Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-24
Richmond Society
Special Correspondence of The Star.
RICHMOND. March 81

RICHMOND. March 81, 1907.
Only the family and few intimate
friends were present at the wedding OF
Miss Elizabeth Lewis, daughter of Mrs.
Thomas Walker Lewis of Chestnut Hill,
Richmond, and Mr. Bailey Winslow Evans
of Providence. r. l. Nevertheless, the
celebration was beautiful one the parlors
being decorated with palms, white roses
and white sweet peas and the cousin Of the
bride, the Rev DR.. John Moncure, Of
floating. The ceremony took place at noon
Wednesday last. Little Miss Mary Douglas
Morris of Athens, Ca, was a fetching maid
of honor. wearing a white lingerie gown
over white silk and carrying pink carna-
tons. The bride came in with her brother,
Mr.. Hunter Fielding Lewis, who gave her
away. She was exquisitely attired in white
batiste, her veil. falling from a coronet
wreath of lilies of the valley. Mr.. William
Lewis was best man to the groom. Mr..
and Mrs. Evans will spend their honey
moon north and later will establish them
selves in their future home at Providence,
r. l.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson returned to
Richmond from spending two weeks in
New York, Philadelphia and Washington
on Saturday afternoon last. She went to
Norfolk on Monday and completed arrange
ments there for the furnishing of the Viz
ginia building al the jamestown expo
sition. The building will be thrown open
to visitors on April %, and on the evening
of that day Mrs. Swanson assisted by a
number of her friends among the society
women of Richmond and Virginia, will at
once inaugurate the hos ptable regime to
be sustained at the state house by giving
a brilliant reception to which all dis
tinguished visitors in Norfolk for the open
ing exposition day will be invited.
Mr. ST. George Bryan, master of Deep
Run Hunt. has announced a children's
meet for Easter Monday, the first ever held
in the south All the girls and boys who
vited 10 be present After the run there
is to be an entertainment for the chill
dren. their parents and gevernesses, at the
club house, and an Easter egg hunt on
the lawn.
Great interest is felt in social circles of
Richmond and Petersburg over marriage
announced for April 10, that of Miss Helen
McGin Hamilton, daughter of Mr.. Alexan-
der Hamilton of Petersburg. to Mr.. Thomas
Pinckney Bryan, youngest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Bryan of Laburnum, near
Richmond. Miss Hamilton is considered
a great beauty, and the wedding is pro-
spectively one of the most fashionable OF
the many announced for the Easter season.
The ceremony will take place at noon In
St. Paurs Episcopal Church. Petersburg
fast in the home of the brides parents,
l2S Sycamore street, that city.
The Richmond German has already be-
gun preparations for very handsome
Easter dance, to be given in the ball room
of the jefferson Hotel early in the Easter
season Owing to the fact that the ball
room is still in the hands of the decorators
the exact date of the dance Is as yet I'M
announced. but many invitations are to be
sent outside of Richmond, and 1t IL looked
forward to by society matrons and maids
alike with delight.
In the home of former Gov. ]. Hoge
Tyler, Halwick. Radford county. Va, on
Monday morning last, the wedding of Miss
Cary Baldin Preston, daughter of the late
Hugh Caperton Preston, and Mr.. Hartwell
Henry Gary of Southampton county, Va.
was quietly celebrated. the ex-governor be-
slowing the hand of the bride in marriage
The altar was erected in the north parlor
profusely decorated for the occasion. and
! the Rev. d. Campbell Meyers ofiiciated
The bride wore tailored costume OF brown