Evening star., 1898-04-07
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Mrs. Mckinley Gives a Luncheon for Hel
Young Guests.
Miss COndit-Smith and Lieut. Key
VIII BE Married Tonight-war
Upscts Other Plans-Notes.

Mrs Mckinley gave a red, white and blue
| luncheon today of fifty covers in honor OF
Mrs. Morse Miss Barber and the other
young ladies who are at present her guests.
The table was laid in the state dining room.
| and the great spread Of snowy linen was
broken by rings ard plats of spring flowers
| in red, white and blue. Mrs. Mckinley had
| the young daug 1ter of the British ambas-
| sador. Miss Lillian Pauncefcte at her right
| and her niece, Mrs. Morse. at her lett hand.
MISS Barber sat directly opposite Mrs Nc
| Kinley.
| The others present were Miss McWTl-
| Jams. Miss Lynch. Miss Francis Lynch
| Miss Grace Mckinley. Miss Harter. Mrs.
Hanna, Miss Gary, Miss Jessie Gary, Miss
Madeline Gaiy. Miss Long, Miss Bliss.
| Miss Wilson. Miss Mckenna, Miss Marie
| McKenna Miss Lillian Pauncetote, Miss Jane
| Fuller, Miss Hor. imam. Miss Ethel Horst
| mann. Miss Sartoris. Miss Alice Warder.
| Miss Bates, Miss Letter Miss Daisy Letter
| Miss Ashton, Miss Sarah Walker, Miss
| Fox, Miss Rodgers, Miss Palmer. Miss
! Harriette Ward. Miss Rochester. Miss Nc
| Cannon, Miss Alice Maury Miss Patten,
| Miss kauffmann. Miss Aiken Miss Ruth
| Hanna. Miss Sheridan, Miss Miles Miss
| Gilmore, Mis- Ida Tonner, Miss Grace
| Hartzell. Miss Harriette Crum, Miss Alma
| Westinghouse. Miss Florence Sharon, Miss
| Newlands. Miss Mabel Merriam and Miss
| Lillian WaGsworth.
| The state dining room was profusely dec
| GRATED, as were the parlors. with bright
| hued blossoms.
On account of the imminence of war; and
the probability that the services OF all The
| naval officers will be demanded py the gov
| erninent, the wedding of Miss Grace Con-
dlt-Smith and Lieut.. Albert l.. Key of the
United States navy, which had been ar
Church Oil the 18th instant. has been
| changed, and their marriage will take place
tonight, most quietly, at the home of Mrs
| john Ccndit-Sfilith, at . O'Clock. in the
| presence of the family and very few
| friends. The ceremony will De performed
by the bishop of Washington.
| Society is thus deprived Of one OF its an
| ticipated brilliant Easter weddings, and
| will have 10 accept the compensation found
| in the fact that the hastened ceremony
brings their happiness few days carrier
| to the couple, whose marriage so many
| friends had expected to witness next Tues
| Gay. As already anticipated in these col
umns. ever since the invitations were is
| sued there was just glimmer of doubt as
| 10 whether the arrangements so carefully
| planned i'll every detail for months past
| could be carried out. This doubt grew into
certainty when one by one the eroomsmen
and ushers received orders to Join their
ships, and of the men of the bridal party
| on duty with Lieut. Key at Annapolis only
ne and his best man, Lieut.. Gibbon, re-
| main on shore duty.
This morning a ng-distance telephone
| conversation between the groom, who was
then at the Naval Academy and the bride
resulted in arranging the marriage for this
evening. The bride will be attended by her
sister, Miss Mary Condit-Smith maid of
konor and her mother Mrs. John Condit-
Smith, will give her away instead of her
brother, Mr.. Condit-Smith, who will not be
able to reach this city in time. The draw
irg rooms of the Condit-Smitn residence.
Lanier place, Capitol HILL will be hand
somey decorated with flowers, precisely
as had been anticipated for the wedding
breakfast next Tuesday. Only few per-
sonal friends can be reached in time 10
join the family party at the wedding. The
wedding trip will not be to any great dis
tance, as Lieut.. Key is awaiting orders,
and the happy couple will begin their mar
ried life with absolute uncertainty where
they will spend the first month of it.
| The bride, who is tall and blonde and
very handsome, will wear a superb dress
of white satin trimmed with point lace and
a tulle veil. Owing to bad cold, whic!
| has kept him indoors a few days lately
Justice Field may not be able to witness
the marriage of his ward. 1t was his
| pleasure to escort each of her sisters, Mrs
Leonard Wood and Mrs. Judson, to the
altar on their wedding days.
The marriage of Miss McCalla, daughter
of Commander McCalla, and Lieutenant
Miller. which had been set for the 21th
| has also been fastened and now ii will
take place the coming Saturday at tbs
pest chapel, Fortress Monroe, according tc
| plans made yesterday.
| The Washington Club mas decided tC
omit the usual Easter Monday festivity, as
| SO many Of the navy families represented
in 1t are just now occupied with Other
duties.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Walker have
gone to Atlantic City for couple of weeks
| Mrs. James Wilson Kennerley of Pueblo
Cci.. is visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
LASER, 1927 Binney street, Columbia
Heights, where she will be pleased to meei
| her friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grayson Dulin have
invitations out for a progressive euchre
party, Monday evening, April Is.
The Swiss minister and Mrs. Pioda will
give dinner on April is.
st. Johns Baptist Church near SCOTS
vile, Va. was the scene of pretty we'd
ding last Monday night The church was
handsomely decorated for the occasion
The contracting parties were Mrs Anna
F. Kenney of Scottsville and Mr.. Thomas
Cary, ST., of Blenheim, Va, Rev. G. c.
Cary, DID,, officiating. Mrs. Susan Wood
| of ScottSville was maid of honor and Mr..
Lee Ferguson of Blenheim best man, and
little Hattie Spears, seven years old, car
Iled flowers. The bride came in with her
son, Mr.. Edgar l.. Kenney of Washing
! ton and was met at the altar by the groom
She wore very handsome gown of white
null trimmed with narrow satin ribbon
No ornaments were worn save diamond
brooch She carried brides roses. The
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| with blue ribbon; she wore white carna-
tions in her hair and carried orange bios
| SONS Mrs. Thomas Cary, jr., was gowned
in white and blue satin. Miss Cary wore
white organdy with blue trimmings. The
bride was the recipient Of many valuable
| and useful presents.
The invited guests were Mr.. and Mrs
Mills and Miss Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Gray
DIR. and Mrs. Shelton and Mr.. Davidge OF
| Memphis, Tenn; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. \. Moor
and Miss Moon of Glendower, Va: Mr. and
Mrs. Gilmer and Miss Gilmer, Mr. Gault
Mr.. and Mrs Butler, Mrs. Harris and Miss
Harris and Master Gilmer of Scottsvile.
Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Birney. Mr..
Alphonsus Birney, Mr.. Green, Mr.. and Mrs
| Green Mr.. and Mrs. Coles, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rucker and Miss Rawles, Mr.. and Mrs.
| West, Mr.. and Mrs. Jones, DIR. and Mrs.
| Eddie Gordon, DIR. and Mrs. Lewis and
Miss Lewis, Capt. and Mrs. Gray, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. Frost, Mr.. and
Mrs. James NJ. Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Thornton. Nj. and Mrs. Whitley. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. Bowie, the
Misses Bowie end Mr.. Rufus Bowie. Mr..
John Bruce, Miss L. E. johnson. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Pierce and many others from Wash