Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-14
THE WORLD OF. SOCIETY
PRETTY WEDDINGS At CHURCH AND
AT HOME.
Two BaltimOreans Take Brides From
This City-A Diplomatic Tea
Personal Notes.

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| dressmakers and the theaters life would be
| rather commonplace and dull, after the
| summer action. The teas give Just the bit
of variety needful in days like these, when
the darkness falls early enough to permit
a half hour chat within the becoming en-
vironment of a lamp-lit drawing room.
| Countess Lichtervelde was the hostess OF
perhaps the largest afternoon gathering
yesterday, her company being assembled In
| honor of Prince Henri de Croy of Belgium.
| Only intimates of the Belgian minister and
| his wife from the diplomatic and resident
> circle were present however Prince Henri
| Is leaving today for New York, where he is
| much at home but may return here for the
season. He is spending his leave of alb
sence from the army in this country.
| The debutantes of Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York are providing nearly all the
gayety of the autumn season in their re-
| SpectlVe cities, while the winter buds here
will have little chance at anything but the
| quietest affairs until the last days of this
month
The Thanksgiving tea at the Aibi Club
may form one exception and give I'M
usually gay afternoon for the younger set,
to which will be added the coming season
| between twenty and thirty new members.
| The first assembly ball in New York is
| fixed for December IL, a week ahead of the
| opening of the opera. The assembly al
ways means the first grand meeting of the
| debutantes, whose formal presentation in
| their own homes has already occurred.
| The rules for the social appearance of
| debutantes here are carried out with great
| attention to detail by many, especially
| among the residents and the buds not
| permitted to accept even the most informal
| invitations to dine or dance until after the
| formal presentation in their own homes.
| Those who are not quite devoted to the
| old-fashioned form in this regard are CIV
| Ing their daughters most encouraging and
| pieasurable peeps into what will become
month hence the business of existence.
| Mrs. James w. Wadsworth Mrs. Frances
G. Newlands. Mrs. Charles J. Bell. Mrs.
| Calderon Carlisle and Mrs. Archibald Hop
klns are the patronnesses of the Small and
| Early dances for the coming season. These
dances. which will be given at Rauscher's
on Friday evenings, will begin December p.
| Three other meetings will follow, January
4 and %, and February II.
| A beautiful marriage took place at ST.
Joseph's Catholic Church this morning at II
| O clock Rev. V. F. Schmitt, pastor of the
church. performed the ceremony at that
hour for Miss Regina Donohoe, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. d. T. Donohoe, and Mr..
| Harry V. Casey of Roland Park, Balti-
more county, Md Father Schmitt. who also
| celebrated the nuptial mass, was assisted
by Rev. P. c. Gavin and Rev. Father Shan
| DELE ST., of Georgetown College Rev.
| Fathers Mcclure, Walsh and Healy were
also in the sanctuary.
The sanctuary was profusely decorated
with plants White flowers and many
| lighted tapers were on the altar The uSh-
| ers who seated the large gathering of rela-
tves and friends. including the party from
| Baltimore, were Mr.. T Clark Cross. Mr.. j.
| RAYMOND Thorn, Mr.. Archibald DonohOe
! and Mr. Harry Cook of Baltimore. Mr..
| Clarence Donohoe vas best man and Miss
| Helen Donohoe was maid of honor for her
| sister.
The attractive young bride was hand
| somely gowned in cream lace over white
| satin with a tulle Veil
| The wedding breakfast which followed at
| ., L~,, of Mr. nd
East Capitol street, was a Joyful conclu-
sion to the happy event. The fine new resi-
dence was decked throughout with flowers
| and an orchestra played while about fifty
guests enjoyed breakfast, the latter being
served at small tables. The brides pres
| ents were not only numerous. but exceed
| ingly pretty. Late this afternoon Mr.. and
| Mrs Casey started for their wedding trip,
which will end at their own home at Ro-
| land Park, one of the prettfest OF the sub
urban settlements near Baltimore.
| Another most interesting marriage took
place at noon today at the residence of the
| brides mother, Mrs. Tilley, wife of Com
mander B. F. Tilley, L. S. NJ. now on duty
in the Samoan Islands. Miss Caroline Will
| hanson Tilley became the wife OF Mr.. AL
! fred Randolph Hyatt of Baltimore. Rev.
Mr. McComas of St. AIMS Church, Annap-
| oils performed the ceremony in the presence
| of bout fifty guests. relatives and personal
| friends of the couple. chiefly from the naval
families Of the District. In the absence Of
the brides father. Admiral John Crittenden
Watson escorted her to the drawing room
her only attendant being Miss Sarah Clark
! of Umadilla, N. Y. Mr. Newton Smith of
| Baltimore brother-in-law of the groom, was
! best man.
The bride was charmingly dressed in
white satin. yelled in point desprit. Her
veil was held by cluster of orange bios
SONS. She carried white bouquet. The
maid of honor wore pale green satin. COW
| cred with green chiffon. The colors of the
gowns of the bride and her maid of honor
were the keynote of the house decoration
Palms and foliage plants and white bios
| SONS were abundantly and tastefully ar
| ranged The ceremony took place in the
| bay window, where plants were grouped
and a large flag was draped After the
| breakfast Mr.. and Mrs. Hyatt left for
honeymoon trip. They will reside in Balti-
| more
Mrs. James G. Blaine is occupying the
Loring house this winter, on X street, next
door to the she has had for several
years past.
| Mrs. William Thompson Harris is in Bal
timore for short visit.
Miss Kean, sister of Sena tor kean, has
| been here a few days experimenting the
| furnishing Of the home of the family this
| winter, the Pollok house, at 18th and 1
| streets.
Senator and Mrs. Elkins will return to
| their K street house the latter part of this
week. Their young daughter, katherine, is
| here In boarding school.
The marriage of Miss Louisa Pierpont
Morgan, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. p.
Morgan. and Mr.. Herbert Livingston Sat
| terlee in New York tomorrow, will be
| among the brilliant events of the year. The
bride will white satin. covered with
fine old point. and her bridesmaids white
crepe, with touches of red PANIED velvet
| Marie Antoinette fichus and big red velvet
hats. Mr.. Satterlee is a relative of Bishop
Sstterlee.
Miss Lena Jennings of St. Clair Mo-, is
visiting a 65S l. street northeast.
Mrs. NJ. A. Waling and Mrs. w. w. Hol-
lingsworth are visiting friends In Baltimore,
and will go TO Havre de Grace also before
returning home.
Mrs. Emma S. s. Leech announces the
engagement of her daughter, Emma Stot-
senburg Leech, to Arturo G. Garcia of Ha-
vana. Cuba. The wedding will take place
this month. Miss Leech. who was born in
Washington Is a daughter of the late Dan
lei Leech, an officer OF the United States
navy during the civil war, and who for
many years held the chair of correspond
ence Of the Smithsonian Institution under
the administration of Profs. Joseph Henry
and Spencer F. Baird.
Mr. and Mrs. William p. Kyle have been