The Washington times., 1907-10-30
WEDDING
OF MISS
STEVENS

Miss Sydney A Stevens, daughter OF
MRS. Sidney A. Stevens. formerly OF
Chicago, viii be married this afternoon
to Harry Stoddard WillistOn, OF North
ampton. Mass. in the home OF the
brides brother-in-law and sister. thA
Secretary OF the Smithsonian Institu-
ton and Mrs. Charles D. Walcott, lt4S
Twenty-second street.
The Rev. Dr. Eccleston. Of Baltimore,
Will solemnize the ceremony, which will
take place at o'clock.
The house will be decorated with rare
palms and flowers. In the library,
waere the ceremony viii, take place,
the color scheme of green and white will
be carried out with white chrysanthe-
NUNS combined with palms. In the
drawing-r0Om, where the reception Will
be held, palms, pink chrysantnemums
and roses viii form the decoration Ihe
dining-room will be fully decorated with
autumn foliage and chrysanthemums,
and the porch off the dining-room Will
be transformed into a bower for the
brides table.
A feature OF the occasion will be
the special program of music under the
direction o. Robert Stearns, who has ar
ranged several of Miss Stevens favorlte
songs for string quartet. consisting OF
Sol Minister, William Green. Dore WOLF
steiner. and Robert Stearns-
BEFORE the ceremony they will play
March Miitaire," Schubert; 'Preis-
lied" from 'Meistersinger, Wagner
.sCalrn AS the Night" Bohm; ''Narcis-
sus." Nevin. and "Abenstern.' from
''Tannhauser."
For The entrance Of the bridal party
thew will play the Entrance March
rom .Meistersinger' CWagner)-
During the ceremony they viii render
softly selections from The Bridal
C,borus" from 'Lohengrin." and
..E4earts and Flowers" During the re-
ceution. which will follow the ceremony
they will play other appropriate seiec-
tions.
s 6. B-eese Stevens win escort his
sister into the library, where the cere-
rnony Will take place. She viii be met
at the fmprovised altar by her elder
brother. Holmes BTeese Stevens. OF
Rochester. N Y. who Will give his sis
ter in marriage.
Miss stevens bridal gown VIII pc OF
heavy white satin adorned with haLid-
some old lace worn on similar occasions
bv the brides mother and grandmoIheE
priced particularly by the BRIDE pecduse
of the fact that II is the only lace ~
rba family saved from the Cmcago nfe
She will wear a long tulle veil drapeQ
with orange blossoms, and the Drldal
bouquet viii be shower OF lliles OF the
valley -
of the bride, viii act as maid Of honor
She Will wear q dainty frock or white
Tadium silk over pink and VIII carry an
armful of pink carnations
stewart WalCOtt. nephew o. the DIlut
and Newell Garfield, the little son OF the
Secretary Of the Interior and MIS-: Gar,
field, VIII be ribbon bearers ana VII
form an aisle OF white satlh rlDpoils
through the room for the bridal process
sion. -,
l. z. Underwood. of Lynn, Mass, VII
act as nest man for Mr.. winston aLil
the ushers viii be Lieut. anon Bronson
L. S N. and Hawley Ward, OF Rcches
Mrs GARFIELD, wife Of the Secretary o.
the Interior and hrs. Huntington W IL
son, wife of the Third Assistant otcIe.
tarv Of State viii assist the DTlddl party
In receiving al the reception, WhlCi
will follow the ceremony. The ceremony
Will be attended only by relatives alit
Intimate friends, but a large numDeI
of invitations have Deen issued Tor tht
Among the out-of-town guests VIII be
Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes Breese Stevens
Of Rochester: \. I; 9rother SI. ana ly.sii, SIS
Breese Sanford of Oneida, y. " ar
aunt of the bride; LEST. and Mrs Amor
Bronson. OF Annapolis Nd: Mr. anC
Mrs. Sydney Davenport Of Richmond
Va
Later in the afternoon Mr.. WiIistO1
and his bride will leave for a North
crn bridal trip The brides travelling
costume viii be tailored costume o.
Copenhagen blue fancy broadclOth, and
ii blue felt hat trimmed with pluines
After November Is, they viii be AT hons
AT 243 Ocean avenue, West Lynn, Mass
The bride is well known in musical
circles. as we'll as in society. having q
beautiful and exceptional soprano voice
For some time she has been pupil
of Mrs Oldberg, and had expected tC
make her debut professionally this VIZ