Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-04
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Weddings Cards for Home and Distant
Events.
Cardinal SatOIlf Entertained Mt the
French Embassy-BnrOn Eek
ardstein's Wedding-NOtcs.

Many Washington friends have received
cards Of invitation from Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Doane Croker of Cleveland for the mar
riage of their daughter Laura to Mr.. Will
lam Hayes Acklan Tuesday evening June
2, at s o'clock, Second Presbyterian Church,
Cleveland, Ohio. A reception will follow the
ceremony from until IL o'clock, at S45
Euclid avenue The couple will go abroad
for the summer months.
Senator and Mrs Stewart have cards out
for the marriage of their daughter Mary
Isabelle to Mr. Francis Lithgow Payson
Saturday, May 16, at o'clock, at their resi-
dence, Dupont Circle.
DR. and Mrs. James Laws have issued
invitations for the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Edith Miercken, to Mr.. George
Gibson Collegiate, Thursday, May H. at noon,
Epiphany Church.
Mrs. ]. L. NJ. Curry gave a luncheon Sat
urday to meet her guest, Miss Thomas Of
Richmond. The ladies present We're Mrs.
Carlisle, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Field, Mrs. Stan
ley Matthews, Nine. Dupuy lie LONE. Mrs.
Richardson, Mrs. Gray, wife Of Senator
Gray; Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, Mrs. Patti
son and Mrs. T. E. Ballard.
Mr.. and Mrs John Murray Mitchell, who
were recently married in Brooklyn, are
now at the Shoreham. Mr.. Mitchell is
contesting a seat in the House from the
eighth district in New York Mrs. Mitchell
is the daughter Of DIR. Talmage Of Brooklyn
and young lady of charming personality.
The French ambassador gave a breakfast
today in honor of Cardinal Satolli. The
ambassador and family are expected at
their Cape May cottage the latter part Of
the week.
Mrs. Wetmore and the Misses Wetmore
have sailed for Europe. They spent last
week in Newport, and will be back there
again by the LIST of July.
The details of the wedding Of Baron
Eckardstein, who is so pleasantly remem-
bered a former member OF the German
embassy here, and Miss Grace Maple, only
daughter Of Sir JOHN and Lady Blundell
Maple of Childwickbury, st. Adams, and
Clarence House, Regents Park, have been
heard here with great interest. The cere-
mony took place at st. Adams Abbey
April Is. The groom looked very hand
some in uniform Of white and gold and
his best man, Count Apponcher, Wore a
uniform Of oxford blue braided with sill
Yer. The bride ana her father Were follow
ed by couple of tiny twin pages dressed
In Elton blue velvet holding ner train. She
were an ivory duchesse satin dress, yelled
with tulle and draped with deep friils of
Brussels point of priceless value. A soft,
low ruching Of mousseline de sole took the
pace of a collar to the bodice with charm
ing effect, and chatelaine of Grange bios
SONS and myrtle was worn. The full court
train was also of ivory ducheSSe satin,
bordered with embroidery bows and ribbon,
on a background of silver powdered with
Ola moEds, the rtirc outlining being in
pearls Round her throat was a necklace
Of pearls, claspad at intervals with dia-
monds, love-knot Of diamonds. being at
tached TO the cape of the dress with pear
shaped pearls and dewdrops of diamonds.
She carried a bouquet of rare orchids, in
termixed with white lilac, heather and
orange blossoms, specially ordered from
Cannes. The bridesmaids wore ivory satin
dresses with full bodices of mousseline de
Scle, held in at the waist with broad tur-
quoise blue Miss Naples favorite color
ATTN ribbon, to which in each case was at
tached a bouquet of pink roses. The fichus
were OF white mousselinc de sole, edged
with yellow lace and insertion with very
full sleeves, ruched to the wrists
The wedding breakfast followed at Child
wickbury, the comfy seat of the brides
father, large and distinguished company
being present Baron Eckardstein and his
bride left for the Duke of Alba's chateau
near Seville, to pass the first part of their
honeymoon. The brides father is i'm
Intensely wealthy.
Mrs. Milo Quackenbush and her two
daughters left last Monday for her future
home in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Leighton have left
for fortnights trip in the north Miss
Foss accompanied them and will not re-
turn until fall.
Miss Letitia Stevenson will be maid of
honor at the wedding of Miss Julia Steven
son and Rev. Martin d. Hardin. The
Misses Julia and Letitia Scott and the
Misses Hardin, sisters of the groom. will
be bridesmaids. The newly married cou-
pie will spend the summer at Bowling
Green, KY, where Rev. Mr. Hardin will
have charge of a church for the summer