Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Pretty Weddings at Church and at
Home
A Feast of Music at the Brazilian
LegntfOn-Dinners Last Night
Personal Mention,


| B. Hughes. corner of Massachusetts, ave-
nue. and street northeast when their
daughter, Miss Mamie Drusilla, became
the wife of Mr.. Eugene B. Wells, prom
lnent citizen of Carbondale, Pa. The cere-
| mony was performed by Rev. E. Olin Ed
| ridge Of Waugh NJ. E. Chapel in the pres
| ence of more than 100 Of the friends of the
pretty bride. Miss Dorothy Hughes, sister
| OF the bride, was bridesmaid, and Miss
| Ethel Wells. a six-year-old miss of Car
| pondale, sister of the groom, was flower
girl The groom was attended by his
brother Mr.. Delbert NJ. Wells, as best
| man; The wedding march was performed
On tne piano by Miss Anna Boswell The
| DECORATIONS of the house were superb The
pride was beautifully attired in a cream
satin duchess dress, with tulle VEIL caught
s Nun orange blossoms, and she carried a
| shower bouquet of brides roses The couple
ieil later for an extended wedding tour,
| during which the principal northern cities
VIII DC visited The future home of Mr..
| and Mrs. Wells will be In CarbondaIe
Among the many present at the wedding,
besides those already Eamed were Mrs. 81
| Is. Wells of Carbonate, mother of the
S forS p MI and and Mrs e. E: Finn of Cliff
| MIS- w. r Hummer Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.
| WILKINSON. Mr.. and Mrs. Butler. Mrs. e. O.
RRs arr1 Miss Lizzie Eldridge, Mr. John
Ddi kman, the Misses Ida and Bessie Roz-
zeiie Miss L. Carpenter, Mr.. and Mrs
raven, Mrs: Hill, DR.. and Mrs. A r,
SSa rI ION Miss Jameson, Miss L. Jarvis,
Boswell, Miss Shipley. Mr.. and Wrs FILE
Mss anna Frech, Miss tombstone the
Na ,sses Dana: Mrs. and Miss Croney. Miss
M NAVEL mrs. L. Carpenter. the Misses
| Inaynle and Anna Carpenter. Mrs. Emma
| j., carpenter, Miss Belle Carnentar ,Iassrs
Bishop and Luker ''ui'
| AL trinity NJ. E. Church. Southeast ,as+
nsenahs; large gathering of friends witt
Or of
anu Mt. George w. Hummer Nessrs ~
| VI. Lang, II. Beiber, L. S. Hoover and Ern-
esto, ailen Were the ushers. The bride was
attended by four of her Sunday scboo, 80,
piis, Misses Lizzie Lerch Maggie Tauher-
| schmidt, Tillie Click and Mamie Scbmidt
as maids OF honor. They wore white or
snu n uLesses, with white satin ribbons.
ana carried bouquets of lilies. The brides
| MAIDS We're Miss Lula Acton who wore
PINK SILK and carried pink roses: Miss
Ashes Sauter, who wore blue silk, and
MISS Addle Duvall who wore white silk
Mr.. Ben. Hummer attended the groom aS
best man, and Mr.. Harry Hummer and Mr.
| John Acton were groomsmen. The bride
| wore white satin, trimmed with chiffon
ana orange blossoms A wreath of orange
blossoms held her tulle veil A diamond
| pfooch was worn, and her bouquet was of
roses and valley lilies. About two hun
! dred guests attended the wedding recen-
ton at the residence of the brides mother
Mrs L. Sauter, 40 o street. The supper
| lanie was arranged in horseshoe shape,
|
| white. Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ Hummer, the
grooms parents, were present The bride
| received numbers of pretty gifts. Mr. and
Mrs Hummer will reside near 10th and l.
streets.
