Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-11
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
INTERESTING WEDDINGS HERE,
AT HOME AND AT CHURCH.
Large and Small Gatherings at
Them-Miss Roosevelt as Brides
maid-Personals.

| One of the prettiest of last evening"
weddings was that of Miss Nellie Leonore
Moore and Mr.. William Reed Ballard
| who were married at the brides home.
1882 Columbia road. in the presence of
the immediate families and few of the
most intimate friends of the young peo-
pie. The old colonial house made an urS
| usually effective setting for the occasion.
| The drawing room. where the ceremony
took place. and the library beyond were
thrown into one, and were decorated
with quantities of white roses. palms and
smilax. The dining room was trimmed
| in red peonies, with ribbons and smilaX
and the halls in green only. The con-
| servatory was an attractive retreat. with
| easy chairs and shaded lamps. where
fruit lemonade was served during the
evening. Mrs. Joseph Reilly. accompanied
| by Mr.. DAILY. played the wedding march
and furnished music during the evening.
| The bride was escorted by her uncle.
| Mr. Edward b. Moore, commissioner of
patents. who gave her in marriage. Her
| wedding gown was of soft white messd-
line satin. made modified empire, and
| trimmed with ducheSSe and rose point
lace The veil was worn thrown back
| from her face. and was fastened with
valley lilies. The bouquet. later tossed
to the bevy of girls from the head of the
| long staircase, was a shower of white
sweet peas and lilies of the valley. Miss
| Callie Moore, as maid of honor, was her
| sisters only attendant. She wore a
| gown Of pale blue silk. made empire. and
carried shower of pink sweet peas Mrs
| Margaret B. Moore, the brides mot her.
| was gowned in gray crepe de chine, with
pasSementerie embroidered in silver and
| touches of violet. Mrs. Frank O. Ballard
| mother Of the groom, who came from
i indiQnQnnIiS Ia y
| crepe with trimmings of pink chiffon and
| lace. Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn performed
the ceremony and Mr.. Maurice NJ. Moore,
brother of the bride, was best man. Later
in the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Ballard left
on a late train for brief honeymoon.
The brides travelling costume was a
| modish combination of copenhagen blue
suit, with hat, gloves and other acces-
Mrs Ballard will be at home in the fall
| at Blenheim Court, where they have
taken an apartment.
| The marriage last night of Miss Lor-
raine Addison Davis and Mr.. J. Kendrick
| Upton al the home of the brides parents
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Davis, made a beau
tiful scene. Only a family party was
| present at the ceremony, at which Rev.
| Herbert Scott Smith. rector of ST. Mar
garets Church. officiated. Palms and
foliage plants and pink and white n.y.
| drangeas adorned the drawing room and
the rooms adjacent to it. The bride came
| in. escorted by her father, and was
| gowned in white satin and chiffon, with
| trimmings of Venise lace. A tulle veil
crowned with orange blossoms. was also
worn. A pearl pendant glimmered in the
lace OF her gu1mpe. and her shower bou-
quet of orchids and lilies of the valley
was the finishing touch to one of the
most elegant costumes worn by any OF
yesterdays brides. Miss Madeline Davis
the maid of honor, wore pale pink
batiste and carried pink peonies. The
bridesmaids, the Misses Myra and Lillian
Davis, Miss Margaret Barr and Miss
Marie Fisher, were dressed in very girl
ish and effective gowns of white batistt
and lace and carried bridesmaid roses
Mrs. John Patten played the wedding
march and throughout the ceremony.
Mr.. Chester Clark was best man. Mrs
Davis, the brides mother. wore a stylish
jetted black lace with princess lace trim
mings. Mrs. Upton, the bridegroom:
| mother, and his sisters. Mrs. Newton anC
Mrs. Buckley. were also present.
A large gathering of friends attended
the reception which followed. from 8 tt
$50. Later Mr.. and Mrs. Upton left fol
will stay while with the brides parents
until they take up housekeeping.
Miss Nellie Howard gave a dance Mon.
day evening. June 8, at her home, 3117 n
| street northwest. in honor of her brother
Austin, who ,has just returned from Cor
nell University to spend the summer sea
son with his parents Among those pres
Maude Parker, Miss Maitland Piper
Misses Marguerite and Helen Cooper
Miss Carrie Lewis, Misses Harriette and
Georgette Conger. Miss Florence Alex
ander. Miss Jean Wilkie, Miss Helen
Hendrick, Miss Susan Dessez and Miss
Helen Muir: Mr. Robert Fleming, Mr.
George Polhemus. Mr. Worthingtor
Campbell, Mr.. Henry Holcombe. Messrs
Edwin and Mac Parker. Mr. Albert Ken
ner. Mr.. Lee Kemp, Messrs. Charles AND
| Royal Baker, Messrs. Theodore and Julian
Barnes and Messrs. Austin and Theodore
Howard.
The house was beautifully decorated
with the Cornell colors-red and white
| The Cornell pennantS were suspended from
the ceilings mingled with red silk Jap
lanese lanterns. Japanese lanterns were
dotted here and there on the lawn, where
the refreshments were served.
Miss Margaret Martin of this city, niece
of the bride, was flower girl at the mar
riage yesterday in Cumberland. Md. o.
Miss Anne V. Landstreet and Mr.. Rober
Coleman McCandlish.
Miss Rose Bradford of this city wa:
among the bridesmaids last night at An
napolis of Miss Lila Claude and Lieut.
Robert Ross Welshimer, U.S.A.
At the marriage yesterday at St. Mark:
Episcopal Church. West Orange, N. j.
Of Miss Georgianna Harding Farr. daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Powers Farr OF
Mountain Ridge, West Orange. and Mr.
Fletcher Harper Sibley of Rochester. n
Y, Miss Ethel Roosevelt was a brides
; maid The latter's associates in at
tending the bride were Miss Margare
Roosevelt, Miss Dorothy kissel and Mis-
Susan Sedgwick. Miss Urlng Sibley
; sister of Mr.. Sibley, was maid of honor
Miss Marion Farr, young sister of tip
bride, and Master William Rush Farr als'
were attendants. The best man was Mr.
Thomas Spencer and the ushers wer,
Messrs. T. H. Powers Farr, jr: Barcla!
Oakman, James Parrish. Malcolm d
Sloane, Arthur Gordon Smith, Joseph Hus
band George Burnett and Elliott Corbett
The bride wore white satin trimmed will
Honiton lace. Her veil of Honiton lace
worn by her mother at her wedding, wa
caught with orange blossoms. She car
ried lilies of the valley. The bridesmaid
wore white chiffon with blue sashes ant
carried pink roses. Their white picture
hats were trimmed with blue ribbon ant
pink roses. The church was decorated il
green and white, with peonies at thu
peWS.
The marriage of Miss Mary Ida Glib
son, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs William
E. Gibson, to DIR. Harry Clark Caldwell
at Hamline Church was attended by
large circle of friends. The platform ant
pulpit were adorned with palms ant
foliage plants. The ushers were DR.
| Chester A. Baker, Mr. Carl Peterson, MI
Clayton Beall and Mr. Bolitha j. Laws