Evening star., 1900-04-18
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
NOTABLE WEDDINGS TODAY AT
CHURCH AND HOME.
Lovely Brides and Valuable Gifts-A
Debutante Party-IuterestinR
Personal Notes.

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evenings list of nuptial events is equally
interesting and will attract large gather
fngs, rain or no rain.
At st. Pauls Church at IL o'clock this
morning the pastor, Rev. Father Mackiu.
performed the marriage service for Miss
Esther Hill Heiskell and Mr.. Edwin Seton
In the presence of largs number of their
friends. The high altar was beautifully
decorated with palms in the background
and lilies and roses in the vases, while its
cleaning rows of lighted tapers illuminated
the sanctuary. The ushers were Messrs.
Alonzo Stewart, Frederick II. Leetch. Ray
mond Heskell and Herman ]. Ireland. Mr.
Alfred Seton was best man. The bride
came in with her father. Mr.. Henry Lee
Heiskell preceded by her schoolgirl sister,
Miss Elise Cartwright Gouveneur Heiskel.
as maid OF honor. The beauty of the
charming young bride was never observed
to better advantage than In wedding flnery.
Her dress was of white satin, very elab-
orately trimmed with ACCORDION pleatings
of chiffon and orange blossom sprays. Her
only ornaments were family pearls. the
brooch and necklace having belonged to her
grandmother. Mrs Monroe, and were worn
by her in the White House. Her tulle veil
was caught by cluster of orange BIOS
SONS. Her bouquet was of lilies of the val
ley The youthful maid Of honor was
dressed in pretty dress of white silk muii
with which was worn a large white hat
trimmed with pink feathers. Her flowers
were cluster Of American beauty roses.
After the marriage ceremony Father
Mackin celebrated nuptial mass. In the
sanctuary there were also present Rev.
Thomas 8. Lea of st. Matthews, Father
Krews and Father Hughes Of Baltimore
1t was close to the noon hour when the
bridal party left the church. The wedding
breakfast which followed at the homo of
Mr.. and Mrs, Heiskell was attended only
oy relatives and was happy ending to the
event. The house was gay with flowers
and the guests enjoyed a glimpse of the
wedding presents which, as natural in the
case of such favorite. were generously
bestowed on the fair bride Late in the
afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Seton left for their
honeymoon journey, the brides going-away
dress being a tailor-made gray cloth, with
hat to match. Upon their return to this
city they win go to housekeeping at the
Westminster. Some Of the guests from
Baltimore present at the wedding were
Mrs. and Miss Heisken Mrs. Derringer and
Miss Mollie Lee
Miss Natalie Lincoln daughter of Mrs. y.
5. Lincoln, made her debut yesterday under
most agreeable circumstances. The friends
or her mother and of her father the late
Dr Lincoln, We're present by the hundreds
TO bid her welcome and to make her entrae
INTO the social world a path of roses. The
noWers sent this only debutante of the
spring season We're so beautiful and so
numerous that the mantels and tables OF
three rooms had their piled-up burdens of
fragrance.
Mrs. Lincoln and her accomplished youns
uaughter met their guests at the drawing
room door, the latter wearing a dainty
gown OF white silk trimmed with the en-
broidered net which her maternal grand
niother HrSt Wore at her marriage. Her
mowers, OF which she carried an armful
were pink sweet peas. Her talented moth
er. whom every one is so glad to welcome
back TO social life, wore a becoming white
and fOwer-Striped silk In the dining room
md NT,s.
the honors at the tables, the decorations
were IN pink sweet peas. Mrs. G. T.. How
land; Mrs Hins of Philadelphia. Mrs Stew
ems Vail of New York the Misses TYLER Of
New London. Conn; Miss McCIowan and
MISS Adola Greedy assisted in entertaining
the guests among whom were very large
representations of the resident families as
well as of the diplomatic circle.