Mr. John W. Thompson entertained at
| dinner last night Senator Frye Senator
Sewell, Senator Chandler, Senator Platt
Senator Mitchell, Senator Perkins, Gen
henderson, Representative Boutelle, Mr..
| N. NJ: Parker, Col A. T. Britton and Col.
| Cassel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benje min p. Snyder an
nounce the engagement of their youngest
| daughter, Grace Blackman, to Mr.. Edward
| Louis Sternberger Of Jackson Ohio a prom
| inent coal ard iron operator. The wedding
| is expected to take place early in June at
| the home Of the brides parents Ceilings
wood" Prince Georges county, Nd
Mr.. and Mrs. Letter gave a dinner last
| night in honor Of Baron Speck Won Stern
berg, who is on his way to Germany from
Pekin. Baron Speck was formerly con-
| nected here with the German embassy.
Among the guests were the British amhas-
| sador and Lady Pauncefote, the German
ambassador and Baroness Won Theilman,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hay, Mr. and Mrs S.
| S. Rowland, Mr.. George W. Smalley, Mrs.
Slater, Miss Jones, Miss Letter, Prince
| Wrede and Baron Won Ketteler.
Messrs. Felix Bernardelli and Enrique
| Morelos delightfully."- entertained a large
gathering yesterday afternoon at the Bra
| lillian legation, by violin and piano con-
I.
| they added new laurels to their already
| widely established reputation as artists of
| extraordinary talent. Their performance
| included selections from Sgambad, Rubin
| Vieuxtemps, Schubert. Zarlsky, Senior,
Pepper and List. And ali were rendered
with such smoothness and skill that it was
| hard to indicate in which particular num-
Der the artists were heard to the best adj
vantage. In the well pleased audience be-
| side the Brazilian minister and Mrs. de
| Mendonca and the Misses Mendonca, and
| Mr.. and Mrs. Mario de Mendonca, Were
| Ambassador Patenotre, Mrs. Carlisle, Miss
Herbert, Mrs. Romero, Mrs. l.. B. Webb
| Mrs Foster, Mrs. Hearst, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Chopper, Mr.. and Mrs. Blanco, the
| Chilean minister, Mrs. and Miss Cana
Mrs Charles E. Williams Mrs. Frank Cor
| don, the Swiss minister and Mrs. Pioda,
| Mrs Lazo de Arriaga, Mrs. Cushman n
| Davis, Mr.. Jules Boeufve, Mr.. Alfred Cana,
| Mr.. and Mrs. CovarruhaS, Mrs. Lindsey,
| Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. Spaulding, Mrs.
| Dupuy de Lcme. Miss Noyes, Mrs. George
| Rouzer, Mr.. and Mrs. Pollok, the Misses
| Cullen, Mrs. Preston Sands. Miss Roches-
ter, Miss Virginia Butler Baron and Bar
| oness Hergelmueller, Mr.. Trubert, Mrs.
Winthrop, Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Miss
| Wetmore, Mrs. Rengifo, Mrs. Mccartney
| and Minister de Weckherlin.
Prof. and Mrs. Arnold Hague gave re-
ception last night in honor of the National
Academy of Sciences.
Mrs. Henry Brewster will give tea this
| afternoon in honor of the Colonial Danes.
Miss Anna Sherwood of Wellsboro, Pa, is
| spending a month at the home of Col. Clay
| ton, 1906 Riggs place.
Mrs. Bittinger. with her friend, Mrs. Har-
| ris of Philadelphia, is spending a couple Of
| weeks at Atlantic City.
Secretary Olney's grandson, Master Minot
is now i'll with the measles.
Mr. and Mrs. John Floyd Waggaman, Mr..
| Emmett Morris. Lieut.. Niblack and Mr. and
| Mrs. E. B. Hay attended Baltimore we'd
| dings last night
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Blanchard of
Nashua, N. H, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
]. W.. Douglass al 17O5 Both street.
Rev. Alton Murch and his mother of SAL
| mon Falls, N. H, are visiting Ben w.
| Murch, principal of the Force School, at
| his home, 1903 35th street Rev. Murch is
| rector of an Episcopal church and Yale
classmate of Senator Dubois of Idaho.
| Mrs. Loring Blanchard Mullen will be at
homo to her friends tomorrow for the last
| time this season.