The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-08

spending the major part Of tho coming
season with her daughter, Mrs. G. Oliver
lselin I'm New York.
THE oARDNER-TAFT WEDDING.
quite the most prominent wedding OF
the week was that OF Miss Mariana
Field Gardner daughter OF Mr.. aud Mrs.
Rathbone Gardner. 90 Mr.. Royal Chaplin
Taft, Jr.. son OF Ex-Governor Royal G..
Taft. which took place at Grace church
on Wednesday last at high noon. The
church was filed with representative peo-
pie from this city and state az well as
from other points The decorations at
the church were OF palms and pink
chrysanthemums
Miss Gardner was attended by Miss
Edith Waterman as maid OF honor. while
her bridesmaids were Miss Hope Smith,
Miss Helen Campbell, Miss Louise Lippitt
OF this city, and Miss Amy Munson Of
Albany. N V. Miss Betty Lamb of
Waterbury, and Miss Isabel Cox OF Utica,
IN Y
The brides gown was or white chiffon
satin. cut on princesse and she made a
charming appearance A spray OF orange
blossoms was worn at the throat and an
other spray caught her tulle veil. She
carried white chrysanthemums.
The gown OF the maid OF honor was
or exquisite white lace over delicate
tndOe or PINK. Wnlie nei nat was n Nullf
lace with n cluster OF pink roses Pink
ohrysanthemums made up her bouquet.
Tho bridesmaids were entirely I'm white.
Their gowns were OF white lace over
white, while the hats were similar 10 tho
paid OF honors. only a cluster OF white
roses instead Of pink. and they carried
white chrysanthemums.
Tho brides gifts 10 her maids were
pearl pins OF an attractive design. Mr..
1'aft's best man was Mr.. William r. Dor
rance and his ushers we're Robert w.
Taft, Benjamin w Adams. Theodore f
Green, &. william Green. Brockholst
Smith and Edwin A. Barrows.
wedding breakfast at tho Gardner
residence on Benevolent street followed
the ceremony.
Some OF those present at the church
many OF whom attended the breakfast
were:
Professor and Mrs Henry Gardner Mr.
and Mrs. Henry w. Apptt, Mrs. Henry
R. Chace. the Misses Chace. Mr.. and Mrs
James w. Taft. Mrs William r. Water
man, Mrs William r. Weeden, Mrs Ma
thaniel Smith, Mr.. and Mrs Howard o.
Sturgess. Mrs William Grosvenor. Miss
Alice Grosvenor. Miss Caroline Grosvenor
Mr. Johns II. Congdon. Miss Louise
Cong6on. Mr. Rowland q. Hazard, Miss
Betty Hazard. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe S.
Washburn. Mrs. Boardman, Mr. and Mrs
waiter hlcnmOnd. MISS Betty BlOuSetl,
Miss Anita Baker. Miss Gladys Baker,
Miss Bush. Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Cross,
Miss Cross. Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ.
Smith. Mr. and Mrs. T.. r. Wilson, the
Misses Wilson, Miss Shepey, Miss Peck,
Miss Marion Brown, Miss Helen Brown
Mrs. Richard Knight. Miss knight. Miss
Rowena Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs. III. y.
Campbell. Mr.. James Dyer Mrs. Robert
l. Gammell. Miss Virginia Gammell, Mr..
Harry Parsons and Mrs.
Charles V. Chapin. Miss Alice Comstock.
Miss Dunbar. Miss Lucy Aldrich Mrs
T., Bruce Merriman, Mrs Henry Pearce,
Mrs. Archibald Matteson.
Mrs. William Fly, who hHs been travel
tng abroad for the past two years. will
entertain at her beautiful home, l6t Man
ming street. on Thursday afternoon next,
Dec. IL. from ) to o'clock. Her large
circle Of friends are pleased al her re-
turn and that she will again be a factor
in social life here.