Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21

TheodoSia Price, Miss Katherine kittiEger
and Miss Gilberta Hawkins: groomsman,
Mr.. George Fl. Tilden. ushers, Mr.. Ma
thaniel Paschall. Mr.. Samuel Russell. Mr.
Archibald Stewart Downey. Mr.. Horton
Force. Mr.. William Boeing. Mr. John
Hewitt and Mr.. Harry A Fseager. Mr.
Ballinger is a former resident OF this
city. where he has a wide circle OF ac-
quaintances- Miss Stewart was among
the assistants last week at the large tea
given by Mrs. Ballnger in honor of visit
ing friends
The picturesque features of the average
high society wedding nowadays place
these events in the line of pageants. ana
mostly historical. Most of the attend
ants, notably the bridesmaids and pages.
are dressed in picture costumes and the
brides are robed in the lace finery which
several generations in their own and
other families have worn on similar
occasions. In-laws seem especially
kind in loaning laces A bride lately
wore her Observation-Disclosures Indian
shawl draped as a wedding gown. At
another English wedding instead of Civ
ing the bridesmaids pieces of jewelry,
each received from the bridegroom sill
yer travelling clock with a handsome
monogram.
The recent wedding of Miss Paola Cas-
Copeland, United States Navy, in New
Orleans was one of the smartest
events of the autumn. The ceremony
was performed in the large drawing room
of the home. which was profusely deco
rated with palms and ferns. The first
of the bridal party to enter. coming from
the hallway. were the ribbon bearers. In
Guiding Mrs. s. P. Walmsley, jr.. Mrs.
Paul Brand. Mrs. Anderson Offut and
Mrs. Thomas LanauX, carrying broad
streamers of old gold and blue sash rib
bon the colors OF the United States Navy,
| which formed the keynote for both the
decorations of the home and the cos
tunes of members of the bridal party.
The groomsmen were Messrs. Walter
Castanedo and Lieut.. Vincent and the
brides attendants We're her aunt, Mrs.
Arthur Huger. who acted as matron of
honor; Miss Marguerite Maginnis. the
maid of honor, and Miss Marie Aldige,
the only bridesmaid. The bride entered
with her uncle, Mr.. j. A. Charbonnet.
who gave her away. The bridegroom
awaited them at one end Of the room
with his brother, Mr.. ]. D. Copeland of
hamburg. S. c., who was his best man.
Rev. Father Bogaerts officiated.
The brides gown was an exquisite
French creation of chantilly lace and
chiffon over satin, and worn with the
conventional long veil of illusion. She
| carried trailing bunch of bride roses
and lilies of the valley. The bridesmaids
wore different shades of satin with dra-
peries of snowdrOp tulle. Ensign Cope
land and his bride went to South Carolina
to visit the formers relatives for a short
time before going west for trip. They
will reach Philadelphia, where Ensign
Copeland is now stationed about the mid
die of December.
Mrs. w. r. Merriam and her daughter
Miss Merriam, of 10Th street spent sew
eral days last week in New York.
Representative and Mrs. Boehne of
Evansville Ind. have taken the residence
of former Representative and Mrs. George
Smith 1S1S ('olnmhia road
gresSional season.
Miss Marguerite Stutz will leave Wash
ngton this week to spend the winter in
New York and Philadelphia
Mrs Bullock, wife of Prof. Charles
Bullock of Cambridge University, who
has been visiting her mother. Mrs. Clin-
city for her home in Massachusetts,
Prof and Mrs Bullock and their daugh-
ter. Miss Bullock, expect to leave their
home at an early date to spend a year
travelling in Europe.
MIR. John Morrison Moore of Pittsburg
who has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Archibald Grace at their residence on
18th street, and for whom they gave
number of informal entertainments last
week. has returned to his home in Penn
sylvania.
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guest of his brother and sister-in-law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Curtiss, on 18th
street. left Washington last week for
his home In Toledo. Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Olney entertain
ed informally at dinner last evening
at their residence, 1870 10Th street, in
honor of Mrs, Bullock, wife Of Prof.
Charles Bullock , ;,n who is visiting IN. h;s
street. Other guests present were Prof.
Isaac Clark of Harvard University and
Mrs. Clark. Mr. and Mrs. S. Shelton. Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Brown. Mrs. G. L. Cur
tiss. Mrs. T. E. Hadsill, Mrs Clinton
Smith Mrs lander. Miss Hadsil and
Miss Ramona lander.
Mrs George Huff returned to her home
on New Hampshire avenue yesterday
from a short stay in New York and
Philadelphia.
Mrs Robert Burns of st. Paul. Mimi,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Estes Of Bos-
last week.
Mr. Lloyd Eastman Sebold of Philadel-
phia Pa, who has been spending the
Washington last week the guest of Mr.
WILDER Stutz on 18th street.
Mrs. Champ Clark and daughter. wife
and daughter or Representative Clark of
Missouri. in the city and have opened
their apartment in the Toronto for the
winter.
Representative and Mrs. Albert Daw-
son and children of Preston Iowa, ar
rived in Washington last week for the
congressional season.
Mrs. Smith, wife OF former Representa-
tile George w. Smith of Illinois, who
has heen spending the past three months
| i'll Chicago and other parts of Illinois.