Evening star., 1900-02-24

Lady Bromley and their son and daughter
have been guests at the British embassy.
Lady Bromley came here from China and
Japan, where she had been travelling.
Lord Pauncefote and family will very
soon begin their preparations for leaving
on March 2S Lord Pauncefot2 will shortly
retire from the diplomatic seEyice.
Mrs. Robert Bromley Will be presented at
one of the early drawing/roomS this spring.
upon which occasion she will wear the we'd
ding dress. t =
church before the wedding Mr. Freeman
rendered ihe following program on the or
gan:
Offertory in D minor, ,jBatiste: Serenade
Berceuse), Gounod. arranged by w. j.
Westbrook: March Mifitaire (schubero.
Best: Bridal Song Jensen, tarranged by
Clarence Eddy; Cornelius, March. Mendels-
sohn: Hymn of Nuns, BE Feburewely, ar
ranged by w. T Best: Fanfare in d, Lem
mems; Invocation in B fiat Guilmant Ga
vote from "Mignon," Thomas. arranged
by Clarence Eddy; Benediction Nuptiale,
Saint-Saens.
Distinguished Guests Present.
f. Popular interest In the wedding nat
urally enhanced by the fine day Before II
o'clock several hundred people were assem-
bled about the awning which stretched
out to the street, and 1t took the efforts of
several policemen to keep an aisle open.
through which the guests with the coveted
white card might approach. The last of
the guests who walked to the church got
in with difficulty. those alighting from car
riages at the awning having much the best
of it. A quarter of an hour before the
bride arrived there was not a vacant place
in the church. downstairs or in the gall
leries. The ambassadors and members of
the diplomatic corps generally had seats
on the north aisle behind those occupied by
the British ambassador and family. The
members of the cabinet. the Supreme Court,
senators and other officials were on the op-
posite aisle, the front pew being occupied
by Sir Henry and Lady Bromley parents
of the groom. Neither President nor Mrs.
Mckinley was present, but the new re-
served for the White House family was
occupied by Miss Barber and other friends.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Hay, the
Misses Hay, Secretary and Mrs. Root. Sec
rotary and Mrs. Hitchcock, the Misses
hitchcock, Postmaster General and Mrs.
Smith, Miss Wilson, daughter of the Sec
rctary of Agriculture, were all present.
The last of the notableS to enter the
church was Adjutant General Corbin, who
found a barrier to his crossing the vesti-
bule by the sweeping length of the bride 9
train which stretched from door to door.
The bride gave a rueful look at the train,
which had been heightened out in graceful
folds by her maid, and pleasant smile to
the general with the request please
touching its snowy whiteness. AS the bride
went up the aisle the light flashed beauti-
fully on the wreath of diamond stars spar
king among the orange blossoms.
Besides the guests mentioned, there were
present the German, French and Mexican
ambassadors, the latter accompanied by
Mrs. AZproZ and Mrs. Perez, the Count
Cassini Miss Cassini the Guatemalan min
ister. the HavtiSn minister and Mrs. Leger
the Austrian minister and Mrs. Hengelmul-
Ter, the Belgian minister and Countess Lich-
terveldc, the Chinese minister and Mrs. Wu
the Chilean minister and Mrs. Vicuna, the
Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller, Justice and
Mrs. Harlan, Justice and Mrs. Shiras
Justice and Mrs. Gray, Justice and Miss
Brewer, Mr. and Mrs. Godoy, Mrs. Westing-
house. Miss Aiken, Commander and Mrs
Richardson Glover, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
l-egare, Miss Eikins. Mr.. Algcrnon Sartoris
Gen. and Mrs Miles, the Misses Patten
Mrs. Chatard, Mr. and Mrs. Calderon Car
Isle. Mrs. Fred Mcclure, the Spanish min
lister and Duchess d'Arcos. Mrs. Audenried
Mr.. and Mrs. A Maurice Lowe. Miss Cock
rell, Mr. and Mrs. Godoy, Rev. DIR. and Mrs
Hamlin, Miss Hichborn, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Campbell, Mrs. Hit, Mrs. and the
Misses Walack, Mr.. and Mrs. Cridler, Mrs
Nathaniel Wilson, Miss Wilson. Mr.. George
Howard, Miss Gertrude Ciagett, the Misses
Myer. Mr.. and Miss Sheridan, Mrs. RicharC
Mulligan, Mr.. and Mrs, George Lothroy
Misses Mckenna, Col. and Mrs. Bingham
Mrs. JnO w. Foster, Mr.. Robert Keeling
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Addison Porter Gen. anC
Mrs. Moore Dr. and Mrs .Huidekoper Mrs
and Miss Hawley, Mrs. Charles Payson
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Lee, Mrs. and Miss Nc
MILAN. Miss Riggs. Miss Freeman. Lieut.. anG
Mrs. Buc bingham. From out of town ther,
We're present Mr.. and Mrs Carnegie. Mrs
and Miss Sears, Mr.. S. jefferson Coolidge OF
Boston and Mr. and Mrs. Redmond, Mrs
Charles Marshall, Miss Eleanor Robinson
Mr.. Ferguson, Mr.. Give Bailey of New
York
The cards at the church door were taker
up by a policeman, which fact caused many
venturesome would-be guests to hesita te
approaching him and helped considerably t.
keep the doorway clear. When the brda
party was leaving the church a policeman
blocked the passageWay until they wer,
safely in their carriages, when all the
church doors were opened and the well
dressed assemblage poured out on the two
streets.