Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
THE, WORLD OF SOCIETY
Euptisl Events in Pleasant Anticipa-
ton.
Miss Stevenson Showered With Beau
tfful Gifts-A Wedding at O COun-
try Mansion Notes.

| ginning WIN the oel.ghttul hospitality
aboard the Sapphire Monday afternoon, by
which Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Barber will en-
terrain their friends. and at the same time
| celebrate their silver wedding anniversary,
the list OF pleasant events is a long one.
The marriage Of Miss Julia Stevenson and
Rev. Martin d. Hardin next Tuesday and
the marriage of Miss Grace Snyder and
MIR. Edward Louis Sternberger "Wednesday
| have the greatest interest in the popular
| mind. Other Tuesday weddings will be
| those of Miss Ada Ashley and MT. William
Wallace Deane and Mss Mamie Virginia
| Fenwick and Mr.. Charles Harmon Lane.
| Miss Mary Larman and Mr.. Herbert A.
! Gibbs will be married Thursday at the
| First Congregational Church.
| The marriage of Mss Stevenson and
| Rev. Martin d. Hardin will be a noted &C.
Cas:on. The bride is endeared to a very
| large circle Of friends in this city, and
| numerous contemplated departures from
| town have been deferred for the pleasure
| OF attendance upon her wedding. There
| perhaps never were wedding gifts more
| graciOusly bestowed, either. than those
which have been received by her the past
| fortnight Her presents are gorgeous in
| quality and abundant in quantity, so that
the first home of the fair bride in Ken
| lucky this summer will present a dazzling
! array Of glittering articles
The bride will look very handsome in
her trained gown Of white satin and lace.
and every one Is forming most delightful
visions of what a picture she will make
feeling sure that the reality will far sur
| pass the most sanguine anticipations. The
maid of honor. Miss Letitia Stevenson,
whose style Of beauty is so directly OPP
! posite that of her sister: Miss Letitia Scott.
Miss Jane Hardin. Miss Julia Scott and
Miss Julia Hardin, as bridesmaids, will be
! equally danuly gowned. Mr. Charles
| Hardin will be best man and Rev. Wal
lace Radcliffe will perform the marriage
ceremony. Mr.. Woodward Longmoor and
Mr.. Richard Hill of Danville, Mr.. Karl
Vrooman of Baltimore. Mr. George Hamln
of Boston, Capt. Charles S. Br3mWell and
| Mr.. Walter Wilcox will be ushers. AT the
reception at the Normandie for the large
gathering of relatives, mainly from out of
town, and near friends, the parior suite
will be beautifully adorned with flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs Watt p. Hardin. parents Of
the groom; Judge and Mrs. Hardin, Gov
and Mrs. Knott, Mr.. ami Mrs. Robert Har-
| ding, all Of Kentucky: Mr. and Mrs. Har-
| rity Of Philadelphia, will be here for the
wedding.
The wedding OF Miss Grace Snyder and
Mr.. Edward l.. Starnberger will take place
at the beautiful country home of Mr. and
Mrs. Benjamin p. Snyder ''ColIneswcod,
Prince Georges county, Md, Wednesday
next. Relatives and Intimate friends only
have been asked, pat the number has
| reached pleasant dimensions heveTtteie Sc.
and the event will be surrounded by every
charming detail number of Ohio rela-
q
be present
A great deal Ct interest will be taken
here in the apprc aching marriage. Tues
day, June 2. of Miss Laura Croker of
Cleveland and Mr.. William Hayes Acklan
of this city. Tie list of Ushers is largely
made up of Washington men. and includes
MIR. John wilkins. Mr. John Henderson.
Mr.. Walter Davidge, jr., of this city, MIR.
II. X. Knowles of Delaware, Mr.. Charles
Page Bryan of Chicago, Mr.. Hugh Croker
Of Mr. ha1l IIal- Of I,
cinnati and Mr.. Rose, of Mayor Rose
of Cleveland. Miss Frances Andrews of
Cleveland and Miss Bradrer of New York
| are to he the maids OF honor. The brides
| maids are MISS Viola Vernon of Syracuse
| Miss Florence Cartwright of Pittsburg,
Miss Kate Haskell Of Ashtabula Miss Fay
! Farmer. Miss Corne!ia Ranney and Miss
| Jane Burnett of Cleveland. A large recep-
| ton will follow the ceremony, and the
| bridal tour will be abroad
| Mrs. Virginia b. Griffin, widow of Wilton
| Griffin. of SD North Capitol street south
| east amour ces the marriage Of her eldest
| daughter. S. Virginia, to Augustus W.
| Crittcnden Of Roch ster. Wednesday. May
| p. The ceremony was performed by the
| Rev. DR.. Eastcn of the Eastern Presby-
terrain CT urch.
| China, is visiting Mrs. Charles Sweet John
| son for a few days.
The Brazilian minister and Nine. de
/
| leave Monday for their summer home at
Keene Valley in the Adirondacks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Howard White and
| family Will spend the summer at Watch
| Htll, r. I.
Mr.. and Mrs Mario &c Mendonca will
| soon sail for Brazil to spend several
! months.
Bishop ard Mrs. Satterlee and daughter
have sailed for Europe to spend the sum-
| mer.
Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery will spend
| the early summer at Needwood, Frederick
county, Nd
Mrs and the Misses Riley will summer
| at jamestown.
General and Mrs. Rufus Saxton will
| leave next Wednesday for New York city
| for few Gays. whence they will go
| to Woodmont, New Haven, Conn, where
| they will be the guests of Senator and
| Mrs. Hawley.
| The wedding of Miss Peachy Williams,
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Eustace
Williams to Mr.. Ewing Cockrell, son CT
| Senator Cockrell. will take place Wednes-
| day evening. June 3, at $50 o'clock, IN
Emanuel Episcopal Church, Staunton, Va.
| Senator Cockrel and family will leave
| here Monday next for Staunton. Miss
brothers wedding. After a trip to Eu-
| rope Mr.. Cockrell and his bride will re-
| side in Warrensburg, Mo, his native town,
| where he will practice law. Miss Cockrell
| where she will act maid Of honor at
| the wedding of Miss Sara cambridge
Shields to Mr.. William Marshall Warren.
| Mr. and Mrs. b. F. Leighton and family
| are now at Crows Nest, Woodside, Md,
| for the early season and will go to Maine
later.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Letter and family have gone
| to their fine home on Lake Geneva Wis
| consin. where they will spend the early
summer.
| The British ambassador and family are
| going to Europe late next month.
| Miss Mayme Harley has her guest
| Miss Corinne Window Of Forest Glen, Md
Miss l.. Window is visiting friends in
| Mt. Pleasant.
The Queer Wheelmen were entertained
last Thursday evening by Miss Carrie AL
| len at her residence, 1874 9Th street Music
| and dancing were enjoyed. and later re-
| freshments. Among the guests were: Au-
| gusta Bergman, Grace Emmet. Estela
| Campbell Mamie Clokey. Blanch Ciokey,
Emma Pitkin, Kate Kerr, Rose Kerr. Ell
| len Van Patten, and Messrs. J. Carren
| VIM Bean, Mark Stauffer, a. Carson, r.
Bro oke Clokey, H S. Gardner, L. Q. Slack
| f. A. Pitkin and II. Ofutt.