Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-16
AUTUMN WEDDING BELLS
Some of the Interesting Marriages to Occur
Before Winter.
The Awakening of Society-when the
Season Will Begin-PersOnal
Notes of Interest.


that the wedding marches and choral serv-
ice Will be heard a good many more times
before the snow flies. In practical way it
Is not very good management to be mar
ried until all ones friends are back in town
and one can be sure of an appreciative
audience after so much trouble in produc-
ing a picturesque effect. Just at present
the fashionable weddings are being cele-
brated at country houses, where the cay
resolves itself into a kind Of picnic, for the
best part of the entertainment is out of
DOORS and very fttingiy. AS everybody
cannot have such sylvan surroundings
they must perforce content themselves with
the regulation church wedding and the
| usual house reception.
Happy Is the bride that the sun shines on
and happier still is the one who can manage
| to inject a little novelty into the old pro-
gram. The other day at the marriage of
Miss Otis in New York at her fathers coun-
try home. instead of bride and groom hold
Ing the customary reception. the bride went
around extending a welcome and a goodbye
TO the guests as they were seated about the
lawn at small tables, enjoying the wedding
breakfast.
For the brides this autumn who are going
to have a string of attendants the adoption
of an English style In having the brides
maids enter the church by a side door.
come down the aisle to meet the bride and
then precede her to the altar will be a nov
city here. although now coming into general
practice elsewhere. Some other brides
recently omitted all attendants. not even
ushers. and in that way had nobody to dis
tract in the slightest degree the attention
from themselves.
In the list of weddings announced for
this fall are those in which the high prin-
cipals will be Miss warder and Mr. rhOron
pt oil oil II
quite the most imposing Of all, although
necessarily home affair by reason Of
difference Of religion. the groom being a
Catholic; Miss Cox and Mr.. Legare, who,
it is understood. will have a really beauti-
full wedding: Miss Bessie Williamson and
Mr.. Herbert NJ. Wilson, Miss Elizabeth
Casey and Rev. Clarence w. Bispham Miss
Ruth Leeds Kerr and Mr.. Harry Tower
Schriyer. Miss Ellen MCGOWAN Biddle and
Mr.. Louis Evan Shipman, Miss Jane Cox
and Dr. Glazebrook and Miss Mary Nough
and Mr.. Dalzeil. whose wedding day Is set
for October 4.
Miss Flora Davis Of New York. whose
marriage to Lord Terence John Temple
Blackwood second son of the Earl Of Duff
FERN and Ava. will take place next month
In Paris, is well known in this city among
four bridesmaids. The honeymoon will be
spent at Walmer Castle. Lord Dufferin be-
ing lord warden Of the Cirque Ports After
ward Lord and Lady Terence Blackwood
Belfast, the principal seat of the bride
grooms family.
The chances are that society will be
pretty well awake from its summer leth-
argy by the middle Of October. Congress
sional homes generally will be In full run
ming order by that time and most of the
absentees will be enjoying the cordial well
come awaiting them. On the other hand
many of those who have stayed at home
all summer on the plea of necessity or
oh nj uyf11 faA1 cd m Ee
Of scene before settling down to the regular
routine of the winter so those going away
will about equal the returning throngs.
Those who set the fashion here for social
amusement will not, however, feel called
upon to exert themselves in any extra
ordinary manner until after Thanksgiving.
They never do and there Is less reason than
ever that they should do otherwise this
autumn. Nobody who Is anybody thinks
of anything else until after the horse show.
for which the opening date Is set for the
18th of November. After that and the fes-
tivities incident thereto will come the open
ing Of the opera season, the last days of
November. All the ultra fashionables from
here will be very much in evidence In New
York during that period. and will not re-
turn till the dinner season begins, about
the LIST Of December.
Chicago will now receive a large part Of
the fashionable world for the coming six
weeks. and will have a great deal to do
with making the return here a little later
than usual. Particularly is this true of
diplomatic visitors. most Of whom made
short trips there in the spring, but
now going back for more critical and leis-
urely observation.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker Mann, who have
been abroad for the past year have been
lately at Thun. where the Americans made
quite representative colony.
Mrs. and Miss Batcheller. during the
absence of Gen. Batcheller in this country,
hou q Tr0nyiIlQ
and intend going back this month to Paris.
Chester Arthur, son of the late President
Arthur, who has lived abroad for several
years, Is still a proprietor of a coach max
ing daily drives to Mont Dore and Aix-les-
Bains. Last month he drove 900 miles and
won a. heavy wager in consequence. The
last stretch was a 240 miles Normandy trip.
which was finished with great eclat in the
minds of the coaching fraternity
Mrs. John Carter and Mrs. Morgan sum-
mered at Biarritz and were very prominent
in the American colony there.
Mgrditch Norighian Enendi first secre-
tary of the Turkish legation. and wife en-
tertained a few friends at dinner on Thurs
day evening to meet Armed Rechid Bey. in
spector general Of agriculture OF CONSTANT
here in sightseeing. Among those present
were Mrs. George H. German, Mr.. Thomas
and Mrs Nerille Armed Rechid Bey will
sail for Europe on the 10th.
Mrs. j. keith EDWARDS mas returned TO
the city after spending the summer at Olney
Springs and Winchester, Va.
Dr. and Mrs. John F. Winter and their
daughter. Miss Elizabeth winter.win return
from Chicago next Monday. a
Miss Rose Smith has returned after a
two months visit at Milford Mass. Her
uncle. MIR. d. c. Leahy, editor of the Mil
ford Daily News, came with her
Rev. DIR. Green and family returned last
Thursday after spending two months in
New England, and are all In excellent
health.
DIR. and Mrs. Geo. B. WEIGH have re-
turned from visit to Boston and Port
land.
Mrs. Conley and her son. VIM. H. Con-
ley, have gone for a tour Of the lake region
of northern Michigan and will visit the
worlds fair before returning here the first
of October.
Miss Matte Sexton, after spending three
months with friends in New England, has
returned home, much improved in health.
Mr.. James Bayard Clarke and family
have returned from a fortnight's drive of
nearly 800 miles through the Maryland
mountains to F1intstone. The trip was
made with his fine double team and riding
wagon over roads good. bad and terrible.
Mr.. David Taitx. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Tally and daughter. and Mrs. Green OF
Rhode Island left this afternoon for three
weeks visit to Chicago. Mr.. James Tally