Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28

bridal party vii! consist of Miss Rachel
Holmes of Cincinnati and Lieut. Cleveland
c. Lansing. L. S. A, as maid of honor ana
best man. Two other cousins of the BRIDE
Miss Mary Holmes and Miss Elsie Holmes
Miss Marion oliver and Miss Mary. Souther-
land will be bridesmaids. The ushers are
to be DR.. Karl Ohnesarg. Capt. A f. Hard
ing. Capt. Fitzhugh Lee, Capt. Frank NC
Gov Lieut. Edward McCapley, Lieut..
ChaunCey Shackford. Mr.. Franklin Ellis
and Mr. II. PCndleton Rogers jr., of New
York. a wedding reception will folio" the
ceremony. -
AT st. Thomas Church at the same hour
Miss Mary b. Marshall daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Fielding Marshall. Jr., ana
Mr. Richard +. Amphlett OF Wychbold Han,
Worcestershire. England. Will be married;
Miss Alene Stokes Of Richmond, Va, Will
be maid of honor for her cousin, and the
other bridesmaids will be Miss Rebecca
Nash of Portsmouth. Va, and Miss Anne
Phinizy of Augusta, Ga. Little Helen
Curtler. a niece of the bride. and Master
Charles Gwatkins will be flower girl and
page. Mr.. Walton II. Marshall OF New
York will be the best man. and the ushers
will be Mr.. Barry Marshall, Mr.. John
Thompson of New York, Mr.. st. Julien
Marshall of Portsmouth, Va; Mr.. Albert
Baker of Winchester Va. Mr.. l.. l.. Mich
olson, jr.; DR.. Charles ii. James Dr. X >.
Beale and Mr.. RaHills hume, dll OF tNiS
city.
Chicago society made a benefit for an old
dancing master a great success. The dance
took the form Of an old fashioned party,
such as was held in Chicago before the
| fire Muse of long ago was played; the
| dances were historical for polkas, lancers,
uuadrilleS prairie queens and Virginia
reels were the program, and Johnny
himself called off the figures. as was his
wont before fashion had decreed that
square dances should not be danced. Two
! orchestras were in attendance, composed of
! men who have played under johnny s.
| leadership in the past The members of
! these orchestras offered their services free
| OF charge.
| Senator W. Murray Cranes went to
| Dalton. Mass. last week to look over the
| new home that he Is building there.
| New Orleans luncheon party wound UP
| with a storytelling contest for which
| prizes were given to the funniest.
| Miss Anna Ewing Cockrel who is at her
home in Warrensburg. Mo. gave dinner
| recently In honor of a couple whose en-
gagement was just announced.
Mrs. Don Cafrery and Miss Bertha CAT
| fiery were in New Orleans last week on
| their way from their plantation home
| in Louisiana to visit Mrs. Glassit, formerly
| Miss Gertrude Canery.
Mr.. and Mrs Powhatan Montague of
| Wakefield Manor, Virginia. have announced
| the engagement of their daughter, Corinne
| De Forest, aud Lieut.. Henry Crosby Mus
| tin, U.S.A. Miss Montague belongs to an
| old and distinguished Virginia family and
| is a sister of Mrs. Basil Gordon, Mrs.
Charles Phillips Hill of Pittsburg and Mr..
| Walter T. Montague of Baltimore Mr..
Muslin is a son of the late Thomas Mus
tin of this city. He was graduated from
the United States Naval Academy in 1896.
| served with distinction and was mentioned
for bravery in the Spanish war. He Is
now stationed on the Kansas. The wedding
| will probably take place in the autumn.
A petticoat party was the form a recent
good time for bride took. 1t was given
In place of a shower. The girls cut, sewed
and made two fetching chambray petit
| coats; one pink. one blue, trimmed with
white curtain net ruffies. 1t takes six yards
with one yard OF net to make one skirt
A deep flounce In made Of the net orna.