New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
BROOKLYN SOCIAL CHAT
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The First Reformed Church on the Park Slope
the scene Thursday evening of the
riage Of Miss Mabel Lorraine Miller and kingsley
Swan. The ceremony performed at o'clock
by the Rev DR.. James NJ. Farrar, and large
ception followed at the home of the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs Alvah Miller, No $50 Carroll street
The church was decorated with palms and Easter
lilies and at the house likes and were mingled
with the greens Miss MiIler's attendants were
her sister. Miss Marguerite Miller. who acted
maid of honor; Miss Bessie Hopkins Miss Helen
Singleton Miss Beatrice Sutton. Of Brooklyn Miss
Marguerite Schuman. Miss Carrie Schuman, of
Manhattan, and Miss Margorie Blossom of Mont
clair n. ]. The bridesmaids empire gowns Of
pale lavender satin messalIne and carried orchids
The maid Of honors gown was also cf lavender
satin. but OF a different design. The brides gown
of white satin, elaborately trimmed with Brus
sels lace. She wore the conventional long tulle
veil fastened with orange blossoms and carried
lilies-of-the-valley and orchids There also
little flower girl Miss Margaret Mix. in q white
lingerie frock. The bridegroom, who is q grandson
# Mrs. William {. Kingsley. with whom he made
his home No. 176 Washington Park had his
brother Halstead Swan as his best man Inc
ushers were Jackson AMMAN Dycknan. Tyson Hay
ward, Harry Rogers, Sidney p. Snyder of Brook
lyn; Herbert F. Martin. of Manhattan. and
Nathaniel Miller. Mrs. Miller gowned in Brus-
sells lace over cloth OF gold. and Mrs Kingsley
black silk and old lace. The bridal party en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Miller Wednesday
evening At the Montauk Club Miss Miller's gifts
to her attendants were gold and amethyst bracelets,
and Mr. Swan gave his best man and ushers dia
mond scarfpns at his bachelor dinner at Del
monico's the Saturday preceding the wedding. The
bride made her debut last Thanksgiving at large
dance given by her parents Mr. Swan is prom-
nent in athletic circles polo player He and
his bride to live at No. $50 Clinton avenue,
where they expect to do considerable entertaining
during the coming winter Miss Miller the
guest of honor at luncheon given on Monday
at the Montauk Club by Miss Bessie Hopkins.
daughter Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse l.. Hopkins. No.
234 Berkeley Place. The table daintily ap
pointed pink. and and naidenhaiT ferns
were combined in the decorations. The other guests
were Miss Mildred Bedford. Miss Maude Rider.
Miss Dorothy Walker. Miss Grace Van Campen.
Miss Louise Simmons and Miss Helen Singleton.
cards are out for the wedding OF Miss Marion
| Hall White and William Bigelow Neergaard. son
, of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Neergaard. of the
Heights. The ceremony is TO take place Satur-
day, October Il the home of the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Jones White. No A. Engle-
wood avenue. Brcokline. Mass. Following the
nouncement Of the engagement Of Miss White and
AIr. Neergaard. last winter Mrs. Neergaard and
| Miss Jessie Neergaard gave series of receptions
in compliment the bride-elect. Mr.. Neergaard
was graduated from Yale in 1893.
A noteworthy November wedding will be that
Thursday, the 18th, Of Miss Mary Kerr McCurrach,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George McCurrach, of
No. 234 Garfield Place. and Arthur Lowell Keiser,
$50 Carroll street. Miss Janet McCurrach will ne
her sisters maid of honor. and the bridesmaids
TO be Miss Annabei McCurrach, Miss Ruth McCur-
rach. Manchester. Mass; Miss Clara Wright and
Miss Hazel HeissenbutteI, Of Brooklyn. The best
man and ushers have yet been decided upon.
The engagement of Miss McCurrach and Mr.. Kesel
was announced late last spring
The bridal party at the wedding on Monday Oc-
tober 19 Of Miss Marion Stuart Pratt. daughter of
Pratt OF
Place and Herbert Talcott McTighe wifi comprise
a maid Of honor. Miss Winifred Berry Pratt sister
az the bride five bridesmaids. Miss Mary B. Lard
ner of Montcair y j.: Miss Mabel Locke. Wells
boro Penn Miss Jane II. Bogart. Roslyn, n. Y;
Miss Edith Chaplin and Miss Grace Powers. Of
Brooklyn; the best man, Arthur Dean McTighe,
and five ushers Charles Messck. of Hackensack,
y IF Percy Kalkoff. Elbert J. Rushmore. Wal
ter O. TamIyr and Thomas B. Pratt, Of Brooklyn.
There will also be a ring bearer. Master Clinton
I,oudon Campbell. Manhattan. cousin of the
bride II is 10 be home ceremony, at o'clock.
The date is also the twenty-sixth wedding ami
versary of the brides parents.
At tho wedding in the Tompkns Avenue Con-
gregationaI Church Wednesday. October Il. Of
Miss Hannah Broadley Bowman and j. Spencer
Weed, the bride will be attended by Miss Julia
Lander Miss Helen Scheling, Miss Ethel Valentine
and Miss Jane Phillips. Chester A. Jayne is to
be croomsman and Stockbrdge Bacchus Bert f.
Parsons OF Brooklyn; Cornelius Van Inwegen. of
Port Jervis: Harold a. Herrick. OF Poughkeepsie:
Charles G. May, OF Lee, Mass. and Harry f.
Christ Of MiddietoVn N y, will serve as ushers
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Andrew H.
Bowman OF No ls2 McDonough street at whose
home the reception following the ceremony will
be held.
An out Of town wedding Wednesday October
Il will be that of Miss Emma Dunlap Pond and
oliver Alexander Pope, son Of William G. E. Pope
~ No s4s President street. The ceremony will
take place in the Alston Congregational Church
Allston. Mass.
OF considerable interest 10 this borough par
ticularly on the Heights, viii be the wedding of
Miss Mathilda Van Rensselaer,, daughter OK Mrs
Stephen Van Rensselaer,. of No. "a East ed street
Manhattan, and George G White. ir., I'm Grace
Church Manhattan. Thursday. October 90 Miss
Beatrice De Coppet and Miss Gertrude De Coppet
will be the bridesmaids and Mr.. White has chosen