The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-04-14
Easter Brings Many Fashionable
Weddings.
Leiter-Curzon Event VIII Be Attended by
Mrs Clevelaad-o Social Fuuo-
lions OF the Coming Week.

on the list. as Il VIII not take place until
Monday, the ed instant. AS already an
nounoed, If will he at 81. John's Church
The ceremony viii take place at 11:3O
O'Clock IN the morning IA accordance with
the English style of having marriage per
formed before noon.
Promptly al neon there viii be a wedding
breakfast at tie Letter residence on Du
pont circle, aild TO this breakfast there viii
be about ITO guests invited. Mrs. CIeye-
land OF course will rot only bc present at
the ceremony at the church, but will be
one OF the guests at the breakfast.
AS already announced in these columns,
the attendants OF the bride-elect viii be
her two Sisters, Miss Mamie Letter and
Miss Daisy Letter. At present the only
usheTs determined uron VIII lie Er. Frank
Curzon. of England, brother of the groom
elect, and Mar. Joseph Letter. brother OF the
bride-eiect. After TIC arrival OF Hon. Bir.
CurZon in this city on the 18th instant, the
full list of ushers viii be made out. Lord
Lamiugton is to be best man, and tie oere-
mony VIII be performed by Right Reverend
Bishop Talbot, OF Wyoming, assisted by
Archdeacon Mackay- Smith, rector of st.
Johns.
The groom viii bring with him his
pTesehtto the brife. This viii be the Scars
dale family diamonds which She VIII
wear for the fist time on her wedding day
and which VIII be, OF course, the only
jewels used 10y Ler on that occasion.
Easter Monday the marriage of DIT. Henry
d. Fry to Miss IDA B. Lindsay. OF Ala
bama, VIII take place at Epiphany Church.
The other events for Faster Monday viii
include a tea from 4 TO in the afternoon
by Col. and Mrs. John Hay in honor OF
the 4ale GIee Club, and q dance in The even
ing in honor OF the same club by Mrs
Clagett.
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Rowland viii also lac
the host and hostess at an Easter evening
dance.
afr. James E. Fitch and Mr. and Mrs
II. B. Oberteuffer viii give q tea at the
home OF the former, 1747 Rhode Island
avenue.
Tuesday Of Easter week VIII be marked
by several weddings. The marriage OF
Miss Francis Cox, daughter oil MIS-.
Thomas Cox to Mr. Eben Eyeleth Whiting
VIII take place at noon at ST. Paul's
Church, and VIII be followed by wedding
breakfast to the immediate relatives at
the residence OF the bride-elect's mother
Rev Dr. Harding viii perform tlieCeremony.
jr., brother of the groom-eleet, and Miss
Elizabeth Underwood Cox, youngest sister
of the bFide-elect. VIII be the maid OF
honor. The ushers VIII he Mr.. James
Colwell, Mr.. James Emory, Mr.. Lewis
Finney, and Dr.. Ruffin.
Another wedding at noon on Tuesday
VIII be that OF Miss Marian Fendall to
Mr.. Joseph Wendell jr., of New York.
Afr. Evart Jansen Wendell, OF New York,
brother OF the groom-clect viii be best
man, ana the uShers VIII be Mr.. Lloyd
McKim Garrison, Mr.. Rufus L. McDufIie,
MT. Morton c. Nichols, Mr.. Walter d.
Davidge, ir, and Mr. Matthew Luce, jT.
The bridc-elect VIII have an equal number
OF attendants, among whom WIN be
Miss Maud Davidge, Miss Gertrude Ire
dick, and Miss Mary MaSrGder.
In the evening Prof. Langley VIII give
a reception at the Smithsonian.
On Wednesday the marriage OF Miss An
ME Howard Rundlett, daughter OF Mrs
Mcguire, will take place at noon at st.
Johns Church. DR.. Bryan VIII be best
man, Miss Ruth Kerr viii be maid OF honor,
and the trademarks Will be Miss Danger
field and Miss Todd.
Mrs. ]. W. Pnling VIII give tea on
Wednesday afternoon in honor of the
Misses Mills, of New York.
In the evening the marriage Of Miss Lucy
Hester to Mr.. II. Brown Turner VIII take
place at Trinity Church.
Smith and McLeod's new comic opera
"Coronet and Coin" which is to be pro-
duced at the Academy of Music on the
nights Of April 20 and &c, for the ben
| eft of the Chiidren's Country Home, will
| probably be the most elaborate and ambii
4 tious affair ever attempted by Waalingto on
| amateurs. The chorus, which will num-
| Der nearly one hundred voices, have faith
| fully ATTENDED the numerous rehearsals,
| and are about as near perfect as steady APP
piication and conscientious work can make
| them, and are now being drilled in the nee
essary stage business, under the direction
| OF Mr.. Percy Winter
GundIacb, the costumer, is busy turning
out the costumes, which are being made
from designs Furnished by Mr.. George
| Gibbs, and Musical Director Macleod
| viii take his orchestra of twenty one
pieces in hand next week. In addition
| to this unusually large orchestra a guitar
and mandolin orchestra of sixteen players
| is being rebearsed by Dr.. Yundt formerly
of the popular Tuxedo Quartet, for the
| opening chorus in the third act.
Those who have heard the music OF
| ''Coronet and Coin" are confident that a
| pleasant surprise is in store for the
| duulPHCoS NHtCH VIII undoubtedly iii tlle
| Academy on the nights of April % and 90.
| The attendance should be large, for the
| attraction is a home production, from be
| ginning to end and. above all, given to
| aid that noble charity, THE Children's
Country Home" Although 800 youngsters,
| children of poor but deserving people, were
| each given q two weeks outing last sum
mer, many applicants were turned away
| for lack Of room to properly accommodate
| them. A large addition to the building is
| now under course of construction and the
young ladies managing the home are in
hopes of being able to care for all who apply
this summer.
The sale of tickets for the opera will
commence tomorrow at Metzerott's music
store.
On the evening of the 9th instant the
| Mask and Wig Club will give their first
| performance in this city of the new burlesque
| written especially for this purpose by Mr.
Clayton McAlichael The proceeds OF the
entertainment will be for the benefit Of the
| Children's Hospital. Tickets for this en-
| tertainment can be secured of Mrs n. s.
| Lincoln, who will remain at her residence
| every afternoon from until 4 o'clock fol
this purpose until the 21st instant, when the
tickets will be placed on sale at Metzerott's
At the marriage of Miss May O'ReilIy
Il RfdnQuouSuttl VI ACKNOWLEDGEMENT hOoV
| to Mr. Thomas Durant, at st. Paul's Church
| on the evening of the Gath instant, Mr.
| Preptiss of Boston will be best man
The ushers will be Mr. Edmund Perkins,
Mr.. Howe Tetten, Mr. Charles Fraley anc
Mr. Nat Tyler. Miss Jennie oReilly, sis
ter OF tho bride elect, will be maid Of honol
and the bridesmaids will be Miss Durant anC
Miss Sadie Gushing.
The marriage Of Miss Florence Andrew VS.
4 daughter of Mrs G. L. Andre VS., to Mr.
Il