The times., 1901-06-06
SOCIAL And PERSONAL
Two Pretty Weddings Were Sol
emnized Last Night.

DIR. Hummer and Miss Guest Mar
ried at Church-Nr. BernheIm and
Miss Tophnm United at Home
Tne Lawn Fete for the Blind.
The French Ambassador entertained the
Russian Ambassador at breakfast yester-
day morning.
The marriage of Miss Norma Guest,
daughter of Mr.. ana Mrs George w.
| Guest, to DR.. Harry Reid Hummer was
solemnized at o'clock last night at
Trinity NJ. z. Church, Fifth and Streets
southeast. The bride, attended by her
father, who gave her in marriage, en-
! tered the church preceded by a train of
ushers and maids. Her gown was of
| white mOusseline de sole over white taf-
feta and orange blossoms held in place
| the folds of a long tulle veil Her bou-
quet was of bride roses with streamers
! of white gauze. Miss Carrie Gates, of
| Annapolis, who was the maid of honor,
! was prettily attired in green organdie
! and carried cluster of pink roses. The
! additional maids were Miss Katie Beckert
and Miss Grace Sauter, each wearing pink
| organdie. and Miss Nellie Hayes in blue.
Miss George Hummer. in a white frock,
| with basket of roses made an attract
| i've flower girl. The ushers were Messrs.
| Harry and Newton Hummer, Mr.. Samuel
| Colman, Mr. Wallace Acton, and Mr.
| Frank Guest Mr. Emery Colman acted
! as best man. The ceremony which was
| performed by Rev. DR.. Nicholson. was
| followed by a reception at the family
| residence for immediate friends. Dr. and
| Mrs. Hummer left later for a trip to At
| lantic City and other Northern points,
and upon their return VIII be at home
after July at ELK Street southeast
Miss Ada Palmer Topham and Mr.. Rob-
ert Benjamin Bernheim were married yes
terday evening at the home of the brides
! parents in Kenesaw Avenue, Rev. s. n.
| Newman, D. D., officiating. The bride
| entered the drawing room with her IA
| ther, Mr.. James S. Topham Her gown
was of white pompadour silk and she wore
| in her hair an aigrette and bow of white
! velvet. Her flowers were bride roses ar
ranged in a shower bouquet
| Miss Annie A Annard, the attendant
| maid of honor, preceded the bride, wear
! ing nile green and carrying pink roses.
| The bridesmaids were Miss Rosa Bern
helm and Miss Marguerite W. Lewis, each
| of whom wore white organdie and carried
| pink roses. Mr.. l. c. Herndon, of West
! Virginia, house guest, was the groom
| only attendant. The wedding marches
were played by Miss S. X. Hannel, of
! Harrisburg, Pa. Gathered in the drawing
room, which was decorated in green and
white, were about seventy-five guests,
made up of relatives and family friends
who were present for the ceremony, and
four hundred arrived a half hour later for
the reception at $3.50 o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernheim, after a months trip North,
Will reside at Welch, W. Va.
The Aid Association for the Blind gave
a lawn party at Belmont, the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. a. L. Barber, yesterday
for the benefit of the home and workshops
of the blind. The ladies in charge of the
entertainment prepared many unique and
attractive forms of amusement for the
occasion, among which was dancing in
the barn by children costurned in the old
time fashion, under the supervision of
Mrs. Charles NJ. Pepper. Tea was served
by Mrs. Julia Pond and the ladies of the
Georgetown auxiliary of the association.
and Mrs Benjamin was in charge Of a
picturesque gypsy camp, where wonder
ful fortunes were told. Mrs. Guss and
a corps of efficient assistants served re-
freshments- The Reception Committee
was composed Of Mrs. A G. Bracket,
President of the association; Mrs. John
Russell Young, Mrs. J. Z. Gilbert, and
Mrs Main. Mrs. Young secured for the
pleasure of the visitors the largest graph
ophone in Washington and the owners of
engine and electric lights loaned a suifi
cient number to brilliantly illuminate the
grounds after dark The aid association
is doing splendid work for the blind and
it's endeavor to provide workshops 10
place them on a self-suppOrting and self
respecting basis deserves all the substan-
tial help that generous people can give
it for the purpose Of carrying out its
plans.
The Chicago Chronicle" gives the fol-
lowing account Of the business venture
of a well-known member Of the Senatorial
circle:
.'One of the leaders in Washington So
ciety for several years past has forsaken
the gay capital and become a breadwin-
ner, not because of necessity. for she is
an heiress to millions, but because she
likes trade and wants to be self-support-
ing. Miss Bessie Stewart, daughter of the
millionaire Senator from Nevada, has
opened a shop in Fifth Avenue, New
York, where the woman with a well-filled
purse may purchase the most expensive
garments and white goods. No store
in London, Paris. or Vienna Will have
a more varied, more novel, or more cost |
Iy line of articles for femininity.
AT the time of her marriage to Lieut.. |
r. c. Hooker. L. S. N, Miss Stewart was
a celebrated beauty. and still possesses |
many of the personal charms OF that
earlier day.
soon after their marriage Lieutenant |
Hooker resigned from the navy and be !
came an operator on the San Francisco |
Stock Exchange. He was very success
ful for time, bur eventually met with re- |
verses, and when the war with Spain |
opened returned to service in the navy.
In the meantime he had been divorced.
Lieutenant Hooker was accounted the |
handsOmest man in the navy. His mar |
riage with the beautiful daughter Of the !
United States Senator was celebrated at |
Stewart Castle, the Senator's splendid |
Nevada residence, and was q most bril- |
liant event.
"A son of the marriage IS Lieut.. Rich |
ard Stewart Hooker, L. S. N, who recent |
ly married Miss Mary Condit-Smith. one |
OF the heroines Of the American Legation |
during the siege of Pekin- He is in the |
Marine Corps.
Mrs. Hooker that was is reported to |
have business ability Of q high order and |
to possess rare taste IN dressing. 1t is |
therefore believed that her sign adorn- |
ing Fifth Avenue, which reads, Stewart, |
Nouveaute de Paris will not soon come |
down.
Senator and Mrs. McComas went to
baltimore to attend the wedding last |
night of Miss Matilda Price Smith to Mr. |
Frederick w. McComas.
Mr.. Walter Paris, the artist, win leave |
Philadelphia on Saturday for England, |
where he will stay till the end of Septem-
Der, and then return TO his studio at I7l4 |
Pennsylvania Avenue.
Welded IN RATTTMORE