The Washington times., 1906-12-23

/ Justice and Mrs Harlan received sew
eral hundred friends In official and res
ident society yesterday afternoon in
| their home. in honor OF the dftieth an
/ niyersary of their wedding. which Was
celebrated hfty years ago today III
Evansville. Ina.
The hOuse was golden with yellow
roses and ChTysantEemums. with ferns
/ and palms ia pr0fusion all over the
mansion
The happy couple received ia the
front drawing room Mrs. Harlan wear
/ ing a gown of black marqulsite made
over white satin and trimmed plenti-
/ fully with Chauuly lace. Her orna-
ments. a superb necklace and medal
lion OF rich 7. arls, We're the same she
wore on her wedding day. Assisting ia
/ The reception We're the three daughters
/ in-law of Justice Harlan. Mrs James
/ S. Mrs Richard 3. and Mrs. John NJ.
Harlan. jr.. Mrs. Noble, mother Of Mrs.
James S. Harlan Mrs. Hugh Wallace,
I Mrs. Charles Denny, Mrs. Hornblower,
and the Misses Laura and Ruth Harlan.
Mrs. Erastus Corning, jr., of albany, n,
n Y. was the only grandchiId absent
from the circle.
Among the out-of-towu guests who
came on for the occasion were Justice
Harlans former law partner. Au-
gustus f Wilson and Mrs. Wilson.
! General and Mrs. Castleman. and Col.
Thomas W. BUIlitt. all of Louisville, KY.
President Pays Respects.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt, the
members of the Cabinet, the Supreme
Court, and almost all OF the officials now
/ in Washington, and their families, paid
their respects to the venerable bride
and bridegroom, between the hours Of 4
and o'clock.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Harlan were
married on December %. 1856, In the
home OF the brides father. a leading
merchant of Evansville, where the Su-
preme Court justice OF today was a
young lawyer. twenty-three years of
age. Mrs. Harlan was Miss Alvin
French Shanklin. several years the ju-
nior OF her husband and d very bright
and popular young belle. After their
short bridal trip they set up house.
keeping IN Frankfort, where the young
Mr. Harlan was already beginning to
take an active interest in politics and
had built up very creditable law prac-
tice A few years later they removed
TO Louisville, Ky, where they had a
charming home until the lawyer was
appointed to the Supreme Court bench
IN 1877.
During the years Of their Washington
/ residence Mrs. Harlan has been quite
as active in social and charitable affairs
as the justice has been in legal and golf
circles. She is an ideal grandmother
sweet, gentlc-voiced. and smiling. and
with such stately dignity, Their chill
dren have become identified with the
most important members of society. and
have made places for themselves in the
smart circles.
Bridesmaids Come Here.
The three bridesmaids who attended
Mrs. Harlan at her wedding made her
a visit bat were unable to remain for
the festivities of the golden wedding
They are Mrs. Samuel Bayard. Mrs.
James NJ. Shanklin, sister-in-law of
Mrs. Harlan, and Mrs. Ella Wymond
all of Evansville. Ind. They journeyed
together to Washington to make this
very interesting visit. They ali have
grandchildren with whom they had
promised 20 spend the Christmas hoii-
days, and were thus obliged to curtail
/ their visit and not meet the distinguished
] friends and associates of the bride and
bridegroom of fifty years ago.
Mrs Harlan always has been dis
tinctiy the home lover. and not a de-