The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
~HE gayeties of the past week have


been for the brides and bride
grooms and their bridal parties
with a few farewell dinners for
departing friends. They are still called
informal as almost all functions In the
between seasons are called, probably out
Of courtesy. for there are many which
rise to the dignity Of formal" even
though the calendar points well toward
the middle of the first summer month.
wedding bells have filled the atmos-
phere. although there are more to rims
lowing. And, indeed. until the end OF
June has come and gone. the brides will
occupy the center Of the stage.
The most recent wedding date set is
that Of Miss Winifred Mattingly and Maj.
David d. Porter, L. S. A, June "a Al
though all romances are pretty ones, this
one has an especially rosy tint. as the two
most concerned were playmates first, and
since have been such good friends that no
one suspected any more sentimental at
tachment 1t Is not always that such
friendships lead to engagements. The
overwhelmingly wedding Will attract
many former bellies and their spouses 10
Washington, even though il is the season
commonly described as the very one In
which to avoid the Nations Capital. Mrs.
Breckenridge wife Of Lieut.. Ethelbert L.
D. Breckenridge. who was formerly Miss
Genevieve Mattingly, will come on to see
matron OF honor. Turn about is fair
play. as Miss Winlfred Mattingly was her
sisters maid OF honor at her wedding. a
few years ago Miss Mattinglys cousin,
Mrs. Robert Treat Paine. Of Boston, for
merry Miss Marie Mattlngly, will also be
here for the occasion. The bride-eleCt
acted as one Of her bridesmaids also.
SIN another relative for whom Miss
MaJtingly acted as bridesmaid, who will
come on. will be Mrs Richard Payson, OF
Portland. Me-
Invitations have been sent to a large
circle of friends. both for the church
ceremony and for the reception and sup
per following. II will be a military we'd
ding. ali the ushers. the best man. and
the bridegroom wearing their full-dress
regalia.
I. Is always more or less pleasing TO
Washingtonians 10 see one Of the mem
bers Of the old resident set enter the Off
cial circle, although there are probably
no lines more strictly drawn. except per-
haps in the army and navy between off,
GERS and privates. than those between
the resident and the official society. Il
was. therefore OF much interest to Wash
ingtonians that Mr.. John c SchoheId
was made an Assistant Secretary Of
War position only just created, and
one which he has won by his own good
work Mrs. schoheld was reared and
educated in Washington, and as Miss
Florence Church was one OF the most
popular girls in Mount Vernon Seminary.
that institution over which Mrs. Eliza
beth J. Somers has presided with such
grace and ability for so many years. and
was. I'm fact. founded by her Mrs. Scho-
field is a woman without fads. has a
brilliant intellect. and is interested more
in wOman's work for the betterment OF
women and children than she is In clubs
and club work.
There is almost as much in distant
cities now TO interest Washington people
as within the limits OF the District There
were, for instance. many old friends Of
former President Grover Cleveland and
his White House bride who sent con-
gratulatiorS to them in Princeton last
Tuesday, on the twenty-second anniver-
sary Of their wedding. Who, Of those who
lived in Washington at that time, will
ever forget that auspicious day. and the
fair young bride who carried herself so
as 10 battle criticism from that time on?
Young and inexperienced as she was.
her career as mistress OF the White House
and as the bride Of one many years her
senior, has been a remarkable one Her
tact amounted almost to inspiration. and.
instead Of creating enemies for herself
she made friends as fast as she met
people. The congratulations this year
were Of particular warmth, owing to the
impaired condition Of the ex-Presidents
health, and the fact that he has been
spared to his interesting little family.
10 return 20 his beloved Preside and cele-
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