Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-22
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
The Davis-Barber Wedding at Ardsley
Towers.
A Rainbow Fete Witnessed by 500
Guests-HOme Weddings
-PersOnnls,

son, was this afternoon the scene of a
| most interesting wedding. Miss Lorena
Langdon Barber and Mr.. Samuel Todd
Davis were the couple whose happiness
a very large company of prominent people
| locked smiingly. The ceremony took
place on the grand stairway in the great
| nall of the marsion, so that all the guests
| could get good view. The entrance hall
| is sn immense square room. finished in
carved oak, is the great wide stairway
| The first flight is Of six steps only and
| then there is a big landing. with huge open
| fireplace. From this the stairway divides
| both from the right and left
| The fireplace, in front of which the
couple stood. was filled with bride roses.
white sweet peas aid ferns A canopy over
| them was a huge umbrella of Dropping
| lilies OF the valley and sweet peas. The
sixteen big newell posts on the stairway
| ~ere hidden behind great nosegays of lilies
of the valley, relieved with rare delicate
| ferns. The brides dress was of white
MORE. with a deep ffounce of point lace.
A single strand of large pearls, the gift of
| her parents and pearl pin. the gift of
the gSom, were the jewels The
bridal bouquet vas composed of ten sec
tons, and all of lilies of the valley. and
| contained in three of these sections a gold
| sovereign, a gold thimble and a gold ring
! The first is in honor of the jubilee occa-
! sion. The bouquet will be thrown as usual
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| change her bridal gown for her going
| away costume" The bridesmaid who
| catches the hurch of lilies containing the
| ring will, AS a matter of course marry
| within the year.
| The bridesmaids were Miss Ruth AL
| bright and Miss Ellen l.. Langdon of Buff
! falo. Miss Helen Camp Curtis and Miss
! Mary Dick, cousins CT the bride; Miss
! Bertha Langdon Barber, a sister; Miss
Jranita Hewitt, Miss Marie Hewitt. Miss
Bessie Warner OF Tarrytowm. Miss Ado
| laide Carson and Miss Anna Hoeke of
| Wasl ington, and Miss Daisy l.. Davis of
| Washington, the bridesroom's sister. maid
| of honor. The r. inbow effect was carried
| out in their dresses. They were of tule
| and taffeta. Two in yellow. who carried
! cornhowers; two in lilac. with sweet peas
| to match; TWO in blue. with forget-me-nots
and delphenions: TWO in pink, with sweet
| peas and two in green, with mignonette
| and farlcyencia ferns. All wore tulle ve.ls
to correspond. caught with ostrich feath-
ers. lie DroiCe Langlon Barber best
| man, and the Messrs. Raymond Albright
| OF Buffalo, Alfred traney OF ST Louis Au-
suStus Hone, Joseph Schenck. Ralston
| Fleming. Frederic de Peyster Hone, ALI Of
| New York; John kingman OF Ionkers.
William S Teel Of Washington. Arthur
| Robinson ana Mr.. Buxton, usneTs The
| brides grandfather. AMI Dcolittle Barber,
| OF Oherlin. Ohio. assisted by the Rev. J. Z.
| Rankin of Washington. president OF How
| ard University. who married the bride )
parents twenty-six years ago. were the otii-
! Chatting Cercyn2en. An elaborate collation.
| was served on the lawn under marquee
| The honeymoon will be spent yachting oa
| the Sap; hire. Among the NashinSto nians
! who went for TIE event We're Mrs.
Rudolph Kaufman. Miss kauffmann, Nj.
| and Mrs. Thomas Wilson.
\ very pretty wedding will take place to-
! night "A, the residence of Mir. and Mrs.
