Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-04
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
AMBASSADOR AND MRS. REID
HOSTS AT BIG RECEPTION.
Wedding of Miss Dix and Mr.. Law
rance in New York Attracts
Fashionables.

Fashionables.
| Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid
gave reception yesterday at the embassy
| in London to the American LAWYERS at
tending the international law conference
which has been in session there through
out the week. Among the guests were
many English judges. benchers, lawyers,
several members of the cabinet and diplo-
matte representatives, including Senior
Monies, the former president of Bolivia
who is now minister to Great Britain and
France. The Americans present included
Everett P. Wheeler of New York Cephas
Brainerd of New York, Prof. c. r. Greg
DRY Of Iowa, Justice G. NJ. Sharp of Balti-
more and H. B. Brown, retired associate
justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Mrs. George Peabody Wetmore, wife of
! Senator Wetmore, has dinner cards out
for August II at, her villa at Newport
| r. |.
Ambassador James Bryce and Mrs
| Bryce are expected to call upon Presi-
dent Taft at Beverly, Mass, before leav-
ing the home of the Misses Loring of
Boston, at Prides Crossing. where they
arrived yesterday. They are spending the
summer at Dublin, N. II.
| In historic ST. Marks Church at Mount
kisco, N. Y, at noon yesterday Miss
Margaret Gordon Dig. daughter of the
late Rev DR.. Morgan Dix, who has many
friends among Washington fashionables,
was married to Mr.. Charles Lanier Law
rance, son of the late Francis c. Law
rance. jr., of New York. The ceremony
|
T. Manning, rector of Trinity Church,
| New York, assisted by the Rev. Egisto
| Chauncey, rector of st Marks. The dec
orations were confined to the chanceI.
which was filled with palms, ferns and
| white lilies.
For the half hour preceding the ar
rival of the bridal party Mr.. G. OAR
linton Richards. organist of st. Thomas
Church. New York, gave a musical
church he played the grand march
from Aida" part of this march
was also played as the couple left the
altar
The bride was attended by Miss Kitty
Lawrence, sister of the bridegroom;
Miss Sophie w. Townsend, who is en-
gagged to be married to Mr.. John A.
Dix. and Miss Anito L. Peabody. She
| entered the church with her brother,
Mr.. John A. Dix, and was given away
| by her mother, Mrs. Morgan Dix. Her
gown was of white satin, trimmed
with lace, which had been in the family
for generations, and her veil was of
| tulle, fastened with orange blossoms.
She wore also a necklace of pearls
and carried a shower bouquet of lilies
of the valley.
The attendants were in white chiffon
embroidered with white floss, with
short sleeves Of point lace. They wore
hats of natural colored straw covered
with pink hydrangeas and tied in front
with ciel blue ribbons. They carried
large bouquets of pink roses. Mrs.
satin and black straw hat topped
with black plumes. She wore also a
handsome pearl necklace.
| Mr.. Edmund p. Rogers was best man,
Osborn. Sidney s. Breese. Franklin B.
Lord. Roger NJ. Poor, Buell. HOLSTER.
Arthur j. Moulton, Aymar johnson and
Francis r. Appleton. jr. Owing to fam
| lily mourning only relatives and init
mate friends were invited to the church
and to a reception which was held
afterward at Apple Hill. the country
| home of Mrs. Dix. There wedding
| breakfast was served at small tables
| on the lawns.
| The guests included Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Townsend. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L.
Gerry, Judge and Mrs. Frederick Ker-
| nochan, Mr.. and Mrs Charles Morgan,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Woodward, Mr..
Mrs. Henry w. Bull. Mr.. and Mrs. James
F. D. Lanier, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis r.
| Appleton. Miss Alice Appleton, Miss Ruth
| Appleton, Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Turn
| ure, Miss Elizabeth L. Turnure, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bradish johnson. Mr.. and Mrs.
| James l.. Breese, Miss Breese, Mr.. and
Mrs Arthur c. Blagden, Mr.. and Mrs.
| w. Scott Cameron, Mr.. and Mrs. Win
throp Rutherford, Mrs. Lothrop Ames,
| Mrs. H. Fairfield Osborn and Mr.. ]. Pier
mont Morgan.
Mrs Joseph H. Choate, wife of former
keag, Stockbridge, Mass, yesterday, from
Boston.
Miss Emily Tuckerman and her brother,
Mr. Alfred Tuckerman, left Stockbridge
yesterday for Newport, r. l.
Mrs. Alfred E. Bates of Washington
who is spending the summer at her villa
| on Windsor Hill, Lenox. will soon go to
Europe.
| Capt. and Mrs. John S. Barnes have
Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich. U. S.
n. retired as their guest at Coldbrook,
Lenox. Mass. Miss Barnes gave a
luncheon for him yesterday.
Jonkheer de Beaufort of the Neither
| lands legation and Prince Mia Ria
| Khan of Persia are at Newport. r. l.
Mr.. James Hazen Hyde of Paris has
been asked to be an usher for the
Sherman Gillespie wedding to be held
at Newport shortly.
Frederick c. Havemeyer of New York
has taken the Gilbert cottage at New
port, r. /.
Mrs. Ogden Goelet will give a ball
| August 20 at Newport, when the Duke
| and Duchess of Roxburghe will be in
attendance.
Miss Rita Barley, whose engagement
| to Gilbert Compton Elliot son of the
| late Frederick and Lady Charlotte
| Elliot, was announced from London
| Yesterday is a daughter of the late
Henry l. Barley of New York. She is
now abroad with her mother. who was
| Miss Mary Lorillard, sister of the late
| Pierre Lorillard, of the late Mrs. Law
renee Kip and of Mrs. James Ker-
nochan Miss Barbeys sisters are Mrs.
| Alfred Seton. the Countess de Pour
| tales and the Countess de Neuflize. and
her brothers are Henry G. Barley and
| pierre Lorillard Rarbev. who married
| Miss Florence Flower, che eldest daugh-
ter of Mrs. James de Laval Flower of
| New York over four years ago. Henry
| ! Rarbey died in Switzerland five years
| ago.
| The Austrian ambassador and Baroness
| Henselmuller the Swedish charge daft
| faires and Nine. Ekengren, the counselor
| If the Austro-Hungarian embassy and
| Mime Won Loewenthal-Linau and Miss
Mary Patten were among the guests at