Evening star., 1895-06-11
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A Double Wedding This Morning at St
Stephens.
The SaxtOn-Sew Marriage Tonight
Will BE n Brilliant Event
Personal Notes.

Cards of invitation will be required at the
| marriage tonight, at All Souls Church. of
Miss Mary Grant Saxton and Mr.. Edward
| Clarkson Seward of New York. 1t will be
a beautiful and brilliant scene. The bride
| will be attended by a maid of honor, Miss
louise Grant Saxton, eight bridesmaids
Miss Elizabeth Brown, Miss Matte Bar
| blett, Miss Louise Carr, Miss Grace Gar
| riott, Miss Mary Draney, Miss Agnes Car
| ruthers. Miss Josephine Nairn and Miss
| Sarah Rathbone-and four flower girls
| Hannah Berlner. Marjorie Chittenden,
| Harriet Young and Verna Ricketts,. The
| bride will be gowned in white satin and
| tulle, her maid of honor in pink tulle over
! pink silk, the bridesmaids in white organdie
and the little flower girls in white. Mr.. C.
| Rockhil of New York will be best man,
| and the ushers will be Messrs. Forrest
| Bracket of Boston, Edward Mosely Of
| Hartford, Dr. Lee l.. Harlan, J. P. Spindle
| Harry Reed. Harry Willard, Henry E.
| Cooper and Fenton Bradford. A reception
| will follow the ceremony at the residence
| of the brides parents Mr.. and Mrs. Sax
| ton on keneSaw avenue. The wedding trip
| will be a lengthy one. and much Of the
| summer will be spent in the Ad!rondacks
| In the autumn they will go to their home
| in Montclair N. J. Among the out-of-town
| guests who are here for the welding are
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. saxton, Mr.. and Mrs
| E. c. Converse, Mrs. A. c. Wonde, Mrs.
| Franklin l.. Goldman of Boston and Dr. W.
D. Hilliard of Asheviile N. C.
At pretty double wedding in st.
Stephens Church. the daughters of MIR;
| and Mrs. D. w. Farlin of 1890 Howard
| avenue We're married at 1920 o'clock this
| morning. Rev. George F. Dudley. pastor
| of the church. performed the ceremony that
| united Miss Lillian Parham Farlin and Mr..
Frank Wood Bigger of Charlestown. w.
Va, and Miss Clara Comstock Farlin and
| Mr.. VIM. Allen Balch, formerly of this
| city, but now Of Chicago. The church was
| filled with the relatives and friends OF the
brides and groomS and was prettily deco
| rated. Mr.. and Mrs. Bigger left after the
| ceremony for Wilmington, Del, where they
will spend a few days before going to
Charlestown. Mr. and Mrs Balch will make
their home in Oak Park, ILL.,, near Chicago,
and departed at once for the latter city.
The French ambassador and Mrs. Pate
notre will sail for Havre on Saturday next,
to remain abroad till the autumn.
DR.. Guzman, the Nicaraguan minister.
will probably remain in Washington during
the better part of the summer. Mrs Guz-
man will spend July and August at Man.
chester-by-the-Sea-
Mrs. Pauline Murphy of Cleveland. Ohio
| is the guest of her sister. Mrs. F. N.
| Gregory, 1926 street northwest.
| Mrs. s. NJ. Evans of Louisville. KY. Is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. John H. Pellen.
| schel Main. U. S. N. will leave today for
| Iowa and Colorado, where she will spend
| the summer with her two daughters Mr..
Russell Main will summer at WiScasset,
| Me-, with Prof. Pyne.
| Miss Hattie NJ. Myers and Miss Lillian
Craigen left yesterday for Front Royal.
Va.
Mrs. Charming Roper has returned, after
| a pleasant visit of seven weeks at her old
| home in Richmond. Va.
| Miss Wyville left yesterday for Long
Island. where she will make one of a house
| party for several weeks, prior to spending
| the remainder of the summer at Capon
| Springs
| Miss Blanche Rich of New York city is
visiting Mrs. NJ. M. Rich Of 1921 Sth street
northwest. where she will be pleased to
see her friends.
Mrs. Arthur Geofrrey Parsons left for
Dublin. N H., today with her son, Mr.. Par
| sons having preceded her last week.
| Mrs. Cornelius Belt Is able 20 be out
| again. after several weeks confinement to
the house by an injured foot. She will be
| unable to leave town before July.
Mr.. Rodney E. Purcell and Miss Susan
B. Hatcher, both Of Purcellvilie Va, were
married at Mt. Vernon Place Church We'd
| nesday last. The bride was gowned i'll
brown cloth travelling suit, with bonnet to
and Roberta Paxson and little Christine
Villers carried the brides flowers. Mr.. and
Mrs. Purcell will be at home to their
| friends after June 10 in Purcellville Va
| Mr. and Mrs. George W. Watson have
| issued cards for the marriage of their
! daughter. Miss Maud Watson, to Mr. Al
Ian Davis. principal of the Business High
| School. The ceremony will take place Mon
| day evening, June "A. at o'clock at 800
| 1lth street southeast.
| Mrs. Thurber and family went yesterday
to Marion Mass, where they will spend the
| summer.
| Capt and Mes. John Adams Howell have
| sent out invitations for the marriage of
their daughter. Miss Belle Howell, to Mr.
| John Valentine Bohn. The ceremony will
take place June -. at o'clock, at st.
| Johns Church.
Mrs. and Miss Mcpherson will sail for
| Europe this month and spend the summer
| abroad.
Mrs. and the Misses Clagett will summer
in the Adirondacks.
| A party was given by Mr.. and Mrs. E.
| NJ. Byrnes Saturday evening at their resi-
dence, III New York avenue in honor of
the fifth birthday of their daughter Jose
Ehipe. Among these present were Misses
Maud and Marion Hoover. Jennie Derkin
Elsie johnson. Bernadine Bridget. Marie
Tily Keller. Blanche and Ethel Wise
Agnes Kelly. Loulie Byrnes and Masters
Dennis Connell John Bridget, ]. Howell
Gordon, Eddie and Willie Mangum, Mark
Charles Dornon and ]. Wise Byrnes.
| The engagement has been announced Of
| Miss Clara Goedel of Baltimore and Rep
Iesentative-elect Israel F. Fischer Of
| Brooklyn The wedding takes place this
fall Mr. Fischer was elected to Congress
| last November from the fourth New York
district. He is a republican and succeeds
i William j. Coombs
AT the marriage OF Miss Ethel Purcell
| to Mr.. Hutchins at st. Michaers and All
| Angels Church, on the 18th instant Miss
| Carrie Porter. granddaughter of the late
| Admiral Porter, will be the maid of honor
| The best man will be Mr.. Herman Denni-
| son of Columbus, Ohio.
| Mrs. NJ. H. Martin who has been south
| all winter, is now on a brief visit to the
| family of Mr.. Ben. Martin, at 1896 S street
| northwest.
| Miss Maner, pleasantly remembered here