Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-12
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A Pretty Wedding Today at St
Johns
Miss Robinson and Lieut.. RadfOrd
Dinners-The Latest Invitations.

st. Johns Church was thronged at noon
| today by the friends assembled to witness
f! the marriage of Miss Florence Kidder
| Robinson daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Eras-
| tus Robinson, to Lieut.. Cyrus s. Radford.
| u. S. NJ. c. The chancel was handsomely
| adorned with palms and white blooming
| plants. and the scene as the bridal party
grouped about the officiating clergyman.
Rev. DR.. Mackay-Smith, was most i'm
| pressive one. All the men of the party
| wore their full dress uniforms. The bride
| came in church with her father, preceded
by the maid of honor. Miss Hamersley of
New York; the bridesmaids, Miss Radford.
Miss Williams Miss Stellwag and Miss Bar
nett, and the ushers. Lieut. Archibald
| Campbell, U. s. A.: Lieut.. Wheeler. U. s.
A.; Capt. Murphy, u. S. A.: Lieut.. Barnett
and Ensigns Edie and Davis. At the chan
eel the groom and his best man. Ensign
| VOgelsang. U. S. N, awaited the brides
coming. The bride wore travelling dress
| of dark novelty cloth. in a Persian pattern.
The stylish jacket and bodice was trimmed
with velvet and the soft vest was Of blue
chiffon. She carried a prayer book, from
hat trimmed with brown plumes completed
her costume. and the groom's gift dia-
mond crescent, was worn as brooch
| The maid of honor and bridesmaids were
dressed alike in tan-colored mohair. The
| bodices had jacket effects and vest OF
| Persian silk. Large black hats trimmed
with big bows of Persian taffeta ribbon
and black plumes were worn. and large
| bouquets of pink roses, tied with long
streamers of pink ribbon. were carried
Mrs. Robinson was gowned Handsomely In
| black brocaded satin, with becoming
| small bonnet of jet
| A wedding breakfast followed at the
residence of Capt. and Mrs. Robinson at
| the navy yard, and continued the fest!yi-
| ties in a haDDy Later IN the
| afternoon Lieut.. and Mrs. Radford started
| on a trip to Florida.
| The Secretary of the Navy and Miss Her
Eert gave a dinner last night in honor Of
| the President and Mrs Cleveland at which
| the Wee President, the cabinet and ladies',
Admiral and Mrs Ramsay, Mr.. c. c: Bald,
! win of New York, Miss Baldwin, Mr. ana
Mrs Richard Townsend, Mrs. Stanley Mat.
thews, Representative and Mrs. Clarke of
Alabama, the Belgian minister Mrs
Bugher, Mrs. J. v. L., Pruyn. Representa-
| tive Cobb of Alabama and Gen. Fullerton
/ were guests. The table decorations were
| liz orchids.
Mrs. Geo. b. Williams and Mrs. De Witt
Arnold gave a luncheon yesterday. at which
their guests were Mrs Mckee, Mrs: sar-
| Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Sterbcrg Mrs. de NJ m
donca, Mrs Wilcox, Mrs. Watmough. Mrs
| Franklin Steele and Mrs. Bruner Of New
York were guests.
Justice and Mrs. Brown gave dinner
| last night at which their guests were JUS
tice and Mrs. Peckham. Senator and Mrs
Elkins, Rev. DIR. and Mrs. Mackay-Sm:th.
| Mr.. Gardiner Hubbard, Mr. Andrew ID.
| White, Mrs. Mckee and Miss Pitts.
Mrs. Hearst entertained at dinner last
| night Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page,
Mr. and Mrs. William Endincott. Miss Sibyl
Pauncefote, Miss Bayard. Miss Brice, Miss
| Anderson, Miss Simpkins. Miss Macomb
| Mr.. Chiffon, Mr.. Robert Adams. Mr.: Nc
| Clearly Mr. Biddle Mr.. Rodman, MIR. Ford
| Lieut.. Staunton and Mr.. Grip.
