The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-26

vitations out for next Thursday evening.
Miss Hetty Sargent. who IL grand
daughter of the ex-Minister to France.
Hon. Thomas Jefferson Coolidge. has just
returned to her home in Boston from a
visit to the British Ambassador and his
family. She recently came home from a
several months trip abroad with her
grandfather. bringing trunks full of beau
tiful clothes, which were much admired
during her visit In Washington. Miss
Sargent is tall. slender. and extremely
distinguished in appearance.
Mr.. Stephen Stone. son of the Governor
of Pennsylvania, and brother of Mrs.
Percy HickIing. of this city, was married
on last Wednesday evening to Miss Ida NJ.
McCandless, of Pittsburg. The ceremony
was performed at the Sixth Presbyterian
Church. at Pittsburg. Rev. James Shane
Nichols, pastor of the church, officiat-
ing. Notwithstanding the pouring rain.
the church was filed to the doors with
the many friends of the two families.
Every detail had been perfectly planned.
and the wedding was the handsomest of
the season. A quartette furnished the
music. The bride entered the church with
her father, who gave her away. She
wore a handsome gown of ivory white
satin. trimmed with duchesse lace and
silk lace applique. Her veil was fastened
with pearl pins, gifts of her attendants.
and she carried a shower bouquet of
white vioiets and lilies of the valley. Miss
Jean Stone, daughter of Governor Stone.
served as maid of honor. She wore green
mousseline over white taffeta and carried
American Beauty roses. The six other at
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horn. of Philadelphia: Misses Alice and
Rachel Thomas. Miss Gertrude Nc
Candless Ia cousin of the bridel, Miss
Bess Ward. and Miss Bess McCague-
were gowned alike in white. 1ace-trim-
med mousselines, made over green taft
feta, and carried bouquets of maidenhair
fern. Mr.. Talbot C. Graham served as
best man, and the ushers were Mr.. Guy
and DIR. Walker C. McCandless. brothers
OF the bride: Mr.. Harry s. Robb. of
Omaha. Mr.. Charles Bartlett, of Phila-
delphia; Mr.. Clayton Hackett, of Easton.
Pa, and Mr.. Edgar c. Gerwig, of Harris
burg. After the ceremony a large recep-
tion was held at the McCandless home on
Center Avenue, where spring flowers,
roses, and greens were artistically ar
ranged. and made the reception rooms a
beautiful flower bower. Governor and
Mrs Stone received with DIR. and Mrs.
McCandless and the bride and groom
About 800 guests were entertained. and
supper was served later Mr. and Mrs
Stone are now travelling in the South
Mr.. and Mrs Alexander Marsh and Miss
Eleanor Marsh. of North Carolina are
visiting Mrs. f. A. Bartlett. of Column
bia Heights
Mrs. c. F. Nichols, of Springfield, Mass,
will be at home this afternoon at the
residence of her parents, 30l Spruce Street.
On Saturday evening. March ., the resi-
dence of DIR. and Mrs. j. Elfreth Wat
kins, 1926 Street northwest, was made
merry by a number of the young friends
of their son, Francis Benjamin Watkins,
who assembled to greet him upon the
fourteenth anniversary of his birth, and
health after long and serious illness.
The first prizes which were decided upon
by memory test Of the names of authors
of current literature, We're won by Miss
Edith Wake and Mr.. Seward Rathbun.
\ number of well-cbosen gifts were re-
ceived by the young host Among those
present were: Misses Cora Barry, Frances
Case. Virginia Gardner, Lillian Harris.
Margaret Judge. Caroline Nash, Margaret
Nea1e. Elizabeth Pollard, Gladys Sha1-
bolt, Edith Wake. Isabelle Winlock. Eliza
beth Waterman. Ruthella Watkins,
Messrs. Richard Barry. David Barry,
Chester Clark. George Courts. Benjamin
Dawson, Holbrook Fahnstock, William
Finkle. Archer GiIlflian. Donald ATorri-
son. Franklin Pejrick, Seward Rathhun,
Clark Wells, and Francis Watkins.
Mrs. NJ. d. McQuade. of goo N Street
northwest, who has been quite ill. has re-
covered, and will be able to see her
friends after Wednesday next.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilfry and the Misses Gil
fry will be among the American travellers
on the Continent this summer. having en-
gagged passage for April 81 Miss Gilfry |
left few days since for New York where !
she will remain until they sail.