The Washington herald., 1910-10-05

p"rsh-Ahe Enos on way Home.
Gen. and Mrs. Leonard Wood have Sc
much enjoyed their residence at For
Myer during the late summer that they
have decided to remain there for tn,
winter, after spending several days il
house hunting in Washington. Gen.
Franklin Bell was the first commanding
officer OF the army TO make his home a.
Fort Myer. and Gen. Wood and his family
took possession OF the house there which
was ftted up very handsomely and COM
fortably for their predecessors. who en-.
tertained deliberately and constantly.
The marriage OF Mr.. Charles Lyman
appointment clerk Of the Treasury De
partment, 10 Mrs Cornelia F. Clarke. OF
this city, widow of Col. Harry Clarke
took place yesterday in the apartment OF
Mrs Clarke, at the Knickerbocker. The
ceremony was performed al II o'clock by
Rev. George o. Little. In the presence
OF the members OF the immediate
families of the bride and the bride
groom and one or two close friends
The bride wore travelling suit OF dark
gray. Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman left on a
noon train for a trip North. and will be
at home later at the Knickerbocker, In
Mintwood place. The marriage is the
outcome Of a Treasury romance. Mr.
Lyman has been for many years in the
Treasury Department, and he and his
family are very well known in Washing
ton. His first wife died about five years
ago. and his only daughter was married
last month 10 Mr. Henry Sledemann.
The bride is a New England woman
formerly Miss Warner. After the death
OF Col. Clarke. his widow went into the
appointment Office as a clerk.
Miss Caroline Shepard, daughter OF
Judge Shepard. went 10 Buffalo yesterday
10 attend the wedding Of a former scnool-
mate Miss Janet Kielland. on Thursday.
She Will return the end OF the week
Mrs Richard Townsend, who went
abroad in July, and spent some time in
Carlsbad. left there recently for Paris.
She will probably defer her return to
this city until the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Andrew B. Graham and her sons,
who have been at Atlantic City, have
returned and are occupying their apart
ment IN the Dresden.
Mrs. d. f. Buckingham and children
will return 10 Washington on Monday
from their summer place in the Blue
Ridge.
The marriage Of Miss Martha Amy
Sengstak. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sengstak, and Mr.. John James Baird
OF Edinburg. Scotland. took place yes
terday at the home of the brides par
ents, in Woodley road. Rev. Wallace
Radcliffe. pastor OF the New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church. performed the
ceremony. at (which only the relatives
and a few intimate friends were pres
ent. The bridal party stood before an
improvised altar Of palms and ferns
and the entire lower floor Of the house
was tastefully decorated with Southern
smilax. palms. and white roses. An or
chestra played the wedding music for the
entrance of the bridal party. and softly
during the ceremony. The bride was es-
corted and given in marriage by her
father. and was gowned In soft ivory
satin trimmed with duchesse and rose
point lace, with a tulle veil held with a
wreath Of orange blossoms. She carried
shower of white orchids and lilies OF
the valley Her only ornaments were
pearl and diamond earrings. gift OF
the bridegroom. Mrs. Gabrielle Seng-
stalk Blount. sister of the bride, was
matron of honor. She wore d gown OF
coral pink marquisette trimmed with
touches of gold. and a large picture hat
with bandeau cap of gold cloth and tiny
rosebuds. Mr.. Allen Clark, OF England,
was Mr.. Baird's best man. Following
the ceremony, wedding breakfast was
served. Mrs. Sengstak. mother of the
bride, wore a very beautiful gown of
mauve marquisette trimmed with touch
es OF silver, and a corsage boquet OF
mauve orchids Miss Dorothea Blount.
niece OF the bride. wore a dainty frock
of white with pink ribbons The young
people left Immediately after the we'd
ding breakfast for their honeymoon trip
and their future home. in Cincinnati. The
brides going away gown was a tailored
suit of Scotch tweed with a blue velvet
hat They will be at home temporarily
at the Cincinnati Country Club.
The Counselor of the Austro- Hungarian
Embassy and Nine Won Lowenthal-
Linau have arrived in Washington. after
spending a few days at Niagara Falls.
and opened their residence in Twentieth
street for the winter season.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Phelps Emo and
the latter's sister. Mrs. James De BUYS.
of New Orleans, are returning from Eu-
rope, where they spent the summer They
toured the Continent in their own auto
mobile. on their way through the Black
Forest. their car caught fire and was
burned. but luckily no member of the
party was hurt.
Rev. Roland Cotton Smith and Mrs
Smith and Miss Margaret Smith have re-
turned to Washington and opened their
residence in Rhode Island avenue for
the season They spent the summer