The times., 1898-11-06

Mr.. Nicholas Murray Butler. professor
of philosophy and education of Column
bia University, New York. will inagurate
a series of lectures at the Phebe A.
Hearst Kindergarten Training School
next Friday afternoon at i:i5 O'Clock.
Mr.. Buffers subject. "The Function of
the kindergarten" will embrace the phi
losophy of child culture, as it is demon
strated by thss disciples of Friedrich
Froebel and PulaloZZa. These lectures
have been arranged for afternoons during
the season and will be attended only by
those members of Washington society
who are interested in modern methods of
education. and who are seeking added
insight into child nature in relation TO
human culture. They will SHOW from
many points of view the value of the
kindergarten not only as a vocation for
young women but as a factor in the
general education of young women ire
spective of career. Among the lecturers
who will succeed Mr. Butler throughout
the Winter are DR.. William T. Harris,
commissioner of education: Mr.. Ham,
ilton W. Marie, associate editor of the
Outlook and author of Morse Stories
Retold from the Eddas." Mr.. Marie will
demonstrate the educational value of the
myths of the world.
The most brilliant social event in Fau-
quier County, Va. was the marriage last
Wednesday evening at Fairfield, the home
of the brides father, of Miss Elizabeth
Silcott Yates, to Mr.. Edward Marshall
Newton, of this city. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Jefferson Randolph
Taylor, assisted by Rev. Willoughby
Newton Claybrook, cousin of the groom,
and was witnessed by over 800 guests
from Washington and every section c.
the Old Dominion. The mansion. which is
of colonial architecture, and one of the
handsomest homes in that port of the
State, was in holiday attire in honor of
the wedding of the only daughter of the
house. The halls and rooms. and even
the stairways, were hung with hundreds
of yards of greens, and the nantes were
banked with roses and chrysanthemuns.
The grounds were illuminated with Chin
ese lanterns and the drawing room, where
the ceremony was performed was made
brilliant by innumerable candles.
The bride, preceded by six usners ten
bridesmaids, four flower girls and a mad
of honor, entered the room with her
brother, Mr.. ]. Edward Yates, Jr., by
whom she was given away. She was met
by the groom and his best man, Mr.. Har-
rison Tyler, of Upperville, and the mar
riage vows were said under an immense
wedding bell of white chrysanthemums.
The bride wore an exquisite gown of
ivory satin, made low neck. and with
train. The bodice was trimmed with rare
old point lace. She wore a tulle veil,
caught with orange blossoms. and carried
a shower bouquet of lilies OF the valley.
Miss Florence Dearing, of Washington.
was maid of honor. Her gown was of
pink chiffon, over silk; she wore a white
leghorn hat, with white feathers and
pink ribbon, and her flowers were pink
chrysanthemums.
The bridesmaids were: Miss jamie Tay-
lor AmbIer, of Fauquier; Miss Maggie
Cary, Miss May Browning. Miss Addis
Yates and Miss Bertha Miller. of Rap
pahannock; Miss. Margaret Walker, of
Washington; Miss Eliza Lippett, OF Ber-
ryville, Va: Miss Nina Hefehower and
Miss Fannie Bennett, of Baltimore. and
Miss Bessie Rust, of Roanoke, Va. They