Evening star., 1898-05-16
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Diamonds and Other Jewels Showered on
Miss Alger.
Her Marriage to Mr.. Pike Will De N
Brilliant Affair-Other Kindred
Events-Personal Notes.

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noon will be surrounded by every auspi-
cious circumstance. Events have so shaped
themselves that all the near relatives of
| the bride and groom will be present To-
morrow evening Mr. Pike will entertain the
| entire bridal party and relatives at a din
ner at Rauscher's. Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Plke OF Chicago, parents of the groom, will
! witness their sons marriage. The bride
| presents, as was very natural to expect
make a noteworthy collection. They are
superb in quality and very numerous.
President and Mrs. Mckinley have sent a
diamond and pearl brooch and the Vice
President and Mrs. Hobart a diamond bow
Knot All the members of the cabinet rela-
uVes and others are represented by e,abo-
| rate gifts. Mr.. William Pike of Chicago
Will be best man and Captain Frederick
| NJ. AlSer Edward r. Coffin of Chicago.
George n. Ingalls, of Cincinnati and Walter
Cary of Milwaukee will be ushers The
bridesmaids-Miss Miles. Miss Jessie Gary.
Miss Helen Pitts and Miss Chittenden of
Detroit-will wear the daintiest of gowns
OF pink taffeta with Marie Antoinette ficblis
OF chiffon. The bride will wear a sunerh
tollet oil white satin and point lace made
IN the style of Marie Antonette with tulle
ven anu orange blossoms Rev. John Reid
OF Detroit will perform the ceremonv i'm
the presence of about $50 gnests
Inc President and Mrs. Mckinley took
dlnner Saturday night with Colonel and
Mrs Bingham, and other guests present
We're the Vice President and Mrs Hobart.
Inc Attorney General and Mrs Griggs the
Postmaster General the Secretary of Az
riculture and Miss Wilson and Miss Bar
Der OF Canton, niece of Mrs Mckinley The
.apie was adorned with scarf of reG
write and blue, white rcses being the flow
ers used and white candles under red
shades carrying out the scheme perfectly
An orchestra played during the dinner and
'he occasion was most delightful one.
AT the marriage of Miss Marie Conde and
Mr.. Fl. Fl. Rogers. jr, in New York tomor-
row evening. the brides gown win he of
Ncry satin, the front almost covered with
point lace Her fathers gift a half core
ret, which includes the Corde crest made
of diamonds and pearls will fasten the
veil. and the hridegroom's gift. a large
sCnburst of diamonds. will be worn on the
corsage. The bridesmaids will wear pale
PINK chiffon, the skirt and bodice OF each
trimmed with numerous insertions of fine
Ealenciennes lace. A pin butterfly is the
cciffure decoration, and the brides SOU
Venir-a handsome amethyst and pearl pin
will adorn each corsage.
Mrs. Jerome Bonaparte will leave Wash
iEgton in a fortnight for Tuxedo, where
she has taken the Barnwell house.
AIR and Mrs. Calvin s Brice and their
family will soon go to Newport. They will
occupy, they have for several seasons
BeGuieu. William Waldorf Astors Belle
vue avenue establishment. Mr.. and Mrs.
Brice have Of late been sojourning at the
West Virginia Hot Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Fraser of this city
have taken ''Yokun." Mrs. Goodman's
country place, near LenoX, for the summer.
Mrs. Astor, sr.. who is now in Paris.
Gently gave a large dinner dance at her
apartments in that city. at which We're
present, among others, Count and Countess
DlNOnne, we'll known In this city,
A marriage in which many Washington
acquaintances of the groom are interested
took place at Milw aukee last Thursday.
The bride was Mrs. Susan Kirby Adams of
that city and the groom Mr.. Martin Brit
ton, son of Col. A T. Britton. The cere-
| mony took place at noon at the home of
the brides mother. Mrs. Abner Kirby.
Woodland court. The house was beautiful
ly decorated in palms and spring flowers,
huge bank Of flowers covering the mantel
and bay window in the parlor. An orches-
ira was hidden behind palms in the recep-
tion hall. The bride was gowned in silver
gray and white silk trimmed with chiffon
and pearl rassementerie. and carried white
hyacinths and lilies Of the valley. She was
attended by her two little daughters Miss
Leeta. in white null with pink trimmings
and a shower bouquet of pink sweet peas.
and Miss AZaline, in white null with
shower bouquet of daisies The best man
was Hugh Adams. The Rev. w. G. Eliot
of the Unitarian Church otficiated The
brides goinS-aH ay gown was of heliotrope
and hat of vioiets. Mr.. and Mrs. Britton
left for Washington the same afternoon.
and while here will be the guests of Mr..
Brttons Parents.
Miss Katharine Duer and Mr.. Clarence
Mackay will be married tomorrow at the
residence of the brides parents in New
York city. The bridesmaids will be Miss
Evelyn Burden, Miss Daisy Letter, Miss
Lila Sloan and Miss Inez Telfner, the
daughter of the Countess Telfner and a
cousin of the groom. Mrs John W. Mac
lax hoe,
June /. Mr. Mackay and his bride will go
Immediately after the ceremony to the
place at Westbury. l.. l., taken by Mr..
Mackay, which belongs to Mrs. Perry Tiff
fairy.
Prominent social occasions this week will
be dinners by Senator and Mrs. EIkins
Wednesday night and Sir Julian and Lady
Paunceforc Friday night, and Miss Kate
Myers tea tomorrow afternoon.
There was a merry gathering of little
ones Saturday afternoon last at the hume
of Marie Lyon on Capitol Hill, 1t being the
seventh anniversary of her birthday. Afte-
enjoying games, the little ones We're served
with refreshments. Those present were
Mabel Bartlett, Helen Bartlett, Helen
Smms. Muriel Butlin, Lenna Stewart
Jessie Green, Louise Green, Lydia Stearns
Maud Trey, Alice Trey, George Butlin and
John Bellough
MIR. and Mrs. Harold p. Berkley have re-
turned to Washington and will be pleased
west.
DR.. and Mrs. Dieffenderfer, who have
been to Old Point Comfort for a ten days
sojourn, have returned to the city.
Gen. and Mrs. Moore nave gone to visit
their daughter, Mrs. Thompson, in Penn
sylvania, but will return to the city before
closing their house for the summer.
Mrs. William Harrison Heron will be at
home Wednesdays, 18th and 18th, at 1910
10Th street
Mrs. E. C. Seward of Montclair. n. J.. is
with her parents, Major and Mrs. S. W.
Saxton, 1437 Kenesaw avenue, for few
days.
An Albany wedding of special interest in
this city, where both bride and groom are
we'll known, viii be that of Miss Herybert
Lansing Pruyn and Mr.. Charles Han:lin oc
Boston, which will take place in St. Peters
Church, Albany. Saturday. June 4. Miss
Pruyn is the only unmarried daughter of
Mrs. John V. L. Pruyn. who has lived here
several times. A special car will take a
large party OF guests up to the wedding
from New York. The brides gown, Pa
risian creation is of heavy white satin.
One of the prettiest features of the we'd
ding will be two little flower bearers, who