The evening times., 1896-08-19
WOMEN WE'D
Mss Dodge and Mrs. Martyr Were
Led to the Altar.
DIR. G GoldsborouEh Marri-dtiie Former,
and Mr. John o. Knox the Lntter.
Gay World Gossip.

and Dr. Mar,in Noutington Gn!dsi,orougii
occurred ap IL O'Clock ttuay ut st. JohD's
Episcopal Church. in GeorEeiown. The
ceremony was ptrfcimcd iy Rev. ctarlrs
L Buck, VITO came bcIn. from Ills :aca-
lion especially for The occasion.
TIE bride was attired i'll a bite riCtii.
with hat and elov,s to match. i lie maid
OF honor, Miss Cari.c Heath Dodge. a SIS
ter OF tie bride, wCIc q nOuish gown uf
green cloth. WIN gloves and hat to ,natcn.
and carried flowers.
The usncrs were Sir Robert Goidsbor-
borough, Dr. Frank Keating of Annapolis,
Md; Mir. Frank Dodge, Mr.. Ben Daineiile,
Evelcth Wilson and Douglas SimIns, OF this
city
The bride is The daughter OF Mr.. james
Heath Dodge or Bethesda, Nd. and "A grand
daughter OF the late Col. Dodge Of George
town. The groom is the sun of Capt. GciGs-
thorough, U. $. n.
linn ediateiy after the ceremony the
bridal party went in private car as far
as Baltimore where the bride and groom
left TO 20 North On their wedding tour.
The groom parents went To Annapolis nd
the brides parents returned to this city.
Among those present, besides The men,
bers of both families, were Judge and Mrs.
Cox, the Misses Cox, Judge and Mrs. Hag-
ner. Col. and Misses Cummings, Mr.. and
Mrs. Randall Hagner. Major and Miss Nc
MILAN, the Misses Darncille, Col. and MIS-.
Spencer Mathews. Mrs Lowers, Mr.. and
Mrs. John f. Bell. Mrs. Johts, and Mr..
and Mrs. Holdsworth ortitn.
The presents were numerous and costly,
the Eroom's gift being an ornament OF eil-
eraids and diamonds.
DR.. and Mrs. GoldsboroDEh upon their
return viii reside at Relay. Md, where Dir.
Goldsboroush has practice.
Mrs. Lizzie +. MARTYR and Mr.. John o.
Knox, both Of this city, were married yes
teriay evening ia the parlors OF the
Adams House, Boston. The ceremony, Which
was quiet one. being followed by i mum
ber of congr:itu!atury kilograms from Wash
ingtu1 frien IS of the groom who were cogui-
zant of The event.
Mr. Knox is the treasurer of Enox's Ex-
press Company OF this city. and for nearly
a third or a century has withstood all
sieges laid TO his heart.
For twenty years he lived at the National
Hotel, an unfcttered bachelor. After the
death of Prof. Martyr, of the Martyr Col
legc of oratory, eight years ago. his widow
made her home also al the National, where
a casual acquaintance ripenei into friend
illness that gradually developed into IN en-.
gagement.
On July Mrs. Martyr visited the homo
of her parents in Lynn, Mass. MIR. Knox
announced that the date OF his marriage
had been arranged and that when he re-
turned from Boston he would bring back
with him his bride
On Sunday, accompanied by Mr.. o. Shu-
mate as best man, he left for that city
and yesterday was met by the bride-clect
when the narriug. took place at o'clock
IN.
After brief wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs
Knox will return to the National Hotel,
where they will continue to reside.
Mr. James J Van Alien gave Coming
out ball iastnight at Wakehurst, hispalarial
home at Newport on ocl,rc Point. in honor of
his daughter. Miss May Van Aicn who has
recently returned from Europe, where She
had resided since her early childhood.
While not the largest ball given in recent
years, I'D some TespeCts thlS WIS "a greater
and more distinctive affair than even the
grand dance given last season at Marble
House by Mrs. Vanderbilt.
Everybody il society was asked, consid-
erably more than 800 invitations being is
sued, and everybody who could accept them
was present.
Miss Van Allen received her guests in tie
drawing-room. Standing with her, before
massive bank of orchids, which mounted
to the ceiling, were Mrs. Astor, her grand
mother. Mrs. Grinnel, an aunt, and Miss
Grinnell.
The young hostess Is hardly out OF her
teens, AID has Just returned from semi.
nary in England, where for the past eight
years she hal studied. A pronounced blonde,
she was cxqusitely gowned in white
satin creation ma ic IN Paris expressly for
this occasion. The skirt was embroidered
with seed pearls. The iow-cut bodice show
cd 10 advantage her beautifully mode,ed
neck aud shoulders. while the sleeves were
lovely soft puffs OF mo1sselne de Sole