Evening star., 1898-05-30
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
The Marriage Of q Couple Well Known
Here.
The Hamlin-Pruyn Wedding in Al
bany This Week-Home We'd
tlings - Personals.

At Albany. Saturday next. at noon the
marriage of Miss Huybertie Lansing Pruyn
to Mr.. Charles S. Hamlin of Boston so
pleasantly remembered here as assistant
secretary of the treasury during the Cleve-
land administration, will be solemnized in
st. Peters Church, and three clergymen
will take part. Bishop Doane officiating.
After the ceremony a large reception will
be held in the Pruyn mansion, No. 13 Elk
street. The bridesmaids gowns will be ex-
ceedingly elaborate. of white handmade
muslin, with bands of Valenciennes lace
insertion. They are to be made with Val
enciennes lace around the yoke and down
the side of the waist. There will not be a
single touch Of color in these costumes.
The hats are to be very large, of white
chip, and trimmed with Valenciennes lace
white ribbons and a bunch of ostrich
plumes The brides white satin dress, and.
in fact. all of her trousseau, is of domestic
ma nufacture.
Mrs. Mcknight Moses is suffering from
a sprained ankle and will not be able to be
out for some time
The marriage of Miss Edith Stuyvesant
Dresser. sister OF Daniel lie Roy Dresser Of
New York city, to George w. Vanderbilt
will take place at noon Thursday next in
the Church of the Holy Trinity Paris. The
Rev. John q. Morgan. rector, assisted by
the brides brothcr-in-law, the Rev. George
Granville Merrill, rector of ST. Mary $
Church. Tuxedo Park will perform the
ceremony. The bride, whose gown will be
of cream white satin, with long court train,
trimmed with old lace, will be attended by
Miss Van Dusen Reed. The latter will
wear a gown of pale green silk, covered
with white silk null, trimmed with yellow
lace. She will also wear a large black
hat. ornamented with plhmes. Mr.. Van
derbilt's best man will be Jonathan Sturgis
of New York city and the ushers Joseph
Rowland Hunt and William Osgood Field
of New York city; Count Antoine Sala.
whose father was at one time first Secre-
tary of the French legation at Washington
and Frank Andrews Of Washington. The
wedding breakfast, which will be served at
the brides home, No. Is Rue Vernet, will
be small one, the invitations to 1t being
confined to relatives. 1t is understood that
Mr. Vanderbilt and his bride will pass their
honeymoon in Sweden.
President and Mrs. Whitman will receive
the graduating classes. faculties and trus-
tees of the Columbian University tomorrow
CTuesday) from ) to s.
Mrs George w. Blaxter of Woodlands"
Pittsburg, has issued invitations for
ception for Thursday. June =, from = until
) o'clock. in honor of Miss Ethel Clulow of
Derby. England. and Miss Hancock of
Washington.
Owing to the death of their son, DR.. and
Mrs F. r. Lewis have recalled the invita-
tions issued for a reception Tuesday even
ing, May 81.
Mrs Agnes Stuart Townsend has sent out
invitations for the marriage of her daugh
ter, Agnes Fair, to Mr.. Henry Marshall
Tuesday, June I, st. Johns Church.
Mr.. Harold Colvocorresses of the United
States Naval Academy. son of Commander
Colvocorresses of the L. s. s. Concord, is
the guest of Mr.. and Miss Darrell at the
Corcoran Art Gallery, where he will be
glad to his friends.
The engagement of Miss Nanine Ingram
of Q street to Mr.. Edgar Maverick Smith
of New York is announced Miss Ingram
left for Boston last week to visit her aunt,
Mrs ID. G. Heath of Newton, at whose
charming home the wedding will take place
in June.
Mr. and Mrs. b. Z. Janney have issued
cards for the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Gertrude Janney, to Mr.. John Doug
las Mcpherson, jr., the ceremony to take
plaee Wednesday evening, June l, at Christ
Church, Georgetown.
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Heck and daughter
Of Warcca, Minn., arrived here Sunday, to
be present at the marriage of their Sun,
Mr. b. f. Heck, to Miss Edith Evelyn Nor
rison. at Trinity Episcopal Church. We'd
esday at y o'clock m. Mr.. r. +. Heck is
clerk to Congressman TdWney of the first
district of Minnesota Mr.. and Mrs. Heck
will be at No. 1920 10th street northwest
during their stay. .