Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
THE SOCIAL WORLD
No Easter Finery Comes Up to
Orange Blossoms and Tulle.
WEDDINGS OF TEE SPRING SEASON
Pleasant Gossip Of Coming Events,
Which Are Mainly NuptiaI.
THE COMING GAYETIES

THE COMING GAYETIES
For the next two weeks at least society
can easily forget the dullness of the past
seven. The Easter revival will be interest
ing, more because of the wedding pageants
than probably for any other reason. The
other festivities are few and far between,
and would really make no show at all by
themselves. The weddings, however, seem
to fill the bill most acceptably and answer
all the requirements of this season. for
nobody is investing in ball gowns when the
millinery is fascinating enough to turn the
wisest head. Nearly all the weddings will
be midday events and will be followed by
breakfasts The desire of the well-brought
up young person to have others see her in
a trailing white satin, with tulle and Or
ange blossoms galore. going up and down
church aisle does not lessen as the new
woman" comes prominently to the front on
a bicycle.
1t would be great pity If it ever should.
either. Next weeks brides will have but
little chance hereabouts to show off the
finery of their trosseaux, but those of the
latter part of the month are bit luckier.
part of the Easter revivals. as dinners,
teas, and so on, In honor of the soon-to-be-
married folks, will be of frequent occur
| renee. Judge and Mrs. Wylie will throw
open their fine old home for tea to meet
the bride-elect of their son. Miss Hop
kns.
Most of the bridal couples are off to
Europe for the summer. Mr.. Wendell and
his bride and Mr.. Wylie and his bride sail
on the same steamer. Mr.. CurZon and his
bride will sail shortly after their marriage
and some other couples will go, too. though
there has been little said of 1t heretofore.
Some of the events of the coming week
are: For Monday-The marriage of DIR.
Henry ID. Fry and Miss Ida B. Lindsay. at
the Church of the Epiphany. MIR. and Mrs.
Jno. Hay. a tea in honor of the Yale Glee
and Banjo Clubs. to &. Mr.. James E.
Fitch. tea for Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Ober-
teuffer. to I: and in the evening Mrs. S.
S. Rowland will give a ball. Mrs. Clagett
dance in honor of the Yale boys. and Miss
Worthinston. dancing party.
Tuesday-The marriage of Miss Marian
Fendall and Mr. Jacob Wendell of New
York will take place at st. Johns Church
at noon. and will be followed by break
fast at the residence OF Miss Mary Fendall.
The marriage of Miss Frances Cox and Mr..
Eben Eveleth Whiting will take place at
st. Paul's Church at l o'clock. and will be
followed by a wedding breakfast at the
residence OF Mrs. Thomas Campbell Cox.
Rev. and Mrs. Richard Lewis Howell will
give a tea in honor of Miss Davis. Mrs.
De Pystcr. dance for the friends of her
second daughter. Miss Justine De Pyster
Wednesday-The marriage of Miss Anne
Rundlett and DIR. James c. Mcclure will
take place at st. Johns at noon. and will
be followed by wedding breakfast at the
residence of Mrs. Howard NJ. Eundlttt
Mrs. j. w. Pilling will give tea for young
people. to I. to meet her guests. the
Misses Mills of New York. The marriage
Of Miss Lucy Addison Hester and Mr.
Henry Brown Turner jr.. of New York
will take place at Trinity Episcopal Church
at O'Clock.
Thursday-Mrs Harriet Lane Johnston
Monday. April 22-The marriage of Miss
| Letter and Mr.. George Curzon of London
will take place at ST. Johns Church at
ll:;o and be followed by wedding break
fast at Dupont circle
| Wedns sday. April 24-Alss Florence An
drews and Mr.. Llewellyn Whipping Estes
will be married at St Andrews; Miss May
O'Reilly and Mr. Thomas Durant at ST
Pauls: Miss Catherine Deane and Mr..
Charles Everett Kern at All Saints Chapel.
Deanewood. and Mrs. Charles Pierson and
AIR. William CASTOR Hamilton at st. Johns.
| Tuesday, April :n-The marriage of Miss
| Kate Hopkins and Mr.. Horace Wylie will
take place at st. Johns at noon. and will
| be followed by wedding breakfast at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. James Hopkins
| If the weather is all right the Faster
parade tomorrow after church will he
worth seeing. The popular stamping ground.
| as everybody knows, is along H street and
| vas made up entirely of good intentions,
| for the weather was that which In London
! would he justly characterized as 'beastly.
| New, if tomorrow brings the ideal Easter
| heather. bright skies and glowing sunshine,
| there will be opportunity for all to
show off their Easter buds to the very
best advantage, after both morning and af-
| ternoon church services.
| Mrs Lamont is in New York, where she
! will spend the Easter holidays. She left
| town yesterday, and will not return till late
| in the coming week.
| Right Rev. Bishop Talbot of Wyoming
an old acquaintance of the Letter family,
| assisted by DR.. MackaySmith of St
| Johns Church, will perform the marriage
| ceremony for Miss Mary Letter and Mr.
| George Curzon. Lord Lamington will be
| best man and the brides two sisters. Miss
Mamie Letter and Miss Daisy Letter, will
| be bridesmaids Mr. Frank Curzon and Sill
| William and Lady Miller, the latter sister
| of the groom, are coming to this country
| with him. and will be guests at the Letter
residence. The preparations for the we'd
| ding are of such a character that 1t will be
| probably remembered as long as any othe.
| International marriage. which always seem
| to be events standing cut longest in the
| public mind There are two sets of cards
| out about 300 of which include invitations
| to the wedding breakfast After the we'd
| ding the couple will spend the early days OF
| their honeymoon at country place not
| far from this city After reaching their
| future home in England. they will occupy a
| house in London during the season. The
| estate of the groom's father. Lord Sears
| dale is called Kedleston Hall. and is in
| Derbyshire Miss Letter has received a
great many presents. most of them natural
y of a most elegant description and well
worthy transportation to England. num-
Der of the out-oftown relatives of the
family will be here for the wedding. They
come chiefly from the west and north. The
only son of the Letter house, Joseph Letter
who lives in Chicago, will be an usher al
| the wedding.
At the marriage of Miss Frances Cox and
| Mr. Eben Eveleth Whiting next Tuesday
| at St Pauls Church the bride will be at
| tended by her sister Miss Elizabeth I'm
| derwood Cox. The ushers will be Mr.. Jas
| Colwell, Mr.. Lewis Finney, Mr.. James
| Emory and DR.. Sterling Ruffin. Rev. Dr.
Harding will perform the ceremony.
The marriage of Miss Lucy Add
son Hester, daughter of Mrs. James
William Hester. and Mr.. Henry Brown
| Turner. ir., of New York city VIII
| of Tripifv Fni