Evening star., 1896-12-16
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Three Notable Weddings to Take Place This
Evening.
Miss bryant and Mr.. Simpson. Miss
Tracy and Mr.Wade and Miss White
and DR.. Davis the Happy Couples.

| Mr. Frede rick Simpson will be married
The bride will be attended by four brides
| maids. the Misses Stone. Miss Ethel Nor
| ris and Miss Amy Bryant. Little Miss
Florence Stone will be flower girl. The
bride. who is the eldest daughter of Mr..
c. o. b. Bryant of The Labyrinth" Mont
| gomery county. Md, is a charming and
| most accomplished young lady. The couple
| will go to Cuba. N Y. 10 reside.
| At St. Andrews Church Miss Maud
| Tracy and Lieutenant John Parson Wade
will be married. The bride viii be attended
| by Miss Frances Porter of Tow1n Pa /:
| Miss Gertrude Sheldon of Glens Fails y.
y; Miss Eginton OF Kentucky Miss May
Catlin. Mss Jennie Hunt. Miss Ritten-
house. Miss Frost and the sister of the
| bride-elect, Mss Elmeda Tracy. The
brother of the bride. Lieut.. Joseph Z.
| Tracy of the list Artillery. now stationed
in Florida, will be best man. Captain
! Mfchler, Lieutenant Craige and Lieutenant
| Parker. 9TH Cavalry; Lieutenant Summer
| line and Lieutenant Lott, 9th Cavalry.
| Lieutenant Callan. 5th Artillery. and Lieu
| tenant Guignard, 4th Artillery. will be
| ushers. Rev. J. II. Perry, ID. D.. will per-
| form the marriage ceremony. and a recep-
| tion will follow at the residence of the
| brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Burr Ridg-
| way Tracy. The bridegroom-elect's regi-
| ment is stationed at San Antonio. Texas.
\ to which post he will return with his bride.
The marriage of Miss Grace May White.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles White.
! and DR.. Lleweilyn F. Davis will take place
| at $50 O'Clock at Assembly's Presbyterian
| Church, Rev. DIR. Little officiating. Miss
| Nyra Davis, sister of the groom. will he
maid of honor, and Misses Lula Ro;hrock
and Lula Cox bridesmaids. DIR. II. Jerome
Allen will be Dest man. Mr.. Maurice Hath
| away, Mr.. G. Cooper Cox, Mr.. Henry G.
! Rothrock and Mr.. George Davis, brother of
| the groom, will be the ushers.
| The Brazilian minister and Mrs. de Men
| donca will give dinner December 81.
Invitations are just out for the Bachelors
germans. The dates are January and %
| and February Il. and the cotillion will be
gin at 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs 4. G. Wilkinson have cards
| out for Wednesday evening, December ~.
| at o'clock. 1I26 X street, when Miss Will
| kinson will make her debut. Mrs. and Miss
| Wilkinson will receive Mondays in Janu-
| airy after the 4th.
The Swiss minister and Mrs Pioda will
| give a dinner i'm honor of the Secretary of
! State and Mrs. Oiney. January q.
Three debut parties filled yesterday after
| noon. The handsome young daughter of
| Mr.. and Mrs. John A Baker was presented
| to a large and distinguished company. The
house was beautifully adorned with flowers
arranged in the most artistic way. Miss
Baker was gOwned in white peau de sole
and embroidered chiffon. In the dining
| rcCm Mrs. Aulick Palmer and Mrs. Eugenisl
| Phillips did the honors of the well-appoini- /
| ell table. The young ladies of the receiving
party were Miss Eliza beth Harmon Miss
| Edith Davidge. Miss Martha Hichborn the
Misses Clare and Roberta Howard Miss
Genevra Norris. Miss Esther Gordon, Miss
| Elizabeth Ferguson. daughter of the United
| States minister to Norway and Sweden
| who is visiting in Washington her former
! home, and Miss Worthngton. Later these
| were entertained at dinner an equal
| number of young men joining them at the
| feast They Were Mr.. Robert Lee DR. Nor
| ris Murray. Mr.. Ormsby McCammon. MIR.
