The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-07
Social a,1a,
Personal

GIV0NC az
With Her, Life Was at War.
Standing apart as she ever had done,
And her genius which needed II vent,
finding none
4 In the broad fields OF action thrown wide
55sE5 to mans power 5lts
She unconscously made 4, her bulwark
and tower,
And built In II her refuge, whence lightly
she hurl'd
Her contempt at the fashions ana forms
5s OF the world.
And the permanent cause why she now
missed and fail'd
That firm8l,o upon life she so keerly
assnil'd.
Wns. in all those diurnal occasions that
place
say-.thc world and the woman opposed
face TO face,
+ Where the woman must yield, she, reius-
ing to stir,
offended the world. which in tn, n wound.
ed her.
AS before, in the old-fashioned mannei,
fit
TO this character, also, its moral; to
say-the world is a nettle; disturb it. 1t
stings;
Grasp it firmly, 1t stings not. On one Of
two things,
II you would not be stung, 1t behoovcs
YOU TO settle:
Avoid It. or crush 1t. She CRUSHED not
the nettle;
For she could not; nor would she AVOID
It; she tried
With the weak hand OF woman to thrust
1t aside,
And 1t stung her. A woman Is too slight
thing
To tranplc the world without feeling It's
Owen Meredith, in Lucille
King--Redd.
The wedding Of Miss Grace F'lippen
Redd to Mr. Howard Wayt King took
place at 6:So p. NJ. yesterday in Park
Place Methodist Church, the Rev. i. b.
& Betty, performing the ceremony.
The altar decorations were In palms
and ferns and the musical pro grnmmc In
s cluded the wedding chorus from Lohen-
grim Memberships march, and durirE
tho sceremony--tYou.''
Miss Irene Murrie was the brides maid
&ofi honor. and Mr.. Moffett King, the
d srooms best man Other attendants were
u DIR. w. c. Flake, Messrs. l.. 3. Stainback,
J. D. Hit, g. Howard Reid. l. Guy VIII
i kns and g. D. Graham.
81 The bride. gowned in white silk with
tulle veil, and carrying. Bride roses,
came in with her maid of honor who
was tastefully attired In white silk null
and had a bouquet Of Madame 1'cstout
roses.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.. and
"a Mrs. King left for a Northern bridal tour.
They will make their future home at
& Sulphur Mines, Va, where Mr.. King Is
cashier. He is also assistant cashier OF
the L-i.iss, bank.
The bride is the youngest daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Redd, and Is a
young lady Of charming personality. Her
numerous friends regret that she will
rot make her home in the city The
presents arc numerous and costly. and
attest the popularity of the young couple.
EdWards-Abell.
The New York Herald of yesterday con-
famed the following account OF a Bati-
more wedding, in which Richmond and
Virginia society are Interested. The ac-t
count says:
Tho marriage of Miss Marie Louise
Abel, daughter OF the late Walter r.
Abel. of Baltimore. to Mr.. Joseph +. Ed
wards. son Of the late DR.. Joseph Ed
wards, Of Philadelphia, which took place
this morning before n marble altar in
her home. was beautifully arranged
The decorations ofsthe private chapel in
the Abel residence, M. 20, Cathedral
Street. Baltimore where the ceremony
was performed, and Of the drawing and
dining rooms, where the reception and
tGreakfa st took place, were elaborate.
The music was special feature, and
4 GOunod's mass was sung during the cere-
mony which was performed by the Rev.
William /. Russell, rector of the Cathc
drnl. Cardinal Gibbons giving his bless,
ing.
The bride was given away by her broth
err Mr.. Walter R. Abell and the brides
groom was attended by his brother, Mr.
Nv. Alice Edwards, of Philadelphia. as
e best man. Asa
The brides gown of Bruges lace over
white satin was very beautiful. and the
presents ware of unusual, richness.
a buffet breakfast followed the cere-
,mony, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards leaving later
for a short trip, after which they will sail
= for Europe, 10 remain until the early win
ter On their return they will live at the
Bellevue Stratford, Philadelphia, where
4 they have taken an apartment.
Betrothal Announcement.
Il Mr.. and Mrs. John e. I3lakcmorc, of
Millenbeck. Lancaster county, Va, an
nounce the engagement of their eldest
;
TO DR.. George Hume Steuart, the eldest
son of Mrs. Louisa Darnall Steuart and
the late Captain George 3iscoe Steuart. Of
Jewell, Anne Arundel county. Md.
TIM ceremony will take place during
4 this month. Owing to a recent death Of
n ncfr relative and the present Illness
OF sister Of the prospective groom. the
wedding will be a very quiet affair
Out-of-Town Society.
The wedding of Miss Florence Field
he daughter Of Mrs. Thomas Nelson
Page, to Mr.. Thomas Lindsay, of Boston,
VIII take place in January. 1t is ex.
pected that Miss Alice Roosevelt, who Is
an intimate friend of Miss Field, will be
one of the bridesmaids.
Mr.. and Mrs, Pembroke Jones left New
port, Rhode Island, Wednesday for an
automobile trip to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs s. Barton French gave
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