Evening star., 1898-11-11
R E G E N T EVE N T S
Vice President and Mrs Hobart Guests of
Eonor.
Brilliant Reception i'm New York
Pretty weddiaa~-PersonaI
Votes.

Vice President and Mrs Hobart were the
guests CT honor at reception given last
night by Mr.. and Mrs. William Barbour at
their home No. li5 West 5Sth street, New
York. Mrs Barbour. wearing a gown of
canary-coiored satin elaborately embroid-
cred presented her guests to Mrs. Hobart
who a rich gown of white satin
veiled with white Chantilly lace. over
1,2o0 invitations We're sent out for the re-
ception. Pink roses and chrysanthemums
embeilshed the drawing room. M sic ROOM
dining room and main hallway The Attor-
ney General and wife were among the
guests.
The Misses Letter have been in New York
this week. Miss Nancy Letter was at
luncheon Wednesday at one of the hotels
in an extremely becoming costume of black.
with large black hat of the Gainsborough
style, with black ostrich feathers.
The daughter of Lord and Lady Curzon
of Kedleston will be christened-according
to the last arrangements-at Westminster
Abbey in the first week in December II
is expected that royalty will be among the
sponsors.
General and Mrs. Miles Were given re-
ception in New York yesterday by the
Daughters Of the Revolution. Mrs. Miles
wore 4 gown of purple velvet, with a duch-
esse lace blouse and rhinestone ornaments.
Her toque, also Of purple velvet, was trim
med with DumeS
Miss K. Irene Tappan and Mr.. r. E. HILL
both of this city, married yesterday
at 3 o'clock at St. Peters Church by
Father DonOhue, in the presence of their
families and a few intimate friends. Mr..
and Mrs. ill will be pleased to see their
friends after the 20th of this month at
their home, 116 9th street southeast.
Messrs. Tcdd and Hill Were ushers. Mr..
W. II. Todd was best man; no cards.
Mrs. and the Misses McKenna left today
for St. Louis to attend the marriage of
Miss Katharine Kerens to Lieutenant
Frank Il. McKenna, Wednesday. Novem-
Der IL. The ceremony will take place in
the St Louis Cathedral and Archbishop
kain will officiate. Miss Gladys kerens
will attend her sister as a youthful maid
of honor, and the Misses Mckenna will be
bridesmaids with Miss Piers of st. Louis.
| Justice McKenna will be in St Louis in
| time for the wedding
| Mrs. James V. Lawrence is visiting her
mother. Mrs D. d. E. n. Southworth, at
| Prospect Cottage.
a number of Washiugtonians were pres
ent yesterday in Philadelphia at the mar
| rage of Miss Miriam Virginia Cooke. only
| daughter of Medical Director and Mrs.
| George II. Cccke, and DIR. Leckinski Ware
| SpatlnS, pass ed assistant surgeon. L. s. y.
| Among the other witnesses of the wedding
was an aged cClored woman, who was for
! merly slave in the family of Mrs Cookies
mother, in Harfcrd county. Md She wit
| messed not only Mrs. Cookies marriage. but
| that of her mother, sixty-eight years ago.
ard was brought from Washington on
purpose to witness that of the granddaugh-
| ter The newly married couple leave Sun
| Gay for Yokohama, Japan, where DIR. Sprat-
| ling has been assigned to duty in the naval
| hospital.
| Miss Anna Irene Moore of Brooklyn who,
together with her uncle Capt Stout Rob-
eitson, has been making quite an extended
| visit to the capital city, has returned nome.
The marriage of Miss Phoebe G. Miller Of
Washington ard Mr.. H. Harper Smell of
| Gloversville. NY, took place last evening
a: the parsonage of the Lutheran Memorial
| Church. The Rev. T. G. Butler ofticlated.
| The bride was attired in a neat travelling
suit of srae1 novelty cloth, and she was ac-
| &C mPanied by her mother, sister and broth
| er. The best man was Mr. William w
! Trankler. Mr.. and Mrs. Smell, after the
| ceremony, returned to their home, at ,20
| c street southeast, where a supper was
waiting for them. Mr.. and Mrs Smell will
| receive friends after December l.
Another lovely bride. who chose the lucky
| Wednesday for her wedding day, was Miss
| Reubie Holt Hyam. whose marriage to Mr..
! William Alonzo Wheeler OF Albany, y. Y,
| was solemniZed at o'clock last Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of her parents
| Mr.. ard Mrs Philip Carver Hvam tho Rev.
| J. b. Perry of St Andrews Church per
| forming the ceremony. Mr.. Joseph Scott
| House of Albany was best man. The bride
| was cndrfnlnSiN SONned IN heavy ivory
| white corded silk. the bodice being made
| with yoke and sleeves of shirred chiffon.
| and the trained skirt opening over accor-
! dion-plaited cascades. also of chiffon. Her
| bouquet of orchids and lilies of the valley
| was tied with feStoCns of white satin ribbon.
| and in her hair she wore an aigrette of Tow
| eTS to match the bouquet. Her maids. Miss
| Ada CaSpari Hyam. her cousin: Miss Sallie
| Boyd Wheeler, sister of the groom. and
| Miss Irene Huston Moore, were daiatilv
gowned in lace trimmed organdic JVcr tai
| feta, and carried great bouquets of white:
| chrysant hemums. tied with broad blue satin
| ribbons. Among tie guests We're Mr.. and
| Mrs. Seth Wheeler, parents Of the groom;
| the Misses Wheeler, Mrs. Howard Martin
| and daughter. Mr.. Edgar Wheeler and Mr..
| Seth Wheeler, jr, Of Albany, and Mr.. and
| Mrs. G. H. Shaw of Boston. the bride :
| relatives residing here and several of her
| Girl friends Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler left on
| 9 late train for extensive wedding Jour
ney through the west, the brides going
away gown being a stylish navy blue
broadcloth. with u becoming toqUe of vel
vet TO match. They Will reside in Albany
upon their return. and will be at home III
Pine Hills after the 1st Of January.
Miss Lecna Adler has her guest her
cousin Miss Cora Adler of Selma Ala, and
will be pleased to see her friends at her
new residence. No So7 l. street.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Latimer have re-
turned from a short visit to Baltimore.
| where they Were -hc guests of Mr.. and
Mrs William Hedian-