Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-02
in THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MRS. TAFT HAVING A PLEAS
ANT VISIT AT HER OLD HOME.
Weddings Here and Elsewhere of
Special Interest-A Christen.
ing Party-Notes.

Mrs. Taft is the guest of Mrs. Charles
Anderson during her stay in Cincinnati.
The Improvement in her fathers health
continuing, she is accepting invitations
from her personal friends. Tuesday she
had luncheon at the home OF Mrs. Eek
stein, who was here recently for several
weeks at the White House, and last night
dined with Judge and Mrs. HOLSTER.
| Mrs. Sherman returned yesterday from
| Utica, where she spent the week end.
| The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
have as their house guests for the re-
mainder of the week Mr.. and Mrs. Lotion
Hunt of Utica, who arrived today.
Mrs. MacVeagh, wife of the Secretary
of the Treasury, went to Chicago yester-
| day for a ten-day visit, but expects to re-
turn here before going to Dublin, N. H.,
| her summer home.
The assistant secretary of state and
| Mrs. Huntington Wilson had as dinner
guests last night the minister of Spain
| and Nine. de Riano the minister OF Peru
Austria Hungary and Nine. Won Loewen-
| thal-Linau, the charge d'affatres OF
| France and Nine. Lefevre Pontalis. the
charge d'affaires of Guatemala and Nine.
Clintock. Mrs. Beale, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Cabot Ward and Mr.. Hugh 8. Gibson Of
the Department of State.
Mr.. Granville r. Fortescue, whose mar
riage with Miss Grace Bell will take place
Saturday. gave his bachelor dinner last
night at the Willard. His guests included
Mr.. Kenyon Fortescue, who will be best
Barrett. Mr.. Preston Gibson. Mr.. Gerald
Morgan of New York, Mr.. William HIT.
Mr.. Newton Gulick. Mr.. Gardner Bell
al Mr. Julian Ripley, who will be
ushers. and Representative Nicholas GA,
F:ank Denny, Mr.. William Merriam. Mr..
r. LfSingston Beekman OF New York. Mr..
William H. Emory, Mr.. Basil Miles, Mr..
Franklin Ellis. Mr.. Hugh Legare. Mr..
Vaudeville Carlisle, Mr.. Richard Hard
ing Davis. Mr.. Melville f. Stone, Mr..
| Frank Hamilton and Mr.. Leonard
Thomas.
Nine Calvo, wife of the Costa Rican
minister: Nine Cruz. wife of the minister
! from Chile; Nine. de Borda, wife of the
minister from Colombia; Nine. de Lima
y Silva, wife of the charge d'affaires
from Brazil: Nine. Borda de Raino. wife
of the secretary to the legation Of Colon
bia: Nine. Francisco Yanes, wife of the
secretary of the International Bureau of
American Republics; Miss Alice Riggs,
Mrs. John w. Foster, Mrs. Robert Hinck-
ley. Mrs. Eugene Carr, Mrs. Carter. wife
Of the senator from Montana: Mrs. Han
| mis- Taylor. Mrs. William Manning Irwin,
Mrs. Dudley Morgan. Mrs James F. Bar
bour and Mrs. ID. P. Mccartney are
patronesses Of the concert to be given
| tonight in the salon of the Bureau of
American Republics for the benefit of the
earthquake sufferers Of Costa RIGA Both
| foreign and American artists will be
| heard and q charming evening is assured.
An interesting ceremony took place
| Tuesday afternoon at ex-senator and
Mrs. Forakers home in Cincinnati. when
their two little granddaughters, Caroline
Matthews, aged three. and Florence Mat
| thews, nearly q year old. were chris
tened. The babies are the children of
| Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Matthews. The
Florence, is the same who. thirty-two
years ago, nursed the babys father. Mr..
Randolph Matthews. Fhe ceremony was
| witnessed by the immediate Matthews
and Foraker families. and besides the
| babies grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. For
aker and Judge and Mrs. Bentley Mat
thews their great-grandmothcr, Mrs. Al
exander Thompson Of College Hill, and
| their granduncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter G. Thomson, were present. The
aunts of the babies were their eodmotn-
ers. Following the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Foraker entertained at a family
dinner
a wedding of great beauty and of in
terest at the capital. where the bride
groom was reared and where SO many of
! morning in ST. Paurs Cathedral, Pitts
burg, when Miss Katherine NJ. McCook,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis F. Nc
Cook. was united in marriage to Harry j.
the late Andrew J. Miller, also of this
city. The Rt. Rev. J. L. Regis Canevin,
bishop of the diocese of Pittsburg. Of
ficiated at the nuptial mass. The cere-
I
assemblage. Standards Of white lilies
| were placed down the central aisle and
| marked the pathway of the bridal party.
| The side aisles were marked with box
wood trees. Large bronze vases in the
, sanctuary were filled with white lilies.
The floral decorations throughout the
| church were in green and white. The
| bride, who was escorted by her ia
| Their. wore beautifully fashioned gown
| of white satin and rose point lace. Her
| rose point lace veil, which fell to the
hem Of her long train. was caught to her
| hair with orange blossoms. Her bouquet
was a shower of white roses and valley
| lilies. The brides only ornament was a
diamond bar pin, the gift of the groom.
| Mrs. W. Edgar Reed. the brides sister,
served as matron of honor, and wore a
white lace robe over white satin. Her
costume was completed by black pic
| ture hat faced with yellow and trimmed
| with yellow willow plumes against a lace
| crown. She carried a yellow snapdragon
! DOllQuet. MISS Eleanor announcer
| sister. was maid of honor. Her gown
| was white lace over pink satin and her
| black lace-crowned picture hat was trim
| med with pink plumes. Her bouquet was of
| pink snapdragons. The bridesmaids, Miss
Ella X. Cassidy. Miss Eleanor DnPuy Of
| Pittsburg and Miss Frances Thorn Of this
| city. a cousin of the bridegroom, We're
| gowned alike in white satin draped with
pink marquisette, and their black hats
| were trimmed with pink willow plumes.
| Mr.. Miller had his brother. William VIII
son Miller of New York. as best man, and
| the ushers were Lee Miller, another
brother and Christian D. Hemmick. both
of this city: Harold F. Wardwe'l,
John Norris Miller and Robert Burns, all
Of New York city, and Webster 3. Holmes
| of Cincinnati.
| The brides mother wore gown of
green satin yelled with lavender mar
with lavender willow plumes. Mrs. Mil
| Ter. the mother of the bridegroom, wore
| pale gray over silver. and white plumes
| adorned her black hat. Mrs. An-rew
| Miller wore lavender chiffon and black
| hat with blue plumes. A large reception,
| brilliantly appointed, followed the church
| ceremony. The McCook home at 9TH and
| Anderson avenues was beautifully deco
rated with white lilacs, white lilies and
palms and ferns. AT the breakfast the
| brides table was placed in the dining
| room, where a large wedding bell of
! white lilacs was suspended over it from
| the ceiling and the centerpiece was of
| white llacs and lilies. Among the guests
| from this city were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
| Mckenney, the latter In pink chantecier