Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-26
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS OLIVER BECOMES THE
WIFE OF MR.. F. X. STEVENS.
President and Mrs Roosevelt Attend
Ceremony and Breakfast.
Other Weddings.

The ceremony attending the marriage at
noon today of NJ SIS Elizabeth s. Oliver,
eldest daughter of Assistant secretary
of War and Mrs Oliver and Mr.. Francis
X. Stevens o. New York. at the family
residence on n street, was both impress
i've and digniied by reason of its so:em-
nifty and simplicity. The drawing room,
where the Rev. DIR. Roland Cotton Smith.
rector of st. Johns Church, made the cou
pie husband and WIFE. was beautifully
adorned with roses, peonie and other
pink blossoms. mingled with green vines
and foliage plants. The bride came down.
stairs escorted by her father and in 'front.'
of the floral bower was joined by the
bridegroom and his brother. Mr.. Eben
Stevens. who was best man. TIL. hr dal
toilet was an extremely rich and becom-
ing dress of point lace made over chiffon
and soft white satin A wreath OF orange
blossoms held her veil. which was also of
fine lace. Sprays of the orange blossoms
adorned both corsase and the front OF
the trained skirt Her jewels were very
elegant a d almond necklace with a dia-
mond and pearl pendant being the most
noticeable. She carried no flowers. Mrs.
Oliver. the brides mother. wore Il white
silk with black lace panels, and Miss
Marion Oliver, sister o. the bride. wore
dainty dress in two shades of yellow
chiffon.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt. the
Secretary of War and Mrs Taft, the Brit
ish ambassador and Mrs. Bryce We're
present at the ceremony and the sat ed
breakfast which followed it, The COM
pany. notable as it was. was also small.
only few more than thirty persons being
present Later in tie afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Stevens left for hon moon jaunt
and will spend next month mt the Ca
madam summer home of Gen. and Mr. Oh
liver.
The bridegroom of today is the son Of
MI and Mrs. Alexander ii. Stevens of
New York and Lawrence, Long Island.
His sister is Mrs. Adolf Ladenburg OF
New York and he graduated from Yale in
81. Miss Stevens and Mr.. and Mrs. Byam
X Stevens were others of his relatives
present Mr. and Mrs. JOS aph IL.
Choate. jr.. the latter a sister of the
Col and Mrs Edward Bowditch. the
Misses Bowditch. Mr.. and Mrs. Barbage
and Mrs. Henry Shaw. other relatives of
the bride, were present from New York.
Boston and Albany
The bride is the eldest of the three
daughters of the assistant secretary of
war aand Mrs. Oliver. and is great ia
yOrite in society. She is both charminS
and accomplished. Yesterday Mrs. Oliver
gave tea for the intimate acquaintance
of her daughter that she might meet the
relatives and out-of-town guests here for
the wedding. Mrs. Joseph Choate. jr.
and Marion Oliver assisted their mother.
and there were also present their rela-
ives the Misses Bowdtch of Albany.
Miss Stevens. with Miss Randolph and
Mis-, Hagner in the house party looking
afte" the comfort of the guests
The marriage of Lieut.. Harry y. Cootes.
1.th Cavalry. lisa. and Miss Mary Lou
Cooke took place in Christ Church. Nor
folk last evening. The brides sisters.
the Misses Katie and Elizabeth Cooke.
wee the maids of honor. The bridesmaids
and matrons were Miss Emily Gibson Of
Concord. y. c.: Miss Margaret Taylor of
Norfolk, Mrs Dot Elkins Courier of
Pit,sburg and Mrs. Edward Taylor of
Washington. The bridegroom's brother,
r. Grahim CooteS. was best man. The
groGmsmen were Capt w. L. Luterbant.
Capt F. NJ. Caldwell. Lieut.. q. NJ. Kim
ball and Lieut.. r. NJ. Campbell After
a wedding tour of three months through
France. England and Scotland the young
couple will return to Fort Og!ethorpe, Ga.
where the bridegroom is stationed with
his troop.
Mrs Calderon Carlisle entertained at
dinner last night Miss Edith Sanger and
Mr.. Vaudeville Carlisle and the bridal
party which will attend that couple to-
morrow at their wedding.
Miss Wheeler's dinner last night at the
New Willard in honor of Miss Laura
Sherman. whose maid of honor she will
be tomorrow aft ernoon at her marriage TO
Mr. Prentiss Gray of Oakland. Cal. at
ST. Johns Church, was very beautiful
one. The table was deliberately adorned
with Killarney roses and there were. be-
side. corsage bouquets and boutonnieres OF
pink sweet peas. Tiny white satin slip
pers filled with orange blossoms were
souvenir favors. Miss Wheeler's guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyt Sherman parents
of the bride-elect; Miss Laura Sherman,
Prentiss Gray, Mr.. Ralph Merritt of
Berkeley, Cal. who will be best man for
Mr. Gray. and Mr.. Roger Sherman.
Mrs. Samuel Reber entertained yester-
day for Miss Sherman having a party to
meet her at tea.
Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey has rented
her home on h street and gone to Cleve-
land Park for the early summer.
Baron and Baroness koeff and their
young son are visiting Baroness koeff' s
parents. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Van
Reypen.
Columbia Chapter. d. A. r.. held it's
last meeting of the season Friday even
in4, I'm the red parlor of the Ebbitt House.
when Mrs j. +. Engle delivered "A lecture
for the chapter and its friends entitled
Through Historic Doorways.' Previous
to the lecture the assembly sang Amer
lea Then the regent Mrs. Croissant in
few well chosen words Introduced the
speaker. who for the next hour delighted
her audience with her remarks Mrs
Ensie not only described many beautiful