Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-05
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MARRIAGE OF MISS CLARK AND
MR.. GRAvELY.
Last Nights Inequalities at Well
Known Homes-Personal
Notes.

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt viii en-
terrain at the first state dinner of the sea-
son tonight, when the cabinet will have the
seats of honor, and company of less than
sixty will be present.
The next international wedding Will be
that of Miss Alice Ward and Senior Juan
Riano. first secretary of the Spanish Legal
ton, the date of which is set for Wednes-
day, January Is. 1t will be noon event,
and will take place at the residence of the
brides grandmother, Mrs. John S. Ward
on Connecticut avenue, with whom the
bride-elect makes her home. Miss Ward is
extremely popular in society. and the same
statement is equally true of Senior Riano.
The probability that the wednesday re-
ceptiOns of the cabinet hoS:esses are about
to resume their oldtime import ince, or
have already done So was infest yes
terday when the homes of Mrs. Shaw, Mrs.
Taft, Mrs. Wynne, Mrs Morton, Mrs.
Hitchcock and Mrs. Metcalf were sur
rounded with carriages, and each Of these
women received hundreds of callers. All
of them were at home to visitors last
month, SO that the 1903 start shows the new
trend of thought, ard the pleasure it gave
to have list of calls to make over
territory bounded on the west and east by
of the Secretary of the. Treasury and OF
the Postmaster General. Each hostess had
her house guests and few other friends
to meet her visitors.
Miss Helen Cannon began yesterday her
regular day at home, and had the assist
ance of her guest Mrs. j. L. Loose of Chi
cago, and other friends.
company of relatives and personal
friends were present last night at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen c. Clark to
witness the marriage of their daughter,
Nh rl f0 r
Lewis Gravely of New Orleans. The cere-
mony, at which Rev. Samuel II. Green Off
ciated, took place at half-past Z, and was
followed by large reception from 8 to 10
O'Clock. The wedding marches were played
by Miss Minnie Allen Bailey. The bridal
party, after descending the staircase, walked
along the front hall and entered the parlor
by the north door and approached the scene
of the ceremony in the hallway through an
aisle the length of the parlor. The rooms
were prettiy decorated with palms and
American Beauty roses, the effect culmi-
mating in front of a tall lacquer screen
where the couple stood to be married.
The bride was escorted by her father and
attended by her little sister. Dorothy P.
Clark as flower girl, the latter dressed In
spangled tulle over white. She carried a
basket of roses and scattered them in the
brides path.
Miss Elizab beth G. Clark was maid of
honor for her sister and wore white satin
crepe and carried pink roses. The brides
z. Potts 81 this city and Miss Aida V.
Myers of Lewinsburg, Pa, wore dresses
of white crepe. with SHRED yokes and
lace trimmings. Their flowers were pink
roses.
The bride wore duchess white tin with
n bertha of lace. A cluster of lilies of the
valley held her tulle veil. Her bouquet was
OF white roses
Mrs. Clark wore tan silk and lace.
Mr. Sergius P. Grace of Pittsburg was
best man and Messrs Oscar r. Houston