The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-25
NOTES OF THE WEEK IN THE SOCIAL WORLD Jshnstsn-Shelden WeddingWaS
 Prominent June Event NOTES HERE AND THERE Comment On Probable "First Ladies' Whose Social Sway May Begin In
 Washington Next Spring.
 Announcements.

A pretty event of the June season was l the wedding of Miss Cornelia Handley Sheldon and MT. James Gregory Johnston, 1 which took place last evening at the resi- dence of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. ] John T. Sheldon. The ceremony was per- 1 formed by the Rev. Dr. l.. s. Handley, and was witnessed by a number of friends. The bride looked charming in her laces and tulle, with typlcalsbridal bou- | ouet and surrounded by a group of young women all very charmingly gowned and carrying pink and white peonies, made a perfect June picture.
 Her sister, Mrs. John s. Kennedy, was matron-of honor, and Miss Mabel Clay I baugh was maid-of-honor. Misses Jessie Wood of Woodlawn and Reba Powers of Florence were bridesmaids.
 MT. Johnstons best man was MT. Cicero i Blackwell, and MT. Henry Hanna and MT. | Goldsmith were groomsmen.
 l Little Esther Louise Kennedy and Ma 1 bel Kennedy were flower girls, carrying baskets of lovely peonies, and the ribbon l aisles were formed by little Anna John son and Martha Lewis.
 |, on a wedding journey.
 l Commenting upon the probable first ladies'" the Washington Herald says in a ecent issue:
 Should Mrs. Taft be the fortunate lady upon whom the halo of first lady" will fall, there will appear to be little change | in the social aspect of the White House. Less rigid observance of formallties Will | probably be noticed, and the persohhei of the intimates will, or course, pc changed. New York will be less promi- i nent. and Cincinnati will come right to the front. The army will also be promi- nent in the list of the close friends or the President and his family, owing to the long stay of Secretary Taft and his ! family in the Philippines. It was there that very close, warm, and lasting friendship sprang up between Mrs. Gar ] llngton. wife of General Darlington of the general staff of the army. Mrs. Garling- ion was the only other woman in addi- tion to Mrs. Taft who was present in Secretary Tafts office on that eventful Thursday when they read the telegrams apprising them of the doings of the Chi cago convention, and which resulted so
 happily to the little party.
 Mrs. sherman, wife of the running
 mate of the secretary of war, Is not So
 well known in Washington as Mrs. Taft,
 although her husband has spent many
 more consecutive winters here than MT
 Taft has, Mrs. Sherman, during the greater part of that time has been in their Utica home, looking to the health and ed- ucation of their little family Last winter | society saw more of her than it had ever 1 previously done. Their apartment in the New Willard was d rendezvous for New
 York people especially, and official people 1r general. Mrs. Sherman entertained charmingly during the season and gave | number of luncheons, which were among the important events of the winter for l women. Mrs Sherman has the delightful gift of knowing how to meet people and how to make the uneasy ones feel easy an indispensable accomplishment to the
 wife of a public man, if she wishes to be
 of any help to her spouse. An un1ortu-
 nate and uncompromising manner In woman has been known to lose many a vote for her husband when he IS set up as a candidate. Now that the children f.re
 well grown, Mrs. Sherman is spending more time in Washington during the win
 ters than she has ever done before She is small and very attractive, with bright happy, and ready smile, and the gentle art of knowing how to dress well.
 Representative and Mrs. Sherman have never maintained a home in Washington, other than an apartment
 Mrs. Bryan, wife of the probable demo- cratic nominee, and who may become the next mistress of the White House-it all depends upon how the cards fall-is known in Washington by comparatively small circle. Therefore, she would coma almost as stranger to Washington so- ciety. which so often has known its leader I well in more private life. Mrs. Bryan is 2 brainy woman, and she is a woman who has won social success. She was in
 Washington when MT. Bryan served his state as a representative in congress- but she did not at that time go in for society, as her children were all quite young and her duties in the nursery were considered first those of the drawing room coming second. Mrs. Bryan has charmingly frank and gracious manner, and her me eyes reflect the pleasure she feels in meet ing people,
 She as well as Mrs. Taft, will present q daughter to society within the next two | wears. One of these, either Miss Helen
 r.ft or Miss Grace Bryan, both still in school, is almost sure 10 make ner ITS. how to the formal social world In the
 White House Mss Taft will return to her studies at Bryn Mawr next fall, and Miss Bryan to hers in Rollins institute, | in Virginia, under any circumstances. MT. Cornelius s. Witte and MISS lda h. schulv were quietly married yesterday afternoon at the home of the prioe III