The Washington times., 1902-06-01
Miss Mary E. Austin.


tulle yeiis.
Miss Mary E. Austin.
The first wedding of the month and
one that promises to be the most
scenically beautiful of the yea, will be
that of Miss Mary Z. Austin to Lieut.
Charles S. Poor, L. S. ~. which will
take place at the Church OF the Epph-
any. next Tuesday at noon.
The young bride is the very pretty
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Francis b.
Austin. Lieutenant Poor, who is also
handsome. is one of the most popular
young officers at the National Capital.
They met for the first time at the tea
given by the lieutenant's mother, last
winter, to introduce her daughter. Miss
Anita Poor. Their engagement was an
nounced at Easter and their early mar
riage is happy exception to the poet
ical tradition that the course OF true
love never runs smooth.
THE seven ushers, with the exception
OF two civilians, are brother officers of
the groom. and like himself. will wear
the full uniform OF their rank. They will
be Mr.. William NJ. Austin, the brides
brother; Mr.. George NJ. Kisson Brown,
of New York: Lieut. c. F. Jewell. the
groom's cousin; Lieut.. II. II. Rousseau.
Lieut.. A. b. Niblack, Lieut.. John Glib
bons. and Lieut. C. f. Gilpin.
Miss Anita Poor, the groom's sister,
and one of the loveliest OF last winters
debutantes, will be the maid OF honor
and only girl attendant, and Lieut.. Ed
ward McCawley. L. s. ~. viii act as
best man. The Rev pr. McKim will Of
nciate and MIR. Austin will give his
daughter away.
The bride has selected sweet peas for
her bridal blossoms, her bouquet to be
white and Miss Poor's Of delicate pink.
A brilliant reception will be held at
Rauscher's and the first days OF the
honeymoon Will be spent on a ninety
foot Yacht loaned to Lieutenant Poor
and in which he viii cruise in the Wa
ters OF Long Island Sound until he re-
ports at Newport on June 16. He will
be stationed at jamestown. Y. l..
throughout the summer
Miss Austin is a vivaciously pretty
girl. with an unaffected manner that is
one OF her greatest charms. She has
brown eyes and hair. lovely teeth and
cheeks of wild rose bloom. She is a
cousin of Chief Justice Fuller. although
both parents can claim ancestors OF
Revolutionary fame. On the walls of the
drawing room Of the Austin residence
on o Street, among other old family
paintings are portraits by Copley. OF
James Duane. first mayor OF New York.
and of his first wife. who was in he;
girlhood, Mary Livingston of the distin-
euished old New York family Of that
rame. On an opposite wall hangs a
portrait of General North. of the Revo-
lutionary army, who married q daughter
of Mayor Duane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin lived in New
York before coming to Washington sew
en- years ago. and Mrs. Austin is a Co
lcnial Dame of that State.
Miss Helen Stafford.
Another bride OF Tuesday viii be Miss
Helen Stafford. who VIII marry Mr.. Al
fred c. whitton, OF New York, at 10
O'clock.
She is graceful. stylish girl, and Will
make an ideal bride, though her we'd
ding is to be n quiet one. TO which no
cards have been issued, owing TO the
death Of her brother, Dr. Stafford, who
was a well-known physician Of this city.
The ceremony will take place at St
Patrick's and be solemnized by the
tr,sa,, ,,-o,ha- .ha Rev ~ ] Stafford