The times., 1899-10-26

Wilmington, Del Among the out town
guests who attended the church were Mrs.
S. E Bailey. Mrs William Young. and
MIR. and Mrs. William Bailey, ali OF Airing
ton, Va. At home on Wednesdays after
January at 1915 Tenth Street northwest.
A very pretty wedding took place yester-
day afternoon at , o'clock at the AleXan-
der homestead, on Georgetown Heights,
when the young granddaughter of the
house Miss Eva B. Russell became the
wife of Mr.. Henry Lee Carter, of Warren
ton, Va. The ceremony was solemnized
by the Rev. +. X Mulyaney. s. j., pastor
Of Holy Trinity Church. The parlors OF the
mansion were beautifully decorated with
yari-colCTed chrysanthemums, interviewer
with asparagus vines. The bride was most
beeomingIy gOwned in a travelling suit of
grey brcadcICth and carried bride roses.
After the ceremony the members OF the
family and a few friends enjoyed breakfast
together. The bride is a very pretty and
popular brunette. She is a granddaughter
of the late Columbus Alexander. The groom
belongs to the old Virginia family of Car
ters, and is a direct descendant Of the
Lees Mr and Mrs. Carter left for their
bridal tour during the afternoon. They
viii reside in Warrenton, Va.
The marriage of Miss Ada Probasco and
Mr. Benjamin TTapneH occurred yester-
day at neon. The ceremony took place at
st. Johns Church, which was aTtistically
decorated for the occasion, and the Rev.
Dr. Mackay- Smith officated. Heraded by
the organ strains from 'Lohengrip" the
bride entered the church with her brother,
Mr.. Wallace N. Probasco, of Pittsburg, by
whom she was given in marriage. Her
gracefully tall figure was resplendeut in
superb gown CT white satin the train
sweeping from a front of puffed chiffon.
Orange blossom sprays caught the tulle veil
to her copper gold hair. and neT flowers
were bride roses circled with a fringe of
lilies Of the valley. The wedding groUp adj
yanced to the chancel, led by the ushers,
Mr.. Joseph Trapnell. jr.. of New York;
Rev. Henry Fenwick Kloman, of Christ
Church. Baltimore; Mr.. Vernon Simmons,
also of Baltimore, and Mr. Eugene Morgan.
Of this city. Immediately preceding the
bride were her attendants Miss Natalie
Magruder, a schoolgirl niece, and Miss
Eleanor Marshall Trapnell, sister of the
groom Both wore girlishly pretty gowns
of white organdie over pink taffeta and
carried large loose clusters of bridesmaid
roses tied with loveknots of pink ribbon.
The groom awaited their arrival at the
chancel attended by his best man, Mr.. Sey-
mOur Edwards, Of CharlestOwn W. Va.
the Representative-eIect from that dis
trict At the conclusion of the ceremony
a wedding breakfast for the bridal party
and relatives was served at the residence
of the brides brother-in- law Mr. John H.
Magruder, 1926 Twenty first Street. Among
the Out-of-tOwn guests present both at the
church and house were Mr.. and Mrs. JO-
seph TraPnel and Miss Rebecca Trapnell.
of Charlestown, and Mr.. Martin Slough and
Mrs. L. B. Tyler, of New York. Later in
the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs TraDnell left
for their honeymoon travels, which win
conclude at New York, where the groom is
engaged in the practice Of law. The bride
is the daughter Of Mrs. B. Mclean Probas-
co and the late Rev. Wallace NJ. PrObasco,
d. D., of Ohio. Her grandfather was the
late William Mclean, Of Cincinnati The
groom IS a representative of one of the
Oldest and most prominent families Of Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. and Mrs James Cecil Hooe are al
the home Of Mrs Phoebe Hearst. awaiting
the completion Of their new home, 2131 R
Street Mrs. Hooe expects a visit from her
mother Mrs. Dingley, during November
The marriage of Miss Margaret CasseIls.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cassells, and
Mr. Robert Boiler, Of Philadelphia, viii oc-
cur on Tuesday, November 2S.
Lieutenant Commander and Mrs. Allen
are at the Buckingham.
The Ceramic Club gave a progressive
euchre party last night at 901 V Street
northwest.