Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-28
AFTER FORTY DAYS.
The Gaieties of the Supplementary
Social Season.
EASTER WEDDING BELLS.
The Fuller Brown, RiIey-Coliins and Ruther-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Observation-Disclosures for the Coming
Week-Personal Notes.

Tomorrow society is supposed to wake up from
Its iethargy Of the past seven weeks. and.
clothed in its spring attire, take up the round
| OF pleasure again. Even those who did not OBJ
| serve the Lenten quiet are glad it is over and
that it is fashionable again to be gay and to
provide gaiety for ones friends. Excepting
the bridal festivities, which hold the attention
for three days Of the coming week, the major
part OF the next SIX days entertainments will
be for the lads and lassies home from school
In addition to what is absolutely on the cards,
there is promise of much more within the fort
night and some interesting occasions are dated
Tor the latter part Of April As nearly all the
| April and May here there is no reason to crowd
all the Inequalities into the first fortnight af-
ter Easter.
The gaiety next week is not unprecedented,
but 1t is sufficient to give large part of society
something ON the tapis for every day in the
week. Here are some of the leading events:
MONDAY, MARCH 80.
DR.. and Mrs. A. F. Richardson will give a
| dinner party.
Miss Grace Weston Fuller and Mr.. Archibald
Church at 8 o'clock. A reception will follow
at the residence of the chief Justice from $50
| I'm til 10 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Whittemore will give q
dancing party in honor Of the Yale Glee and
Banjo Clubs. The hour named is 10 o'clock. as
| 1t is to follow the concert.
TUESDAY, MARCH 81.
Miss Fanny Riley and DR.. c. r. Collins will
be married at high noon at the Church Of the
Ascension.
In the evening Mr.. and Mrs. David King will
give a dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B. Hibbs will give dane
! ing party in the new hall at the Shoreharn.
Miss Minnie Schafer will give a dance in
honor OF her guest, Miss Debbie Gay Of Phila-
delphia.
WEDNESDAY,, ApRI11.
Mrs. Boomer will give luncheon.
In the afternoon the ladies of the cabinet cir
Gle Will generally receive callers after o'clock.
THURSDAY APRIL 2.
At the Epiphany at noon Miss Bessie Ruther-
ford and MIR. Richard A. Nottingham will be
married. A wedding breakfast is to follow at
the residence Of Capt. and Mrs. R. G. Ruther-
| ford. 1911 10Th street.
Mrs. Audendreid will give q luncheon in
honor OF Mrs. John Sherwood.
In the evening tableauX and concert will be
given at Willard Hall by well-known society
ladies', scenes being presented from a s'Dream
OF Fair Women" "Lalla Rookh," ''Feast of the
Roses" &c.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Mattingly will give a
dinner In honor Of Judge and Mrs Lambert
Tree.
MIR. and Mrs. Barrett will give german.
FRIDAY, APRIL 8.
Senior and Nine. Guzman will give dinner
In honor of Minister and Nine. Zegana.
SATURDAY, APRIL f.
Count dArco Valley, the German minister,
will celebrate his birthday by dinner party,
Music and tableaux are to follow, participated
in by few choice spirits in his list of intimate
acquaintance.
Rev. DR.. Douglass will perform the ceremony
on Monday which will make Miss Fuller wife,
The bride will have but one attendant. her
youngest sister, Miss Janet Fuller, who will
wear dainty gown of white chiffon and lace
The best man will be Mr.. Browns Chicago
friend, Mr.. Albert W. Barnum, and the ushers
Lieut. Ager, U.S.N.; Mr.. Colin Manning, Mr.
A Mario de Mendonea and Mr.. Charles L. Frailey.
Those who have had peep at the brides gown
say that it will be one of the prettiest Of the
season. After the reception ,he newly married
couple leave for New York and will sail today
week for Bremen. expecting to spend month
between London, Paris, Berlin and Munich.
They will make their future home in Chicago.
The wedding of Miss Fanny Reid Riley, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. R. Riley, and
DR.. Chas. Read Collins will take place on Tues
day at high noon at the Ascension. The brides
maids will be Miss Nina Gaines of Warrenton,
Miss Faunt LIE Roy of Virginia, Miss Cabell,
IuisS VI tcT VI DdltluuOTe, MISS Darne1ll0 and
Miss Stansbury Of West Washington They are
to wear demi-trained gowns of white silk and
large leghorn hats trimmed with pink roses.
The maid of honor, Miss Ellen Riley, will wear
Nile-green silk and leghorn hat trimmed in
foliage. The ushers will be Mr.. B. S. Mum, Mr.
Robinson Riley, Mr.. Roy Stevenson of Win
chester. Mr.. Crawford Of New York. DR.. H. b.
Deale and DR.. Melville. The best man will be
Mr.. Chas. w. Field Of Baltimore. large re-
cePtion will follow the ceremony at the resi-
denee of Mr.. Riley, Z Iowa circle. After the
bridal tour the young couple will reside at Il25
l4th street, the house being Mr.. Riley s present
to his daughter.
At the marriage CT Miss Bessie Rutherford
and Mr.. r. 4. Nottingham the bride will be
attended by four bridesmaids, Miss Fanny
Rice. Miss Laura Rice, Miss May Brennerman
and Miss Louise Nottingham. Their dresses
will be similar in style. but vary in color. One
Will wear yellow, another Nile green, another
mauve and another gray. Miss Bessie Young
OF Troy, NY, will be maid of honor and her
gown will be white silk with clinging drapery
OF white tulle. a Louis XIV jacket of white
brocade and leghorn fiat, stylishly trimmed
with broad, white satin bows, will also be worn.
The best man will be the groom's brother Mr..
Herbert Nottingham, and the officiating
clergyman his father, Rev. DR.. Nottingham Of
Baltimore. The groomsmen will be Mr.. Girls
com, Mr.. Tattnal and MIR. Chamberlain, all of
Philadelphia and Mr.. William Nottingham of
baltimore. A wedding breakfast will follow at
the residence Of Col. Rutherford. The Young
couple will be absent about ten days on their
| wedding trip, but will return here to celebrate
with the family circle the silver anniversary of
the wedding of the brides parents. MIR. Whit
tingham will take his bride shortly after that to
their future homo in Philadelphia, where he
has been engaged in business the last three
years. He is a nephew of Bishop Nottingham.
Owing to the sudden death of Col. R. G.
Rutherford's mother on Friday, March 81, the
invitations to a reception at the house on the
occasion of Miss Bessie Rutherford's marriage
April 2, have been recalled. There will only
be the church ceremony.
Mrs. Wilcox has invitations out for q luncheon
on the It'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. McLenahan will 70 abroad
again early in June, the latter's health not
being very good lately.
Mrs. and Miss Brewer have the Misses Town
send Of Boston as their guests at present
Miss Jennie b. Stone will give dancing
party-s to 12-on the evening of AprilS.
Mr.. Won Mumm gave a theater party on Mon
day last for Miss Davisand the Misses Cameron.
daughters of Sir Roderick Cameron, who were
here on q visit.
Senator Mitchelrs wife and daughter are
likely to spend the summer in Europe
The ladies Of the cabinet families will gen.
orally resume their Wednesday receptions, "a
all of them will be here during the month Of
April if not later. Mrs. Wanamaker intends