Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-18
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A Pretty Wedding Today at st. Thomas
Church.
The Assembly Ball a Dream OF Beauty
The Fuller-Beecher Wedding
Dinners - Personals.

The wedding at noon today at st. Thorn
as Church of Miss Allis Sherman. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs, John Sherman of
Cleveland Park, to Mr.. Eugene Van Voor-
his. son of Mr.. John Van Voorhis Of
| Roches er, N. Y, was attended by a large
gathering of relatives and friends. The
chancel was cot with palms. and the altar
decked with roses. The ushers were Mr..
Norman Van Voorhis, brother of the groom
Mr.. J. M. E. O'Grady of Rochester, Mr.
Geo. W. Stedman of Albany. Judge Geo.
A. Carnahan Mr. Benjamin Ames Of Ohio
and Mr.. John Sherman, jr. The brides
maids walked ahead of the bride to the
chancel. They we're Miss Van Voorhis,
Miss Louise Van Voorhis and Miss Mar
guerite Van Voorhis, sisters OF the groom,
and Miss Ames, cousin Of the bride. Miss
Bella Sherman was maid of honor for her
sister, and Mr.. Charles Van Voorhis was
best man. The bride came in church with
her father. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. James E. Buck OF ROCK creek
Church, who also baptized the bride in in
fancy, and the Kew. John w. AmeS, rela-
tive of the bride.
The attractive young bride was gowned
in white brocaded silk muslin, made over
white taffeta. Her tulle veil was fastened
by pearl cluster pin, a wedding gift from
Senator and Mrs. Sherman. The brides
maids woe white organdie over pink silk,
with youthful ornaments of ribbons.
The wedding breakfast followed at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Sherman. and
during the afternoon the couple started for
New York. They will sail Saturday for
Gibraltar and spend the rext three months
in southern Europe. The bride received
quantities of elegant presents from home
and Cut-of-town friends.
The Washington Assembly last night at
the Arlington was brilliant event. The
reception suite and ball room were decorated
so deliberately that 1T will be hard in the
future to surpass 1t, ever SO little. Wonder
full electrical effects. tasteful conceits with
ribbon bows and streamers, a background
of shining greens and feathery vines. and
the finest orchids and roses and every
other blossom We're combined in the beau
tiful display. The middle parlor. where
Mrs. Don Cameron. in a splendid gown Of
white satin, was hostess of the evening, was
decked with orchids The walls and mirrors
We're sprayed with green ard orchids, ribbon
festoons and baskets OF orchids made it
bower. An adjoining parlor was dedicated
to the American beauty rose. That flower
filled fiat gilded baskets the wall, and
was suspended in the prettiest contrivances
against the mirrors. The ball room was
lined with green boughs. Amidst the green
on the ceiling there were numberless tiny
electric lights. The window recesses We're
particularly pretty, and bands of electric
lights framed each to make a picture. The
mirrors We're framed in green, and lattice
of green in front of the music gallery was
the gem of the whole scheme. 1t had
rosettes of broad pink ribbons arranged in
marguertes bloomed near them. Judge
John Davis, president of the club, and Mr.
John Hay, vice president; Messrs. Walter
V. r. Berry, Calderon Carlisle. c. c. Glover
Arnold Hague, George HELEN, Capt. Hesse
Henry May, Edward McCauley. ]. Van Ness
Philip, John Poor, w. w. Rockhill. Joseph
+. Sanger. and Surgeon General Tryon
formed the committee in charge of the ball
SuDDer served mi
room, each table having a centerpiece of
howers. After supper cotillion was led by
Mr. Charles McCawley. About five hundred
guests were present
Owing to illness Mrs Henry Wells, 2115 O
street, will not receive tomorrow
Senator and Mrs. Brice entertained at
dinner last night the Secretary of the In
terror and Mrs. Hoke Smith, Secretary
Herbert. the German ambassador and Bar
oness Won Thelman, Mrs Hazen the Dam
ish minister. Mrs. de Castro. the Swedish
minister, Mrs. Kuhn of Philadelphia Miss
Pendleton, Col Page Bryan, Mr. Frank
Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Barney, Lieut. and
Mrs: buckingham. Mr.: and Mrs. Wads-
worth, Mr.. and Mrs. Glover, Miss Board
man, the Russian minister and Mrs Hob
son.
The Postmaster General and Mrs Wilson
entertained at dinner last night the Mex
lean minister and Mrs. Romero, the Chinese
minister and Mrs Yang, the Chilean minis
ter and Mrs. Cana, the Brazilian minister
and Mrs. Mendonca, the Venezuelan minis
ter and Miss Andrade. Senator Charles
Faulkner, Representative and Mrs J. c. c.
Black and Representa- tive Harry Tucker
Miss Maymi E. Barry. eldest daughter of
MA and Mrs. NJ. J. Barry of 2004 10Th
street, was quietly married this morning to
Mr. w A Berkeley at ST. Paurs Church.
Rev. Father Foley officiating After the
ceremony nuptial mass was celebrated
The bride was becomingly gowned in hello
trope crepon trimmed with Dresden silk
and velvet, with velvet hat to match. Only
the intimate friends of both families were
present. After short trip north. they will
be at home to their friends at 1865 Lincoln
avenue, West lexington.
A delightful masquerade party was given
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry OF
and singing were INDUCED in to late hour
when the guests all repaired to the dining
room, where bountiful supper was served.
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs.
II. Otto. Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hettenkemer, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ID.
O'Meara, Mr.. and Mrs. Sikken, Mr.. and
Mrs. Boteler, Mrs. Hess. Mrs. Torrens, Mrs
Bowie. Mis-. Reh, Misses Juenemann and
O'Meara, Messrs. F. and NJ. O'Meara, Louis
and c. Neurath, F. Gallant, F. McNantz
and Dougherty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Myers, No. Grant
place. entertained a few friends last even
ing in novel manner. Each guest was
handed card, upon which fifty numbers
We're printed, and they were requested to
guess titles to books, which were repre-
sented by signs and enlblems suggesting
them. At the close of the contest prizes
were awarded to the successful guessars.
The dining room table was exquisitey dec
GRATED with green gauze and chenille rib
boDs and smilax in fan shape while candles
burned under red shades, and the mantel
was bs liked with flowers of the same color
Among the guests were Senator and Mrs
Arthur Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. P v De
Graw, DR.. and Mrs. Freeman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hamilton Bayly. Maj and Mrs. Willard
Saxton Mrs. Lee Hine, Miss Hine, Miss
Rose Dyre nforth, Mrs. L. NJ Saunders,
Mrs. DIR. hewitt, DR.. and Mrs. ]. j. Ste
phens and Judge Womax.
Mrs. Stilson Hutchins entertained a large
company yesterday afternoon at a musicale
when NJ. Anne Lachaume and Herr Louis
Blumenberg of New York and Miss Mar
guerite Hall participated in a program of
artistic gems. After the music the guests
repaired to the dining room, where from an
deliberately decorated table dainty refresh
ments v ere served.
Mrs. o. G. Staples and her daughter,
Mrs. Gasherie De Witt, entertained at a
tea yesterday at the Riggs. Clusters of
roses and carnations banked the mantals
in each parlor, palms and ferns decked The
tea room and a plot of white roses filled
the center of the table. Mrs. Staples wore
an elegant gown of black and yellow bro
caded satin, trimmed with lace and Mrs
De Witt wore male blua silk and N,lopoi