Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MARRIAGE OF MISS TREY AMI
MR.. WHITNEY.
Invitations Here for the Dove-Gardner
Wedding-Travel Plans-Per-
sonal Notes.

One of the prettiest weddings of the
! season took place Wednesday evening at
! the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w.
| Trey, when their eldest daughter, Matte
Viola, became the wife of George G. Whit
| ney. The ceremony was performed by Rev.
William H. Chapman. Promptly at s
o'clock, to the strains of the "Lohengrin
| Wedding March, played by Miss X. New
| hall, the bride, escorted by her father and
| preceded by her flower girl, little Miss
| Helen Thomas maid of honor, Miss Maud
Wagner, and bridesmaids, Miss Minnie
Hunter and Miss Alice Trey, her younger
| sister, entered the parlor, where the groom
and his best man, Mr.. Frank Whitney,
awaited them. The house was beautifully
| decorated with golden rod, ferns and honey
suckle, the latter forming an arch across
the bay window, which was banked with
large palms.
The bride, who is charming brunette,
wore beautiful gown of white crepe de
chine over white taffeta. Mechln lace
formed the yoke and pin tucks and pearls
effectively trimmed the bodice, while tucks
and folds were used on the trained skirt.
A full tulle veil caught with orange bios
SONS fell to the bottom of it and she car
ried a shower bouquet of bride roses and
lilies of the valley. The maid of honor was
gowned in an empire gown of. yellow silk
anu carried yel!OW roses. Inc gowns OF
| the bridesmaids were very daintily trimmed
in lace and they wore wide yellow ribbon
| sashes. After the ceremony a reception
was given to the relatives and intimate
friends Of the young couple, at which six
| of Mrs. Whitney's girl friends, all carrying
out the color scheme of white and yellow
wearing white dresses with yellow girdles
and ribbons, assisted. The table from which
the refreshments were served was deco
rated with golden rod and ribbons drawn
from the center of the table to each cor
ner and fastened with yellow candle
Amid showers of rice and confetti Mr..
and Mrs. Whitney left a late train for
an extended northern trip, after which they
Will be at home to their friends at 1917
The gifts were numerous and handsome
among them being furniture, cut glass, sill
verware hand-painted china and linen.
Mrs. Theo. r Moore and youngest daugh-
ter Florence V. Moore, left today for Cape
May, Atlantic City and other points of In
terest to spend the remainder of the sum-
mer.
Former Secretary and Mrs. Shaw are the
guests at Newport of Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
wind, at the Elms, where a ball was given
last night in honor of the Swedish prince
The Swedish minister and Nine Lager
crantz eX-Secretary and Mrs. Shaw Sen
ator and Mrs. Wetmore, Representative and
Mrs. Bourke Cochran, Mr.. and Nine des
Portes and Miss Warder were the guests
best known to Washington in the 100 en-
tertained at dinner last night by Mr. and
Mrs. Stuyvessant Fish to meet Prince Will
helm of Sweden. The Swedish colors deco
rated Crossways, the Fish villa at New
port and Swedish music also enlivened the
occasion.
Miss Gertrude McMillen Brookmire, eld-
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs william
Brookmire, and Mr. George Robert Bryan
were married Wednesday evening at
o'clock at the home of the brides parents,
145 18th street northeast, Rev. ]. E. Stuart
of the Fifteenth Street Christian Church
officiating.
The parlors were handsomely decorated
in ferns palms and bride roses. The bride
was radiant in her bridal gown of white
crepe de chine made over white taffeta, and
carried a shower bouquet of bride roses.
A reception to the immediate relatives Of
the bride and bridegroom followed the
ceremony, after which Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
left for wedding trip to the jamestown
exposition, Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
September l.
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Katherine
Taylor of Capitol Hill.
Mrs. Thomas w. Hoy and Mrs Mary E.
Veale are spending the month of August
with Mrs. Charles A. Arundel, Ashburn,
Va.
Among the Washingtonians registered in
Atlantic City this week are: Mrs. A. B.
Eichorn, Misses Mary and Eleanor Rupert,
Miss Frances Donovan, Miss May Rupert
and Master Raymond Eichorn.
DR.. Jesse H Ramsburgh and family have
returned to the city.
Mrs. Frank A. Gardner, formerly of this
city. has issued invitations for the marriage
of her daughter, Helen Browning Gardner
and Mr.. j. Maury Dove, jr., at the Church
of the Sacred Heart Wednesday. September
IL, Vineyard Haven, Mass The couple will
make their home at the Westmoreland, in
this city, after December 1.
Mrs. j. Laurence Hayes and son Robert
leave Sunday for Cumberland, Nd. Before
returning they will go to Mountain Lake
Park and Oakland.
Mr.. J. H. Tayman and daughter, Miss
Va, accompanied by Miss Adde A. Eye of
Washington, have gone for an extended
trip to Cana6a, Niagara, the Thousand Is
lands and the great lakes. On their return
they will stop with friends at Carlisle,
Pa, for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Nolan of Hammond
Of August at Asbury Park, N. j.
Among the many Washingtonians regis
tered at Whiteface 1nn Lake Placid, N. Y,
are Mr. and Mrs D. A Chambers, Mr.. and
Mrs. William A. Mearns and family, Mrs.
John c. Simpson. Miss Eleanor Granger
and Miss Kate Mccartney.
Mr.. Chambers is better than when he left
Washington, and Mrs. Chambers is recover
ing from her recent serious illness. Their
sons, T. F. Chambers of Saratoga and
Laurance Chambers of indianapolis, are