The Washington herald., 1906-10-28


3. The second days meeting Of the Unit
ed Hunts Association attracted large
portion Of sport-Ioving society TO Benning
yesterday. where the club house and
+. grandstand were both comfortably filled.
+ As on the opening day, New York and
:. we. ,JIn we'll represented. TO-.
:. addition to the president OF the associa-
=. ton, Mr. Perry Belmont, with Mrs Bel
mont and party Of New York friends.
:. T here were present Dr and Mrs. Cha
I. tard. a. and Mrs. George Howard Mr..
and Mrs. Horace WestcOtt Mr. and Mrs.
: Robert Bohlen. Of Philadelphia; Mr. and
Mrs. T. a. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Piquett
Mitchell Mr.. and Mrs James Barbour.
Mrs. George G BrOOme. Miss Terry. Miss
MattingIy. Mrs. Charles Dulin. Miss Min
netree. Mrs. Richard Jackson. Mr.. and
Mrs. John II. Merriam. Miss Merriam,
. Miss C!agrtt. Miss Mary Sutherland.
. Miss WaHach Mr. W B. Hibbs, and
Miss Helen Hibbs, Miss Anita Stephens,
Miss PatTice Egan. Mr.. and Mrs. ST.
George Bryan. Sir. Woodbury. Blair, Mr.
Norman Bestor Mr.. Frederick Huide-
hopper, Mr.. Brooke Baker. Mr. Albert
Dulin, Mr.. and Mrs. Maddux.
With wedding cards arriving by every
mail and every other returning belle an
nounciug her engagement. society is at
present deeply interested in wedding cere-
monies with or without retinue OF br des-
maids and all the accessories of florists
: and ca terers' skill as though these happy
. occasions were as rare as they are usual.
and brides and bridesgrooms quite the
most important personages in all ones list
Of acquaintance.
All Of which shows a healthy and amia-
bic human interest on the part of society.
and speaks well for the general attrac-
lions Of the brides-to-be, for it is about
the bride that all this Widespread interest
centers. no matter how important the
bridegroom may be.
As regards the marriage ceremony it.
. self, even tickle Dame Fashion DEGREES
few changes, and al brides Of good taste
and average common sense adhering to
the simple and solemn ceremony Of their
mothers and grandmothers' time. wheth-
er witnessed by a small family party in
their own home. or by their entire visiting
list in a f0wer-decorated church. Even
+ those churches without a ritual are as a
rule following what IS commonly de
+ scribed as the Episcopal service, so that
the most nervous bridegroom OF the sea-
son knows just what is expected of him,
T and the most timid Of brides has re-
spoDses by heart long before her wedding
gown is finished.
Most Of the Washington brides Of the
e. I J. I
monies. thus following the rule OF last
year when the great majority Of the fash
ionable weddings were celebrated under
the paternal roof with a company Of
guests ranging from the 1.2lG or more wit
/ Messing the marriage OF Miss Alice Roose-
welt and Mr. LongwOrth in the White
Z House to the dozen relatives who a few
days later attended that OF Miss Elizabeth
Warder and Mr.. Ralph Ellis a the War
der mansion on X street.
Where a house wedding is decided upon,
the majority Of brides select noon or
o'clock IN the evening as the hour Of the
ceremony. while the afternoon is most
popular for church ceremonies. In either
. case. il is becoming. almost AN invariablc
: rule To have the guests sharply divided
F. II a large church wedding. only tBe init
mate friends are hidden TO the house. II
married at home only The chosen few at
tend the ceremony. with d larger circle
coming 10 q reception fixed Tor half an
hour or soraeiiHaes an h~vr later. A bride
OF the past month who wished TO avoid
large ceremony, Yet wanted the cOngr~t L.
lations of her friends, revived a hospits bic
fashion Of long ago. by having her mar
rage celebrated with absolute privacy IN
the church OF her choice, and giving
large reception two weeks later on her re-
90 the latter being inclOsed iu the formal
. announcement card.
Among the weddings Of the present week
VIII be that Of Miss Lillian Baird Parks TO
Mr. Richard Il. PritchetL of Danville.
Va, al s. Margaret's Church; that Of
Miss Ida May Yost % ar. Arthur c.
Shaw. az Grace Reformed Church, and
that Of Miss Georgia Darrell Palmer. 10
ar Milford J. Solomon. at Epiphany
Church, all OF which take place Wednes-
day. and the details Of which have been
already published.
Thursday win bring an interesting event
at St Margaret's Church, where a large
company will witness the marriage OF
Miss Anne Phelps Brown, eldest daughter
of Mrs. Sevellon Brown, to Mr.. Charles
Hamilton Bradley. youngest son OF the
late Judge Andrew c. Bradley, both young
people being members of the older residen-
set and extremely popular. In addition to
Miss Brown's attendants, as published
some time ago. the bridal party viii in
clude Mr. Andrew Young Bradley, the
-bridegrooH3's brother; his cousin. Mr Dun
-can Bradley: Dir. --dward Head. also
cousin, and Miss Browns brother, Nj
Phelps Brown. with a number OF the
p bTidegrOom's classmates from Princeton.
Other wedding dates arranged Of more
b than ordinary interest are;
5 Wednesday November z, Miss Aileen
Kerr. daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James
Kerr, to Mr. Charles bfcIvaine Harris, at
the country home OF the brides parents.
-Warenton. Va.
Miss Josephine Shallenberger. daughter
-of the Assistant Postmaster General and
airs. ShaIlenberger. 10 Rev. Paul Sperry,
Of Bath, Me. Calvary Baptist Church
Monday, November 12-Miss Kathleen
Clayton, daughter of Hon. and Mrs.
Powell Clayton, to Mr.. Arthur Grant
Dun, Of England at the Belgian Lega-
. ton.
3 Wednesday, November E-Miss Mary
Z katharine Evans, daughter of Mr. George
Wv. Evans, TO Mr. Richard James Wat
lins. at the brides home, on. Nineteenth
street
Wednesday, November sr-AIiss Ethel
Seckendorf. Youngest daughter of Mr
Max G. Seckcndorf. to Mr. Fleming New
bold, at the summer home of the brides
father. Ramsey. y. j.
Tuesday, November ZI--AIiss Alice Lang
horne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs John D.
LanghorHe, TO Mr.. Stanley Washburn. of