Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-14

Baroness Won Thielman.
Baroness Won Thielman, wife of the Ger
| man ambassador, is young and most at
| tractfve matron, who is bound to make
| iuently, having been born and reared in
Dresden, and frequently in company with
| English-speaking friends Many of the
| Travelled Americans. particularly among
| the northerners were her acquaintance
| before her marriage. The baroness has
two little girls-Carola, five years. and
Hilda, three years old. They are comfort
able little bodies these cold days. with
| their yellow curls and rosy cheeks, out
| with their nurses. Baron and Baroness
| Won Thfelman brought great deal of their
| own household belongings here with them,
| which give homelike touch to the EN-
| bassy. They have resided for some time
at Constantinople. and naturally did what
all travellers do in that fascinating end of
the world-increase their store of rugs,
| hangings and curios. which are not part of
| the adornment of their present home.
Miss Clara Busch, daughter of the brewer
prince, and Paul Won Gontard will be mar
cied Monday night at the Church of the
Messiah, ST. Louis, and the preparations
| sid fair to Guido the Observation-Disclosures
/ E.lt nuptiels. Paul Won Gontard belongs to
| the landed obility of Westphalia. and
| oould, if he choose, lay claim TO the title OF
aaron. He is chief officer and part owner
| Of a great iron foundry at Hagen, in West
phalia; draws salary of 10000 marks, be-
sides dividends, and according to German
/
| rations at the church are to be most elabo-
| rate. At the head of each pew will be a
| tall bouquet of lilies, and the chancel walls
are to be solidly covered with flowers.
The wedding reception will begin at the
Southern Hotel. where thirty rooms and
| the entire parlor floor have been in course
| of decoration the last two weeks. The re-
| option suite has been draped entirely with
white silk, and will be studded with white
| lowers. All the other rooms have been
| hung in other colored silks. There will be
Two pink rooms. two yellow rooms, a Moor
| ish room, Turkish room, an oriental
room, Japanese room and so on.
In the green room. on walls covered with
rea-green silk, there will be a irapery of
green orchids and lilies of the valley. The
heart wedding cake, on a heart-shaped ia
| BILE, will be the attraction 1t will be dis
tributed among the guests in small heart
shaped boxes. The bride, who is very pref
ty, Is to wear an empire gown of white
satin, with deep f1ounce of duchess lace
around the hem and pearl butterfly orHa-
menting the corsage. The court train is of
white brocade, lined with chiffon spanglad
with silver.
The maid of honor will wear an empire
gown of Nile green brocade covered with
| spangled chiffon The six bridesmaids will
wear white chiffon, spangled with gold;
yellow silk stockings and gold cloth slip
pers, and will carry yellow chrysanthe-
mrms. Two little boys will be groomsmen,
| two little girls will be flower bearers and
a tiny niece and nephew of the bride will
strew roses IN her path as she walks to
the altar. The floral display alone will cost
| $4,000. and $4,000 will be used in the prep
arations outside of the brides trousseau,
her gifts, etc. The bridal trip will be to
Atlanta, and after spending the holidays
in st. Louis the couple will sail January
for Europe and proceed to their home m
Hagen, Westphalia.
Mrs. Matthew P. Read has as her winter
CUE SITS her granGniece. Miss Etha Dahl
gren. and Lrother, Mr.. John Bernard
Dahls1en. They are the grandchildren of
4 he. al, roI r, 10,
dren of Capt. c. B. Dahlgren, commander
OF the battalion of the west New Jersey
naval reserve.
The Short Story Club met at the Vino
daughsis parlors Wednesday. The story of
the evening, 'Old Charles" by Mrs. Rob-
ert Head, was an entertaining character
sketch. Five-minIte essays on Blarney by
n RS. Barrmger, Mr c. H. Cherry and Mrs.
Hort combined amusement with informa
ton as to the origin of the far-famed
Barney stone Miss E. Ringgold gave ali
| original poem, Was He DreamingT' Mrs
Shehan read another poem, entitled "Pov-
erty." Songs and instrumental music COM
pleted the program.
Mrs. George b. Edwards is located for
| the winter at No. 254 Delaware avenue
northoa and will be at home on Mon
days.
Mrs. Louise H. Patterson and daughter
have gone to Baltimore to remain until
after the holidays.
| A pretty home wedding took place on
! Tuesday evening at sol Stanton place
Miss Ethel Neale was married to DR.. c.
Lydecker Demarest, both of this city. The
brides brother, Mr.. Hamilton S. Neale
| gave her hand in marriage, and the maid
| of honor was the brides sister, Miss Ellen
| Neale The parlors and hall were beauti-
| fully decorated with palms and chrySanthe-
NUNS, and promptly at o'clock the soft
| strains CT the wedding march came from
a distant room. The brides uncle, the
Rev. James r. Craighill, entered from
side door, followed by the groom. The
maid of honor then advanced, preceding
| the bride and her brother. The groom met
the bride at the folding doors between the
| parlorS, and conducted her to the minister
who performed the ceremony. The bay
window, where the bridal party stood, was
banked with gigantic palms. and behind
them lamps with colored shades cast
fairy-ike glow over the pretty scene. The
bride attired in white organdie over
satin, and carried bride roses. The maid
of honor was gowned in pink silk and car
ried pink roses. After the ceremony con-
gratulations were extended by the many
friends present, and followed by dainty re-
freshments. The presents were numerous
| and costly. AT $3.50 DR.. and Mrs. Demarest
left for the train, attended by the brides
brother and sister,
The Cotillon will give their first german
at the National Rifles Armory Monday
December %, when Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs.
Hoke Smith. Mrs. Blanchard, Mrs. Swan
son, Mrs. Ramsay and Mrs. Uhl will act as
chaperOnS. 1 ne series Oh germans gwen
by the club last season are most pleasant
ly recalled by those who attended, and the
efficient committee of which Mr.. j. c.
Sprigg, jr., is secretary. have perfected the
arrangements for another pleasant series
the coming season.
Representative G. A. Swanson and wife
have leased 1716 Q street for the winter.
Mrs. Swanson will be at home on Tues
days. After the holidays Mrs. and Miss
Lyons will be with Mrs. Swanson.
Miss Wylie, daughter of DR.. Gill Wylie
| of New York, is now visiting Mrs. Swan
son.
, Mrs. H. P. Fribley of New Philadelphia,
Ohio, is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. Fribley
| and family, 731 18th street northwest.
Mrs. Joel z. Heatwole, wife of Represen-
| tative Heatwole of Minnesota, is in mourn
| ing and VIII not go in society this winter.
| MIS-. Heatwole has many friends in Wash
| ington who regret the circumstances which
| prevent her engaging in social pleasures
| during the first season she is in the capital
| Mss Mamie Storms Hoge is in Denver
| Col, visiting relatives with whom she will
| spend the winter.
| Dr. and MrD Hamin will be at home,
1906 Connecticut avenue, on Morday after