! samuel W. Racon. 1il6 y street. Their
| daughter. Miss Anne I.angston Bacon, Viii
! he married to Mr.. Philip Henry Richardson
| Pearson of NewhCryport Mass. by Roy:
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| be attended By Miss Lucctta StockbrIdge
as maid % honor. and Miss Nellie Ross Of
| Newbury port Mass. and Miss Libby
| Thompson OF Galveston. Tex. brides
rnaiGS. They will wear white oraande
| DIRE sses. with green ribbons. ana carry pink
| sweet peas tied with green ribbons The
| bride will wear white satin and duchess
! lace. tlille veil. ard her shower bouquet VIII
! be of sweet peas and lilies of the valley.
| Mi. George Howard Of Newburyport Will
| he best man, and Mr.. Arthur Cranstcn and
| Mr.. w Elmer Bacon will be Gshefs. re
! cention will follow from $50 TO No. The
| couple will take wedding trip before pro-
Ceeding to their future home at Newbury-
| port. Mass.
At the residence of DIR. Appleby, in
| Georgetown, today. his two daughters
| were married within a half hour of each
| OF her. Miss Josephine Appleby Became
| the wife of Mr.. kendrck Hatt, Canadian
by birth. now a professor at Lafayette
| University, Indiana, and Miss BESSIE APP
| pleby the wife of Nj. William Franklin
! Willoughby of this city, son of Judge Wes-
| tel Wiioughby, also OF this city. only
| company of relatives witnessed the cere-
| nrnni-, and during the afternoon both
couples left for bridal trips. Announcement
cards will be sent out to the friends Of
| beth couples
While Ambassador John Hay, Mrs. Hay
| and Miss Helen Hay are enjoying the full
favor of English royalty and are being
| dined and entertained in London, Miss
| Alice Hay, the youngest daughter, has
finished her school year and is now on
visit to her grandmother, Mrs. Amasa
| Stone, in Cleveland. Miss Hay has been
| considerably entertained the past week at
| dinners and luncheons.
| Miss I.icber, who is visiting in Cleveland,
| was given a luncheon last Wednesday at
| the Union Club by Mrs. Richard Boilum.
At the marriage Of Miss Adrienne Won
| Ezdorf to Mr.. Charles S. Shreere jr., to-
! morrow evening. at O'Clock, al the First
| Baptist Church, the maid of honor will be
Miss Cora ShreeVc. sister OF The groom.
with the Misses Olga and Wanda Won tZ-
dcrf. and the Misses Gertie ana Nettie
Becker as bridesmaids. The ushers will
| be Messrs. Edward X. Hereford, Henry
| Leonard, w. l.. English and DIR: J. Everett
| Keene. There will be three little flower
girls, Una and Eta Ray and lrma Won
| Ezdorf Mr.. Simpson will be best man and
| DR.. Stakely will officiate. A reception will
follow at the residence of the brides par
| ents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Won Ezdorf
and Mr. Earl j. Decker tomorrow evening
| at the Epiphany Church the ushers will be
Messrs. A. J. Seaman. A. ii. kamerer and
| Walter Berserin. and the best man Mr..
| Chffo I'd Reardon. Miss Ida Crspstsr will
| be maid of honor, and there viii be four
flower girls, Margaret Weller, Isabelle
| Shelton and Blanche and Margaret Houck.
| Miss Elizabeth Fries and Mr.. Abbott
! Eaton Jones, both of Washington. were
married at O'Clock yesterday afternoon al
| the home of Mr.. E. r. Jones. brother of
| TIE groom, No. 442 East North avenue,
| Baltimore Rev. Peregrine Nroth, rector
| of the Protestant Episcopal Church Of the
| Messiah officiating. The bride is the
| daughter of Mr.. Charles Fries of Wash
! ington. She wore changeanle taffeta and
| lace and carried bride roses. Mr.. F. R.
| Jones, brother of the groom. was best man.
ard Miss Bessie Wetherill of this city was
| bridesmaid. The future home of the couple
will be in Washington.
| Mrs. C. w. Thorn and family are now
| settled in their mountain home, near Oak
land, for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. j. p. d. Phelps have issued
| cards announcing the marriage of their
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