The times., 1899-05-18
THE SOCIAL WORLD
OF WASHINGTON
A Brilliant May Day Wedding
at st. Johns.
Mr. Anderson and Miss Ward Mar
ried Yesterday.
Society GcncraIIy Interested in the
Concert and Bail for the Chill
drcn's Hospital.

The storm clouds of yesterday morning
gave way to blue skies and the sun shone
out in royal splendor to grace the wedding
OF Miss Harriet Sara Ward and Mr.. Chand-
Ter Parsons Anderson, which was solem
nized at noon. st. Johns Church, beauti
fully decorated with palms and Easter
lilies. and filled with distinguished as
semblage, was the scene of the ceremony.
which was solemnized by Rev. Alexander
| Mackay-Smith, rector. The bride was es-
corted to the chancel by her uncls Mr..
John Seely Ward, jr., of New York. The
wedding gown was a rich ivory satin, with
bodice and skirt draperies in rare duchess
lace. The tulle veil was fastened with
chaplet of orange blossoms. and the bou-
Quet was of white lilacs and orchids. Miss
Alice Ward, younger sister of the bride.
who was her only attendant, wore dainty
combination of pink crepe and chiffon, with
hat OF the same tint, and carried bou-
quet OF pink roses with center of valley
lily sprays. Mr.. Harry B. Anderson. a
brother and law partner of the groom,
served as best man. and the ushers were
Mr.. Reginald Tower. Charge d'Afaires of
the British Embassy; Mr.. Charles B. War
ren, of Detroit. associate counsel on the
Behring Sea Claims Commission; Mr..
George E. Eliot. of New York; Mr.. William
Williams, also of New York. one Of the
United States counsel before the Paris Ar
bitration Tribunal; Mr.. Frederick Evans,
Private Secretary 10 Vice President Hobart,
and Mr.. P. Lee Phillips, of this city.
Among the guests were the Secretary
of State and Mrs. Hay, the French Ambas-
sador, the Russian Ambassador and Miss
Cassini, Mrs. Alger. Mrs. Miles, Mr.. and
Mrs. John W. Foster, Mrs EIkins. Mrs.
Richardson Clover. Mr.. and Mrs. Cridler.
Mrs. Audenreid, Mrs. John Davis, Mrs.
McKenna, Miss McKenna, and Miss Miles.
The ceremony was followed by a we'd
ding breakfast at the residence Of the
| brides grandmother. Mrs. Harriet S.
Ward. the guests being limited to the
| bridal party, relatives, and personal
| friends. The splendid residence in Con-
necticut Avenue was tropical with exotic
| foliage the bay window of the drawing
room where the bride and groom stood to
receive congratulations being a veritable
| jungle of palms. Roses and spring bios
SONS added their fragrance TO the spacious
room and reception lobby, their feeting
beauty offering a vivid contrast to the old
ecclesiastical embroideries. Oriental drap-
cries and priceless rugs gathered by Mrs.
Ward in her worldwide travels and bear
| ing eloquent evidence to the wonderful
skill and patience of the fingers which
wrought them centuries ago.
Mrs. Ward, gowned with quiet elegance
in black net was assisted in welcoming the
guests by Mrs. Henry H. Anderson, the
mother of the groom.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson will spend their
honeymoon yachting along the Atlantic
coast, and have in view other ideal wan
| derings before settling permanently in
| their home in New York.
The marriage of Miss Margaretta Kelton,
| daughter of the late Brig. Gen. John c.
Kelton, to Lieut.. Thales L. Ames, U. s. A,
whose engagement was recently announced,
will take place in the early days of June.
In very entertaining little sketch OF
| life at the National Capital. written by
Mrs. Emily NJ. C. Kilyert. in the May
number of the international Magazine"
she SAYS: washington is eminently and
| conservatively home city; there is not
! even the air OF commercial centre about
il, and no look suggestive of business
first" at all. A day or two ago was com
| ing down Connecticut Avenue, and on the
lawn of the Reyburns directly opposite
| the British Embassy, and next door to the
| legation of Austro- Hungary, two handsome
bantam hens were calmly foraging for
wayside feast. And almost daily. in the
! big old Southern home next the Russian
Embassy, we see the chickens roaming at
will, confined only to the rear of the house.
Fancy these for city sights"
The Southern Relief Society intends
opening an industrial bureau in the near
future, the time and place TO be made pub
! lie later. There will be three departments:
Information. mending and repairing of all
| descriptions. Those desiring help of any
kind in the way of domestic service will
| be able to get il by the payment of small
fee. Those desiring work will be enter
| ed on the books of the bureau for sum
still smaller. Information of all kinds will
| be furnished employer and employe. The
department OF mending and repairing in
| cludes fine work as well as the ordinary
kind The woman's exchange will be con-
| Quoted on the usual lines of such enter
prises, and it is proposed TO have a high
standard of excellence in this department.
Many donations have been already received
and the industrial bureau is on a firm
basis. but IL needs all the patronage of the
generous public to make it the great sue
cess that its founders hope to have it,
The bringing together OF the vast army of
| women who can work, and are willing to
work at anything and everything. and
their more fortunate sisters who desire to
have their work done. is surely an object
that must appeal TO all thinking people.
Inc MaFquls honldno, NhdTse u AHalres
of the italian Embassy. went over to Bal
timore to attend the dinner given in that
city Tuesday night by Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Wilson Patterson in honor of their relative
Miss Clair Patterson, and her finace. Count
Cesare de Conturbia. of Milan. whose mar
riage will be fashionable Baltimore event
of next month.
Miss Ellen Poe. of Hillyer Place. who is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. John VI. Robinson
of Baltimore, Will remain in that city for