The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-08
SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON AND
 IN NEW YORK.

The last week of the social season in Washington and in New York was gay and interesting. The following notes from various exchanges tell of events marked with unusual brilliancy:
 The marriage yesterday in New York of Miss Bessie Mclean, eldest daughter of MT. and Mrs. Donald Mclean, and Lieut. William Adams Dallam of the 18th cav airy at the Church of the Heavenly Rest was witnessed by very fashionable assemblage. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. pr. J. Nevett Steele, president of the Maryland Society of New York, and cousin of the brides mother and he was assisted by Rev. Herbert Shipman, rector of the Church of the Heavenly Rest, who was chaplain at West Point when the bridegroom was cadet there Rev. Osborne Ingle of Fred erfck who officiated at the marriage of the parents of the bride nearly 20 years ago, was also to have assisted, but was detained at his home. Bishop Potter of the Episcopal diocese of New York pronounced the benediction over the young couple. The bridegroom his best man and his four ushers, appeared in full dress army uniforms as did also many other army officers who attended the ceremony as spectators Lieut.. Col. John Bayne Mclean of the British army and of the Duke of York's Royal fusil- iers,, representing the Scotch-English branch of Colonel McLeans family, also appeared in full uniform. Capt. Field Dal- lam, a brother of the bridegroom, was best man, and the bridegrooms four i, ushers were army officers from West Point and Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
 The brides ushers ware her relatives MT. Albert Ritchie, MT. Wallace Donald Mclean, MT. William Bouldn the third o,.I ffoI, 1o11 Ar compliment to the branch of the service to which Lieutenant Dallam belongs the decorations of the church were nearly all yellow. The altar was banked with palms and southern smilax, the pews from doors to chancel tied with jonqulls, while yellow ribbons were worn by all of the ushers.
 The bride wore a becoming French gown of clinging white satin, hand embroidered in forget-me-not wreaths and bow knots, with high neck guimpe and long sleeves of thread lace, one half over the hands. She wore a tulle veil held in place by real orange blos- soms sent specially for the occasion by a friend in Florida. Her only jewels were a topaz bracelet, inh erited from her maternal grandmother, and topaz and pearls garniture, inherited from her great-grandmothe on her maternal side. The bride was attended only by members of her own family, one sis ter, Rebekah being maid of honor, and another Emily, flower girl. The for mer wore yellow soft satin, with picture hat to match, and carried pink roses. The latter wore saffron pink messaline, with large hat to match, and carried yellow roses. The brides mother wore a champagne -colored hand embroidered crepe de chine, trimmed with Italian lace, the latter being present from a friend in Italy.
 The military feature of the wedding was emphasized by a ceremony in the home of the brides parents, in which the bride cut the wedding cake with a saber The wedding cake had been sent especially from Frederick, the birthplace of the brides mother. Owing to the unusually large number of Mrs. McLean's friends who attended the wedding it was impossible to hold A general reception at the home, but the members of the family and a few out-of-town friends returned to the house after the wedding to witness the cutting of the cake in true military style.
 Lieutenant and Mrs. Dallam will spend a month travelling and returi- | ing to New York for weeks visit to | Colonel and Mrs. Mclean, will go to Fort Oglethorpe, where they will make l their home.