| r. Ross Perry. jr-, MIR. Charles McRoberts.
| Mr.. Murray Stewart of Wilmington Del.
| Mr.. William Mcpherson, Mr.. Lee Phillips
/ and Mr.. Brooke Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin McCahill presented
| their daughter, Miss Florence Laurens Nc
Cahill. to their friends yesterday. at their
| residence, a312 street. The house was
| decked with palms alG the flowers seat
| the debutante made fragrant pile. Inc
| latter was gowned in white silk muslin
| with bolero jacket of heavy lace. Sac
| carried lilies of the valley. The Misses
| Rasin of Baltimore Miss Roach, daughter
| of Senator Roach; Miss Devire. Miss King.
| Miss Ritch!e au1 Miss Lambert ass .stod.
| Mrs. William J. Warren and the Misses
| Forest presided at the ten able.
Miss Lynch, daughter of Mrs. Johl
| Lynch, Hiliyer place, was another debu-
| tante yesterday, and made her bow to a
| large ana appfeclatlpe company.
Mrs. Chas. Hartwen Cragin and Miss
| Cragin will be at home Thursdays in Janu-
ary
Capt. di Zouga ard family have moved
| into their own house for the winter
Mrs and Miss Ffoulke will receive
| Thursdays through the remainder of De-
| cember and January and February, in
stead of Saturdays as in previous years.
Mrs. Sartoris gave violet luncheon yes
| terday in honor cf Mrs. Bahkmetif. The
other ladies at the table were Mrs. Grant,
Mrs. William Emory. Mrs. John Davis.
Mrs. Letter, Mrs. Hearst. Mrs. Richard
son Glover, Mrs. Dent. Mrs. Audenried,
Mrs Rodgers, Mrs. Draper. Mrs. Sheridan.
Miss Edes, Mrs. Heath, Mrs. Sharp, Mrs.
Julian James and Mrs. LegaTe.
Miss Lewis of 18th street gave an infor-
| nal drive whist party on Monday evening.
| The head prizes were won by Miss Annie
Lewis and Mr.. Hite Miller. ard the second
prizes by Mrs. Miles Henshaw and Mrs.
Roger Nelson.
The marriage of Miss Grace May White.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles White.
and DIR. Llewellyn +. Davis. will take place
| this evening at 30 o'clock at Assembly
Presbyterian Church, Rev. DIR. Little OIL
ciating The maid of honor will be Miss
! Myra Davis. sister of the groom. and the
bridesmaids Miss Lula Cox and Miss Lula
| Rothrock. DR.. II. jerome Alien will be
| best man. and Mr. Maurice Hathaway. MIR.
VI.
Mr.. George r. Davis. brother of the groom,
will be ushers.
The marriage of Miss Grace Elizabeth
Duryea of Glen Cove. L. l.. daughter of Mr..
E. H. Duryea. and Mr.. James Cresop
Sprigg, jr.. of this city, took place yester-
DAY at ST. Georges Church, New York
city Rev. DR.. Ransford officia ting. Mr.
Colin Studds of the Pennsylvania railroad
was best man and Mr.. r. f. Brantley of
this city was also present at the happy
event. A wedding breakfast followed at
the Waldorf, which was attended by many
well-known people of New York. The
couple spending their honeymoon in
/ the SOUTH
Mrs. Ashby w. Woodward of Staunton,
Va. is visiting her mother, Mrs. NJ. A.
Keblnger, 62S 23d street.
Mrs. Frye, wife of Senator Frye, will
not receive until after the holidays.
very pleasant party to celebrate the
tenth birthday Of Master Fred Newburgh
was given at No. 80 I street last evening
which was attended by a number of the
children in LIE Drot Park. Those present
included Misses Ruth Albert, May Frost,
Natalie Cowell. Paulina and Malvina Woog,
Daisy and Freda Cooper, Ida Kuhner,
Louisa Scribner. Eleanor Gannett and Ev-
elyn Watson, Masters Malcolm Gannet:.
Willie Birney. Burwel Hamilton, Sammie