Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08
SOCIETY IN THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL AND LSEWHERE

TT is said that in Arabia thare are people
who ply trade called gosslping These
people gather together all the latest
Il news and all the best jokes and stories.
and go from house to house, spinning
the yarns they have gathered at so much
per hour. They are called gossips and they
make penty of money. Official possipers such
as these would really do a great service ust
at present here, where there are few gem
eral meeting places outside of the shops
and clubs where choice bits of news can
be exchanged satisfactorily ard grow in the
telling. There are no teas, ard formal din
ners and luncheons are few and far be-
tween The weddings have been SO full or
interest themselves as to preclude any pos
sibility of introducing other topics while at
tending them. The past week has been es-
pecially strong In this particular, and that
of the present week promises to be no less
so. Within the week. however, will come
White House function, when the dele
gates to the American Bankers convention
will be afternoon guests of the President,
and evening guests at the Arlington of the
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs Shaw.
These events are set for Wednesday.
Miss Bessie Burford Otterback will be the
bride of Monday her marriage to Mr.. Jules
Church at pm.
Miss Elise Gouveneur HeiskelI and Mr..
Harry Freeman Clarke will be the prlnci-
pals in very beautiful event "Wednesday
evening The ceremony will be at Rose
mont, Bethesda, Md, the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Lee Heiskell, at o'clock, and
will be followed by reception from to
IL. The bride graduated from Mt. De Sales
Academy, and will wear with her wedding
dress the family pearls that were worn by
her grandmother. Mrs. Monroe, wife Of
President Monroe. The decorations Of the
house will be in white and green and can
die light will be used
Another Wednesday night wedding will be
that of Miss Marjorie Keefe and Mr.. Nor
gan Royce at 1:30 at the Church of Our
Father.
Several of the weddings of Wednesday,
October Is, will be at noon. Probably the
largest church wedding of the autumn will
be that of Miss Helen A. Bell and MIR.
Julian Ripley of New York, who will have
in their bridal train Miss Grace Bell. as
maid of honor, and Miss Florence d.
Wyckoff of New York, Miss Zaidee Cobb,
Miss Diana Morgan-Hill and Miss Elizabeth
Marsh. Mr.. Louis A. Ripley of Litchfield.
Conn.,, will be best man for his brother. A
large reception will follow at Twin Oaks,
Woodley road, the neighborhood of which
is almost at the height of it's autumn
glory. Mr.. Ripley gave his farewell bach
elor dinner the past week in New York,
and his fair young bride-elect will receive
from her friends here just many social
attntions as the intervening time will per-
nit.
The wedding of Miss Madeline Whit
side, daughter of Mrs. Whitside and the
late Brigadier General Samuel NJ Whit
side, and Lieutenant Archibald Miller, U. s..
A, will be quiet event of that date at st.
Margarets Church. as the family Is In
mourning. The brides brother. Lieut..
Whitside of the 9Th Cavalry. will escort
her, but she will have no attendants. The
ceremony will be at O'Clock, and only
personal friends have been hidden. An
nouncement cards will be sent out later.
Lieut.. Miller will take his bride to South
Dakota, where his regiment is stationed
Mrs. LOTUS wife of the secretary of the
Samese legation, is one of the younger and
much admired matrons in the diplomatic
circle. Mr.. and Mrs. LOTUS are now at
the Arlington with the mother and sister
of the former, having spent the summer de-
Hghtfully at Gloucester, Mass. The Siamsse