Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-04

New York last week. where the latter
will spend the coming winter. resumng
her vocal ard other studies. Mrs. Mack
all and her daughters had cottage al
Atlantic City during the past summer
and entertained their friends continuously
there.
At this season of the year. especially in
country homes. there Is delightful free
dom from conventionality with picnics.
corn rOasts and clambakes as pleasant
modes of entertainment, and this year
gardening teas are fad in the east.
Many women have gone in for market
gardening and flower raising and know
all about such things; but a prominent
eastern society woman. realizing how 1T
tie some knew, gave recently what she
called gardening tea" The guests
were taken into a big tent lined with ia
bleS, upon VIII CHI were arranged flowers.
vegetables and branches of trees. These
were numbered to correspond with cards
which had been distribu ell. and those
who wrote the greatest number Of correct
names secured prizes.
Mrs. Oliver and Miss Oliver, wife and
daughter of the assistant secretary of
war, arrived in town early the past week
and joined Gen. Oliver at their N street
home for the season.
United States Senator james 4. Hemen-
way and Mrs. Hemenway during the past
week announced the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Lena Hemenway, and DR..
G. Bennett Gates. son of Mr.. Harry Il.
Gates Of indianapolis. The wedding will
take place in January.
At the marriage last week in London of
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Churchhili the
bride who had at first intended wearing
q travelling dress of green shade, after
ward decided to wear gray, as 1t is ira
dition In the A.rlie family that any bride
wearing green on her wedding day will
have sorrow before the end OF the year.
The Dowager Lady Airlie was a quaint
figure at the wedding in her rich Cd world
dress Of black silk and velvet. Mrs.
George CORVALLIS West. mother of the
groom. in contrast. was the expression OF
OF clinging satin charmeuse of a mush-
room tint. her black satin hat being
wreathed with brown and red-sha ded flow
ers Of magnolia size and shape. The hat
was faced with red satin.
Both the bride and her four maids wore
white satin dresses without trimming.
Mrs. J. Burnet Crane and her two
daughters. Miss kathar he and Est lie
Crane have returned to the city and have
moved into their new home, 1909 Goth
street. Miss Katharine Crane will be one
Of the de5utantes this season.
The Boston papers say that Representa-
Mcneil. also of Boston. will be married
shortly.
Lieut.. Robert Lawrence Berry. U.SN
and his bride. who was Miss Susy Hal
dane Lindabury of Bernardsvilla L. T.,
will come to this city to live after a
| months honeymoon trip. At the cere-
mony the bride. who wore Il gown of
white satin and po'nt lace. was gwen
away by her father and was attended by
Miss Alice Ide of Brooklyn, Miss Florence
| Murphy OF Newark. Mss Elsie Walker of
Jacksonville. Fla; Miss Jennie Day
Proudfit OF Memphis. Tenn. and Miss
Bessie Shafer of Syracuse, n. Y. They
| roses. Mr.. Richard V. Lindabury. jr..
and Miss Margaret Lindabury, brother
and sister of the bride. acted as page and
| flower girl.
Lieut.. Hugo w Osterhaus. U.s.N., of
| this city acted as best man and
| Lieut. Chauncey Shackford, Passed
| Assistant Surgeon Archibald NJ. Fauntl, 4
roy. Surgeon Kar! Ohensorg and Lieut.
Adolphus Andrews, al of the United
| Stats Navy. w-re the ushers.
| Fo low ng thu ceremony there was a re-
ception at Meadow Brook Farm. the
country house OF Mr. Lindabury.
] Both the house and CHURCH were b'auti-
fully decorated. The church was trimm ID
| cosmos The house was decorated with
wild flowers. one room being trimmed
with goldenrOd and another with asters
| and other flowers. The spacious lawns
and verandas were used for the seating ri
the guests, who NUM- ered several hun
| bred.
The bride was graduated from a private