Sixty couples danced at the subscrintion
cotillion last night at the Rifles armorv
which was given under the direction of
Mrs. John Poor, Mrs. Charles CamnbeII
Mrs. A. D. Addison. Miss NIyer. Miss
owen and Miss Merriam Mrs. Greely re-
ceiVed the guests, and Mr.. NJ E OImstead
led the coullion. Among the subscribers
We're Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Legare. Mr.,
and Mrs. Campbell. Mr. and Mrs Blair
Lee Mr. and Mrs John Blair. Mr.. Janin.
Mr. and Mrs Buckingham, Mr. and Mrs.
Cropper, MIR. and Mrs. Olmsted. DIR. and
Mrs Chatard. DR.. and Mrs Jenkins Com
mander and Mrs. Cowles. Miss Cockren.
MISS tiCSoitdS, MISS ROcheSter and Miss
Davies Of New York; Miss Hageman. Miss
Webb. Miss Gilmore, Miss Cotton, the
Misses Bates, Miss Paulding, Miss Foraker
Miss E. Horstmann. Miss Hagner, Miss
Merriam, MISS Adola Greely. Miss Todd.
Miss de Peyster. Miss Revinus, Miss Mabel
Johnson, Miss Ashton. Miss Julia kellogg,
Miss Bliss. Miss Taylor, Gen Woodruff,
Mr. Charles Woodruff. Mr.. Edie. Mr.. Rus
Mr.. Max-Muller. Senior Delviso, Senior Pu-
lido. Senior Riano, Mr.. Gist Blair Mr..
Charles Poe. Mr. Charles McKenny, MT.
John Edie; Mr.; Woodbury. Lowery. Mr. R.
siebert. Mr.. Mckee. Mr. G. Richardson.
Mr.. Dinsmore. Mr.. R. r Mason Mr.. Hufde-
koper. Mr.. Robert Keeling Mr. Murray
Cobb. Dr. Vincent. Mr.. J. C. Crawford, Mr..
Brook Baker and Mr.. Merriam
Miss Marie Paige. during her stay In
Washington. will be entertained by Mrs.
Cushman K. Davis at 17O3 K street
The marriage of Miss Halle Overall
keyes and Mr.. Horace Cleveland Chand-
lee will take place this evening at
clock at st. Andrews Church. The ush-
ers VIII be Mr.; NJ G. Hopkins. Mr.. W. A.
Texas, Mr.. ]. NJ. Hall ard Mr. E L.
Chandiee. Mr.. Eugene B. Wilkins will be
best man. Rev. ]. B. Perry will officiate
The brides attendants will be Miss Julia
smith. her cousin. as maid of honor, and
Miss Daisy Ruff. Miss Mabel Smith of New
York, Miss Rust of Front Royal Va; Miss
Hopper and Miss Alice Chandlee as brides
maids Alice Loving, cousin of the bride,
will be her flower girl. Mr.. Clarendon Smith
will give the bride, who Is his niece in
marriage. and the wedding reception for
the bridal party will be held at his resi-
dence. The couple will go to Boston on a
wedding tour.
At noon today a fashionable crowd at
Epiphany Church witnessed the ceremony
which united Miss Jane Stone Albert, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Stone Albert.
and Mr.. John Patten Story. jr., son of
Mai. John P. Story. U. s. A., now stationed
at Governors Island. The chancel was
handsomely set with palms and foliage
plants and flowers filled the altar vases
The ushers were Mr.. Stevens of PhiIadel-
phia. Mr.. La Barron Russell Of Boston,
Baron Herman of the German embassy,
Lieut.. Robert Waiiach Mr.. Reynolds Hit
and Mr.. F. o. Horstmann. They led tho
way to the chancel upon the arrival of the
bridal party. The bride was escorted by
her father and was preceded to the altar
by two bridesmaids. Miss Alice Hay and
Miss Higbee Of New York, and Miss Glover
as maid Of honor. Mr.. Horace Westcotr
was best man. and the ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. DR.. McKim, rector of the
church.
The bride, who was regarded as among
the beauties of the debutantes of the mast