The morning times., 1896-10-22
WEDNESDAY was
ADAY OF BRIDES
Marriage of Miss Switzerland and
MIR. Stone at St. MicLaei'S.
Miss Snmstag and Mr.. Rosenthal We'd
ded al the Shoreham-ManyO Other
Ceremonies Last Evening.

The Church of st. Michael and all Angels,
at Twenty-sccond and streets, was last
evening crowded to ITS utmost to accom-
modate the many friends OF Mrs. Rundlc,t,
VINO assembled to witness the marriage
of her daughter, Miss Augusta Soulii"r-
land, and Mr.. George Lewis Stone, Of
BuSton. The chuTCu was very prct.iiy
decorated in palIns, with a profusion of
pink CuSmo os blossoms and pink and white
lHrySantncUuIs, used atout the chancci
and altar.
long before the hugr set for the cere'
muny, which occurred promptly AT 1:3o
o'clock, the guests began 10 assemble
and were seated by the ushcrs, Messrs.
! Howard McClandish, Royce Burrett, and
J. SputtSw oud Garland of Washington.
and Morton Chapman of Boston. The
| urEans, of The ChGrcf. played appropriate
| selections during ih'. time of waiting, and
! the wedding party entered To the strains
of MendelS>ohn's Wedding March.
Master Pierce McClandish the tiny
nephew of the bride, l"d lhc way, followed
| by the tour uSnrrS; then ;he TWO brides.
maids, Miss Caroline Southcrland, sister
! of the bride. and Miss George Patterson,
! daughter OF Admiral Patterson, wearing
| "A Charmingly male white organdie gown
ana carrying white chrysanthemun>. Miss
Anna Brintun of Philadelphia acted aS
maid Of honor. and walked alone, attir"d
!
bride ON the arm of her uncle, Major
! Augustus $. Nicholson. L. S. n.
| The bride who is "A tall and graceful
| brunette luokei remarkably Well IN "A
| gown of white organIiie over white silk,
| and carried white Cify sanihcmums. tied
/, with broad White ribbon. Her tuIle Veil
| fell to the hem Of the gown. AMI was fasten-
ed To her dark hair with a crescent Of
| diamonds and uaiurai Grange blossoms. Her
| other ornaments Were handsome pearls,
| which are heirlu"ms in her family. AT the
| ChanCcl the cruum stroI waiIing with his
best man. Lieut.. Reginald Nicholson, L.
S. n, a cousin Of the bride.
| The wedding party grouped themselves
very gracefully before the altar, upon
which We're many lighted tapers, ana Rev.
| Mr. Ward. rector OF The church, read the
Episcopal marriage service.
The bride is the daughter Of the late
| Ma iur Suutherland. l. :. y. ana wcl-kn"I III
| ana much admiredIn Washington and Phiia-
delphia. the former home of her family
Mir. Stone is a prominent Young business
man of Boston, in which city the young
| people will GO at once t. Il Handsome home
| prepared for them.
Among the guests We're a large con-
tingent of Amy and Navy people now in
the city, as well as Il great many personal
friends. a reception followed the ccrc-
muny at the home OF the bride, 1915 EiElI-
teenth street which was attended by the
intimate friends of TIE family, and the
out -uf-town guests The decorations here
Were also in pink and white. many brides
maid roses Icing used with the cosmos
blossoms and chrysanthcmHms.
The mother OF the bride looked very
handsome in black embroidered crepe Mrs.
McClaudish Wore gown of black lace
over red silk while Miss knight, guest
of the family, Wore a particularly pretty
gown OF green tulle over green silk. trimmed
in white ribbons. Among The guests who
came on for the occasion were Miss Souther-
lard, aunt of the bride. and Mrs. G. II
| Clarke jr of Philadelphia, and Miss
! Annie Clarke.
Among the guests We're Gen and Mrs.
Greedy. Dr. aud Mrs. McGuire the Misses
Nicholson, Mrs. c. C Glover Mrs Schroeder,
Mrs. Hawley, Mrs Pairo and Miss +
PairO, Miss Ruth Kerr and the Misses Cox
one of the most brilliant of yesterday :
nuptial events was the marriage of Miss
Eva Lottie Samstag. the daughter Of Mr..
Samuel Samstag, of No. 81 street north
west, 10 Mr.. Benjamin Rosenthal Of Omaha.
NcD.
| The wedding was solcmniZed ut g
O'Clock in the parlors of the Shoreham
by Rabbi Stern of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation, in the presence Of about
| 100 guests, representing families and
The wedding chorus from ''Lohenern,'
rendered by a full string orchestra, her
aided the approach OF the bridal process
sion, which WAS headed by the ushers. Mr..
j fifferling, Mr.. Moses Strouse, Mr.. F.
samstag, Mr.. Albert Samstag and Mr.. So
Samstag. brothers Of the bride; Mr.. Albert
Rosenthal, Mr.. c. ROsenthal. brothers OF
the groom. and MIR. S. Behrends.
They were followed by two tiny brides
, maids in Nile silk. Misses Florence and
| Adele Rosenthal, nicces Of the bride, who
strewed her pathway with flowers. The
bride entered with her father. who gave
her hand i'll ISrriage, and was met nj
: the impromntS. altar by the groom aud hi
, | best man, DIR. Sylvan Likes. of Baltimore
] During the impressive ceremony the
orchestra played appropriate selections
| in low strains and the air was fragrant
with roses and carnations that. with colder
rod, palms and chrysanthenuns, formed
the decorations of the rooms.
4 The bride, W ho is n beautiful blonde
J ] Was attired in ducbcsse satin, with th'
slightly decollete bodice trimmed Witt
} pearls nd rare point lace. Her veil, hicl
: | hung in folds to the edge of her train, wa
caught with strays OF orange blossom
. | and in place of the conventional bpuque
5 she held prayer book, bound in ivory an,
: White kid.
The service was followed by dinner il
the banquet hall of the Shoreham and
later, by a reception at which the brid
| was assisted in receiving by her mother
: Mrs. Samuel Samstag in black brucad
trimmed With let: Mrs. Roseuthal, mothe