Evening star., 1895-04-25
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Yesterday Was Busy Day for Bridal
Couples
Many Pretty Weddings Attended by
Large Gatherings of Friends
Personal Notes.

evening Miss May O'Reilly and Mr. Thomas
Durant were married, with a large number
of friends present. La France roses filled
the vases on the altar and palms We're
grouped in the chancel. The ushcrs We're
Mr.. Edmund Perkins, Mr.. Nat Tyler, Mr.
Howe Totten and Mr.. Charles Fraley. They
preceded the bridesmaids to the altar. The
bride came in alone and at the chancel
gate was met by the groom and his best
man, Mr.. Prentiss of Boston. Mrs. OReil-
ly gave the hand of her daughter in mar
| riase, and DR.. Harding performed the GER
emony. The fair young bride was gowned
in white silk, the bodice trimmed with
chiffon and tulle veil was worn. Her
bouquet was of brides roses. Miss Jeannie
OReilly, as maid of honor, wore white
organdie over pink silk. and the brides
maids. Miss Durant and Miss Gushing,
were similarly gowned. Each carried pink
roses. Mr.. and Mrs. Duralt left for a
wedding trip last night and when they re-
turn will go to housek eeping on o street
near 21st. The bride is a granddaughter
of ex-Commissioner West.
Miss Catherine r. w. Deane ard Mr..
Charles Everett Kern, well-known news
paper correspondent were married last
night at All Saints p. E. Chapel, Deane-
wood, by Rev. Randolph Louvre, cousin of
the bride, assisted by Rev. DR.. Mayo. rector
of the church. White blossoms and palms
decked the chancel, and the scene as the
bridal party stood there was most i'm
pressive. A wedding bell made of roses
hung over the chancel gate. The bride was
attended by her sister, Miss Helen Deane,
as maid of honor, and Mr.. Julian Deane
and Mr.. Harry Lowrie were the LsherS.
DR.. Robert w. Talbot was best man. The
bride came into church with her father,
DIR. Julian w. Deane. Her gown was of
white satin and wreath of orange nlcs-
SONS held her tulle veil. Her flowers were
bride roses. and she also carried a white
prayer book, from which the service was
read. wedding supper to the bridal party
ell of
DIR. and Mrs. Deane. Later in the evening
Mrs. Kern appeared in a stylish going
| away gown of gray cloth, and the couple
| left for the north. They will be away a
| fortnight, and when they return Will reside
| on r street.
Miss Florence Andrews and MI. Llewellyn
| Whiting Estes were married yesterday at
| st. Andrews Church, which was crowded
| by their friends. Miss Fanny Andrews was
| bridesmaid for her sister, and was prettlly
gowned in light green India silk, and wore
! a leghorn hat trimmed with green and car
! ried pink roses. The bride came into church
| with her uncle, Mr.. Felix Branngan. Her
gown was of white silk, the bodice trimmed
with lace insertions, and her wide-brimmed
| hat was trimmed with white plumes. Her
| bouquet of white roses. Mr.. George
McAdamS of New York was best man and
Dr. Perry officiated. The ushers were Mr..
| Harry l.. Child, Mr.. C. l.. Broun, Mr.. L. w.
| Conwell and Mr.. John Gaddis. A break
| fast for the relatives and intimate friends
| their wedding trip.
The marriage of Miss Mabel Hall and Mr..
| Edward C. Goodwin took place last night
at the residence of the brides father, Mr..
| Albert G. Hall, 1905 H street. Mr.. Goodwin
| is from Worcester, Mass, and is the pri-
| vate secretary of Senator Hoar Rev.
| Chas. A. Stakely performed the ceremony
There were about one hundred invited
guests present. The spacious parlors were
| handsomely decorated with flowers. The
| bride was attired in gown of white silk
and carried a bouquet of narcissus. A
| wedding march was played on the piano by
the brides sister, Miss Anna Hail. The
presents were beautiful and numerous. The
grooms mother came on from Old Orchard
| Maine, to be present Among those present
| were DR.. Robert B. Donaldson and family
| Golf A Hall and family, DR.. j. Hall Lewis
| and wife, her sister, Mrs. Kate Howes OF
| Utica, n. Y. After the ceremony and con-
| gratulations the wedding cake was cut by
| the bride and the good things were dis
| pensed and enjoyed by all present. The
| happy couple left on late train for their
home in Worcester, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. A. Schaffer entertained
at Willowdale Springs, their country resi-
| dence. a-gathering g. of young friends last
evening, in honor of their daughter May
and niece Miss Gertie DAILY of this city.
The parlors were decorated with palms and
cut flowers. Vocal and instrumental music
were enjoyed, and collation. was served.
Quite number were present. both from
Washington and Frederick City.
Mrs. Chas. Kaufman has discontinued
her Fridays at home.
Miss Margaret Blaine left the city today
to. be bridesmaid at the marriage of her
friend, Miss Mamie Hill, whose wedding
will occur at noon Thursday at Col. A. H.
Hills old mansion at Culpeper, Va.
Mrs. Winthrop Sargent of Bridgwater,
| Mass. is visiting Col. and Mrs Minetree.
1726 street.
Mrs. w. P. Van Wickle of this city is
now in London, where she will remain until
May 1.
A very pretty but quiet wedding occurred
at the parsonage of ST. Paurs English
Lutheran Church this afternoon at 3
O'Clock, when Miss Ellie Schroeder, daugh-
ter of Mr. A. w. Schroeder of this city, and
Mr.. NJ. Blair Domer were married in the
presence of the immediate families of the
contracting parties. Owing to a recent be-
reavement in the family of the bride there
were no other guests. After the ceremony
father of the groom, the party were enter
tanned at delightful luncheon by Mrs.
Domer the mother of the groom. Mr.. and
Mrs. Blair Domer left on the 5 o'clock
train for a trip that will embrace New
York, Philadelphia and Atlantic City
Miss Lucy Moore Fristoe. elder daughter
of Mr.. Mark r. and Olivia T Fristoe of
PhoeLix, Baltimore county, was married
to Mr.. Charles Shipley Dulaney, son of Rev.
Dr. James II. Dulaney of this city, yester-
day at Frazer Protestant Episcopal church.
Phoenix, Md, by Rev. Duncan McCollough
The bride was attired in travelling gown
of brown crepon. trimmed with blue creme
and guimpe. and had hat to match She
carried pretty brown leather prayer book
The ushers were Messrs. James H. Du-
laney, brother of the groom, and James
Wright of Baltimore cousin of the bride
Among those present were Rev. Dr. James
H. Dulaney and wife of this city, After
the wedding the couple will come here to
live.
The wide circle of friends here of Lady
Musgrave, niece of Justice and Mrs Field.
will be grieved to learn of the sad bereaye-
ment which has befallen her in the death
of her eldest son, Lieut. Dudley Field Mus
grave of the royal navy.
He had just been put in command of a
gunboat in the Bombayharbor, when he
contracted typhoid fever. from which he
died on April 8. He was the Oldest of three
brothers. the only grandchildren of the late
David Dudley Field.
The young lieutenant celebrated his
twenty-first birthday in 1894, while his
grandfather. the late David Dudley Field
was in England just previous to his death
Lady Musgrave was here last winter on a
visit to Justice and Mrs. Field. who, with
his mother. had entertained the greatest
hopes in the successful career of the young
officer, now so quickly cut short by death.