The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-30
WEDDINGS.

WEDDINGS.
Mrs Violet Beale Bloomer and Paymas-
ter Samuel Lawrence Heap, L. S. N.
whose engagement was announced this
week. were quietly married yesterday at
the home of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. George y. Beale.
''Morte au Monde" their suburban home
in Takoma Park, Md, was prettily dec
GRATED with roses and other summer bios
SONS. and the ceremony. which was per-
formed by an old friend Of the bride
groom, Rev Dr. Baird was at o'clock.
Only the immediate friends and relatives
were present.
The bride was gowned in a smart tailor
suit of gray and black mixed cloth, with
which she wore a hat of black and white,
and carried a cluster Of mauye orchids.
Later in the afternoo1 the bridal couple
left for honeymoon trip. which will ter
inmate at Gloucester, Cape Ann, on the
Massachusetts coast.
Miss Pansy Boomer and Paymaster
Beale Boomer l.. :. y. son and daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Heap, will spend the summer
with them. and in the winter the family
will reside I'm the home Mrs Heap leased
last season from Col. James Parker in
Twenty-first street. her own house. IN
Massachusetts, avenue. being rented 20 the
Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs. Car
field
Mrs. Heap was formerly the wife Of
Mr.. George Bloomer, from whom she has
but recently secured a divorce, but from
whom she has been separated for years.
One Of the notable weddings Of the near
future will be that Of Judge McComas
and Mrs Muir. the first official announce
ment of whose engagement. since the
story in The Herald last Sunday, was
made yesterday Mrs Muir, nee Miss
Kate Harrison. Of Virginia, spent the past
winter in Washington with her mother.
Mrs Julian Harrison. OF New York. Mrs.
Muir and Judge McComas will be quietly
married probably i'm New York, and they
will sail on the Adriatic on July II. ana
spend the summer On the Continent. On
their return they VIII reside at their
home. POI Wyoming avenue. on the cor
neT OF Connecticut avenue.
Miss Emily Edwards. daughter Of the
late James 5. Edwards. and DR.. Willis
Elliott Bowen. Of Rochester, y. Y, were
married yesterday at noon at the brides
home. 219 I street. in the presence Of a
company Of relatives and personal
friends. The ceremony was followed 10y "a
large reception from I u O'Clock, at
which over leo guests were present. The
house was profUsely decorated with flow
ers-white peOnles predominating I'm the
drawing-room and library. and pink sweet
peas in the di1ing-rOom where a buffet
luncheon was served. An orchestra played
the wedding music as the bridal party en-
tered N large drawing-rrom. where Rev.
Dr. Wallace Radcliffe awaited the bride
and groom in a bower Of green. The bride
was escorted By her brother. Mr Burr
Northrop Edwards. and attended by her
sister, Mrs. Fred Millham, of New York.
rs matrOn Of honor. and two bridesmaids.
Miss Keate. Of Grand Rapids, Mich. and
Miss Bowen. of Flushing l.. l.. a sister
OF the bridegroom A lovely member Of
the bridal COrtege was the little flower
girl Emily Tracy Mlllham the bride
niece. who was daintily gowned In white
muslin and lace and carried a great poke
bonnet filled with forget-me-nOts. Two
other small but important actors in the
ceremony were the ribbon bearers. who
stretched a white guard TO form an aisle
Margaret Millham and Robert Carlisle
Swayze, also prettiy dressed in white.
The bride wore an exceedingly beautiful
dress. an imported robe Of hand-embrOid-
cred chiffon taffeta combined with Irish
crochet lace. Her tulle veil was crowned
with orange blossoms and her shower
b1uguet was of white sweet peas and
lilies Of the valley. The matron Of honor
wore a costume Of pale blue taffeta, also
richly embroidered. She clrricd bouquet
of sweet peas
The bridesmaids wore lovely dresses Of
white null and Valenciennes lace. and
carried clusters ~ sweet peas. All Of the
brides attendants wore her souvenir gift
"A gold bangle bracelet.
Mrs Edwards. the brides mother. was
handsomely gowncd in black applique
over white silk. and her dlughter-in-law
Mrs Burr NorthuD Edwards. wore a
lovely dress of white chiffon cloth and
Irish lace.
Dr. Mcdonald Of New York. a college
clasSmate Of the bridegroom. was his best
man
Late in the afternoon Dr. and Mrs
Bowen started for an extensive honey
moon jaunt. which will end at their fu-
ture home a. Rochester, n. Y.
Some Cf the Out-of-tOwn guests here for
the wedding were Mr.. and Mrs Suther-
land. of Rochester and Mr and Mrs Rob-
ert SwavZe, Of New York.
Among the out-of-t0wn weddings Of last
Wednesday were two pretty nuptial events
at Leesburg. Va. and Laurel Nd.
At the Methodist Episcopal Church