The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-10-11

quite number of ladies well-known In Wash
ington social circles. The st. Louis Republic
OF Wednesday makes mention of the follow
ing: Miss Ella Smoot, OF Alexandria. Va.
wore an artistic gown combining white and
canary-colored groe grain silk, which was
hand.painted by the fair wearer with white
and yellow poppes and grasses, with butter
flies, dragon flies and bees dlsporting among
the blossoms. The panels Of the Louis XIV.
coat were similarly painted, and the corsage
painted very gracefully, was finished with q
pleating of silk. The lady wore butterflies in her
hair and her fan was painted with butterflies
Mrs. George Clark, Of Waco, Texas, hand
some brunette, heavy brocaded satin in de-
signs of lilies in the natural tints on cream
ground, the skirt en- traine, the bodice cut
square and finished with duchess lace; Cath
crime Mermet roses, diamond necklace,
diamonds. Mrs. Henry Cages wore
beautiful dress of pale-blue crepe
de chine, the skirt en- traine, with pam
niers OF chiffon, ruffles of the chiffon
trimming the bodice, hair coifed high, with
diamonds in her blonde puffs; pink roses.
Miss Rubey Keigwin, lavender crepe dress,
flounced about the skirt with chiffon, the
decollete waist filed with the lavender chif-
fon; La France roses.
The wedding of Miss Blanche Is. Tenlon,
daughter OF Nj. and Mrs. Matthew II. Ten
Ion, and Mr.. George E. Walker, was celebrated
in the First Congregational Church at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning, Rev. DR.. New
man officiating. The ushers were Messrs. A.
Walker, w. Gettinger, Frank Harper, and
Charles Walker, the latter also performing
the duties OF best man. The bride was attired
in stylish travelling costume and held
bouquet of bride roses. The ushers wore
favors of bride roses. Immediately after the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Walker started on
their bridal journey North.
General and Mrs. j. j. Dana are again at
their residence on l street.
Surgeon General Sutherland and family are
occupying the house 1917 Rhode Island
avenue, having just removed from M street.
Mr.. George c. Henning and family are back
from Cherrystone Inlet, where they have
summer home. Mr.. George Henning has re-
turned to Harvard.
General and Mrs. Edgar Allan and the
Misses Allan are getting settled In their new
house, corner Of Eleventh and streets. They
have had delightful summer, first visiting
the coast OF New England and afterward the
Virginia Springs.
Mr.. E. T. Andrews, who has enjoyed the
summer In Europe, ia again at his home on
Sixteenth street. Rev. DIR. Bodine president
of Kenyon College, Is the guest of Mr.. An
drews.
The marriage OF Mr.. J. Thomas Sothoron
and Miss Irene NJ Bentley, of Baltimore, will
take place on the Goth instant. No cards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Edwards are kome from
their bridal trip and will be pleased to see
their friends at Ill Third street northwest.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Claudine, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. f.
Brooks, and Mr. G. W. Meyers, Wednesday
evening, 21st instant, at the Foundry Church.
Miss Coyne Fletcher is utilizing her leave
of absence from the Sixth Auditors Office In
looking after the interests pertaining to her
latest literary venture, "The Bachelors Baby"
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Buell. have returned
from their wedding trip to Niagara and the
Thousand Isles.
Mrs. Frank Leslie and Mr.. William G.
Kingsbury Wilde, of London, eldest son of the
late Sir William Wilde, of Dublin, were mar
red on Sunday last In New York, Rev. DIR.
Deems officiating.
Miss Florence P. Oliver is at Fortress Mon
roe.
Mrs. Stanhope Williamson, of Duluth.
Mimi, accompanied by her little baby has
arrived In this city to pass the winter with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Berry, OF 3006 o
street.
Miss G. B. Barney has returned from New
York, where she spent a months leave from
the Pension Office.
Miss Mary Warner has gone to Ohio for
visit of several weeks.
quiet marriage was celebrated Tuesday
evening at st. Peters Chuch, Capitol Hill.
The contracting parties were Mr.. William NJ
Nixon, a prosperous young business man of
Augusta, Ga, and Miss Katie M. Polk, of this
city, a niece of the late Colonel James X.
only few intimate friends witnessing the
ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Polk left on the
evening train for Augusta, their future home.
Miss Emma sedgwick is back from her
vacation trip to Connecticut
Miss Olive Bowman will shortly go to Mary
land for brief VISIT
Mrs. John Stewart and daughters, of
"Brookhill,' near Richmond, Va, who spent
the season at the Spring House, Richfield
Springs, have returned to Virginia, after
spending part of September at che Victoria,
New York.
Miss Mabel Steele will leave early in the
week for the West.
Commissioner Morgan is suffering consider
able Inconvenience from his broken arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Leighton and family
have returned to their residence on Massa-
chusetts avenue, Capitol Hill, from their sum
mer home In Maryland. Bishop Ninde and
DIR. Fisk, president of the Michigan Uniyer-
sity, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Leighton
during the session OF the Ecumenical Confer
cnce.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Whitmore have re-