The Washington herald., 1906-10-11

! friends Of Miss Amy Warn and Mr.. Otto
( Veerhof, whose marriage took place there
at S o'clock. The floral decorations were
not only the most beautiful Of the present
| season but OF such a particularly elab-
/ crate scheme as to excite the admiration
of all present The entire wall space
/ from the floor Of the chancel 10 the rail
of the organ loft above was treated as
screen of Southern smilax on a back
ground Of delicate white cloth. Surmount-
ing this were gaTlands Of smilax and
small white dahlias, caught at intervals
by white satin ribbon. Directly In front
Of the organ, as well as at the side of the
chancel. arose pyramids Of delicate palms,
while the pulpit and reading desk were
adorned by masses Of dahlias and roses.
Southern smilax entwined the pillars sup
porting the gallery In addition to the
usual cluster Of the predonlinatIng flower
I TO mark the reserved pews there arose
I tall vases OF delicate pink dahlias. The
guests were seated by Mr.. Shelby Clark,
! Mr.. Lawrence Hitchcock, of Cleveland.
! Ohio; Mr.. Thomas Jefferson Davis, Of
| Harrisville, Va, and Mr.. Clarence Whit
more, Of this city.
I
! procession, which entered the church to
the strains Of the wedding chorus from
LOhengTin. Following the usherS were
four bridesmaids-Miss Lula Veerhof. sis
! ter OF the bridegroom. and three cousins
| Of the bride, Miss Mamma Gum. OF Fort
Scott. Kans.; Miss Elsie DooEttle. Of
Hamilton, Can, and Miss Ailene Willett,
/ of Newport News, Va. They all wore
/ dainty gowns Of silk Tnousseline over pink
/ silk. and carried white roses. Miss Abby
/ Warn. the brides sister, as maid OF honor,
walked alone, her costume being similar
/ 10 the bridesmaids, but with a deeper
/ shade of pink predominatng, and with q
bouquet of pink roses.
! The brides gown was Of white lace on
/ a foundation Of white taffeta. with which
I she wore a gracefully arranged tulle
veil and carried a bouquet OF orchids and
/ lilies OF the valley. She was escorted by
/ her father. and Joined by the bridegroom
at the floral aTchway leading to the altar
i'DT. Ralph Lang. Of Baltimore. a cousin OF
/ the groom. acted as best man. Rev. Dr.
] Greene, the pastor Of the church, Off
ciated. The floral decorations, by Guide,
We're photographed in order that the beau
/ tfuI scene might be preserved.
/ = small reception az the home Of tho
brides parents. limited to the respective
/ families and wedding party, was held
/ after the ceremony.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. VeerhOf left last evening
/ for an extensive wedding trip. They will
/ be At home after December J. at the
/ Alabama.
! The residence Of DR.. and Mrs E J.
/ Richardson, on FlagleT place, was the
scene Of a pretty ceremony last evening.
when their daughter, Miss Amy Richard
son, became the bride Of Mr.. Walter Rich
( ard Frey. The ceremony, which took
/ place at o'clock. was performed by Rev
I DR.. Greene, Of Calvary Baptist Church in
/ the presence Of a small company, limited
4 20 the immediate relatives Of the two
young people The latter were attended
/ by Miss Nesta Lockwood and Miss Anita
/ Mcpherson rs bridesmaids: Messrs. Arm
stead Bradley and Winter Graves as ush-
ers. The maids wore handsome gowns in
pink and white lace and silk. with gar
lands Of pink rOsebuds in their hair and
/ carried pink roses. The brides gown was
of chiffon satin with elaborate garniture
/ of real lace, a tulle veil and bouquet Of
/ bride roses and lilies Of the valley. COM
pleting the very becoming costume
/ a small reception. limited TO the init
mate friends Of the young couple, followed
! the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Frey left
later In the evening for a wedding trip.
! The brides travelling gown was hand
! some tailor costume of dahHa broadcIoth
with velvet hat OF same shade.
On their return they viii 90 TO house
keeping At z Todd place northeast.
The marriage OF Miss Florence Irene
| Metz. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Metz, 10 Mr.. Charles a. Gordon, for
merly Of this city. but now Of Pine Bluf.
Ark. took place last evening at the
! Church Of the Reformation, on Capitol
Hill. the pastor. Rev. DR.. Weidley, off,
/ ciating. Miss Metz was escorted TO the
| altar by her father, and preceded only
/ by her maid Of honor, Miss Gertrude Jen-
/ kins, of Strasburg, Va, and four usners.
! The latter were Mr.. Dickinson Hoover.
! Mr. John ". Sherwood, Mr.. Herbert
| Wamaling and Mr.. J. Raymond Padgett,
/ all Of this city.
/ The brides costume was a most becom-
/ ing one Of italian net over taffeta, with
which she wore a picture hat trimmed
in white roses, and she carried a cluster
| of roses. Miss Jenkins wore a white
! organdie gown built on yellow taffeta,
/ with picture hat in same tones, and car
| ried yellow chrysanthemums.
Mr.. Ernest Guard, Of this city, was
/ best man. An informal reception at the
I y
| Jersey avenue. followed the ceremony. the
| guests being only the relatives and most
/ intimate friends Of the bride and groom
| After a short trip north, MT. and Mrs
/ Gordon will make their home in Pine
| Bluff. Ark.
a pretty home wedding took place last
evening at 229 Florida avenue, where
Miss Ada Waugh Conner and Mr.. J. Web
ster Manning were married in the pres
ence OF a small family party.
Another wedding Of the evening was
that of Miss Harriet Soden Young,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. n. z. Young, to
Joseph Hough. of Forest Hill, Loudoun
| County, Va, which took place at the
family residence, ISL Newton street.
The Baron and Baroness Camilla Ra-
mona, Of Italy, the former for several
! years secretary Of the Italian Embassy in
| this city and extremely popular IN New
| York and Newport society, have arrived
/ in New York for a short visit to the
mother Of the baroness. The latter. for
merly Miss Jacqueline Taylor, of St
! Louis and New York, was married to the
| accomplished young Italian in St. Leo's
| Church. in the latter city. some seven
years ago. Before returning to Italy they
will visit Washington, as the guests Of
| DR.. and Mrs. II. l. E Johnson.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Chatard have closed their
cottage at the White Sulphur Springs
and will to-day open their house on Rhode
/ Island avenue.
| Col. and Mrs. B. Reeves Russell and
family hax-a ra=r7-r,er5 F-r-,,