The evening times., 1899-06-22
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Yesterday was an ideal day for the we'd
dings which occurred SO frequently during
the day and evening. The first to take
place was that OF Miss Ida May Brown and
Mr.. Watson Freeman Clark. which was
solemnized at Trinity Episcopal Church in
the morning at 10 o'clock. The bride. who
is daughter Of Capt. end Mrs. Char.es
Camden Brown. was gowned in white o..
candle and silk and carried bunch OF
Bride roses. She entered the church
with her father. and was at
tended BY her sister. Miss Mary Viz
ginia Brown. who wore pink taffeta and
carried La France buds. The uehers were
Mr.. Mason Brown, Mr.. William Vi. Han
nay. Mr.. Benjamin S. Graves. and Mr. y.
l.. Richardson. Mr.. Clark awaited their ar
rival in the chanceI with his brother. Mr..
Edward c. Clark. of New York, who acted
as best man. and when the party were
grouped the ceremony was performed BY
Rev. DR.. Richard p. Williams. the rector
OF the church. The groom and his bride
will enjoy Northern tour and then go for
! a summer stay 10 Sandwich Mass, the an
cestral home of the Clarks
The second wedding announced for the
day WAS that of Miss Martha NJ. Bowie
! and Mr. Charles K. Gibson, which took
place at Ascension Church at neon.
! pretty combination of white silk muslin
over white taffeta formed the wedding
| gown. with which was worn a leghorn hat
I trimmed with plumes and mOusseline de
! sole. The bouquet was of bride roses.
! Miss Bessie Ruth Walker. the maid of
! honor, wore white organdie with graceful
! knots of pink ribbons, together with
/ leghorn hat and carried bunch OF pink
| roses. Mr.. Maurice II. Grasse, OF Balti-
F+srI
! best man. The ushers were DR.. Alexander
| d. Mckenzie. Mr.. Walter ID. Harrison,
! Mr.. John c. Sutherland. and Mr. r. ID.
/ Moran. While -the ushers were seating
the guests Mrs. Joseph Reynolds. of Mem
| phis. Tenn. rendered programme of ap-
| propriate music with splendid effect.
! changing her theme to the jubilant chords
/ of "Lohengrin as the bridal group entered
! the church. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. DR.. Elliott rector OF the church.
| One of the most beautiful home weddings
which has occurred in Washington for
| years was that of Miss Julia Beveridge
and Mr. Walter Conwell Shoup, which was
! so!emnzed last night at the Beyerdge
residence On Fl Street
Though the service was imPressiveiy
simple and the company a small one, ow-
ing to the fact that both families are in
mourning. the accessories of the event
were as artistically elaborate as though
the wedding had been solemnized on a
scale of formal splendcr. The handsome
residence was beautiful with flowers and
softly shaded lights. and Haley's Orches-
ira dispensed sweet music throughout the
evening in nook half hidden by palms.
HeraIded by jubiant strains of nuptial
music the bride entered with her uncle.
Mr. William Herbert Smith. of New York.
by whom she was given in marriage. She
was radiantly handsome i'll an etheTeally
dainty gown of white liberty silk with a
berthe of rare point lace. Her tuile veil
fell in misty folds about her. and she car
ried an ivory bound prayer book. from
which the service was read Miss May
Beveridge. also wearing a white robe OF
diaphanous lightness, was her sisters
only attendant maid. The bridal group
entered the drawing room led by Mr..
Wilkes McClave. of New York. and Mr.
Wilson. of this city, and were Joined at
the improvised altar by the groom and
his best man. Mr.. George Greer. of Rye.
y. Y. The ceremony was performed By
Rev. Dr. McKim. AT the wedding supper.
which was served later. the floral decora-
tions were pink and white. and the lights
were veiied with pink shades.
Mr.. Shoup is a graduate of Columbia
University and n former member of the
Columbia crew. Upon the conclusion CT
their honeymoon tour, which will include
an extended visit to the coast of Maine
Mr.. Shoup will take his bride to New
York City. where he is engaged in the
practice of law.
Mr.. Christian ]. Gockeler and Miss Lottia
NJ. Burkhart were married at O'Clock last
night at st. Paul's Lutheran Church. The
bride entered the church with the groom
Her gown OF rich white corded silk was
draped about the bodice with liberty eauze
and in the misty folds OF her tulle veil flash
ed diamond star. Her flowers were Bride
roses and lilies of the valley. fashioned in |
a shower bouquet The bridesmaids. each |
wearing white silk muslin over pink taf-
feta. and carrying La France roses, were |
Miss Carrie l. Burkhart and Mis- Gertrude |
NJ. Gockeler, sisters of the bride and |
groom. The ushers, who led the tran as |
it passed to the chance. were Mr. William |
H. Haney, Mr.. B. Frank Meyers, Mr.. J. !
Louis Willige, and Mr.. Mallory G. Taylor. |
CT Baltimore. The ceremony wss ler -orm- |
ed by Rev. DIR. Domer. rector Of St. Paul's |
At the close of the ceremony the bridal |
party and ut-of-town guests ATTENDED the
reception at the residence of the brides /
sister, Mrs. Trager, Ill Mount Vernon
Place Upon their return from their bridal
tour Mr. and Mrs. Gockeler Will go TO
housekeeping at their new home, 3l2 /
Street northwest.
Another pretty church wedding and the
first to be solemnized at st. Pauls NJ E.
Church, was that of Miss Harriet Eleanor
Austin. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James D. Austin. of this city, and Mr.. d. J.
Frederick Hager. of Ontario. The chancel
was decorated with American and English
flags. together with flowers ard palms. The
bride entered with her father, by whom she
was given away. Her very beautiful robe of
ivory white satin was trimmed about the
high bodice with pearl embroidery and
satin gauze, and her tuile veil was draped
to her soft blonde hair with her diamond
engagement rings and valley lily sprays.
Her bouquet was of long-stemmed bride
roses. caught with love knots of white
satin gauze. The ushers who seated the
guests and later preceded the bridal train
to the altar were Mr.. Edward H. Cleaver
of Trenton. N. j.: Mr.. c. d. Ehret, of Erie
Pa, and Messrs. Frederick Quinter and