Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-23
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Early Fall Weddings Of Interest to Wash.
ingtou People.
The Marriage Of Miss Williams ana
DR.. Stearns - Others to Take
Place in the Near Future.

At the residence Of the brides parents.
No. aS1 Westminster street, occurred last
evening. at quarter past 6 o'clock, the
marriage of Miss Lisbeth Elreane Will
| Hams and DR.. John Sargent Stearns, both
| popular young people. well known in social
circles of the West End. The bride Is the
daughter of Maj and Mrs. L. T. Williams
| The contracting couple were united by Rev.
NJ: Ross Fishburn. who read. by special re-
quest. the new Congregational nuptiaI SER
| vice, seldom used hitherto. The bride were
| handsome gown of cream brocaded satin,
trimmed with duchesse lace and mousse
| lin de sole, in which was clasped a large
sunburst of diamonds. the gift of the
| groom. Her blonde hair was adorned by
| handsome pin of pearls also presented
| by the groom. She carried a shower bou-
| quet of brides roses. and was attended by
her sister. Miss Mary L. Williams he.
maid OF honor, whose gown was OF pink
| organdle over taffeta of the same shade
| and whose bouquet was of La France
| roses. The groom was attended 10y Mr..
! Lester Stevens of Baltimore. his hes; man.
| The wedding ceremony was performed in
the presence only of the immediate families
| of Miss Williams and DIR. Stearns, but at
| Its conclusion the newly united couple re-
| ceived from Z until O'Clock their many
| friends. The brides great popularity among
| both her relatives and friends was attested
| by her gifts. which were many and costly.
| Dr. and Mrs. Stearns will spend several
| weeks mostly in Maine. but will .ravel
| elsewhere in the north. They will be al
| home to their friends Wednesdays in No
vember. at their residence No. 1425 Rhode
| Island avenue.
| The marriage of Miss Marietta Vermilyea
Steele and Representative Hugh r. Bel
KNAPP of Chicago was solemnized last cven-
| ing al Gethsemane Episcopal Church,
| Marion. Ind. The bride is the only daugh-
ter of Representative and Mrs George w.
| which followed were attended by a large
| number OF prominent people from all parts
| of the country. while the wedding gifts
| were unusually numerous and handsome.
Mr.. Belknap was attended by Mr.. Alan
| Reed Of Chicago as best man. Tie GER
| emony was performed by Rev. F. A. Pres
| sey, assisted by Rev. A. McMonigal The
bridal party consisted of Mr. w. K. Lam
| dis and DR.. w. NJ. Flynn of Marion, ush
| ers; Miss Bertha Wolcott of Keokuk, Ia, a
cousin of the groom. and Miss Edith KEEL
| ler bridesmaids; Mr.. Jesse Overstreet of
Indianapolis nd, lis and T4l,t George W. Steele ir
| envy, groomsmen. and Miss Alice Gold
| thwaite. maid of honor, with the bride
| leaning on the arm of her father. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Belknap will make their
| home in this city at the Normandie. Among
| the out-of-town guests at the wedding
were First Assistant Postmaster General
and Mrs. Heath.
| Cards have been received here announc-
| ing the approaching marriage Oh MISS An
| ME Preston Brownlow, daughter of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. w. P. Brownlow of
| Tennessee, and Newton Arthur Hacker.
| The marriage will take place at the Second
Presbyterian Church Of JoneSboro, Tenn,
October 6.
The marriage of Miss Ida ]. Quick and
Mr. George w. Hawxhurst was solemnized
| last evening at the home of the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. V. Quick. Falls
| Church Rev. George w. Quick, pastor Of
1 De-. f;efl Of C,,r-va er6a az
| Mass, brother of the bride, officiated. as
sisted by Rev. ID. L. Rathbur, pastor OF
the Presbyterian Church. The bride was
prettily attired in cream albatross. with
silk and lace, and wore a veil with orange
blossoms, and carried a bouquet of bride
roses The couple stood under canopy of
| evergreens in the front parlor, which was
handsomely decorated for the occasion.
| Mrs. T. c. Quick, sister-in-law Of the bride,
presided at the organ and played Lohen-
| griI's wedding m arch as they entered the
room. The cere mony was witnessed by
| the near relatives of the parties, and a few
| friends. At the close of the ceremony a
! light collation. was served. after which Mr..
and Mrs. Hawxhurst left for trip to New
Jersey, New York. Massachusetts and
| Connecticut, end win return to Falls
Church about the 18th of October.
Mrs. d. Hill and daughter, Miss Daisy.
| of Bloomington, ILL.,, are visiting Mrs. P.
| NJ. Elkins No. 126 Massachusetts avenue
northeast.
| Miss Edna Lutz of Steubenville, Ohio. is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Culbertson,
$40 l street.
Miss Laura Cadman has returned from
| an extended trip through the west
Miss Mary L. Williams of 931 Westmn-
ster street has as her guest for several
weeks MISS Zelle Minor of Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. John De Witt Arnold have
| returned from Nantucket where they
spent the summer.
Miss Nellie Pickett has returned to her
home, 214O F street. after spending the
summer in the Shenandoah valley
DIR. J. B. Gregg Gusts and family have
returned from their "Trip to Watch Hill and
New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Nattans and family
of this city, after spending the summer in
Gainesville, have taken house in Balti-
more. where they will reside hereafter.
A very pretty wedding was quietly SOL
emnized yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
in the parish hal! of Trinity p. E. Church,
the contracting parties being Miss Marie
Higgins and Mr.. George C. Meigs, both OF
this city. The ceremony performed
by Rev. H. F. Saumenig, only the relatives
and few friends being present. The
bride was handsomely attired in a tailor
made dress of dark blue cloth, with hat to
match. Mr.. and Mrs. Meigs left on the 3
O'Clock train for the north.
Miss Mary Helen Sharp and Mr.. William
Lemon Chitty were married last evening
at the residence of the brides parents, a.
@ street northeast. The ceremony was
performed in the presence of number of
the intimate friends of the contracting
parties by Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis.
The house was beautifully decorated with
trailing vines, flowers and goldenrod and
presented a most attractive appearance.
The bride was attired in magnificent
gown of bengaline silk and carried a large
bouquet of bride roses. The wedding gifts
were many and handsome. Mr.. Chitty is
brilliant young lawyer, and is at present
a member of the board of appeals in the
office of the Secretary sof the Interior. The
bride was formerly a resident of Chicago,
but is more recently from Florida. and is
young woman of many charms of char
acter.
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