The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-10-18

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Miss Helen Chauncey Tiffany, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Tiffany and Captain
Herbert Vaughn Kent, of the Royal Engineers,
were united in marriage on Thursday, at high
noon, in st. Johns Church, Rev. Dr. McKim
performing the ceremony. The church was
crowded 10 its utmost capacity with fashion
able and distinguished audience. 1t was a
"Cosmos flower wedding.' Great punches of
these autumn flowers adorned the chancel,
their delicate pink and white color showing to
great advantage against the rich foliage Of
tropicel plants which were also used in
beautifyng the church. The silver vases upon
the altar were filed with Cosmos flowers
The Lohengrin wedding march was played as
the bridal procession moved up the left hand
aisle, led by the four ushers, Messrs. Arthur
York; Mr.. William McKenna and Mr..
Frederick Sidney Webb, of this CITY, The
bridesmaids, Miss Salie Floyd-Jones, of New
York, and Miss Margaret Tiffany, were
of pink chiffon with wreaths of wild roses upon
their heads. They each carried buncnes OF
Cosmos flowers tied with broad pink ribbons.
Immediately preceding the bride was little
Miss Natalie Lincoln, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. N: s. Lincoln, in charming dress of
white India silk made Josephine style, the
broad sash being Of pink silk. Her wide
brimmed hat Of Neapolitan, had around it
wreath of roses and was further adorned with
pink satin bows Long white silk mitts and
big cluster Of roses carried in the hands,
completed the artistically charming picture
presented by this little maid. The bride was
on the arm of her father. Her gown was Of
the richest ivory brocade, made Empire style.
The front Of the elegant robe was trimmed
with founces OF point lace. The same rich
lace adorned the bodice. The sleeves were
short and the arms were covered to the
sleeves with long mitts Of white silk. The
veil of real lace was held in place by sprays of
lilies of the valley. The groom and his best
man were in tull upiform-their scarlet coats,
gold sashes, and dark blue trousers present
ing a beautifully effective contrast to the
pure white of the BRIDES robes and the deli
cate tints OF her maids costumes After the
ceremony the bridal party and nlmber Of
intimate friends were entertained at
sumptuous wedding breakfast at the Tiffany
residence on Connecticut avenue extended.
Captain and Mrs. Kent left on an afternoon
train for New York. Within month they
will take ship for England, where they will
reside at Chatham, the groom's post of duty.
One of the prettiest of the many autumn
weddings was that of Miss Bessie Lee Jones,
daughter of the late Frederick Jones, of
Georgetown, to Mr.. Edward Darlington. The
marriage was solenniZed at 8 O'Clock Thurs
day evening, in Holy Trinity Church, George
town, Rev. Father Murphy, S. j., assisted by
Rev. Father Roccofoth, s. j., performing the
marriage service. The sanctuary and altar
were handsomely decked with foliage plants
and lighted by white tapers. The ushers were
Messrs. Charles Cropley, William Jones,
Richard Oulahan, and Orton Brown. The
bride and groom entered the church together,
the ushers leading the way to the altar Miss
Jones' wedding dress was of white silk MULE
trimmed with rich lace. The full veil of
feecy tulle was held in place by SPRAYS of
orange blossoms In her hands she held a
cluster of Mareschal Neil roses tied with broad
white satin streamers. After the impressive
ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Darlington returned
to the residence Of the BRIDES mother, on
street, Georgetown, where the bridal dress
was changed for travelling attire, and the
newly-wedded couple started Immediately on
their honeymoon trip. A large company of
in Holy Trinity Church. Mr. Darlington is
civil engineer by profession, and a nephew of
the late Sir John Darlington, d. L., OF Dublin,
twice lord mayor OF that city.
Hill Crest, Charles Country, Md, was the
scene of a pretty wedding on Wednesday
morning last when one of the States charm
ing daughters united herself In marriage to
popular Washington gentleman. The bride
was Miss E. Elton Dyer and the groom Mr.
w. H. E. Reinecke. The ceremony was per-
formed at the residence of the brides sister,
Mrs. John p Hamilton Rev. Thomas Broy-
derrick, OF Baltimore, officiating. The beau
tiful and impressive rites of the German
CuuiCn "SiO ODSSiNtA3 bhO pIluo anu groom
exchanging rings in pledging their troth.
Miss Mamie Clark acted as bridesmaid and
Mr.. Franchot II. Boyd, of Washington, stood
up with the groom. An elaborate breakfast
was served the guests, after which the bridal
party started on a trip to include Niagara
Falls, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia.
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. John
P. Hamilton, Mr. aud Mrs. f. p. Hamilton,
Miss Hamilton, Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Edelen,
Misses Hamilton, Mrs. L. l.. Clark, Mr.. Otto
q. Renecke, and others.
One of the most beautiful "White and Yel-
lowe weddings of the season was that of Mr..
Harry Bernadine Burch and Miss E. Genevieve
jackson, which was solemnized last Wednes-
day evening at o'clock p. IN. at Dwight
Place Church, New Haven, Conn. Certainly
no more lovely bride has stood before the altar
to take upon herself the VOWS of wedlock
The chancel was elaborately banked with palms
and flowers, which formed a rich setting to
the picture, Precisely at 6 o'clock the full