The Washington herald., 1907-10-25
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
Miss Katherine C. Ridgely
Weds Mr.. Brown.
BRILLIANT SOCIETY EVENT
Rich Gowns Vie in SDIendOr with
Handsome PresentS-YOung Couple
Maddox, of OaI<ViIIe, Va, Married
TO baltimore Man-Other weddings.

Miss Catherine Cullom Ridgely, daugh-
ter Of Mr. William Barrett Ridgely. Comp
troller of the Currency, was married at
noon yesterday to Mr.. Phelps Brown, in
the Church Of the Covenant. in Con-
necticut avenue. The chancel was deco
rated with pink and white cosmos, against
a background of palms and oak boughs,
the entire scheme of decoration being
typical of the autumn season.
A large number of guests was present
to witness the ceremony, which was per-
formed by the Rev. William II. Casey. of
New York. who also was the officiating
clergyman at the marriage of Mr..
Browns mother and sister, and who
viii perform the ceremony for the
younger daughter of the family. Miss
Gertrude Brown, next month. at her
marriage to Mir. George /. Huntress. jr-
The service of the Episcopal Church was
read.
The wedding procession was led by the
six ushers, Messrs. Charles Bradley.
George /. Huntress. j.. George Minnige-
rode, Francis B. Poe, J. A. c. Palmer. and
Raymond Durham. They We're followed
by the two bridesmaids. Miss Gertrude
Brown and Miss Catherine Williams. Of
Chicago whose wedding to Mr Francis
Poe is 10 be one of the nuptial events
Of the near future, as is that of Miss
Gertrude Brown to Mr.. Huntress. which
viii take place November .
Following the maids was the maid of
honor, the young sister of the bride, Miss
Eleanore Ridgely. who IS a debutante
Of this autumn Mr. Ridgely escorted his
daughter. who was beautifully g0wned
in white satin, the rich folds of which
fell from the short empire waist in long.
graceful lines TO the end Of the train
Duchess lace which was on the wedding
gown of her mother formed the yoke
Of the gown and trimmed the mandarin
sleeves.
a tuIIe veil. worn off the face. was
fastened to the brides hair by a coronet
Of orange blossoms. and she carried
large bouquet Of white cosmos.
Miss Eieanore Ridgely was becomingly
gowned in old Liberty cloth. made
empire. and embroidered on the corsage
in silk of a deeper shade. \ black Gains
borough hat and large cluster Of white
ChrySanthemums. delcately touched with
pink, completed her effective costume.
The maids also wore empire gowns. the
material being Of pale blue broadciOth
trimmed with Irish lace. They wore
black Gainsborough hats and carried lynx
muffs. Mr.. Brown and his brother, Mr.
Sevellon Ledyard Brown. of Chicago, who
acted as best man. awaited the wedding
party at the chancel.
Besides the Mendelssohn and Wagner
wedding marches. which were used for
the professional and recessional, inter
ludes were played by the organist Mr..
Harry Wheaton Howard, from the oper-
eta in which he had trained many Of
the guests present, we Are in Society,"
written by the bridegroom and staged by
the bride last spring. for charity
After tho ceremony a reception and
breakfast was rendered the bridal party.
their relatives and most intimate friends,
at the home Of the bride. in Seventeenth
street. where pink and yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS formed the decorations.
a handsome collection of presents filed
the library on the second floor. the popu-
lar young bride receiving more than a
hundred fine pieces of silver and glass. in
addition 70 Oriental rugs. linen, and pie
lures. Among the latter, probably the
most priced is genuine Rosa BonheUr,
bought by "a friend in London
Mr.. Ridgely gave his daughter bonds,
as did also her grandfather, Senator Cul-
Iom.
Mrs. Ridgely, Mrs. Cullom. and Mrs,
Brown occupied front seats at the cere-
mony and were handsomely gCTned.
Mrs. Ridgely looked particularly well I'm
a mOlesEn velvet, striped. the alter
nate stripe being of a tawny yellow
shade Il was cut empire. and the cor
sage and mandarin sleeves were trim
med with gold embroidery Her hat was
a wide-brimmed one Of velvet. trimmed
with wide spreading wings Mrs. Cul-
lom was richly gOwned in black velvet.
and Mrs. Brown looked very attractive
in black taffeta. combined with velvet
and trimmed with cream lace, with
which she wore a purple velvet hat.
Among those present were Mrs John
A. Logan. the Peruvian Minister. Senor
Pardo; Nine Calderon. wife of the BO-
livian Minister. and Mile Calderon:
Nine. Godoy and Mile. Godoy. wife and
daughter Of the Mexican charge daft
faires; Senior Pulido, and the Miles.
Calvo. daughters of the Costa Rican
Minister
Nine. Calderon was handsomely eowned
in black velvet Nine. Godoy wore law
ender silk, with a marab0u boa and
white hat, trimmed with plumes. Mile
Godoy YVES in a blue suit. tailor-made
with which she wore a brown felt hat
trimmed with brown and olive plumes
with white maTabOU boa Mrs. Milev
cousin of the bridegroom, was gowned
in black cloth and crepe Her little
girls, who accompanied her. appeared
well in white mouseline gowns, with
pink and blue sashes.
Mrs. Joseph Crawford was smartly
gowned in black taffeta. trimmed with
cloth, with a small hat to correspond,
and a black veil. Mrs. Loring wore 2
modish tailor suit OF shepherds plaid
trimmed with braid and brass buttons.
Miss Lydia LoTing was in a gray mo-
hair suit. Most Of the costumes were
walking gowns. Among these was a
pretty suit Of London smoke cloth worn
by Miss Louise Maxwell, with which she