Evening star., 1897-06-15
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Married at New York Avenue Church
Today.
Miss Fassett Becomes Mrs. Delano-
The Lasier-kenncrly We'd
ding-PersOnals.

Today at noon at the New York Avenue
Church. the marriage of Miss Clara Fas-
sett, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. NJ. Fas-
sett, and Mr.. Wilbur West Delano took
place in presence of a very large gathering
of their friends. The ushers were Messrs.
Alan G. Houghton, Harry May. Benjamin
White and Mr.. Nahum Mr.. Arthur Hen
bricks was best man, and the brides only
attendant was her sister, Miss Violet Fas
sett. The bride came in church with her
father and was most daintily and becom-
ingly dressed in white silk null over white
silk. large white hat was also worn.
The maid of honor wore flower organde
over cerise silk end hat to match. Rev.
DR.. Ratcliffe officiated. assisted by Rev. Dr.
Little. After a wedding trip the couple will
reside here.
At the marriage tomorrow evening at
Christ Church. Georgetown. of Miss Marion
Dorothy Wheatley and Mr.. A. B. Neazey
the service will be choral. The maid of
honor will be Miss Frances Wheatley, and
the bridesmaids, Miss Belle Nesmith and
Miss Ellen Hartley Wheatley. The best
man will be Mr.. Charles A. Sheldon of Al
bany. N. Y. and the ushers Mr.. James 5.
Morrill, Of Vermont, MIR. Frank w. McCul-
Tough of Norfolk, Va; Mr.. Henry P. Blair.
Mr.. A A. Fisher Mr.. Richmond F. Bing
ham and Mr.. S. Hartley Wheatley.
At the marriage next Tuesday of Miss
Lorena Langdon Barber, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Amzi l.. Barber, to MIR. Samuel
Todd Davis a special train will convey the
bridal guests from New York city to Ard
ley Towers" near Dobbs Ferry, the
Hudson. The ceremony will take place I'M
the grand hall of the establishment. There
will be twelve brides maids, who Will present
bouquet like effect, as only two will be
attired in the same color. They will dress
in rose, blue. violet, yellow, white and
IA re
Miss Bertha Langdon Barber, Miss Daisy 4.
Davis Miss Ellen l.. Langdon, Miss Ade-
laide Carson, Miss Bessie Warner. Miss
Mary Hewitt, Miss Helen c. Curtis, Miss
Ruth Albright. Miss Hewitt, Miss Mary
Dick. Miss Hoeke and one other. Winifred
Davis and Roland Barber. sister and
brother of the bridegroom and bride. will
be the train bearers. All of the appoint
ments Of the wedding will be on a sump-
tuous scale. The breakfast will be served
at small tables on the lawn. providing the
afterward. The music will be a speciai
feature of the occasion. Rev. DR.. Rankin
of Washington, who married Mr.. and Mrs.
Barber, the latter having been Miss Julia
Louise L1ngdon. will assist at the cere-
mony. The brides grandfather. Rev. A. ID.
Barber of Oberlin Ohio, will be the officiat-
ing clergyman.
Mr.. w. A. Folger of South Carolina, at
present residing in this city. will be mar
ried 20 Miss Rhea Mcmahon Wednesday,
the I'D instant, at her home in Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. NJ. Towson are at At
lantic City, where they will remain several
mcnths.
Mr.. Zavier Rauscher and Miss Blanche
Brenac nephew and niece of Mr. Charles
| Rauschar, went to New York this morning,
and will sail tomorrow for Europe. They
will spend the summer in Paris with rela-
tives.
At st. Andrews tomorrow evening Miss
Eleanor LASER, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas J. Lasier, and Mr.. James Wilson
Kennerly of Pueblo, Col, will be married
| at $40 o'clock. Miss Harriet c. LASER. the
brides sister, will be maid of honor. and
Mr.. A. b. Cooper will be best man. The
ushers will be Mr.. Alonzc H. Stewart, Mr..
A. B. Seibold Mr.. F. T. F. johnson, Mr..
w. o. Roome. Mr.. Frank Butts and Mr..
Lawrence Brainard of st. Albans, VT.
The ceremony will be performed by Rev.
j. b. Perry, rector of the church. After a
bridal trip north, which will include Sara
toga and Niagara Falls, the young couple
Will go to Pueblo to live.
Mr.. ]. Dudly Monroe. wife and daughter.
Mrs. Ivey Mullen, from Birmingham, Ala,
are the guests of Mrs. z. W. Pegram, 1115
Rhode Island avenue.
Miss Ella Holbrook Walker, daughter Of
p millionaire member of a whisky distilling
firm CT Detroit, is to De married today in
that city to Count Manfred Won Matuschka,
Baron Won Toppolezen and Spatten. Ger
man noblemau. There will be a civil and
a religious ceremony, at the latter OF
which Bishop Foley will officiate. Three
comrades of the count, all of them members
of the imperial body guard of the emperor,
in which the count is lieutenant, and Miss
Susie Quay, daughter of Senator Quay,
will be of the bridal party. The count and
evening after the reception, which will be
held from to o'clock. They will sail
Immediately for Europe.
post-nuptial celebration in British style
Lars Anderson at the country place of the
latter's father, Commodore Perkins, in the
town of Webster. on the shores of Lake
Winniepauket- 1t will include an illumina-
uon, fireworks, supper and dancing.
Mrs. H. A. Gillenwater and her daughter
Ccrinne will leave Washington Thursday
for Pennsylvania (Wayne county,, where
they will spend the summer. On the I'D
of August the eiglrty-sixth and eightieth
birthdays OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bates (Mrs. Gill
lenwaters parents) will be celebrated by
reunion of children, grandchildren and
great grandchildren. This aged couple
M nave neen married sixty-three years, are
In excellent health and retain their mind,
slgIAnd hearing to perfect degree. Mrs.
Gillenwater will be at home to her friends
this evening from till 10 o'clock.
Miss Beatrice Goodwin of Iowa circle left
this morning to visit Mrs Sampson. wife
of the president of Pantops Academy, who
Is entertaining party of young people,
who are enjoying the festivities Of the
closing days of the University of Virginia
session.
Joseph Loughran celebrated his tenth
birthday last Friday evening at his home,
10 9TH street southeast, by giving a party
to q number of his little friends. Miss A.
Stratton rendered a solo on the violin. Miss
]. Spleidt. c. Childs and L. Nen gave
fancy dance. Those present were Misses
/. Spliedt. c. Childs. L. Neff, R. Childs,
NJ. Head, M. Wagner. d. Hudson, W.
Beatty, G. Stratton, A. Stratton, M. STRAIT
ton, s. Wagner and B. Rodgers; Masters r.
Heald, H. Neff, f. Kelly, c. Evans R.
Stine, H. Butler, H. Wagner, c. Childs,
T. Reynolds and L. Heald.
Mrs. E. E. 'Straus and son are visiting
her parent, Mr.. Julius Baumgarten, No. 40
H street, where she will be pleased to see
her friends.
One of the first trolley parties of the sea-
son wes given last evening by Mr.. Geo. E.
Hebbard. The car was beautifully decor
ated with colored lights. In the party
were the Misses siken, Hiss Hodges. Miss
Florence Howard, Miss Topper. Miss Gro
fam, Miss Biedler, Miss Mcconnell, Miss
Van Saut. Miss Nixon, Mrs. Meline and