The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-29
SOCIAL EVENTS.
1t Was a Wonderful Week for Weddings
Pheasant Gossip.

1t Was a Wonderful Week for Weddings
Pleasant Gossip.
Messrs. John j. Toffey, Jr., and Will
liam Headden are spending week in the
Pennsylvania woods, bear hunting.
The marriage of Miss Lillian Brinker-
Brinkerhoff, to Mr.. Dwight Billings of
New York, which was solemnized We'd
nesday evening at St. Johns Church,
formed one of the most brilliant and
fashionable events of the season. over
two Thousand invitations had been issued
for the ceremony, and long before the ap-
pointed hour the sedifice was packed to
the utmost On either side of the altar
stood row of giant palms; ten feet high,
frightened by growing plants OF Nine
Hardy chrySanthemumS, and forming a
leafy arbor under which the ceremony
took place.
It was not long after eight O'Clock when
the ushers, III. l.. Hotchkiss, Jr., John
Perkins, George Tierney and James f.
Fielder. led the way up the aisle. Then
came Miss MacFarland and Miss Tingue,
first of the six bridesmaids, robed in pink
chiffon. cut decollete, with girdles and
elaborate trimmings of silver, and bear
ing fiat baskets tied with broad pink
ribbons and heaped with graceful gar
lands of pink chrysantnemums. Then
followed Miss Helen Sargent and Miss
Ada Moore in white chiffon over pink
silk of shade trifie paler than their
predecessors. bearing pink and wnite
clrysanthemums, and followed by MISS
Grace McConihie, whose white chlhon
gowns formed another link in the chain
of color that led from decided pink TO the
creamy white of the brides gown. Miss
Mary Ballantine Of Newark next entered
the church, robed in a Worth gown OF
white tulle and silver. and preceding the
bride, whose blonde beauty never looked
rnore fair than at this moment.
Her gown was OF heavy white satin,
with deep bertha Of point lace the
round corsage edged with orange bios
SONS, which also trimmed the sleeves,
formed pointed girdle and headed the
deep point lace founce on the skirt, and
the long court train. She wore a diamond
cbrysanthemum, gift Of the groom, and
The point lace veil, a. gift OF the brides
mother, was pinned with diamond star:
The picture presented by the bridal
party at the altar, where the Rev. DR..
Stoddard performed the ceremony Will
not soon be forgotten.
At the close of the ceremony a recep-
tion was held at the house OF tne brides
parents. No. 81 Summit avenue, where
brilliant reception was neld. Ihorley nau
decorated three entire floors with PINK
and white chrysauthemums, and Mr..
md Mrs. Billings received the congratu-
lations of their friends at the further end
of the rear drawing room, with screens
of palms on either side and heavy ropes
Of pink and white echrysanthemums form
ing a bower overhead. Two large rooms
on the third floor were nlled with many
yalnable presents, and in the billiard
room on the same floor supper was served
by Sherry. , ,.f.
for nm extended tour, Mrs. Billings wear
ing travelling gown Of tan colored cor
duroy trimmed with gold.
Nrs VIM. Briukerhotf Dr. and Mrs. j.
HaskelI Billings, mrs Julia A. Billings,
Mr George A. Frelinghuysen, Mrs.
PaTer Ballantine. Mrs. S. Bopnell, Dr..
ana Mrs. A. J. Clark, Mr.. B. = Clark,
Miss Clark, Ex-Governor aud Mrs. ). y.