The Washington times., 1901-09-01
SOCIAL And PERSONAL
Interest Manifested in the Coming
Autumn Weddings.
Harvest Ball Mt the Victoria Hotel,
LarehmOnt - Elaborate Functions
mt Newport - Whereabouts of
Well Known Neutrality-suspicious..

7 September finds the city as dull as Au-
gust left it, except for the interest that
| comes with early autumn weddings. There
are several of social value to take place
within the next few weeks. the first of
| which will be that of Miss Isabel Nc
Roberts and Mr.. Robert Williamson Tun-
stall, which is set for Tuesday next
The harvest bail at the Victoria Hotel,
| at Larchmont, the other evening, was
/ opened with grand hayseed march. fol-
| lowed by an old fashiored "shakedown." !"
| Pretty girls in hayseed frocks with neat
bib and tucker, odd shaped hats, and poke
bonnets and their escorts in Reuben jeans
| and straws In their mouths marched in
and the harvest dance" was on.
Everywhere about the hotel was the
smell of hay and cornstalks, while the
Reuben costumes added to the odd fea-
lures OF the event. The hctel from the
| outside presented grotesque appearance.
with pumpkin vines. cornstalks, and
sheaves of wheat entwined about the win
| dows and verandas and ''jack-o'-lan-
| terms" made of big pumpkins, and Japa-
| nese lights on the lawn. Previous to the
dance there were several hay parties and
society folk enjoyed the novelty of riding
| in lumber box wagons filled with straw.
| The 'hayseed' costumes of the ladies
were pretty as well as odd There were
| milkmaids. country lassies, farmers in
! blue jeans, farmer boys in overalIs and
| high-tcp boots, shepherds and shepherd
essos.
| The young women wore short skirts
| old-fashioned white stockings, and many
| had stIaws stuck in their hair.
Wayne MacVeagh and wife sailed yes
terday from Europe on the Auguste Vic
| toria.
The marriage of Miss Jennie Gutenberg
to Mr.. Sol Berliner will take place this
afternoon at o'clock at Carroll Institute
Hall The brides sister. Miss Bertha OF
| tenberg, will be her only attendant, and
| Representative Goldfogle, of New York,
| will act as best man. Mr.. Myer S. Cohen
| will be master of ceremonies and the
ushers selected are Messrs Oscar Baum,
Jonas Bernheimer, Silvan Kronheim, Sid
ney Solomon, Sidney West, and Sam Ull-
man. The ceremony will be performed
! by Rev DR.. Stern. The wedding gown
| is of soft white silk, veiled with white
silk lace, of a curious and beautiful pat
tern, which the groom brought TO his
bride with other rare gifts from the Ca
nary Islands. The tulle veil Will be fast
ened with a star Of diamonds, another
| gift from the groom, and the bouquet
will be of bride roses. The maid of honor
will also wear soft white silk and carry
a bouquet of white blossoms. The cere-
mony will be performed in the assembly
room, and afterward there Will be re-
freshments and dancing
Mr.. Berliner and his bride will sail We'd
nesday on the Germanic for tour that
will include the capitals of Europe and
a trip TO Morocco and southern Spain.
| They will then go to Tenrieffc. IL the
Canary Islands. where Mr.. Bcrliner is
United States Consul.
Mr.. John Curtis Underwood. of New
York City. is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Alice
Underwood Hunt, at Gloria Point, Ten
leytown.
The laurels of the Newport season have
been awarded by general consent to Airs.
Edward J. Bcrwind. whose ball Friday