Evening star., 1909-07-18
SOCIETY.
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stationed at the Preside. California. She
| is pretty girl. with many accomplish
ments. The wedding will take place in
| the latter part of the month, but is TO De
celebrated in Seattle. Wash.
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins and Miss
Katherine Elkns are expected in August
to make a stay at Marienbad.
Miss Helen Cannon and Miss Amy Gill
| lett who will spend the summer in con-
| tinental travel were in Paris last week
! When a newly married couple was
leaving the brides home in Tacoma,
| Wash. the other day shower OF rose
| leaves almost submerged them from the
doorstep to the carriage. 1t was consid-
cred a great Improvement on the rice
| shower.
Mr.. Monroe Selinger had number of
his friends at his home. 317 r street
northwest. last Sunday evening in honor
of his twenty-first birthday. During the
In. Later in the evening refreshments
were served in the dining room, which
was decorated with cut flowers.
For recent Mexican wedding. that of
Miss Emma Ocampo and Mr.. Antero Con-
. Zalez. at Zatcualpam. the church was
decorated in pink and white, hundreds of
! yards Of muslin being gracefully draped
until the immense dome was SWdthed In
web of delicate rose tint and white. The
main aisle of the massive old church was
a solid avenue Of palms. The bride, who
Is described as the most beautiful yol ng
[ girl In her city, as well as the most highly
seducated, is the daughter of Don Melchor
/ Ocampo, who received more than 100000
for mine he sold lately. The bridegroom
is the owner Of the prettiest home In
Zacualpam- In which he and his young
1 wife at once began housekeeping. His
gift to his bride was piano, which was
carried from Toluca "a distance of some
eighty-ive niles on the shoulders OF
twelve poems, crossing one of the largest
and steepest barrancas in the world.
/ Mr.. E. w. Andrews, warrant officer,
! U. S. N, of this city, was best man last
week at the wedding in quincy, Mass, of
Miss Sadie f. Johnson and Warrant Of
hcer James II. McDonough. chief machin-
ist of the U. S. S. New Jersey.
/ The bungalow of the brides parents,
one of the largest and prettest on the
shore, formed an ideal setting for a naval
wedding. The high tide almost reached
the steps. The ceremony performed
by Rev. Dr.. Edwin n. Hardy, pastor OF
Bethany Congregational Church.
! The bride was gowned in white bro
caded net and Japanese silk, brought
from Japan by the groom. She was at
] tended by her sister. Miss Marion John
son, who wore white embroidery.
/ Bridegroom and best made the
world cruise Of the battle fleet.
Mrs and Miss Buckley of this city are
in Omaha. visiting Mrs. W. f. Gurley,
daughter of the former. Judge and Mrs.
4 ID. NJ. Vinsonhaler recently gave a dinner
in honor of Miss Buckley.
! Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hortop, the latter
| formerly Miss Belem Aspiroz. who were
married July 6, are now in Cuernavaca,
Mexico. After the wedding breakfast,
which was served at the Villa des Rosas
in San Angel. Mr.. and Mrs. Hortop left
| for Cuernavaca by automobile.
! A young lady of Atchison, according
| to a veracious chronicler of that section,
who expected her chums on visit, pre-
pared the following card in advance of
4 their coming and mailed 1t to her friends:
| Il will / ave two girl guests from out
Of town FOR the next two weeks What
are you willing to do for them? l gave
a - (blank filled out by dinner. dance,
party. tea luncheon, etc), when you had
| company.
Unless they come up to the scratch"
| this candid young person further
explained, II shall have to announce to
my guests that 1 am in mourning and
can't do anything for them beyond TAX
| ing them for walks and to prayer meet
! ing"
| The Independence day celebration held
at Dorchester House. the London resi-
dence Of Ambassador and Mrs. Reid, was
attended by 1900 persons, nearly all
Americans or Anglo-Americans.
| The Vanderbilt family attended In full
strength. Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt was
there with her sister-in-law, the Duchess
| of Marlborough: Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bilt was with her cousin, the Duchess of
| Roxburghe, and Mrs. Ogden Goelet, as
were Mr.. and Mrs. Waldorf Astor, Lady
Harrington, who was Miss Mcmillan of
Detroit and Washington. and Lady Suf-
folk, who was Miss Daisy Letter.
| Their last reception will long be re-
membered for it's magnificence and for the
superb annexes to Dorchester House in
order to give comfort for the guests. The
tents and extensions remained to serve as
dining rooms a few nights later, when
| the king and queen and Princess Victoria
were entertained at dinner by Mr.. and
Mrs. Reid.
| Mrs Whitelaw Reid received her COM
| patriots at the top of the marble stairs
| for two hours. She wore a beautiful dress
| of blue embroidered net in shade of
pervenche blue. About her throat was a
| single string of large pearls, and dia
mond brooch sparkled at her neck.
| Capt. and Mrs. Cloman of the Ameri-
| can embassy had luncheon party of six
| ty guests tnat day and took their party
on with them to Dorchester House.
| Mrs John Wright Read Of P street
and her little son and daughter, Master
John Mason Read and Miss Sadie Barkes-
dale Read. left last Thursday for Meek
| lenburg county, Va, where they will visit
| Mr.. Reads father at his country home.
| Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Byrnes have
| closed their handsome home on street
and are spending the summer travelling
abroad.
Mr.. Henry Gibson Elmore. who has been
| spending the past ten days with his
grandmother. Mrs. Georgia Lawton Nor
gan, at her home on Corcoran street has
returned to his home In Fairfax county,
Va.
Mrs. Samuel G. Staples. with her little
son, Samuel G. Staples. jr., is spending
the summer as the guest Of her mother,
Mrs. Marion, at her home in Virginia.
Mrs. William j. Allen and Miss Helen |
Allen were the guests of friends in River
dale, Me. recently.
Mrs. John Green. who lis now the guest |
of her brother-in-law and sister, Lieut. |