Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-02
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A Silver Wedding at Which q Large
Family Party Gathered.
A Wedding Yesterday With Some Old.
Time Romance About 1t
Personal Notes.

Col and Mrs. A. T. Britton celebrated
their silver wedding September 30 at their
beautiful country seat, Wildwood" in
| Maryland. The occasion was made interest
| ing by a large family reunion. The day
| was IDEAL. making 1t one long to be re-
| membered by those who enjoyed the hos
| pitality of the old colonial home. Flowers
| were used abundantly and effectively
| throughout the house and veranda. At 8
| O'Clock all assembled at a bountiful repast
| when each one drank to the future pros
| perity of the bride and groom. The table
| decorations were in green and white, the
dates 1s69-1S94 being formed Of lilies of the
valley and brides roses set In maiden hair
| fern. Each guest took away as a souvenir
| a silver spoon engraved with these dates.
A pretty wedding was solemnized at
Niagara Falls on Saturday last at the resi-
| dence of DR.. G. Van Pelt, a cousin of the
bride. The contracting parties were Mr..
George Francis Williams. a member of the
| Washington bar. and Miss Resale E.
| Crippan. also Of this city. The occasion
| was very quiet. on account Of the recent
| death Of the brides mother. Besides the
Niagara friends. the only persons present
| We're Mrs. T.. NJ. Faehtz. aunt Of the groom.
and Miss Crlppen. sister Of the bride. both
| of this city. and the Misses Smith of Java
Village. N. Y, cousins of the bride.
|
| roses. smilax and masses OF golden rod.
Promptly at II o'clock the bride and groom
| entered TO the strains of the wedding march
from 'Lohengrin." the bride being most be-
comirgly dressed In a gown of white silk
with lace. She carried a bouquet of bride
roses. The ceremony was performed by the
| Rev. F. w. Norton, after which an elegant
wedding breakfast was served. and Mr.
and Mrs. Williams then left for a short trip.
| On their return to this city they will reside
at 1Ol2 Florida avenue northeast, where
they will be pleased to see their friends
| after October 10.
| wedding with an additional spice of in
| terest attached to 1t, because of the oppo-
sition OF the father Of the bride. took place
yesterday at the parish house of St
Patrick's Church. The couple was Miss
Armes, and Mr.. Herbert Claude OF Chevy
Chase The brides mother, the groom ;
parents and a few intimate friends were
witnesses Of the ceremony. at which Rev.
Father Barry of st. AIMS Church. Tenley-
town. ofhciated. The brides father arrived
little late for the event, as a happy COM
bination Of circumstances helped to outwit
him at every turn. The couple left i'm
mediately for a northern trip, and will re-
turn to take up housekeeping in a pretty
home near Chevy Chase In a few weeks.
MI. w. F. Tomlinson Of the Agricultural
Department and bride. formerly Miss Sallie
Louise Long, have returned to Washington
| after an extended wedding tour.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dunn have returned
from Colorado. where they spent the sum-
| mer. and are at the Dalzel residence on
| New Hampshire avenue.
| st. Leo's Roman Catholic Church, New
York city. was the scene Of a pretty we'd
| ding on Saturday evening, when Miss
| Josephine de Acosta was married to Al
berto Falcon Of Lima, Peru. The bride is
| daughter of the late Gen. Juan de Acosta
| OF enezuela. Alberto Falcon was formerly
| secretary Of legation for Peru at Washing
ton The Rev. Father Ducey OBLIGATED.
The bride was given away by her brother
tn-law, Gen. j. F. Sarria- Miss Theresa
Aaricio. sister Of Mime. de Rhoda, was maid
of honor. and Victor NJ Newton, son OF
Gen. John Newton. was the best man. The
| ushers were Walter Kremer Alferdo Lobo,
Frank G. Hall and j. X. de la Terre Bueno.
A large reception was given after the cere-
| mony at the Hotel Waldorf, for which GO
| invitations had been sent out large
| number Of the well-known representatives
| Of the South American and Spanish colo
guests were Gen. and Mrs. John Newton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Bowler, Gen. Do
| mingo Monegas, the Mexican minister;
Senior Arturo Baldasano. the Spanish con-
sui general, and Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Yerkes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Steele and Judge
and Mrs McCammon are among the re-
cent arrivals from Bar Harbor.
Capt and Mrs. William L. Carpenter.
who have been at Clifton Springs all sum-
mer. are in town for a few days, at the
Bancroft
The French ambassador and Mrs. Pate
notre returned on Saturday from New York,
and. as usual. will divide their time between
the embassy and Clifton, which is partlcu-
larry attractive now. They have Travelled
all summer between the seashore and the
mountains. and have recently been up in
the Adirondacks.
The Primary Progressive Educational So
ciety held its regular weekly meeting at the
residence Of Miss Emma Jordan, 623 A
street southeast, Saturday evening. Among
those present were the Misses Emma Jor-
dan. Alice Poole. Clara Miller and Florence
Jordan. and Messrs. Clarence Tappan, Jno
Poole. L Crane and R. Duly.
The Helping Circle Of Kings Daughters
have issued cards for a reception Friday
evening, october 5. at the home Of Mrs.
HALEY, 40 New Jersey avenue southeast.
Mrs. S.H. Martin has returned from Noun
| tain Lake Park. after an absence of several
| months. to her new home. 924 New York
avenue northwest
Mrs. May Alice Camp OF Denver, Col, is
the guest Of Mrs. Robert Herman. IL New
York avenue.
Mrs. Geo. Scott of Philadelphia is visiting
Washington friends.
Mrs. Rignal w. Baldwin has sent invita-
| tons to friends here for the marriage Of
Curtis Stoneburner. on Wednesday, Octo-
Der IL. at II O'Clock. Madison Avenue
NJ. Z. Church, Baltimore.
Mrs. and Miss Huyck have returned from
the Carmelite Convent, Boston, where they
went from Narragansett Lieut. and Mrs.
Attwell have also returned and will be with
Mr. and Mrs. Huyck all winter.
Miss Susie A Collins, formerly Of this
city. has arrived from Los Angeles. Cal, for
| a short stay.
surprise party was given on Wednesday
| last to Miss Maggie Rison. l825 Maryland
were the Misses Menna Carstens Emmer-
| ick Carstens, Grace Butler, Katie Krebs,
Mary Mulvihill Grace Timmes, Cora Rison.
Maude Rice, Burtie Unison, Marion St. Van
Dyke and Lillian Boss. c. Lamond, w.
Tucker. James Brosnan, c. Rison. Walter
Williams, E. Wood, II. johnson, w. Krebs,
G. Henderson, w. Clarkson, d. Love, @.
Callan and p. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olinus Smith and children
have returned to the city after an absence
l.,ft