The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-29
WASHINGTON WEDDINGS.
or1TE A NUMBER OF THEM LAST
WEEK.

yrssia-some Congressional Slips
Of the Tongue-Other Matters of
s,eciaI and General Interest.
washington, April 27.-Though wedding
marches are still furnishing most OF the
music in the national capital. as usual in
/ .to weeks imemdiate following Easter
finishing brides and happy grooms are by
n, meaus monopolizing society's attention.
10 most fashionable weddings occur at
,igb noon there is plenty of time fer 9TH
4 -. .5oings." though half a dozen deep, be-
4 fore the small hours of the morning; and
s,oistv is going a pace quite lively enough
n make up for Lenten rigors. Though
71yn,en may control the wejding-bell
,rist he clearly has no influence with the
weather Bureau. The soft, warm rains
i that have watered every one of the score
or more of fashionable weddings during
the last week, were doubtless more ac-
centable to the spring blossoms than the
snring brides remember the lugubrious
folklore prophecy concerning brides who
4 GET married in bad weather However, all
tbe weddings went off with every p city
5efail compete, in spite of weeping skies;
and though some fine gowns and satin
s1ipr4red feet may have suffered bit in
the short transit from carriage-step 20
church door. another old saying" It's an
m wind that blows nobody good"-was eX-
emnliied in the usual harvest reaped by
the hack-drivers Among the weddings
Immediately to come, none excites more
local interest than that of Mrs. Eliza beth
Flldns Bruner, the widowed daughter of
Senator Elkins, to Mr.. William C. Weider-
seim of Philadelphia, which will occur on
bac lfn
very popular in Washington society, and
Mr. Weiderseim is a wel-known young
LAWYER and club man of the Quaker City.
He is very fond of athletic and outdoor
sports and is said to belong to every crcS-
ct football golf and tennics club in Phil
adelphia, not to mention hunting, fencing
dancing and other clubs. The wedding
will take place at the residence of MS
Bruner in New York city and the Rev.
Heber Newton will oficiate.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Root
have been among the foremost entertain
ers of the week.-Mrs. with ball for their
young daughter, which included all the
younger set in Washington society; AMI
then with dinner of twenty covers, to as
many members of the Supreme Court, dip
lomatc and senatorial circles.
On Thursday evening Senator Depew
gave the handsomest reception of the
year, in his Washington resi- ience, the
fine old Corcoran house, whose social ia
ditoins have headed the list Of local events
for half a century under a Series of gel NAL
hosts and hostesses. The New York S n
ator was gracefully assist ed by his nice S
Miss Padding and Miss Hegeulan, tn rio
receiving in the spacious hallway, b. tive n
the drawing and ballroom The
company included all the high lights Of
official and resident Washington, several
hundred strong.
1t had both early and late "crushes"-
the former, made up of the larger num-
Der, which assembled shortly before 10
o'clock and soon thinned out to attend
other functions; the latter arriving after
the close of the opera and remaining
longer large orchestra, played through
out the evening American beauty roses
the flower which is always in greatest
favor at the Corcoran house-decked
every room in profusion, with artistic
blending of spring blossoms.
On Monday evening the Westinghouse
mansion was the scene of a delightful din
ner-dance, eighty guests setting down to
the tables, and later Joined by as many
more for the cotillion. They were all
young people, of official and resident So
ciety, together with brilliant company
of maids and bachelors from the diplc-
matte corps. The three vast drawing
rooms and wide hall were thrown en- suite
and their floors waxed to such perfection
for dancing that they reflected shadows
like the waters of a mountain lake. The
best string orchestra in the United States
was stationed on the second landing, and
to The beauty of the splendid home was
added the charm Of wealth of spring
blossoms The hostess, regal in white sat
IN and Diamonds, was assisted in Welcom-
ing the company by her relative and
lice, MT
burg who wore white point d'esprit and
pink roses, and Miss Rachael Aiken, also
OF pennsylvania, who was gracefully
DAINTY in white tulle dotted with silver.
The cotillion figures were original and
picturesque, and nothing so pretty in the
way OF favors has been seen here since
ehe famous ball given by Mrs. Letter four
seasons ago. For the maids there were
gorgeous japanese fans, lovely flower
trimmed straw Easter bonnets and para
sols OF fancy silks and chiffons for the
men Scotch golf caps, picture-frames,
handsome canes, mechanical toys and no
eod OF comical trifies. Early in May Mr..
ana Mrs. Westinghouse will close their
washington residence and go to their
summer home at Lennox, where they en-
certain as lavishly as during the winter.
Tuesday night Representative Levy, of
New York, gave a largely attended recep-
.'oH IN honor of the New York Congress
lohal delegation. Mr.. Levy has recently
taken possession of a handsome house in
Sne fashionable section of the city; and
peihS a widower, his sister-Mrs. Carl
~ Yen Mayhoff, presides as its mistress.
me mouse, by the way, was the girlhood
nome OF the Duchess d'Arcos, now the
"iIe OF the Spanish minister and is re-
ington.
raster Sunday according to the Greek
calehdar-which occurs on week day"
some time after ours-was, as usual OBJ
seLVed at the Russian embassy as a festi-
va va. In the evening Count Cassini the
russian ambassador, gave a dinner in
M OF M Van Dyck the opera singer.
ne other guests were M. Jules Cambon,
ne french ambassador; Baron Covers,
we new Netherlands minister: Baron
HcEnnppenback, the Russian consul at
Dnlcago and the members of the embassy
SlaH. A pleasant informal event occurred
1he following afternoon in the hospitable
russian embassy, when M. Edouard de
Leslie went to pay his respects TO Count
NasslhL All the members of the house,
t''lb ana staff n RVfanH