Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-28
The Brides and Grooms of the Coming
Week.
RECENT WASHINGTON HOSPITALITY
Gossip Forming the Connecting
Link These Days.
TIL E r. TIMELY TOPICS

The activity in the matrimonial market
which has been such a marked feature of
this month, will continue throughout its
last days, and also start the last month of
the autumn with the same material for
pleasant talk Miss Laura Leggett Sey
mour daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Albert Seymour, and Mr. Charles Benjamin
Doolttle will be married Monday at the
family residence, 1887 Connecticut avenue
Miss Ethel Cotton, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Cotton. and Mr.. Frederick
William Carlisle of Montclair n j.. will
be married Tuesday evening at 1855 Roam
oke street. Two other weddings announced
| for the coming week Will be the ceremony
at Trinity Church Wednesday evening
when Miss George Eta Martin and Mr..
Francis Hupp Miller will be united. A
| small reception will follow, at which the
| intimate friends will be entertained.
! Miss Helen Prentiss Donohue and Mr.
| Herbert Lindsay Deyo of ST. Louis will
be married also on Wednesday evening A
reception will follow. Miss Mayme Wallace
Dckey will be the maid of honor and Mr.
Charles Michigan will be best man. The
ushers will be j. Barton Miller, Harry P.
Merritt, William II. Hardesty and Guy V.
Collins.
| Pending The homecoming of MANY of
| those who figure most prominently when
all Vanity Fir is gathered, arise the ru-
mors OF engagements and other strong
material for gossip which pass the leisure
| OF TINS season very acceptaby. If it We're
| not for this, there would scarcely be any
! topic worthy discussion. excepting always
| the autumnal housekeeping which is going
| on in nearly every house entered just at
present This enjoyment beloved of women
| folks and hated by men takes precedence
| at the moment, even ahead of that other
| mighty problem-clothes. There seems to
| be more newcomers among the housakeep-
IA s,,to
winch the presence of so great a quantity
| of untried forces should exert gives the APP
! preaching winter an unusual bearing It
! will be dull enough here for the next three
| or four weeks, so far as the majority in
| society is concerned but after that the
| days and nights will present a program
| full of charming variety
Lord and Lady Pauncefote have DELAYED
| their departure from England for while
and in the meantime has been cahled the
| engagement of Miss Lillian Pauncefote to
Mr. Charles Bromley, honorary secretary
| to the British embassy here The chances
are. though, that the wedding will be de-
| layed till the return of the family to Eng
| land next year.
EX-Secretary and Mrs John w. Foster
are enjoying at present visit from their
| respective mothers, Mrs. Foster and Mrs
MCPHERSON. The ladies came from Indiana
| this week, and, while both are in advanced
years are nevertheless able to go about
and especially to be interested in the long
country drives, so pleasant these fine DAYS.
The fourth generation, too, is represented
at present in the Foster home by the pres
ence OF little Eleanor Dulles. daughter of
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Dulles who is making
her grandpare ntS visit.
The marriage of Miss Minnie Green of
Tenleytown to Mr. Maurice Willard, for
merry of Boston, now of Laurel took place
at st. Adams Episcopal Church Wednes-
DAY evening at o'clock by the Rev. G.
=. f. Bratenhal. The bridal party was
met at the church door by the vested choir
which preceded them to the chancel sing
ing oh, Perfect Love" The bride was
atttred In white organdie deliberately trim
med with white satin bands and chiffon
Her veil was held in place by a diamond
| ornament and white rosebuds. Her bou-
quet was of white rosebuds with long white
streamers. Her only attendant was her
sister, Miss Amanda Queen, becomingly at
tired in white organdie. Mr.. Vincent Cay
Tor OF Virginia was best man. The ushers
We're Messrs. Arthur Howe and Ernest
Donaldson. No reception followed. because
of the recent death of the brides brother.
musicale was given at the residence of
Miss Nellie Burke Wednesday evening
Vocal and instrumental music was delight
fully rendered by Misses Gertrude Green
field and Nellie Burke and Messrs. Ben.
and Wallace Greenfield, the feature of the
evening being the cake walk by Miss Car
RE Miller and Mr.. Henry Thompson. A
bountiful collation. was served. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Gutshall
Misses Gertrude Greenfield, Carrie Miller,
Mamie and Nellie Burke and Messrs Harry
and Forrest Gutshall, Ben. and Wallace
Greenfield. Henry Thompson and William
Rice.
A jolly party Of young people chaperoned
by Mr.. and Mrs. Mason and Mr.. and Mrs.
Reardon, went on straw ride TO Falls
Church. Va, last evening. Dancing was
enjoyed until a. late hour, when supper
was served.
Miss Evelyn Romero, daughter of Mr..
Cayetand Romero, brother Of the late Am
bassador Romero, and Mr.. Malcolm ".
Niven, were married October 10, in Lon
don. They will live in Montclair. N. j.. the
home of the groom.
Miss Adelaide Casswell and Mr. Leonard
Mckenzie, both of Prince Georges county,
Md, were married Wednesday at Laugh
ton Farm, Prince Georges the home of
the bride, by Rev. G. P. Minnehan. The
bride wore a becoming brown cloth suit
with hat to match, and carried chrysanthe-
NUNS. She is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Edwin Casswell and granddaughter of the
late George Laughton of Laughton Eng
land. The couple received a number of
handsome presents They will make their
home in Ellicott City, Nd
Mrs. E. R. Hendley, 1886 Jefferson place
gave luncheon today in honor of Miss
Lllley; The other guests were Miss Wat
klns, Miss Snyder Miss Young Miss Dane
Miss Swayze. Miss Allen, Miss Hendley
Miss Squire Mrs. Kuhn and Mrs. Smith
zen. ana Mrs. w. I. Clark have issued
invitations for November 2 to the mar
riage Of. their daughter FIdele, to Mr.
William Floyd Mutchler of Easton, Pa
Mr. and Mrs. s. B. Sheibley returned last
Thursday, after a delightful trip south, and
nave apartments at 1860 Harvard street
where they will be glad to see their friends
Waugh M. E. Church, on Capitol Hill.
was crowded to its utmost capacity last
Wednesday evening, when Miss Emma
Laura Bishop and Mr.. Thomas Lynes
Jones were married. Rev. Geo E Mavd-
well, pastor of the church. offfciated and
Mr.. h. c. Beatty, organist at the Church
OF Our Father, presided at the organ The
bride, who entered the church with her
father, wore a trained gown of white tat
feta trimmed in pearl passamenterie and
carried large bouquet of brides roses
The maid of honor was Miss Bella NJ
Brooks of Garrett Park, Nd, who wore
white. organdie with pink ribbons and car
ried La France roses. Mr.. Roland r. Rod
rick. well known in musical circles in
Washington, acted as best man. The ush-
ers We're Mr.. Rudolph w. Bishop and MI
Arthur G. Bishop, brothers of the bride;
Mr.. H. Morse Thatcher and Mr.. Andrew w
Lukei. A reception was held at the resi-
dence of the brides parents to the relatives
and wedding party, after which Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones left the city amid a shower of