Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-23
T HE SOCIAL WORLD,
The Fearn-French and Watkins-Field
Weddings Today and Last Night.
A Number of Other Events of a Kin
drei Nature That Interest Society
Personal Notes of Interest.

1854 / street, where Mr.. and Mrs Walker
Fearn. the brides parents, are at present
residing. Rev. /. Nevette Steele of Trinity
Church. New York, performed the cere-
mony. Owing to the fact that Mr. and
Mrs. Fearn are in mourning the arrange
ments for the wedding were simple in char
acter and the bride wore instead of the
usual bridal garb travelling costume in
fawn and rose colors. The interest of New
York in the wedding was shown by the
attendance Of many well-known New York
ers, who came to this city last evening
for the purpose in a special car The
party included Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Pierpont
Morgan, ex-Secretary and Mrs. Bristow,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. French, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Steele. Joseph H. Choate, c. w.
Maury, j. 7. Atterbury, Isaac Townsend,
Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Bowdoin, Mr.. Gould
Redmond and Mr.. and Mrs. Lanier The
bride was attended by two bridesmaids,
Miss Onderdonk and Miss Helen Williams
of Chicago. They wore pretty gowns of
white satin and chiffon. Mr. Percy Fearn.
brother Of the bride. and Mr.. Chas. w.
Maury OF New York acted as ushers, while
MIR. Isaac Townsend assumed the RESPONSE
bilities of best man. The ceremony was
followed by wedding breakfast for the
family circle. Later this evening a recep-
ton viii be given. TO which a much larger
u.
retuSn from their wedding trip they will
occupy the house on i street where the
wedding took place today and Mr. and
MRS. Fearn viii remove to a smaller one.
very pretty wedding ceremony was that
last evening at Trinity Church, when Miss
Maggie Watkins and Mr.. Francis A Field
were married by Rev. DR.. Addison. The big
church was crowded to the doors, for both
these young people are very popular in
Washington
eral desire to see the ceremony by which
they were made man and wife. 1t was a.
chrysanthemum wedding and the chancel
was banked up with these royal autumn
blooms, with background of mammoth
ported palms. The groom and his best man
and ushers wore each a large chrysanthe-
mum and the maid of honor carried I'm her
hands great bunch of the flowers of the
season.
The ushers were six in number Mr. Frank
w. Leach, Mr.. Walter Hopkins, Mr.. Ben
Keyser, Mr.. Harry Robinson, Mr. Kennedy
Campbell and Mr.. Clarence Beau The
groom's best man was his intimate friend,
Mr.. Harry NJ. Clapp. Attended by his best
man, Mr.. Field stepped out from the vestry
room and standing in the front of the chan
Gel awaited there the coming of the bride.
To the strains of the wedding march from
center aisle to the chancel. Miss Watkins
leaned uron the arm of her uncle, Mr.. Al
pheus Middleton. She wore a magnificent
gown of white satin, trimmed with superb
point lace and presented a most attractive
picture. Her maid OF honor was Miss Helen
Skiles, who was gowned in yellow satin,
trimmed with point d'esprit and applique
and wore handsome necklace of diamonds
The brief and impressive marriage service
of the Episcopal Church was read by DR.
Addison and the bride was given away by
her uncle. AT the conclusion of the cere-
mony at the church a reception was held
at tie residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Middleton
TO which only the relatives and the imme-
oiate friends OF the young couple were in
vited. This morning Mr.. and Mrs Field
left for wedding trip to New York and
upon their return TO the city they will take
up their residence In their new home in
lexington.
The marriage Of Miss Elizabeth Hitz to
Mr.. Robert II. Gillespie of New York was
solemnized last evening at the Church of
the Reformation. Miss Hitz advanced 10
the altar upon the arm Of her uncle Mr.
4. J. Sommer, who gave her away. They
were preceded by the little maid of honor
Miss Lottcnen Willenbucher, who wore a
gown OF pale yellow crepe and carried a
basket of Etoile de Lyons roses. The bride
Wore a high-necked and long-sleeved prin-
cesse gown of heavy white silk. The brides
bouquet was bunch of Kaiserin Augusta
Victoria roses. At the altar they were met
by the groom and his best man. Mr. Chas.
Gillespie, his brother. The ushers were Mr.
Heath sutherland, Lieut. Jules Sommer
cousin OF the bride; MIR. Gustav Leecke and
DIR. Van Geesen of New York The church
was beautifully decorated in white and yell
low. A reception and elaborate cola lion
followed the wedding at the home of the
brides uncle, Mr.. Z. J. Sommer, No. ESQ
A street southeast The newly welded pair
left last evening for st. Augustine and the
resorts of Florida. Later they will make
thei- home in New York city.
Another Of last evenings weddings that
attracted large gathering of friends was
that of Miss Mary Berenice Nixon. daugh
ter o. Mr.. Richard B. Nixon. financial clerk
late c. W. Utermehle, to Mr. Waller
Brown, at st. Pauls English Lutheran
Church. Rev. DIR. Domer OBLIGATED. The
church was prettily decorated with palms
and profusion of chrysanthemums The
bride and groom entered, passing down the
right hand aisle, preceded by the maid of
honor, Miss Gertie Rice, who wore a cos
tune OF novelty cloth in brown and rel.
with nat to match. The bride wore a trav-
elng gown of reseda green broadcioth trim
med with birds-egg blue satin and black
lace. hat of the same color as the dress
coi,pls'ed the costume, with which a bou-
Qte. OF white chrySanthemums was carried
MI Harry ID. Cochran was best man. The
ushers were Mr.. Charles Gillette. Mr. Al
1onso Rice. Mr.; Charles Reed and Mr.. Ed
ward Van Dyke. After the cerenony n,
the church the bride and groom left for q
trip to Philadelphia, New York and Boston
opon their return to the city they will So
TO housekeeping at $40 NJ street.
On Tuesday evening Miss BERTHE ID Roe
daughter OF Mr.. d. A. Roe L. s v WIS
married 10 Mr.. Allen c. Smith at the resi-
dence of the brides father lO2 Ilth street
southeast The party entered the parlor 70
the music of the Mendelssohn march the
bride preceded by her little niece blanche
Zoe Struble: the maid of honor and grooms-
man, Miss Nellie Dyre and Mr. F. F. Schnei-
der The bride Wore a gown of cream-col-
ored nuns yelling. trimmed with lace ana
satin The bouquet was of Kaiserin roses
The maid of honor wore a gown of cream
colored albatross, trimmed with China sIll
and lace. and carried a large bouquet of
chrysanthemums. Among the guests pres
ent were Mrs. William A IRE of Newark
n. j.; Mr.. J. H. Eldredae of Boston. Mass
Mrs James Raley. aunt of the bride; DIR.
and Mrs. H. d. Knapp. Mrs. William smith
Of Delaware sister of the bride: Mrs. c. b
Smith, mother of the groom: the Misses
Smith and Mrs Ward. sisters of the groom:
Ed. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Forsberg. Mr.
and Mrs. Murray. Mr. and Mrs Simonds
Ar. and Mrs. Etzler. Mr.. and Mrs w. w.
Dyre, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Dyre Mrs. Ba-
ker of Bristol, Pa: the Misses Etzler, Stew
ard. Pitcher OF Michigan. and Simonds, Mr.
and Mrs. Fill, Miss Murray and Messrs.
Payne, Etzler, Dyre. Rice Cross. Noting
ham. Helm. Padilla Schmaling Ralav