Evening star., 1899-04-12
THE SOCIAL WORLD
The Brides and Grooms Of a Busy
Wednesday.
home and CHURCH CEREMONIES
The Francis-FuIIer and the Plant
Jones Weddings.
DINNERS AND RECEPTIONS

DINNERS AND RECEPTIONS
The marriage of Miss Jane Brown Fuller,
daughter of the Chief Justice and Mrs.
Fuller, to Mr.. Nathaniel Leavitt Francis of
Boston took place at o'clock today at st.
Johns Church and was witnessed by a large
concourse of friends, most Of whom, with
many more friends, attended the wedding
breakfast afterward at the home of the
chief justice. The chancel was artistically
adorned with palms and Towering plants,
and the vases on the altar were filed with
Easter lilies. The ushers who seated the
distinguished company were: Messrs. Jacob
Wendell. jr.. New York: Brooks Frothing-
ham, Boston; Morton c. Nichols. New York:
David c. Percival jr, Boston; William
Austin, Washington; Nathan Anthony.
Boston. The bride came in church escort
ed by the chief justice and preceded by her
maid Of honor, Miss Lucy Russell Of Mid
dletown, Conn.,, and the bridesmaids, Miss
Satterlee, Miss Rosemary Sartoris. Miss
Edith Davidge, Miss Arnold of Flushing,
L. l., and Miss Sabin of Bangor, Me. At
the chancel rail she was met by the groom
and his best man, Mr.. Henry A. Frothing-
ham Of Boston
The ceremony was performed by Rev. DR..
Weston, the venerable relativs of the chief
justice assisted by Rev. DR.. Mackay-Smith.
The bride was gowned in white satin,
with long train. The bodice of the satin
had straps over the shoulders, edged with
silver and pearl passementerie. A guimpe
and sleeves of shirred tulle gave youth
full effect. spray of orange blossoms Ak
tended across the corsage to the left Shoul-
der. The veil of tulle was thrown back
from her smiling face coming down the
aisle. A cluster of orange blossoms hsld it
to her hair. The bridesmaids wore green
mousseline de sole over green silk The
bodices wers striped with lace insertions.
Their hats were trimmed with black vel
vet ribbon and daisies and had black velvet
strings. They carried big punches Of white
flowers. The maid Of honor wore paler
gre mousseline, with a satin stripe Her
poke bonnet was trimmed in white, ard
had soft null strings tied in front.
Mrs. Fuller wore steel colored silk elabor-
ately trimmed in lace and passementerie.
With Mrs. Fuller were her son and Mrs.
Aubrey and her children, Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh c. Wallace of Takoma and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Beecher of New York.
Among those witnessing the ceremony
We're the cabinet families, the French and
Russian ambassadors, all the members of
the Supreme Court and the ladies of their
families, the Misses Strong, Mrs. Stanley
Matthews Miss Mitchell the Swiss min
lister and Mrs. Pioda, the Chinese minister
and Mrs, WI, the Portuguese minister and
Viscountess Santo Thryso, Mrs. and the
Misses Sheridan, Mr.. and Mrs Cropper,
Mrs. Chatard, Mrs. Mcclure, Mrs Auden-
lieu, NhIS luOIldS w llSOT, MIS-. JOlr W.
Foster Mrs. and Miss Rochester, Mrs. Cul-
lom, Mrs. James Johnston, DIR. and Mrs.
w. W. Johnston, Judge and Miss Morris,
Countess Esterhazy, the Misses Cox, Mrs.
e. R. Goodwin and Prof. and Mrs. Cal
laudet.
The ushers received diamond monogram
scarf pins from the groom and the bride
presented her attendants with equally
pretty souvenirs of the happy day.
The groom's mother, Mrs. Francis, wore
an elegant costume in mauve moire an
tique. with bonnet trimmed in silver and
jet. number of relatives of the groom
were on from New York and Boston to
witness the wedding.
The wedding breakfast at the Fuller home
was attended by several hundred guests.
The wedding gifts Were not displayed to-
day. They are numerous and valuable.
Late this afternoon Mr.. and Mrs Francis
left for New York and will sail for Europe
IN a few days, to spend the summer IN
travel. They will live in New York on their
return. Mr.. Francis is millionaire al
though a young man. He graduated from
Harvard in 1892.
Palms and white blooming plants filled
the platform and were massed about the
reading desk at Mt. Vernon Place NJ E.
Church for the marriage at noon today of
Miss Mary Somervell Jones, daughter Of
Senator and Mrs. Jones of Arkansas to
MIR. Frank Waghome Plant of ST. Paul,
Mimi. The church was filed by the ac-
quaintances of the family and Senator
Jones, of which each member is particu-
larly well known in Washington and very
popular. The pretty little bride of today
has spent nearly all her childhood as well
as girlhoOd here, and If it had been pos
sible to have carried out the elaborate pro
gram originally planned for the wedding
she would have been attended today by
eight bridesmaids-four from this city and
four from Arkansas. When six weeks ago
the serious Illness of Senator Jones made
these arrangements impossible a quieter
wedding was decided upon. While the SEN
ator is now able to sit up all day, no
participation in the wedding festivities was
to be thought of in his case. Mrs Jones
did not go to the church either, but re-
manned with him. So to give them the
photograph of the bridal party just as
they turned to come out of the church was
made. 1t was rather a trying moment for
the bride, but she stood 1t bravely to give
her parents this satisfaction. The vener-
able clergyman who officiated. Rev Dr.
Hunter of Arkansas. Is a lifelong friend
of the family and officiated at the mar
riage of Senator and Mrs. Jones. He is in
the ceremony today by the pastor of Mt.
Vernon Church, Rev. DR.. Duffey.
The ushers were kept busy up to the last
moment Seating the guests. They were
DR.. Sterling Ruffin, Mr. Edward Duvall,
Mr.. Charles Govern, Mr.. c. c. Magruder.
Mr.. Raymond Acton and Mr.. Joseph But
ton of Lynchburg, Va. The bride came in
church escorted by her brother, Mr.. JAMES
honor Miss Annie Taylor Of st. Louis.
Representative Dinsmore Of Arkansas was
best man.
The bridal toilet was of an imported fab
ric. white point desprit lace. embroidered
in chenille, and made over white silk. The
bodice was simply made and hal pearl pas
sementerie edging the lower part of the
yoke. which was also of the lace diamond
crescent brooch, the gift of the groom, was
worn. Her hat was all in white and TRIM
med with white lilacs, and the large bou
quet she carried was of the same flower.
The costume was exceedingly becoming
and stylish, and it's dainty wearer looked
her prettiest.
The maid of honor was in pink. Her
dress was Of pink crepe de chene, with a
pink tulle hat. Her bouquet was of brides
maid roses.
After the ceremony the bridal party
Joined the relatives at Senator Jones' home
M street, where a wedding breakfast was
served. The rooms were adorned with
spring blossoms and green vines, and some