Evening star., 1901-12-11
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
SENATOR BLACKBURN AND MRS.
MARY BLACKBURN MARRIED TODAY.
The Conant-WendIing Marriage This
interesting Personal Notes.


Mary E. Blackburn were married this
| afternoon at 2 o'clock at the rectory of
| st. Paul's Church. 18th and streets, by
| Rev. Father Mackin. Only few relatives
| of the couple were present to witness the
| ceremony. The bride, whose first husband
was Judge Blackburn, a distant relative
| or the senator, wore a stylish travelling
| costume of gray cloth with a hat to match.
| This newest addition to the list of sena-
| torial hoStesses is a charming woman in
| every sense of the word and is well and
favorably known in this city. where she has
| resided most of her life.
| For the last week both the senators and
her own friends have showered her with
| superb gifts in silver, table furnishings.
etc. Mr.. Biackburn's colleagues in the
Senate are handsomely represented by
these tokens of their regard for him and
their desire to be associated in his happi-
| ness today
| Senator and Mrs. Blackburn went to New
York this afternoon, and expect to return
| Sunday. Senator Blackburn has recently
rented a house. 20l2 Hlyer place, which
| has been comfortably arranged and where
the couple will reside
Miss Grace Bell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
| Charles ]. Bell, was the debutante yester-
| day, and none of the group of lovely young
| girls coming out this season have had
| more pleasing welcome The new ball room
| of the Bell residence on Connecticut avenue
was used for the first time also for
| large affair, and with the other apartments
was profusely ornamented with trailing
vines and foliage plants, and the myriads
| of bouquets sent the debutante. Mrs. Bell,
( who is kept to her room by a severe cold,
| could not receive the guests. her place be-
ing taken by Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard, grand
| mother of the debutante.
The latter was daintily dressed in chiffon.
| tyI-ifh ipC of hon I'M la
carried a cluster of orchids and violets.
| Miss Helen Bell. with Mrs. Alexander
Graham Bell Miss Marion Bell, Miss
| Grossman. Mrs. Carr, Miss Poor, Miss
Goldsborough, Miss MackaySmith, Miss
Barnes, Miss Hildegarde McKenna, Miss
| McCauley, Miss Loring, Miss Van Reypen,
| Miss McLanahan, Miss Lieber, Miss Ash
| ton, Miss De Pyster and Mrs. Ralph Jen-
| kins, assisted in the hospitality of the oc-
| casion, at which hundreds Of the notables
| of official and resident society were present.
The marriage of Miss Frances Vending,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Wend-
| ling, to Mr.. William 8. Conant of Detroit
| took place this afternoon at st. Margarets
| Church, the rector, Rev. Herbert Scott
Smith, officiating, assisted by the bishop of
| West Virginia, Rev. William L. Gravatt.
The ushers who seated the guests and after
| ward preceded the bridal party to the palm
| decorated chancel were Messrs Howard
Brooke and Gaylord ellis of Detroit and
| Messrs. Philip w. Smith and Henry Shute
| of PittSburg. Miss Patton was the maid of
honor. The reception which followed the
| ceremony at the Vending residence on 10th
street was attended only by the relatives,
out-of-to guests and a few personal
| friends of the couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conant expect to spend
several weeks in Florida before going to
| their future home in Detroit. Mr.. and Mrs.
! Hodge of Princeton, Mrs Carson of Buff
| falo, Mr.. and Mrs. William Orr of Pitts
| burg and Mr.. and Mrs. John Stephenson Of
| Winchester were among the out-of-toWn
| guests at the wedding, with Miss McLaren
| of Princeton, Miss Kennedy Of Charles
town, w. Va, and Miss Allyn Of Norfolk,
the three latter visiting Mrs. Vending at
present.
| Miss Larcombe, a debutante of last week,
attended the Junior Cotillion last night in
| Baltimore, at which the buds of the monu-
| mental city were present in full force.
Lady Pauncefote and Sybil Pauncefote.
who have been in England during the past
| summer, arrived at the embassy yesterday.
| Commander and Mrs. Richardson Clover
and family arrived from England yester-
/ day Commander Clover has only short
leave, but his family will remain here
| several months.
Mrs John P. jackson and family, who
are now in New York, will occupy an apart
| ment at the Everett, on H street, for some
| weeks before going to Palm Beach for the
| remainder Of the winter. Mrs. Jackson has
rented her house on Connecticut avenue to
| Mr.. and Mrs. Crackenthorpe of the British
| embassy for the season.
Mrs Roosevelt gave a box party at the
| Columbia Theater last night. The Presi-
| dent Gen. s. B. NJ. Young, John Proctor,
United States civil service commissioner,
| with Mrs. Wolcott of New York. who is q
| guest at the White House, and Mrs. Joseph
| Hobson were with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby s. Noyes are at
1.-THE Laurel-in-the- Pines" Lakewood, N
| j., where Mrs. Noyes has spent her win
| ters for several years
Miss Emma NJ. Brown of Linganore Hills,
| Md, is visiting this city as guest Of
Mrs Thomas Evers at 911 Westminster
| street northwest Her many guests at the
| favorite Linganore Hills Inn will be pleased
| to learn that she is enjoying her sojourn
| greatly. Miss Brown will remain in the
| city about two weeks.
| Mr. and Mrs. Ffoulke had as guests at
dinner last night General and Mrs Miles,
| General and Mrs. Draper, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Dudley Ffoulke Commander and
| Mrs Sargent, Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins, Mr..
and Mrs. Henderson, DR.. and Mrs. Jen-
! kins.
| Mr. and Mrs. William E. Green will be
| at home to their friends the remaining
Saturday afternoons in December, instead
| of evenings.
| Mr. and Mrs. David Pelton Moore, who
| were married at the home of the brides
parents Mr.. and Mrs VIM. G. Crowley, in
Georgetown, on November 20, have return
| ed from delightful wedding trip spent in
| Florida. They are at the Albemarle, cor
ner 17th and streets, pending the COM
pletion of their new home on street be-
tween 18th and 18th streets, which they
| will occupy about January L.
very pleasant evening of progressive
| eucher was spent at the home Of the Misses
| Berry, 305S w street, Saturday evening
| Those present were Misses Coleman, Ha-
| zellett, Oliver, Mackall Dorsey, Elsie and
Katherine Powell, and Messrs. Adams,
Berry, Dorsey, English, Jarboe, Carvel and
Thompson.
A handsome dinner was diven last even
| ing by Mr.. John B. Wight at his residence
| 1867 Q street, in honor of Major Biddle
| the newly appointed Engineer Commissioner
| of the District. Those invited to meet Major
Biddle were Commissioner Masfarland Mr.
| John Cassels, Mr.. Frank Q. Brown of New
| York, Mr.. Charles Moore, Col. James L.
| Lusk, Mr.. Joseph c. Hornblower, Mr. W.
b. Bryan, Mr.. r. Ross Perry and Col
Black, formerly Engineer Commissioner
The charge d'affaires of Bolivia and Mrs
| Alberto Gutierrez have installed their home
| op6 fhn ofH af H.