The Washington times., 1906-05-18
Cathedral Close Benefit a
Social Event.
CHILD-CORNING WEDDING
The President and Many Others in Off,
cial -,fe Attended the Marriage of
Justice Harlan's Granddaughter.

| AHohB lHe DOE ana seat holders FOR
the afternoon are Mrs. Emo. Mrs. Pin
chot. Mrs COwles. Mrs Nicholas Ander-
son. Mrs Mcmillan. Mrs. Slater. Mrs.
Lorillard. Mrs. Hugh Legare. Mrs. Bar
ney. Mrs McComb. Mrs. Bell. Mrs. Hub
bard. Mrs Spooner. Mrs. Raymond Pat
;erson. Mrs. Garfield. and Mrs Hobson.
The Woodland playground is quite ac-
ceSsible by car. being located at the in
teTsection or the Chevy Chase road and
| Woodley Lane. \ large number OF
school girls have also engaged seats and
VIII be present under the ciiaperonage
OF their respective principals.
II is long since pretty a wedding as
that OF Miss Edith Harlan Child and
Erastus Corning. which took place at
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church al O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
has been seen IN Washington. There
vas everything conducive 20 comfort
and elegance. without the slightest over
crowding or pretense-
The affair was made official by the at
tendance cf President Roosevelt. accom-
panied by tvo OF his aides in full dress
Uniform. Colonel Symons and Colonel
bromweIl: all II the Cabinet members
now In town; al - the members of the
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ministers.
The President was escorted to a seat
beside Mrs. Harlan. the Chief Justice
and Miss Fuller occupying the same seat
Min them
The residence Of Justice and Mrs Har-
llE. where the bridal party, members
OF the family and a number OF the
higher officials were entertained. was
quite as attractive as spring flowers
open windows with trees and vines
showing through, could make H. II was
there that the little bride received the
congra tulauons OF those who were for
tunate enough TO see her grow up into
womanhood.
She wore at the wedding yesterday an
exceedingly plain but exquisite gown Of
white satin, devoid OF trimming with
the exception OF a lace bertha Her veil
was OF the conventional sort. made in
two pieces. the shorter length lifting
from the face as she returned down the
aisle from the altar. a married woman.
She wore a crown OF orange blossoms
and carried white orchids and roses.
Miss EIolse Sargent. the maid OF honor.
wore a graceful, pretty gown OF soft
white lace, while the brldesmaids-Mis
Hester Shepard. Miss Mary Carlisle
Miss Joanna Bird. East WalpOle. Mass. /;
Miss Eliza beth Knox. Troy, -. Y; Miss
Mildred Stimson. Boston. Mass--wore
gowns Of India silk with lace yokes
They all wore white Iegho-n hats lifted
slightly by a band OF pink Tusebuds and
trimmed with two long ostrich plumes.
and carried great punches OF American
beauty roses About the altar were tall
palms and ferns, branches OF snowbalIs
from Justice Harlan's garden, and a tall
vase of Bride roses just back OF the
Pr,edieu.
The best man for Mr.. Corning was his
brother. Parker Corning. OF Albany. y.
Y, and the ushers were Albert Lamb.
Lewis A Sayre. and Paul T. Jones. OF
New York; F. w Bird, Of East Walpole,
Mass: Donald Thompson, OF Pittsburs.
and Richard White, of Providence.
All of the members Of the Supreme
Court were there, Miss Fuller accom-
and wearing a gown of deep heliotrope
with a violet trimmed hat and q lace
bodice Mrs. White wore a gown Of gray
liberty silk and lace, and a gray tonue;
and net over white silk and a black
and white bonnet. Miss Harlan wore a
gown OF turquois blue silk and lace and
a black hat with plumes' Miss Ruth
Harlan a gown OF the same shade with
a white hat trimmed with pink roses;
Mrs Brown, who accompanied the JUS
tice, a gown Of white embroidered null
and lace and a white hat with pink roses.
Miss Root was with her father, the Sec
retary OF State. and wore a gown OF
pale blue chiffon and a black hat with
pink roses and white plumes. Mrs. Tan
was with the Secretary OF War and wore
a gown OF changeable pink and gray
silk with considerable lace about the
bodice, and a white chip hat trimmed
with pink roses and velvet Secretary
Taft several times left his seat 10 shake
hands with his friends, before the ar
rival of the bridal party
-f~s. Holmes. who accompanied the
Justice, wore a gown Of pale gray and
black and black bonnet. The Postmas-
ter General and Mrs. COrtelyou were
present, the latter wearing & white lace
robe over pale pink. and a white hat
with pink roses. The Misses Kean.
sey. who sat near them. wore white en-
broidered mouseline gowns. Baroness
Hengelmuller, who accompanied her
husband, the ambassador from Austria
Hungary, wore a striking gown Of deep
cream canvas cloth with red embrOid-
cry. and a pink and white hat. Other
charming costumes worn were those of
Niscountess Aoki Of pale gray rep silk
and lace; Baroness Moncheur, wife of
the Belgian minister cream silk with
lace and silver embroidery mixed with
blue, and a large brown hat; Mrs.
hat: Nine Quesada, wife of the Cuban
minister, white and pink costume and
a white hat with pink roses
Mr.. and Mrs. Corning left Washing
ton last evening for their honeymoon
trip. and after that is over will go to
Albany, n. Y, to live.
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