.
R. R. Townshend, Miss Townshend, Mrs J. B.
Tilford, DR.. Henderson Suter, DIR. and Mrs
Sprigg, Mrs. and Miss Skyles. Capt. and Mrs
Van Zandt, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wall,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker. DR.. Muncaster, Mr..
Frank Mccormick Mrs. c. s. Noyes, Rev. Dr.
McKim, Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. J. Smith, DR.. Storms, Com. and Mrs Badger,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Coffman, Mr.. and Mrs. Calde-
ron Carlisle, DR.. and Mrs. Dorsey, DR.. and Mrs.
Cook, Mr.. A. s. Pratt, Mr.. Peyton Randolph.
DR.. E. Il. Rust, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Semken,
Prof. and Mrs. Powell, Judge and Mrs. Bentley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Darneille, the Misses Darneille,
Mrs. S. H. Kaufman, Mr.. and Mrs. Stetson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Soule. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Mat
thews, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Larner. Mr. and
Mrs. Mcdonald, DR.. E. s. Morgan. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cassius Lee of Alexandria, DR.. and Mrs
Edgar Janney, Mrs. b. L. Jackson, Gen. and
Mrs. H. D. Gibson. Prof. and Mrs. Hodgkins,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Lee, Col and Mrs. Mayo,
Miss Dangerfield, Mr.. 7. C. Daniel, Miss Gar
land, the Misses Elliott Mr.. and Mrs C. E.
Foster. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. b. Gurley, DIR. and
Mrs. j. Ford Thompson, DR. and Mrs. Frye,
Mr.. and Miss Emery, DR.. and Mrs. l.. Z. Colds
VIM. d. Cabell, Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Duvall, Mrs
and the Misses Beveridge, Judge and Mrs.
Bingham. Paymaster and Mrs Bush, Mr.. Ell
lott BraxtOn, Gen. and Mrs. Heath, Col and
Mrs. Britton. Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Belt, Mr. and Mrs
Burdette, Miss Burdette, DIR. and Mrs. Heger,
DR.. and Mrs Price, Paymaster and Mrs. Frailey.
Mr.. Frailey, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Matthews, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Matthews, Mrs. Lewis Webb,
Miss Webb, Miss Brooke, Misses Armat, Mr..
Daniel. Misses Addison, Mr.. and Mrs Probasco.
Mr.. Slaugh, Mr.. McGinn. DR.. Toner, Mr..
Peters, DIR. Suter. DIR. Smith Townshend. DIR.
Demorest, Gen. Beverly Roberton, Dr. and Mrs.
Walsh, Gen. and Mrs. Casey, Com. and Mrs.
Roberts, Miss Roberts, Admiral and Mrs Greer,
Miss Greer, Gen. and Mrs. Robert, DIR. W. A.
Schafirt, Gen. and Mrs. Graham Maj. Moore,
Surgeon General and Mrs. Switzerland, Dr. and
Mrs. Luckett, Hon. H. st. George Tucker, Mrs.
Tucker, Miss johnson. DIR. J. Dudley Morgan,
DR.. NJ. Muncaster, DR.. r. A. Neale, DR.. Acker,
DR.. and Mrs. Morton, DR.. and Mrs. Robert Rey-
burn, DR.. and Mrs. GOdding, DR.. and Mrs.
Richardson, DIR. Beatty, DIR. Butler, DR.. and
Mrs. Robbins, DIR. and Mrs. Chas. Hagner, DR..
and Mrs. Roy, DIR. Hammond, DR.. and Mrs.
Snowden, DIR. and Mrs. Sewers, DR.. and Mrs
Sprigg, DIR. and Mrs. ]. o. Stanton, DR.. and
Mrs. I. Richie Stone, DR.. Suddarth, DR.. E. L.
Morgan.
AtSt. Johns last night, when Miss Grace Weston
Fuller and Mr.. Archibald Lapham Brown were
married, the body of the church was well filed
with their friends, all of whom, with twice as
many more, went later to the wedding recep-
ton. The chancel was effectively set with
palms and the altar had tall bouquets of annun-
citation lilies on each side. The ushers Lieut.
Alger. Mr.. Mario Mendonca, Mr.. Collin Man
ming and Mr.. Chas l.. Frailey, had an easier
task than that which usually comes to the lot
Of those who serve at fashionable weddings. A
few minutes before Mrs. Fuller, her daughter
Miss Katherine, Master Fuller. and Miss Trow-
bridge, her guest, passed down the aisle Mrs.
Aubrey, the youthful married daughter of the
house, was detained and did not get to the
church until the ceremony was nearly over
The ushers preceded the bride up the aisle,
After them walked Miss Jane Fuller, the maid