The times., 1899-04-02
THE SOCIAL WORLD
OF WASHINGTON
Lenten Shadows Vanish at
Casters Glorious Dawn.
Dainty Pink Luncheon in Honor of
Miss MattingIy.
hessrs. Hymen, Cupid, and Mendels-
sohn Will Rule the Coming
Week-Other Happenings.
Easter Sunday.

Easter Sunday.
Society, with clear conscience, can cast
aside its dull livery of sackcloth and ashes
this morning and blossom forth into what
ever gala colors the mandate of fashion
allows. No more scurryings through the
| wintry dawn to attend early services that
the flesh forever rebels against, no matter
how willing the spirit may be, no more
afternoon prayers when all that makes up
the world, the flesh, and the-frivolous in
our being cries out for afternoon teas. So
ciety has expiated its 325 days of folly by
40 days of remorseful piety, and with a new
page turned is ready to begin the process
again.
The interests of Easter week will be
| monopolized almost entirely by weddings,
| the first and one of the most beautifully
| impressive of which will be that of Miss
Frances Lowering and Mr.. Charles Francis
| Adams, second. which will occur at st.
| Johns Church tomorrow at noon. The
| groom-elect, together with his brother,
| Mr.. George Caspar Adams, who is to be
| his best man. and several other of the out
| of-town ushers have arrived, as has also
| Mrs. II. B. Coke, of Philadelphia, mar
| ried sister of the bride-to- be. and Miss
Adams, of Boston, a cousin of the groom.
! There will be no attendant maids, but the
| bride and her father. Representative n. C.
Lowering, viii be preceded to the chancel
by eight ushers, Mr.. Arthur Adams, Mr.
Arthur Butler, Mr.. William NJ. Lowering.
DIR. Frank Ba1ch DR.. c. A. Porter, each o.
Massachusetts: Mr.. Bradley and Mr. de Bill
iier of New York, and Mr. Larz Anderson
of this city. The ceremony will be fol-
lowed by breakfast for the bridal group
and very few friends, and while the we'd
ding is to be beautiful in all its details,
the arrangements are by no means on an
elaborate scale.
The fashionable nuptial event of Tues
day will be the marriage of Miss Geneyieye
8attingly and Lieut.. E. L. D. Breckenridge, 4
Y. S. A., which will take place at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Mating
ly at O'Clock. The ceremony itself will
be attended by only the families of both
houses, but will be followed by a large re-
ception. Bishop Paret, OF Maryland. an
old and valued friend of the brides family,
will perform the marriage and the bridal
train, led by Master John and little Mar
garet Breckenridge, who will serve as rib
bon-bearers, will be composed of a maid
OF honor, Miss Winifred Mattingly, the
brides cousin. and a group of lovely |
bridesmaids-Miss Hazel Breckenridge, the
schoolgirl sister of the groom; Miss Farms
worth. Miss McComas, Miss George Por- |
ter, Miss Rose Wood all of this city, and |
Miss Mckeehan, OF Philadelphia Mr. Lu- |
Glen Breckenridge will serve his brother as |
best man, and the ushers will be Lieuten-
ant Allison and Lieutenant Cochran. U. S.
A; Mr.. Philip Chancellor, of Baltimore;
Mr.. Goodloe Edgar. of Detroit, and Messrs. |
Fred Hufford and Mr. William F. Mating
ly, jr., of Washington
Miss Farnsworth, one OF the very pretty |
maids. who will attend Miss Mattingly. en- |
tertained the bride-eiect at dainty pink |
luncheon yesterday, when the guests in |
vlted TO meet her were Miss Tisdel. Miss |
Worthington, Miss Louise Foraker, Miss
Bell, Miss Evans, Miss Baker. and Miss
McKibbin.
Miss Farnsworth will also give a lunch
con Thursday. April 6, in honor OF Miss
Jane Fuller. daughter OF the Chief Justice
and Mrs Fuller. whose marriage TO Mr..
Nathaniei Francis. jr., of Boston, will take
place April r.
An interesting noon wedding arranged
for Tuesday is that of Miss Ednah Proctor
Clarke. daughter of Col and Mrs. /. Ed
wards Clarke, and Mr.. Henry L. HAYS.
Secretary OF the Hawaiian Commission. The
marriage will take place at the home OF
eHc pal cHiS tue
Miss Katherine A Shea and Mr. Jobn
Mcnamara will be married at st. Patrick's
on Tuesday. and another wedding set for
that date TO occur al ST. Andrews is that
Of Miss Hawes and Mr.. Todd
At the marriage of Miss Rowena Whit
man and Mr.. Winthrop McKim, which is
set for next Wednesday at St. Johns the
ceremony will be performed by the groom's
father, Rev. Dr. Haslett McKim of New
York. assisted by ST. Johns rector. DIR.
Mackay- Smith. Miss Rose Wallack will be
the attendant maid of honor and Miss Fer
guson and Miss Alice McKim will be the
bridesmaids. Mr.. James E. Brown will act
as best man and the ushers selected are
Messrs Charles S. Whitman, Henry r.
Winthrop, A. Robertson Sargent, Eugene S.
Willard, Edward r. Thomas, and Leroy
A breakfast Will follow the ceremony at
the home OF the brides mother, Mrs,
Charles S. Whitman.
Mrs. o. B. Boyd has cards out for tea
tomorrow afternoon to meet Major and
Mrs. Kirkman.
The Ambassador from Mexico and
Madame AZpiroz will make their first
formal appearance in Washington society
at the evening reception which Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Foster will give In their
honor during the coming week.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Hay
viii entertain at dinner Thursday,
april l3.
On Thursday evening the German Am
bassador will give dinner In honor of
the French Ambassador. and on Friday
Mrs. Charles G. Ayres, of New Hampshire
Avenue. will entertain at an afternoon tea
to meet her brother and his wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Hamilton Fairfax, who will spend a
portion of April in Washington as her