Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-18
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
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diDgs Notes.

| ana MI WHIP m A MearnS Will be a
prominent social event. which win interest
| hunc-e EDS OF friends in this. as well as
| relatives and friends of the family in other
i cities. The fair bride is both charming
| and popular. She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. David Abbott Chambers. Mr..
Mearns is the son Of Mr.. Robert h
Mearns Of Philadelphia, who will be pres
ent at the wedding with other relatives
from Philadelphia and Chester Pa. Mr..
! Mearns is " ell known and highly esteemed
! by the business men Of Washington. He is
connected with Corson & Mccartney, and
has been secretary of the Washington
stock exchange for the past eight years.
| ne wedding presents received by the
| bride are superb. both in number and val
e, and represent friends here as well as
| IN distant Cities. The bridal party tonight
wili consist of Miss Louise Kaufman.
maid of honor. and Miss Mira Noyes Miss
| Alice Pilling, Miss Bessie Hopkins and
| Miss Helen Woodward. bridesmaids edge
Charles Marcy Robinson of Mddletown.
Conn.,, viii oe best man. and Mr.. Landon
| Burchell. Mr. Frank w. Vaughn Mr. Colin
| Studs. Mr.. Archibald Butt Mr. Harry
o. Wilson. Mr.. Hugh J. Guthrie of Pas
sale. N. j.: Mr.. John Bramall of Philadel-
| be ushers. Rev. DIR. Greene, pastor of
Calvary Baptist Church. will perform the
| betrothal service, and the brides brother
| Rev. Tileston F. Chambers of Saratoga
|
| TCny.
The brides dress is of cream white satin
| the high-necked bodice richly trimmed with
rose point lace. She will wear a tulle veil
| and carry a shower bouquet of lilies of
the valley. The maid of honor will wear
| gown of white lace, over white satin. Her
bouquet will be of American beauty roses.
1 The bridesmaids will wear white silk the
| bodices of white tulle and the skirts edged
| with full ruching of tulle. Tulle sashes
will be worn, and. like the maid of honor.
| Their bouquets will be of Carnot roses.
| Both the church and the Chambers resi-
| dence will be decorated with roses. The
reception which will follow the ceremony
| is intended for relatives and intimate
| friends The bridal couple will leave to-
| night for northern journey, which will
| extend to Montreal and other Canadian
| cities. A lumber OF relatives from Penn
| syivaria, GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and Passaic n.
j.. are here for the wedding. Admission to
the church tonight will be by card
Miss Kaufman entertained the bridal
| party at dinner last night. Miss Noyes
| gave a dinner last week for the same COM
| pany.
AT Trinity Church. Sd and c streets last
| night, the marriage of Miss Laura Vivian
West and Mr.. Alvin G. Belt was witnessed
oy a large company Palms and white
| chrysantnemums decked the chancei.
Messrs. Perry West. LIE Roy Cough, James
H. Henley and Frank Lamasure were ush-
| ers. Mr.. 10y Kellogg was best man, and
l IAet IjcHdTO +. w llllaInS was the Of1c1at-
| ing clergyman. The brides attendants
| Were the Misses Pattie Blackstone and
| Mary Loker, bridesmaids; Miss Nellie De
| Vaughn. maid OF honor, and Master John
| I. West and Miss Bsulah Boss, flower
| bearers. The bride was escorted by her
brother. Mr.. Harry p. West. She was
| dressed in white Saline, and her tulle veil
was fastened by cluster of lilies of the
valley. She carried a bouque: of bride
| roses and wore the grooTn's presc1lt-a sun
burst of pearls and diamonds. The maid of
| honor wore white silk null over white
| satin. with cerise ribbons She carried
chrySan themums matching in Color The
| bridesmaids wore pink organdie, with pink
silk sashes, and carried white chrysan.he-
! NUNS. The little flower girl was in pink
| and carried pink flowers, and her youthful
escort wore a suit of white sa tin. and also
| carried pink flowers. IRE bridal party and
| relatives were aftarward entertained at the
| residence of the brides mother. Mrs. J. T.
| west The couple have gore for honey
| moon trip, which will last several weeks
| They viii reside at 2I1 18th street south
| west, where they will be at home to their
| friends after December Il. The bride re-
ceived great many presents. among them
| an onyx table from the sroomS friends in
| the patent office.
A very beautiful wedding took place last
! night in Christ Church. Georgetown, at
| which a large and DISTINGUISHED audience
| looked On with pleasure. Miss Frances
| Caroline Wheatley and Lieut. Thomas S.
| Borden, L. S. NJ. c.. were married by the
| rector, Rev. Albert Rhett Stuart. ID. d. A
| drapery Of smilax divided the chancel
| which was adorned with palms and chrys-
anthelnurns. The marriage was accom-
| panied by full choral service. Singing as
| they came down the aisle 80 Perfect
| Love-" the choristers met the bridal party
| at the church doors. They led the way to
| the chancel. singing the f.ohergrin wedding
| chorus The ushers were Capt. Paul st.
| Clair Murphy of the United States steam
| ship Brooklyn, Lieut. Philip N. Bannon of
| the marine barracks. Assistant Engineer
Walter Ball of the flagship New York. As
| sstant Engineer John p. Ryan of the
Brooklyn Ensign c. E. Gilpin. also of the
| Brooklyn. and Ensign Leon s. Thompson
| en- duly here. Miss Lille Blackboard Miss
Julia Wilson and the Misses Mary and
| Louise Wheatley were bridesmaids. The
| two first wore white mousseline de sole
| over blue satin, and the two last were all
| in white. The gowns We're all low-necked
| and the flowers carried were white roses
| tied with white ribbons. The bride came in
| church with her father. ex-Commissioner
! Wheatley, and at the chancel was met by
| the groom ard his best man. Mr. Edward
r. Marshall of Philadelphia Her dress was
of white satin and chiffon, trimmed with
point lace. Her tulie veil was fastened
with orange blossoms and diamond orna-
| ment. Her flowers were white roses and
VioietS. AS : occasional hymn. the choriS-
tiers sang THE Voice That Breathed Ger
| Eden" The relatives and bridal party were
| afterward entertained at the home of eX-
| Commissioner and Mrs. Wheatley with a
| number of out-of-town friends.
| Miss Mayday Louise Walker and Mr.
| William Brtton We're married last night
at Calvary Baptist Church in the presence
| of gathering of friends which thronged
the church i'm every part. The platform
| was massed with palms and white chrysan-
| thenum plants Rev. DR.. Greene per-
! formed the ceremony. The bride came in
| church with her father, MIR. William H.
Walker. preceded by her bridesmaids. maid
of honor and the ushers. The latter were
Mr. Alexander Britton. jr.. Mr.. Louis
Hoover. Mr. Fred w. Quinter and Mr. Nor
man Howard. The bridesmaids were
Misses Hattie Quinter, Clara Macintosh,
Sadie Britton, and Laura Virginia Walker
| the latter a sister of the bride. Miss
Mamie Smith was maid of honor and wore
white organdie over pink silk, and carried
pink chrysanthemums The bridesmaids
| wore white organdie with pink ribbons. and
| carried pink chrysanthemums. The bride
wore white organdie trimmed with Valen-
ciennes lace and tulle veil held by dia-
| mond sunburst the gift of the groom. Mr..
Arthur P. German. jr., was best man.
Among those present were Col and Mrs. A.
T. Brftton. the Misses Britton, Attorney
General and Mrs McKenna. Rev. DIR. and
Mrs. Radcliffe. Mr.. and Mrs. Sturtevant
Mr. md MrS Neff3 afn nd