The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-04-26
SOCIETY CHAT.

The wedding on Thursday of Miss May
Louise Hamilton, only daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Hamilton, and grand daughter of
the late Col. James Edelin, U. S. Marine
Corps, to Mr. Little Wilson, of Richmond,
Va, was q most impressive and beautiful
ceremony The hour fixed for the celebration
of the marriage was noon. and the relatives
and intimate friends of the bridal pair had
assembled punctually in the rose-decked par
lor when ths bridal procession entered.
First came the officiating clergyman, Father
Cowardin, S. j.. of st. Aloysius Church. then
the BRIDES two little cousins, Miss Ethel
Hickey and Master Hall Semmes. The bride
and groom followed Miss Hamilton looked
the ideal bride in her trailing robe of rich white
faille and long full veil of tulle, held in place
by diamond pins. The front breadth of the
skirt was edged with deep founce of en-
broidered Iuousseilne de sole, festooned and
caught in place by sprays of lilies of the val
ley. handsome necklace of diamonds was
worn. and the bouquet was of lilies of the
valley The marriage ceremony took place
under floral arch, from which were fast
ened back curtains of feathery asparagus vine
made gay with brightest spring flowers. The
little attendants stood with the bridal pair,
Master Semmes holding the BRIDES bouquet
during the reading of the service. The
groom is tall and strikingly handsome man,
in his native city. The family of the
bride was represented at the cere-
mony by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex.
Hamilton, the latter in an elegant toilet of gray
embroidered chiffon and diamonds; Mrs. Edmo-
mia Semmes Miss Semmes, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Edeln, Misses Bessie and Carrie Hickey, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Hall Semmes, Miss Emily Semmes,
Dr., Mrs. and Miss Briscoe, and Mrs. Rose
Edelin,. The groom's relatives present were
his sisters, Miss Wilson and Miss Daisy Will
Wilson, all of Richmond. Following the
marriage service was large reception, for
which sixhundred invitations had been issued.
The dining room was decorated as the parlor,
the whole back of the room being mass of
palms and roses. The centre-piece on the
table was mound of roses of all .colors, and
the BRIDES flowers lilies of the valley. The
breakfast was a most magnificent affair,
every deicacy Of the season arranged in the
most artistic and picturesque manner ON the
table. The wedding cake was most
beautifully adorned with La France roses
and lilies Of the valley. Among the
many present were MIR. and Mrs. Henry
Marbury, Mr. and Mrs. Macallister,
and Mrs. Frank Orme Mr.. and Mrs. S. X. Dash
iel, Mr. and Mrs. Glen. Howard, Mrs. and the
Misses DuHamel, Mrs. and Miss Soule Miss
Lila Gait, Miss Bessie Smoot, of Alexandria;
Mr.. Martin F; Morris, the Misses Morris,
Mrs. and Miss Gleason, Miss Kondrup,
Mrs. William II. Clagett, Miss Clagett Mrs.
Howard Clagett, Mr.. Jesse Heiskell, DR.. and
Mrs. Elliott, Col. d. ?. Whiting, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Marbury, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Kurtz
Johnson, Dr. and Mrs. Acker, Miss Acker,
Mr. and Mrs Turner, the Misses Aylmer, Mr.
and Mrs. Dooley, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Blaine,
the Misses Blaine, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Perry,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Carusi, Professor Hamber-
lin, DR.. Tompkins, DIR. and Mrs. Addison. Mr..
and Mrs. Blanford, Mr.. Eddings, Lieut..
Chambers, Mrs B. W. Gillis, Miss Gillis, Miss
Noyes, Miss Coombs, Mrs. DR.. Cassen, Miss
Cassen, Miss Lulu Boone DR.. and Mrs. Mullan,
MIR. Bernard Sims, and Mrs. s. A. Pearson. The
wedding presents were of unusual elegance
and large in number Notable among them
were two herlooms, pieces OF silver
bearing the date 1642, and the names
OF the original owners, Edward and
Mary Jenkins, ancestors of the bride. These
and Mrs. Wilson left for their wedding
journey on an afternoon train. Their future
residence will be in Richmond, Va.
Miss Anna Wysham, of Catonsville, Md,
has been for the past week the guest of Mr..
and Mrs ii. G. North, of Kenesaw avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Howard, of 1919 Marion
street, have with them as guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Day, of Lincoln, Neb.
Miss Glare Okie has returned from her visit
to Ontario, where she was the guest of the
Lord Bishop and Mrs. Lewis.
Mrs. David Smith expects to move from 1711
@ street to her former residence on Connecti-
cut avenue about May l.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Earle have taken
possession of their house on Sixteenth street.
Mrs. Albert Clifford Barney is at home to
her friends informally on Friday afternoons.
Mrs. William Atherton has returned to her
home on Commonwealth avenue, Boston.
Keen is making big drive in SS5 suits. Nv
own. George 7. Keen, Ala Ninth street
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