Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14

The members of Mount Holyoke College
Alumnae Association were the guests of
Mrs Edward Dudley last Wednesday even
ing. of Rust Hall. An Illustrated lecture on
Rome was given by Mrs. James Hensley.
The whole affair was most enjoyable.
At a tea given in a western city in
honor of a recent and two future brides
the idea carried out was a telegraph party,
and was quite original in every way. A
large round table occupied the center of the
spacious hall with two long tables at each
side. In the center Of the round table
stood telegraph pole connected by wires
of strung candy. green and white, to other
poles in different parts of the hall. Gar
lands of asparagus, ferns and sprays of
bridal wreath wrapped the poles in their
green and white daintiness. Above the
guests was lattice of southern smilax
from which white wedding bells were
thickiy hung. The entire house was like a
garden of flowers the color scheme of
painted wedding bell. the inside of which
bore the date of the happy occasion and
the names of the forty guests, marked each
place.
huge butterfly bow of white tulle. and those
of the future brides had tulle bows in
rainbow colors. Between each course orig
inal kilograms from all parts of the world
were received by the guests until each had
received a message. A little girl acted as
messenger boy and wore the regulation
blue suit and cap. The last message came
from the parents of one or the guests an
nouncing her engagement.
Bridal fnery at recent New York we'd
dings seems to have reached the top notch
of modern elegance. A greater freedom of
taste and fancy have perhaps never been
considered as pardonable in the overwhelm-
ing desire to provide pageant different
from all others. At one afternoon home
wedding where the bride wore white satin
and rose point her rose point veil was fas-
tened by diamond tiara, diamond comb
flashed in her hair and diamond necklace
completed the jewel display.
The matron of honor wore white lace over
cream chiffon and satin and large yellow
leghorn hat, trimmed with apricot-colored
ostrich plumes bridesmaids ore pale blue
gowns Of chifron, having Insertions Of white
lace and shaded blue embroidery. The
gowns had high blue girdles. They wore
large white hats, trimmed with pale blue
plumes, forget-me-nots and E:lrguerttes.
roses.
At another event where Miss Dorothy
Whiting and Miss Jean Reid were among
the bridesmaids they wore pale green chif-
fon and white lace, topped by large pale
green hats trimmed with white and yellow
sweet peas and carried bouquets of white
forsythia. The bride wore princess gown
of heavy white satin. the bodice profusely
trimmed with point lace and having point.
lace sweeping down the sides. Her long
point lace veil was caught with orange bios
sons and she carried lines OF the Vailey
and white orchids.
At a pink and white event the bridal
costume was of white satin and rose point.
The skirt was trimmed with crisp piaitings
Of white tulle. Her tulie veil was caught
with a coronet of orange blossoms, she car
ried lilies of the valley. and wore pearl
necklace an heirloom worn by all the brides
OF the family for several generations. The
maid of honor wore white satin striped
guaze empire gown topped by large white
hat. with pink ostrich plumes. and carried
pink roses The bridesmaids wore pink
satin striped empire gowns and white hats
trimmed with pink wistaria, and carried
pink sweet peas.
The bride of another pink and white-color
scheme wore a chiffon cloth gown embroid-