Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-11
SOCIAL MATTERS.

SOCIAL MATrERs.
Several Happy weddings-Psrsonal Notes Of
Interest.
One Of the most elaborats Of the bridal cere-
monials this autumn was the marriage ct IL: 80
today at the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church Of Miss Fannie Rice and Mr.. Charles
@. Bassett The bride ID the youngest daugh-
ter Of ex-senator Rice Of Arkansas and both
pretty and popular. The groom IL promi-
nently identified with the work Of the geologi-
cal survey and has q wide acquaintance in this
city. There was tasteful decoration Of palms
and growing chrysanthemums all around the
reading desk and platform, which served all the
better to bring out the dainty effects Of the
gowns of the bride and her youthful and pretty
bridesmaids. The ushers, who were Mr.. James
Longstreet, IT,, Mr.. Phil Brown, Mr.. Robert
Breckenridge, Mr.. James McElhone and Mr.. R.
ID. Cummin, had in the lapsls Of their coats
sprays of lilies Of the valley and bits of green.
The bridesmaid. Miss Noyes, Miss Tyssowski,
Miss Garland, Miss Woodward and Miss OAR
nellie. wore becoming gowns Of white silk null
and tulle wells, looped back from their faces
and falling to their waists. They carried each
q big bunch Of La France roses. tied with long
pink ribbons. At the end of the longest loop
cluster OF lilies of the valley was tied, reaching
souvenir from the bride in gold bow knot
pin, matching scarf pins worn by the ushers.
Miss Rice was the maid OF honor. She was
dressed in white bengaline with the veil and
flowers carried by the others.
Ex-senator Rice escorted the bride down the
aisle. relinquishing her at the platform to the
groom, who waited her coming attended by his
best man. Mr.. Benjamin Fairchild of New
York. Rev. DIR. Bartlett performed the mar
riage ceremony. During the PRAYER and bene-
diction the bride and groom knelt on an ele-
CANT white satin and gold brocaded cushion
ri of ho nd ant
OF their home. When the newly married cou-
pie between two rows of smiling faces passed
down the aisle they were followed by the maids
and men OF the bridal party, paired off in cou-
pies. The brides gown was of lustrous white
satin richly trimmed in point lace. She wore
the groom's gift diamond pendant. Her veil
reached to the end of her train. The flowers
she carried were q large bouquet of lilies of
the valley.
=, After the ceremony about one hundred Of
the more intimate friends attended the wedding
breakfast and reception given in the large hall
at the Shoreham. The room was effectively
decorated with palms and yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS and the table was decked with large
pink roses. In the alcove bower was simu-
lated by the grouping Of palms, and here Mr..
and an! Mrs; Bassett stood to receive congratula-
uons. The guests were generally acquainted
with each other and q very happy couple of
hours wore spent before the bride and groom
started on their wedding trip. Mrs. Bassett's
travelling dress was of blue and brown camel's
hair and a jacket of dark blue broadclcth.
When they return, about the LIST of December,
they Will go to housekeeping at 1929 18th
street, which ex-senator Rice has handsomely
furnished as part of his wedding gift to his
daughter Mr.. and Mrs. Bassett's cards are
out Tor two afternoons at home there January
20 and January n. The brides presents were
Doth valuable and numerous but were packed
away for safe keeping as fast as received.
Among those present were Miss Rusk, Mrs.
Justice Field, Miss Britton, Miss Kaufman,
Mrs and Miss Kenna, Miss Tarr, Mrs. Jordan,
Miss Soule, Mrs. Jeremiah Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Haywood, DR.. Sprigg. Miss Riley. the Misses
Prall, Miss BurcheiI, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hungerford, the Misses Beveridge, the Misses
Brown, Mrs. and Miss Christy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hallet kilbourn, Mrs. Staples and the Misses
Hutchinson.
Another pretty wedding took place at /
o'clock today at the residence of Mrs. J. F.
Hartigan. wife Of Dr. Hartigan, United States
consul at Trieste, Austria. Miss Clara Louise
Orme, her daughter, and Mr.. VIM Head Bur-
ger were married by Rev. DR.. Bittinger, the
brides uncle, who also performed the same
ceremony for her parents. Owing to recent
family bereavements only a small company,
composed entirely OF the relatives, were pres
emit Mr. Geo. Orme gave the hand of his sis
ter in marriage. The bride wore q travelling
dress Of tan Bedford cloth, trimmed with
beaver, and carried a cluster OF brides roses.
Her hat, wrap and gloves, when she donned
them on the eve OF starting for the train,
matched her gown in color. Mr.. and Mrs.
Burger will be away about ton days. and when
they return will reside with the brides mother
at lois Goth street.
The wedding of Miss Frida Kondrup and
Ensign Edwin H. Tillman at Epiphany Church
was the event of last evening. Five minutes
after the doors were opened there did not
seem to be vacant place in the middle of the
oh ha favu "a H.
chancel. Clearly the popularity Of q wedding
with uniformed attendants is still at its
height. The ushers were pretty generally
relieved Of the problem Of seating those who
came, as three streams Of people poured up
the three aisles and the ushers had not much
more to do than to look for familiar face and
endeavor to show its possessor some extra at
tention. Just when all were seated Mrs. Harri-
son arrived, accompanied by Mrs. Parker and
Mrs. Dimmick. The mistress Of the White
House was superbly dressed and never looked
better. Her gown of black brocade was richly
trimmed with jet and the exquisite little
French bonnet Of black lace and jet was the
most becoming she has ever donned. She wore
a large diamond brooch, crescent shape. Natur-
ally every eye in the church followed her up
the aisle and watched her coming down again
leaning on the arm Of Gen. George B. VIII
liams, for whose wife Mrs. Harrison enter
tains the warmest personal friendship. The
marriage scene she had come to witness was
a really beautiful one, and the pretty BRIDE
had introduced into the arrangements Q bit
Of novelty. When the wedding march
sounded the two ushers. Lieutenants A. F.
Fechteler and W. Mcfarland, led the way up
the aisle. They, like the rest Of the men in the
bridal party, were in full uniform. After
them followed two bridesmaids, Miss Darneille
and Miss Brenneman, then two groomsmen,
followed by the other two maids, Miss Grandy
and Miss Williams. The last two groomsmen
were followed by the maid Of honor, Miss Mar
gheritta Kondrup. The groomsmen were Lieuts
Mason, Rogers, Knapp and Dougherty. The
groomsmen and bridesmaids stood opposite
each other at the head Of the aisle, while the
maid OF honor and the bride, who came in with
her cousin, Gen. Geo. B. Williams, passed them
vanced from the palm-decked recesses of the
chancel to meet her with his best man, Pay
master I. N. Speel, U. S. N. The rest Of the
bridal party then grouped back Of the couple,
while Rev. DIR. Mckim proceeded with the mar
riage service.
1he altar was decked with white chrysanthe-
NUNS and all around it set with palms. During
the ceremony the couple knelt on a white satin
embroidered cushion. Right after the bridal
party passed out Mrs. Harrison followed with
Gen. Williams. The brides gown was of white
satin brocaded in tiny figures. 1t was sent her
by her uncle, Mr.. Ludwig Kondrup, from Den
mark. She wore a diamond pendant, the
groom's gift, and the bouquet she carried was
sent her by Mrs. Harrison. The maid of
honor and the bridesmaids wore demi-trained
white silk gowns and each carried lunches of
La France roses. Mrs. George B. Williams
wore an elegant robe of black velvet combined
with helotrope Grape and crystal passemen-