Evening star., 1897-04-29
THE WORLD. OF SOCIETY
Warrington Wedding Bells Ringing Joyous
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Last Nights Events at Horne and at
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residence of the brides parents, Mr. and
Mrs- George C. Vending, their daughter,
Miss Grayson Vending, and Mr.. Oliver
Whitehead Catchings. son OF Gen. Catch
ings of Mississippi. He was assisted by
Rev. DIR. Aspinwall, rector Of st. Thomas
Church. Bishop Adams married the brides
parents and baptized some of their chill
dren. The ceremony took place in the al
cove of the drawing room. where a bower
OF palms and roses made an effective back
ground for the grouping OF the bridal par
ty. The ushers were Mr.. Charles Mat
thews of West Virginia, Mr.. Murry Dill
OF Richmond. Dr.. Mason and DIR. Greene
Dr. William Peyton Tucker was the best
man and Miss Frances WendHng was maid
Of honor for her sister. The bride came in
with her father. Her dress was of white
satin. relieved by chiffon trimming on the
bodice. She wore, among other ornaments,
diamond necklace, presented by the
groomS father. and carried a bouquet of
valley lilies Miss Frances Vending was
sowned in pink satin and carried brides
maid roses. The company afterward en-
1oyed wedding supper, and the young
couple left the house amid a shower of old
slippers and rice in time to catch the 10
o'clock train to New York Tney will re-
side in this city
Among the wedding guests were Chief
Naval Constructor and Mrs Hichborn Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Washington, Mrs Mayo
Hazeltine, Miss Hazeltine, Judge and Mrs
Laurence Weldon. Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
johnson. Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Monroe Hop
kins. Mr.. ard Mrs. Victor Kaufman,
Capt. Patrick Henry and Mr.. and Mrs. F.
J. Lavender Miss Patten. Mr.. K. Z. Lee
Marshall, Col. and Mrs. VIM. r. Morrison,
Judge and Mrs. Bradley. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
II. Gordon. Miss Bessie Baker, Miss Eliza
beth Tyler, Mr.. and Mrs. j. De Witt Ar
mold. Mr.. Carroll Martin. Mrs. Walter
Hutchins, Rev. Mr.. Aspinwall, DIR. and
Mrs. Collins. Mr.. Minor. Miss Riley, Mr.
T. Percy Myers. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan
Beach and Mr.. Stevenson.
AT st. Andrews Church last evening a
large gathering of friends and relatives
witnessed the marriage of Miss Lily King,
daughter @ of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph A. King
or 1880 Corcoran street. to Mr.. Harry Chen
oweth Lewis. formerly of Knoxville, Tenn.
but now of this city. The chancel was dec
GRATED with palms and pink and white
and groups of pink and white azaleas and
roses, banked with green foliage. Preceded
by the ushers and her cousin, Miss Rhetta
Smith of Virginia, as maid of honor the
bride entered the church with her father
and was meA at the altar by the groom,
accompanied by his best man, Mr.. Stant-
ford d. Cowden of TENNESSEE The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. J. B. Perry
The ushers were Messrs. William Kellam
or Cape Charles, Va, cousin of the bride:
r. s. Pogue, H. l.. Britain, G. S. Fox, G. A
Smith and S. c. Haynes The bride was
tastefuiiy dressed in pale gray more velour
ana revers or mauve satin edged with cut
steel ornamented the frcnt Of the bodice
She wore a hat of gray fancy straw with
crown OF white mousseline de sole, and car
r.eo Goiden Gate roses. The maid of honor
was becomingly dressed in mauve velour
With bodice trimmed in pearl passementerie
and chiffon. Her hat was similar to that
worn by the bride, and she carried a large
bouquet of La France roses tied with a
DrO9Q ribbon matching har
King. mother Of the bride. was attired in
heavy black silk trimmed with white en-
oroidered chiffon and antique lace on the
bodice Mrs. Henrietta l.. King the brides
grandmother. was attired in a black velvet
gown with trimmings of rare lace Among
those present from out of town were Mrs
A. A Turner, Mrs. Lottie Perrie and Mr..
H. c. Jones, all of Virginia After the wed
ding the bride and groom departed on the
30 train. amid shower of rice and good
wishes from their many friends, to be gone
ing which they will visit Niagara Falls and
other points of interest. On their return
they Will reside on Capitol HILL
Miss Harriet Eva Hood. daughter of Mrs.
Srie A. and Rev. j. l.. Hood of Avondale,
Pa. and MIR. Marcellus NJ. Smith of ST.
]. A. johnson at his residence. No. iG,3
Madison street northwest, April Is at 4
o'clock pm. A reception followed, which
vas Eeid at their future residence, No 22l6
l2th street northwest.
A company assembled last evening at the
home of Miss Lutz. No. 80 c street. to
meet Miss Irene Gurney of Toronto. who
rendered during the evening the "CayaIleria
Rusticana" and the Norwegian Bridal
Music. Two vocal numbers by Miss Stuart
also ELECTED applause. Among those pres
ent were: Misses Howard, DuvaIl. Polkin
horn Stuart. Chapman, Emery DR. Bair of
Baltimore, DR.. Franklin. Dr. Lemon. DR.
Fond; Messrs. Dunkinson, La Fetra, Lemon
The marriage Of Miss Grace Edna Mills
to Mr.. ]. William Murphy was celebrated
yesterday evening at the METROPOLITAN Rars-
tlst church, and was one of the prominent
social events of the season on Capitol Hin
The churcn. which was handsomely deco
rated with palms. was thronged by the
friends and relatives of the couple. The
ushers were Messrs. Philip H. Cass, Harry
Gladman. Edward w. Turner and Harry
hummer The bridesmaid was Miss Ceiyn-
"a f'oru ana the best man Mr.. Charles s.
Peters. The ceremony was performed nv
Dr. Granville s. Williams, pastor of the
church. On the departure from the church
Mr. ara Mrs. Murphy proceeded to the
tion was held until . O'Clock The bride
was attired in fawn-coiored gown
trimmed with silk and lace and carried a
bouquet of brides roses The bridesmaid
wore green dress. trimmed with lace and
safin, and carried pink roses The presents
were very numerous and consisted of sill
Verware. household furniture cut glass
several handsome sums of money and a
deed for a lot near Silver Spring, Md, which
was presented by Mr. and Mrs B. F. Pc
ters. uncle and aunt to the bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy left at 10 O'Clock
from the Pennsylvania depot for their
bridal trip, which will be to Albany, where
they will remain for about fortnight.
They expect to visit friends at East Orange
and at Howe's Cave, N. Y. ''-'.-
very large gathering Of friends wit
messed the marriage yesterday afternoon
at st. Paurs Church of Miss Blanche r..
Mattfngly and Mr.. James Charles Rogers
of Bladensburg, Md. Rev. Father MackIn
performed the ceremony, and Fathers GIoyd.
MeGee and Towers were present in the
sanctuary. The ushers were Messrs. Phil
lips Clark. Alexander Kilgore RAYMOND
Heiskeil and Joseph Rogers. The bride
was handsomely dressed in brocaded white
satin and wore a Gainsborough hat in
fancy white braid trimmed with lflacs and
white ribbon. Her bouquet. was of white
iilacs. Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers have gone
TO Fort Monroe. The bride is a very
popular young lady and the leading soprano
of st. Patrick's choir. Her going away
gown was tailor suit of blue cloth and q
hat to match.
Among those witnessing the marriage
were Mrs. John Fl. Mattingly, the brides |
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