A: ST Paurs Church, 23d street. to-
g night, Miss Alice Dav:ette Corben and Mr.
| Samuel P. Ficklen will be married. The
bride is the daughter of DR.. John L. Cor
bell of Newport Newsstand niece and adopt
ed daughter of Mrs. Pickett widow of Gen
= Pickett. The bride will be attended by a
, bevy OF bridesmaids-Miss Fickln, the
grooms sister: Miss Sallie Pickett Eley
Miss Alice Pickett Gaskin of Philadelphia
| Miss Mary Trist, Miss Lizzie Pickett, Miss
J. | Craighill, Miss Heth, Miss Gambreil, Mis-:
{ | Ford, Miss Maize Mitchell. Miss Netti'
: Tanner and Miss McIslroy. They are t.
q | wear white organizes, tulle wells and or
{ ange blossoms. The bride will wear pale
: | pink satin. tulle veil, the same delicate
] tint. and will be wreathed and will carr,
! | will be Messrs. E. Bancroft Ficklen, Dan
| vile, Va; G. Hatley Norton. Harry n
Clapp. Edgar F Hubball. E: ID. Appleton
! f. Pickett Richard P. Camden. New York
1 j. Leighton Hubbard Norfolk Va, am
! | Dr. Taliaferro Clark.
j. At Epiphany Church tonight at o'clocl
: the marriage of Miss Lillian Gwin None,
3 and Mr.. Beverly Allan Read will taxi
z | place. The ushers will be Mr.. Hernand'
ID. Money, Mr.. Nelson Conrad, Mr.. C. Hern
Il don and Mr.. H. Peachy. Mr.. Charles F
4 Crisp will be best man, and Miss Mabel {
! Money will attend her sister as maid o
honor. The bride will be gowned in whit
| | satin, trimmed with seed pearls, and il
81 her tulle veil will CLEAN a diamond sun
s burst, the gift Of her father. Representa-
81 tive and Senator-elect Money. The brid
81 has received a number of fine presents
= The wedding trip will be to New York
and after It a short stay in this city be
| fore proceeding to the future home Of tn
/ couple at Corpus Christi, Texas.
| Miss Annie Heimuth and MIR. David NJ
ne Cridler will be married this evening at tn
rs Church of the Covenant. A reception viii
fh follow at the residence OF Mrs. Matiid,
u,- He1muth, New Hampshire avenue, afte
m which the couple will go to New York.
y" Mr.. Crosby S. Noyes gave q dinner las
night at his residence. No. 1907 Massachu
l sets avenue in honor Of Governor Alex
ander r. Shepherd.
The guests were Gov. Shepherd. n,
James G. Berret, Mr. A. T. Brftton, NJ,
Hon. S. G. Hlborn, Mr.. George Attire
E. Townsend, Mr.. S. H. Kaufman, Mr.. b. H
ID Warner. Mr.. Eallet Kilbourn and Mr.. Thee
II dore W. Noyes.
!. Mrs. Lindsay, wife of Senator Lindsa
H. of Kentucky entertained at a tea yester
was handsomely decorated with plants an
palms. the manteis banked with fern
and roses and the mirrors and chandelier
| earlanded with smlax. An orchestr
played throughout the afternoon. Mrs
Lindsay received in an elegant gown o
white satin and MORE. with touches O
y | pale blue velvet and lace in the trim
mings. Her mother, Mrs. Holmes, il
black velvet and lace; Mrs. Luke Black
burn, Miss Stevenson, Miss I.etitia Ste
. venson, Miss Rodman. Miss Scott of 81
= Louis, Miss Goodioe, the Misses Berry an
Q Miss Cabell assisted in the reception. Mrs
s McCreary and Mrs. Sutherland presided :.
| the dining room. Yellow tulips decke
= the refreshment table. Strips of yello,
q satin ribbon crossed the cloth and tn
4 tapers were shaded in yellow to carry GU
Z the golden effect. Society. diplomatic
: senatorial and resident, was Representa-
1 in the large throngs of guests enjoying tn
z occasion.
| Mrs. Miller. wife of ex-Representativ
2 Samuel H. Miller of Pennsylvania, and tw
= daughters are in the city, stopping at l3u
4 | 18th street.
& Miss Elizabeth Tilford, daughter of Mr.