Evening star., 1900-10-20
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Gossip of the Brides and the Debu-
tantes. sEc
OUTDOOR LIFE is FHE THING NOW
A Number Of Weddings viii Oc-
cur Next Week.
9TH ER TIM ELY TOPICS

! Buds, brides and politics are at the mo-
ment the heads under which conversational
topics be safely classed, although the
| gossip over the doings of the fashionables
since they reached home or during their
summer vacations occasionally seasons the
| chatter of the o'clock tea parties and be-
| comes SO interesting that to separate be-
| fore all the details are told really requires
| considerable resolution. Everybody con-
| cedes that while nothing is going on the
| days slip away with the usual celebrity and
with the necessarily large amount of time
! which must be given to outdoor life, wheth-
| er it be golf, automobiling or tennis. No
| sunny day can be called dull. More than
| that, this little community finds It's trage-
| dies and comedies SO frequently next door
| neighbors that interest in one sensation
| lately does not have its ordinary run before
| it is replaced by fresh one. Both buds
| and brides are hard at it preparing the
| proper environment for the great day on
which they are to be the bright particular
stars.
The list of debutantes is unlike that of
the Brides inasmuch as less advance no.
tice is usual-conseQuently the number of
the former Is daily receiving accessions and
the coming out parties will stretch their
| fiower-burdened way, right through the
winter. Among many others, Miss Ruth
Hanna, Miss Fanny Fuller, youngest
daughter of the chief justice, who has spent
the last year in Europe for vocal instruc-
ton; Miss Hildegarde Mckenna, another
Miss Mary Carlisle. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, VINO are at present
visiting the Connallys al Asneville, N. C.;
Edward McCawley: Miss Alletta Van Rey-
pen, daughter of Surgeon General and Mrs.
Van Respen; Miss Lydia Loring. daughter
Cobb, daughter of Mrs. E. NJ. Cobb; Miss
Elsie Curtis, daughter of -.r and Mrs. w.
e. Curtis; Miss katherine Bradford daugh-
ter of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Bradford;
Miss JuIia Beirose, Miss Frances Newlands,
daughter of Representative Newlands; Miss
Wadsworth, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Wadswortn, and Miss Heloise Sar-
gent daughter of Commander and Mrs.
Nathan Sargent, are in this happy group
One Of the largest of the December we'd
dings here will be that Of Miss Mary Nc
Comas and Mr.. Edgar of Detroit. The bride,
who is the daughter of Senator and Mrs
McComas, viii be attended by ten brides
maids, selected from among her girl friends
Ill this and other cities. Another early Win
ter wedding will be that of Miss Curry
Connaliy and Mr.. Walter Andrews. which
Beveridge and DR.. Maurice Erwin Miller
will have home wedding in early Decem-
Der, followed by large reception.
Weddings of the coming week will include
W. Gait Burns. Monday at $780, at ST.
Patricks; Miss Eftie Holmead Hammett
and Mr.. Ernest Humphrey Daniel at Trim
ity Church, the same evening; Miss Mary
Augusta Ogden and DR.. Norman Darrell
Harvey at st. Johns, Miss Annabella Nor
gan and DR.. L. Fleet LuckettT at the
Church of the Covenant. both "Wednesday
noon; Miss Ida Van Ness King and Mr..
Albert Combs Thorn, at St. Andrews; Miss
Payne and DR.. Charles Staples Mangum
Miss Molie Davis. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. David Brown Davis. and Mr.. Jesse
Wootten Nicholson, all on Wednesday even
Bagely and Mr.. John Lewis Smith will be
married and afterward hold a reception at
the residence of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George ]. Zimmerman. 1541
evening Miss Charlotte Rossiter, daughter
of Mrs. Reverdy J. Daingerfeld, and Lieut.
Albert r. Dillingham;, U. s. A.. will be mar
ried at her mothers home.
The event of the autumn season at
Aurora, w. Va, was the marriage, Octo-
ber II, of Lillian Maude, daughter Of Mr..
James H. Shaffer, and DR.. ]. Oliver Lantz
ST. Paurs Church, where the wedding
occurred, was tastefully decorated with
evergreens. cosmos blooms and autumn
leaves, and was crowded to the doors. Rev
DR.. Roger officiated. The bride was given
away by her father. Miss Koller Of Han
honor, and Mr. James Albert shaffer,
brother Of the bride, was best man. One of
the prettiest features of the ceremony was
the singing of the ''Lohengrin Wedding
Chorus" by the eight attractive brides
maids, who. following the ushers, preceded
the maid of honor in pairs. They carried
two long ropes Of mountain laurel tied with
white ribbons. The bridesmaids were Miss
Wingate and Miss Spiech of Washington,
Miss Grady of Baltimore and Misses Addie
and Elvie Porter, Miss Nora Lantz, Miss
Zela Shafrer and Miss Gertrude Scherr. The
ushers were Mr.. Clarence Lantz, Mr.. Ernest
nd orl
pie. After the wedding a reception was
held at the home Of the bride, followed by
| supper. The decorations were superb in
their native splendor Everywhere there
was a profusion of growing flowers, ever
greens and cosmos blooms, while in the par
lors the walls were literally covered with
huge branches of autumn leaves. Shortly
after 10 o'clock the bride and groom amid
a shower Of rice and good wishes, left for
Oakland, where they took the midnight
train for trip east. The merry-making
and dancing, however, continued until after
midnight. The presents were numerous
and beautiful. kilograms Of congrat atulatton
were received from a number who were
unable to be present. After the honeymoon
DR.. and Mrs. Lantz will live at Hartsmans-
Vile, W. Va, where the groom has resided
for three years or more.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey are making ar
rsngements to move in town for the winter,
treir Rhode Island avenue home having
been opened up and made ready for the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Letter and the Misses Lei
| ter are now at their Dupont Circle home
for the season.
Mrs. ]. H. Kuehling is still confined to her
room at her brothers, Mr.. W. D. P. King,
1906 9th street, where she has been quite Ill
| during the past week.
Mrs. James K. Jones and her daughter,
Mrs. Plant, who spent a while here recent
| ly have gone west again. The former will
| join Senator Jones in Chicago until after
| election
Senator and Mrs. Stewart are spending
| this month at their Carson City home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Whitney, who returned
! to the city recently for the season, have
changed their residence from H street to
No 1919 18th street. -ffT &.
Mrs. Alfred B. Briggs is lying critically
Ill at her home in lexington.
| Mr. and Mrs Edwin M. Truell have given
| up their P street home for several months
| and have taken apartments at Mo- 1923 Ver-
| mont avenue.
| A masquerade party was given last even
ing at the residence Of Miss Carrie Boulter.
525 Florida avenue. After participating In
| number OF games the young folks marched
to the dining room, where refreshments
! luTa