The Washington times., 1901-10-18
SMITH-FFOULKE WBDDING.
Ceremony Occurred Yesterday at
the Home of the Bride.
ether lfarrinEes of Tnterest-,in-
dame Wa Returning From China
EuEenc FfeId's Daughter slriGe
Movements of WasHinutnniuus.

The marriage OF Miss Gladys Ffoulke
| and Mt Edward Chapman Smith. of
| Gleusde. Pa. occurred at the residence
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ FfouIke at
| $50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon in the
| presence Of a number of relatives and
! friends. the majority of whom were from
| Philadelphia. the former home of Mr.
/ FfOulke and the family home OF the
| groom. The ceremony occurred in the
| tapestry gallery and was solemnized by
| Rev. John Cornell, who vas pastor of the
| Episcopal Church at Nice, France
| throughout the five years re sidence there
! of Mr.. Ffoulke and his family, and who
is now in Washington on his annual win
! ter visit.
The tapestries which Mr. Ffoulke
brought from abroad. and which form the
rarest private collection in this country,
! and possibly in the world, are hung from
| ceiling to dado in a vast apartment whose
waxed floor is so polished that the palms
/ are reflected as in pool. The rear wall
! was screened to the ceiling with tropical
trees and hedge of palms on either side
| transformed the space into a sylvan chan
| eel The suggestion was heightened by a
| floral rail of srnilax and white chrysan-
| themums. the gateway left open and
| banked high on either side with a mass
of snowy bloom. Starred against the wall
| of greenery were the initials of the groom
and his bride wrought in white blossoms.
Haley's string orchestra, stationed near
the windows behind a jungle of palm To-
| liage. played the wedding march that an
nouncod the descent of the bride. From
the entrance of the gallery to the floral
| chancel a ribboned aisle was formed by
! Cor 81 frnr TVtli.
Ffoulke jr.. both lads picturesque in
white flannel
The bride, as fresh and lovely as the
blossoms that decked her wedding bower.
entered with her father, by whom she
was given away. She wore a princess
robe of white satin, richly embroidered
with pearls. A superb veil of point lace
was caught back with a coronet of orange
blossoms and her flowers were orchids
and lilies of the valley arranged in
shower bouquet Her jewels were dia-
mond ornaments. the gift of the groom
Mis- Helen Ffoulke as maid of honor
to her sister, preceded her, radiant in
white Louisne silk, made princess. with
elaborate appliques OF ecru lace. Her bou-
quet was of yellow roses. The pretty
bridesmaids were Miss Gwendoline
Ffoulke, the youngest daughter of the
house, who has not yet been presented
to society, and her cousin, Miss GorOthea
Coggeshall. who made her debut with yes
terday's bride two winters ago. and who
was house guest throughout that sea-
son. Both wore white crepe de chine,
trimmed with Irish point, and carried
yellow roses Mr.. Brentwood Smith act
ed as best man.
Mrs. Ffoulke received in grey satin and
L.
Winthrop Smith. of Philadelphia, in black
satin under black lace. Among the Wash
lngton quests present were General and
Mrs. Miles, Captain and Mrs. Reber. Mr..
Misses Hopkins, Mrs. Hubley Ashton.
Countess de Sibour, Mrs. Sweat, MIR. and
Mrs. Henry Wells. Mr.. and Mrs. Bloomer
Nr. and Irs. Charles j. Bell. and Miss
Be- MS. Deering and Miss Deering,
Miss Foraker, Miss Hagner. Mr.. Randall
Hagner, Mr.. Pulido, and Mr.. Wainwright
From Philadelphia, there were, besides
the groom s parents Mr. and Mrs Win
throp Smith. Mrs Brentwood Smith Mr.
and Mrs. DreXel Biddle, Mrs. Benjamin |
Ffoulke, the brides grandmother, Miss |
Eleanor FfOulke. Mrs. Jane Ffoulke and |
daughter, and Miss Tyson. The groom is |
a member of several Philadelphia clubs |
among them, the Princeton, Huntington |
Valley, and Markham.
Later in yhe afternoon Mr. and Mrs. |
Smith left for New Yorl, the latter at
tired for travelling in blue cloth. with |
which she wore a grey felt hat, trimmed |
with black bird plumage. From New
York they will go South to spend the win
ter, not reaching their home in Philadel-
phia before the early spring.
During the Chinese Minister'S recent
visit to Ashevillc. y. c.. he was presented
with an immense key to the city. 1t was
carved from rhododendron wood and or
with ribbon of Chinese yellow.
Mrs. WI, who has sailed from Hong
kong, is accompanied by three young Chi
lese girls, who Will live at the legation.
General and Mrs. Gillespie have taken
he house 1721 Rhode Island Avenue Mrs.
Gillespie is most gracious hostess. and
VIII be a decided acquisition to Washing
.on's social world.
Mrs. Richard Chew, jr, 1885 p Street, Is
her mother. Mrs. Bruce, of
lexington, Ky, and her niece, Miss
amor Of Chicago.
DR.. Charles Herman Clark, of the medi-
al staff OF the Government Hospital for
he Insane. and Miss Cora Esther Tag
art, of Massillon, Ohio. were married last
;vening in Massillon at St Timothys
,hurch. Mr.. Aloysius E. Offutt, of the
hospital. went on to act as best man. I'm
nediately after the ceremony a reception |
vas held in honor of the bride and groom
t the Massillon Club. After a fortnights |
rip to the East DR.. and Mrs Clark will |
make this city their home.
Mr. Forrest Heth Riordau, Of this city, g..
vas married in Baltimore Wednesday at
oon to Miss Mary Edith Bayer, daughter
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Miller Bayer, at
heir residence in North Monroe Street | y
iiss Carrie Riordan, the groOm's sister, l
ttenhed the bride ana her brother Mr..
ra E. Bayer, acted as best man. Rev. | {
Church Officiated. The bride /
yore white organdie and carried white J
oses, with buds of the same blossoms in | c
er hair. After the ceremony a wedding {
Incheon was served. Mr.. Riordan Is a
nember of the STAFF of the Post" and '
fter a wedding trip will bring his bride q
0 Washington to reside. '
Mrs. Nathan S. Lincoln and Miss
'atalie Lincoln returned a short time 5
go to their II Street home after a de- \
ghtful summer. portion of which was b
pent with Col. and Mrs. Augustus Tyler J
/ their place in Connecticut and with v
eneral and Mrs Gillespie at Seabright.
lr. Gould Lincoln has entirely recovered 4
rom his Illness of last spring and is now v
his senior year at Yale. =
The marriage of Miss Mary NJ. Reagan {
, Capt. George A. Taeger will take place d
october 30. u
Ir. Frank Buzzone, both of this city, u
)ol place Tuesday evening. The cere- $
iOny was performed by the Rev. Father [
IcGuire at the parsonage of st. Peters | q
hurch, after which the couple returned u
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