The Washington times., 1901-11-06
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.


perform the ceremony, assisted by Rev.
d. J. Stafford. y. D.. rector of St Pat
rick s Church. where the Misses Patten
have pew. The marriage Will take place
at the Patten residence. on Massachusetts
Avenue in the presence of nearly 60)
guests During the service the couple
will stand in the doorway of an alcove.
the fnantel in the background Of which
will be deckcd with masses Of Farleycnse
fern and pink and white chrysanthemums
The doorway itself will be draped with
portieres Of asparagus plumosa, tied up
with large clusters OF chrysanthemumS
and white satin ribbon. To the right
will be formed a wall of royal palms. IN
front of which, after the ceremony. Gen
eral Corbin and his bride will stand to
receive congratulations. All doorways will
have 3ortieres of Southern clematis
caught up with large bows of white satin
ribbon and chrysanthemums. The floral
decorations of the table, at which buffet
breakfast will be served, will consist of
white and pink bridal wreaths, tied with
lovers knots Of white ribbon The place
OF honor will be given to two huge we'd
ding cakes. to be garlanded together by
the ribbons and pink and white blooms.
The bride will be given in marriage by
Senator John p. Jones, of Nevada. an old
friend, and at one time the business part
ner of the father of the bride The we'd
ding gown is made of a rich, heavy white
satin, having a very long train The
waist is laid in soft. loose folds of the
satin down to the belt line. and across
the shoulders and corsage is a bertha of
finely plated tuIIe, bordered by a wide fall
of rare old point d'Alencon lace. The neck
iS fini gbad bNsa sfn
OF the satin. and the sleeves are made
after the most recent fashion from Paris,
growing very large at the hand, and
gathered al the wrist into long, closely
fitting cuff of shirred tulle. held in place
BY narrow pipings of white satin. Both
waist and sleeves are elaborately trimmed
with point d dAleEcon. The wedding veil
is very long, falling to the edge of the
train, and is of rich point lace All of
the lace to be worn by the bride pos
sesses more than its intrinsic value, ow-
ing to the fact that 1t all belonged to
and was worn by her mother The bridal
bouquet is to be Of lilies of the valley
The Misses Josephine and Helen Patten,
who VIII attend their sister, Will carry
long-stemmed pink roses.
General Corbin and his brother officers
who are to attend him will wear the full
uniform of their rank. The Cardinal as
a prince of the Church of Rome, will be
robed in cassock OF vivid red under
surplice of white ecclesiastic lace. He will
also wear a red silk beretta. Col George
r. Dyer. son of the former Governor of
Rhode Island. will act as best man, and
the ushers are members of General Cor
bins STAFF. They are Lieut.. Col William
II. Carter. Lieut.. Col Thomas H Barry,
Lieut.. Col. George Andrews, Lieut. Col
William A. Simpson, Lieut. Col John A
johnson, Lieut.. Col. Henry p Mccain,
Major Henry A. Greene and Major James
Parker
President and Mrs Roosevelt and Miss
Roosevelt have accepted invitations to be
present, and among the list of guests in
yited, and nearly all of whom have ac-
cepted. are the Cabinet families who are
not in mourning, the Diplomatic Corps.
justices of the Supreme Court and their
families, the heads OF all the Government
departments. the Army and Navy con-
tingent who are in town, and hundreds of
representatives of civil So
ciety here and out Of town.
The wedding gifts filed three large
rooms on the second floor of the Patten
residence. and were of such unusual
value that for several days the house has
been guarded by the police. The presents
will not be displayed. however, as they
were removed 10 a safety deposit vault
yesterday Afternoon. Among the specially
priced gifts was diamond necklace,
gift from the Misses Patten, which the
bride Will wear today: Il massive silver
punchbowl from General Corbins old reg
iment. the Twenty-fourth Infantry, with
which he served as captain for more
than fifteen years on the Western
frontier; silyerware of native wor xman-
ship from the army in the Philippines.
a loving cup from the adjutants general
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since; silver water pitcher from the
officers mess at West Point, and hand
some designs in silverware from the Off
GERS of the Adjutant Generals Depart
ment and the officers of the Corps Of En-
g!neers stationed in Washington.
Mrs. Patten was widowed when her
children were very young. She took them
to Europe to be educ3ted. and Miss
Edythe Patten. like her sisters, spent her
student years In Paris at the Convent of
the Sacred Heart. The mother and daugh-
ters returned to Washington in the eight
les and built the house the daughters now
after its completion. With her sisters, the
bride of today spent the past summer in
Europe, returning late in October
General CoTbins first wife. who was
Miss Frances Stricllle. of Wilmington.
Ohio. died in this city about eight years
ago. He was born in Ohio, but comes of
Virginia colonial stock, his great-grand-
father having been an officer IN the RevC-
lutioHary War. The Adiutaut General will
take his bride to New York to attend the
wedding Of General Young, his srOoms-
man, who will be married tomorrow to
Miss Grace Gurnee Scott 4 portion OF
the honeymoon will be spent in Canada
General Corbn Is building home In the
of the site of the new French
but though it is nearly com
pleted, it Will not be occupied until some
time in January.
In the marriage license which was is
sued yesterday. General Corbin gave his
age as fifty-eight and that Of Miss Patten
twenty mine.
Among other weddings OF social inter
est to take place today will be that of
Miss Helen Wilson Parker and Mr. Henry
Kellogg Willard. which is also to be a
moor event: and that Of Miss Helen c.
Birney, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs A. A
Birney. to Mr.. Charles Raymond Gantz.
Of Baltimore, which VIII take place this
evening. Miss Deis and Mr. Steward will
be married at T:30 this evening at the
Church of the Reformation, and Miss Lii
liam Louise Plant and Mr.. Richard Hy-
land Cox. at the same hour at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs Plant. on NJ Street. Other
weddings are set for various
hours of the day and evening.
Miss Beulah Parson. daughter OF the
late John r. Parson. and Mr.. Samuel
Channirg Wilson, son Of Mr and Mrs