The Washington times., 1904-04-28
CARL DROOP Webs
MISS SELLHAUSEN
Ceremony Takes Place at
First Reformed Church.
BRIDGES THOMPSON NUPTIA
Marriage of Captain Sartoris and Mile.
Ncuffiard Interests Society of
Two Continents.

messed the marriage last night at the
First Reformed Church. of Miss FL
hIeda V. SeI1hausen and Carl G. A.
Droop- The ceremony was performed
at 7:30 O'Clock by the Rev. James D
Buhrer. pastor of the church
The church was artistically decorated
with sweet peas. Bride roses. lilies of
the valley. ana orchids, and made q
petty setting for the bride in her
DAINTY gown of white chiffon and
duchess satin. She wore a veil and
oIange blossoms, and carried a loose
bouquet Of lilies of the valley and or
.ohids.
Miss Agnes Droop, sister of the groom,
y7s:9 maid of honor. and wore a gown of
white chiffon. The bridesmaids were
Miss Anna Droop another sister OF the
q ON; Miss Lucy r. Dyer, Miss Rob
crta Grant. and Miss Maria Caivo. Two
of the bridesmaids wore white, and two
we're dressed in pink Miss Elizabeth
Graf was flower girl.
he bride was escorted to the altar oy
her brother, DR. E. A Sellhausen, and
the groom had as best man mis- brother.
Edward II. DrOop. The ushers who
seated the large number of guests were
Or H. A. Sellhausen, brother of the
lride; Joseph D. Sullivan. John HEIDI.
ana Carl Rogge. Before the entrance
OF the bridal party. Mrs. Nellie WilsOA
Shir-CliT sang solo with organ ac-
compartment
Immediately after the ceremony. the
bl idal party went TO Rauschers, where
reception was held from TO O'Clock,
alter which Mr. and Mrs. Droop lift
the city for a wedding journey. Upon
their return TO the city, and after May
~, Mr.. and Mrs. Droop will be AT home
At 1853 Kenesaw Avenue.
Another wedding of yesterday of par
ticular local interest was that of the
daughter of the Rev. William Taliaferro
Thompson, d. D., Miss Mary Ellzey
Thompson, and John Breathed Bridges,
of Hancock, Nd, the father of the
bride officiating at the ceremony. which
took place in the lexington Presby-
terrain Church, of which hesis pastor.
The church was well filled with the
friends of the bride and groom. who
were seated by William Taliaferro
/ Thompson, jr.,the brides brother; VIII
bur Bridges, George Wallace Jones,
! Charles Golden Miller. Mangus Talia-
! ferro Young, and Henry Damon Young,
who acted as ushers.
The brides only attendant yas Miss
: Anna Page Lewis, of West Virginia. and
/ the grOom's best man was his brother,
I Henry Percival Bridges. Of Baltimore.
The church was decorated with white
and green, with aZaleas and white lilacs
used about the altar
! The bride wore a gown of white silk
trimmed in old family lace, and her
tulle veil was held by spray Of orange
I blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet
/ of lilies of the valley. The maid of honor
wore gown of white organdy and car
/ ried sweet peas.
/ The ceremony was followed by small
I ~ Efe
| Street, the guests here being only the
/ relatives of the two young people in
/ Guiding the parents Of the bridegroom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bridges, of Hancock. and
/ several relatives Of the bride from South
J Carolina where DIR. Thompson was until
] three years ago pastor OF church in
4 Charleston. The future residence Of Mr..
and Mrs. Bridges will be Hancock, Nd.
! Probably no international marriage
/ solemnized in Europe for years past has
been Of so much interest to Americans
as that of Capt. Algernon Sartoris,
! grandson Of the late President L. $
Grant. and Mile. Germanie Cecile Nouf-
hard, which took place at the Church
of ST. Honore d'Eylan yesterday after
noon.
The civil marriage was contaminated
two days previous, and was witnessed
! by but few people, all the SNOWY detail
being reserved for yesterday.
Mrs. Sartoris, mother of the groom, and
! Miss Sartoris, are at the Shoreham Ho-
| tel in this city. and the details were
! cablGd 10 them from Paris. Mrs Sar-
toris sent the bride a diamond pendant,
and General Porter United States am
: bassador, sent an enameled box The
groom gave the bridea diamond ring
and = pearl necklace.
| President Roosevelt sent them con-
( gratulatory autograph letter, and pho-
/ tOgraph of himself bearing the inscrip-
ton: Publications and best wishes"
| The bride Wore gown OF white silk
/ with a veil and orange blossoms, and
she lac as bridesmaids, Mile. Mar
gueritc Nouffiard. sister of the bride;
Miss Martha Mathey, and Miss Lille,
an American girl who recently made her
debut in grand opera. There was a
! large and fashionable audience which
included the MARQUIS and Marquise de
iTAigle, Mrs. Leishman. Baron and
( Baroness de Baulny. Baron de Reszke.
Comte de rAigle. Major T. Bentley
! Mott the United States military at
! tache; Miss Fanny Reed, representing
Mrs. Sartoris, and many members OF
the American colony.
! Young Sartoris had pretty romance
for several years with prominent
Washington girl, but absence dimIned
the first 10 congratulate Captain Sar-
toris on his marriage.
A pretty morning wedding Was That
/ which united Sullivan V. Johnson and
Mrs. Lillian c. Brooks at the home OF
the bride yesterday. The ceremony was
| performed By the Rev Joseph F. Me-
Gee. on account of a recent death
IN the brides family, only the I'M
mediate relatives were present After
| May IS the couple will be at home II
3l23 Fourteenth Street northwest.
A well-known business man of Wash
ington. Robert Stanton Mofitt. was
married in Baltimore at noon yesterday
to Miss Mary Agnes Coudy, at the
Protestant Episcopal Church of St.
! Stephen the Martyr. The Rev March
c. Mayo. the curate in charge offici-
ated. The bride is a daughter of the
| late Hon. James COudy and Mrs. Susan
Coudy. Of Hancock, Washington county,
/ Md. and Is granddaughter on her
mothers side of Capt. John StIl-
/ well. who fought in the war of 1872 She
| was attended by her sister, Miss Belle
| e. Coudy. and was given away by her
| brother-in-laW. Walter l.. Alexander
| The groom was attended by his
| brother. James H. Moffitt. of New York
LEAVES ESTATE TO HUSBAND.
The will Of May Hopkins. dated Janu-
airy o. 1852 has been offered for pro-
bats She leaves her estate To her hus-
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