The evening times., 1899-04-05
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr.. Richard Hatton. son of the late Hon.
Frank Hatton. former Postmaster Gen
eral and at the time of his death editor of
the Washington Post" was married yes
terday to Miss Elizabeth Stuart Cottman,
of Baltimore, the ceremony occurring in
Grace Church, of that city. The ushers
were the brides brothers. Mr. Warrington
Cottman and Mr.. Norman Cottman, who
were the only attendant civilians, the re-
mainder of the group being made up of
naval officers in the full uniform of their
rank. They were Woodward Phelps. j. F.
Hubbard, ]. ]. Cheatham, and Mr.. Crank.
The bridesmaids were Miss Virginia Chase.
of New York. Miss Almira McNeely. of
Philadelphia Miss Annie Lee Alfrtend. OF
Richmond, and Misses Ethel Slingluf.
Margaret Lindsay, and Fannie Albert or
Baltimore. Each was gowned in white
organde and lace, with toaues OF white
tulle, and carried big bouquets of mignon-
cite and maiden hair fern. The maid OF
honor was Miss Sara Livingston Poe. who
was gowned in the same pretty fashion as
the bridesmaids The bride wore a gown
of cream satin, trimmed with point lace
Her tulle veil was fastened with a coronet
of orange blossoms and over her forehead
flashed a crescent of diamonds. break
fast followed the service at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. Cottman, on Cathedral
Street, and later the groom and his bride
left for a honeymoon trip which will con-
clude in Boston. MIR. Hatton being station
ed at the Charlestown navy yard.
The Belgian Minister and Countess de
Lichtervelde entertained last right a
dinner at their new legation The guests
were Ambassador and Lady Pauncefcte,
the Minister from the Netherlands. tee
Portuguese Minister and Countess de Santo
Thyrso, Mrs. Story, Mrs. Horstmann, Miss
Patten, and Comte Baudou.n de LIGHTER
velde.
Former Senator and Mrs. Henderson
were among the dinner hosts CT last night.
The guests gathered in the Pompei an din
ing room at Boundary Castle w>re the
German Ambassador, the Mexican Ambas-
Sador and Signora AZpiroZ the Secr-tary
of the Interior, Admiral and Mrs. Schiey,
General and Mrs. Miles, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilkins, Representative and Mrs. Sprague.
the Director of the Census and Mrs. Msr-
riam, Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Lee, DR.. and
Mrs. Guzman. Mr.. s. H. Kauifmann. Mrs.
Audenreid, Mrs. McKenna, Mr.. Eliot, OF
the British Embassy. and Mr.. John b.
Henderson, jr.
Miss Genevieve MattinglyA and Lieut..
Ethelbert Breckenridge were married last
night at the residence offthe brides pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. William f. Mattingly,
at 1:30 o'clock. Stately Easter lilies and
tall, graceful palm trees transformed the
drawing-r room into a bower of sylvan
beauty the one touch Of floral color being
given by the superb basket of La France
roses, a gift 10 the bride by Mrs. Alger,
wife of the Secretary of War. The music
room was golden yellow with jonquils.
while the music and dining rooms were
aglow with roses, pink and red.
The ceremony was performed by Bishop
Paret. of Baltimore. and was witnessed by
only the families of the groom and his
bride. a large reception following at $3.50
o'clock. The bishop, accompanied by the
groom and his best man, Mr.. Lucien Breck-
inridge, entered the drawing room from
the hall, while al the same time two small
ribbon bearers Master John and Margaret
Breckenridge, led the way from the music
room forming a silken- banded aisle for the
bride TO the palm -em mbowered niche where
the knot was tied. The ushers who fol-
lowed the ribbon bearers were: Lieuten-
ant Allison, Lieutenant Cochran, Mr.. +.
Mattingly jr.. of Washington; Mr.. Philip
Chancellor, of Baltimore, and Mr.. Goodloe
Edgar. OF Detroit. The group of lovely
bridesmaids who followed them were Miss
Hazel Breckenridge. the schoolgirl sister
OF the groom: Miss McComas. Miss Farms
worth Miss Porter. Miss Rose Wood, and
Miss McKeehan. the last TWO of Baltimore.
Each was eXquisitely dainty in white or
candle and lace over white taffeta, and all
carried great clusters of long stemmed
bridesmaid roses with pink satin ribbon
tied in loveknot bows. The brides maid OF
honor was her cousin. Miss Winifred Mat
tingly. who like the other attendants, was
lovely in white silk and Organdie, her bou-
| quet, however. being OF white roses and
| lilies of the valley and the loyeknots of
white satin moire.
The young bride who is 2 gracefully dain-
ty blonde was attended by her father Her
gown was of heavy ivory satin encrusted
with pearls. Her tulle veil was draped
about her soft golden hair with sprays of
orange blossoms and she carried a shower
bouquet of lilies of the valley and white
violets. The groom and his bride left late
! in the evening for Lieutenant Breckin-
ridges post, Fort Wayne, where they will
go to housekeeping in a pretty little home
which is awaiting their arrival.