Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-16

The assistant secretary of the navy
and Mrs Beekman Winthrop. gave a
theater rarty preceded by a dinner last
night for Miss Helen Taft and Mr.. Rob-
ert Taft. There were also present Lieut..
dlysses S. Grant. Sd, and Mrs Grant,
Miss Marion Oliver, Mis- Mary Souther-
land. Lieut.. Commander Palmer and Mr.
Loman, who is a guest of Mr.. Robert
Taft at the White House.
The illness of Mrs. Sherman, which
has disturbed the travelling and social
affairs of the Vice President. is disap-
pearng, and each day shows an improve
ment Mrs. J. c. De Long, sister of
Mrs Sherman. has arrived from New
York to stay with her until she fully
RECEIVERS.
M Miss Alice Alice Tayloe Buckley. daughter OF
mr. Thomas w. Buckley. and Lieut..
Daniel Huston Torrey will be married
this evening at ST. Margaret's Church.
an event of much local interest and
otherwise, since the bridegrooms grad
9ation at West Point only preceded a
at pretty supper last night by Repre-
sentative and Mrs. William A. Jones,
following the wedding rehearsal.
AILer the newly married couple return
.
ley Lane home of the brides father until
Lieut.. Torrey's assignment to duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry, the
latter formerly Miss Mathilde Townsend
or this city, whose honeymoon has been
spent at the Gerry farm In Delaware, ar
rived yesterday aboard, the Electra at
Newport, accompanying the father and
Hother or the former. Mr.. and Mrs: Ell
bridge T. Gerry, and the Misses Gerry.
he
Gerry villa.
Mrs. James W. Pinchot has gone to New
1orh LOT visit to her brother, Mr.. Amos
Eso She will go to her summer home in
pennsylvania later.
Mrs. J. Van Vechten Olcott left for New
York, accompanied by Mrs. Ruggles and
some days. Representative Olcott will
join his wife as soon as Congress adj
jOurnS.
Representative Longworth is in New
York to meet the Roosevelt party and will
accompany his wife for a weekend stay
at Oyster sBay and later return to New
York. to be there for the wedding of
theodore Roosevelt, jr, and Miss Eleanor
b. Alexander.
The wedding dress which Miss Alexan-
der will wear is thus described in PhiIa-
delphia paper today:
ut is white duchess satin made in en-
pire fashion, with drapery of silk
and tapers TO the edge of the skirt, where
it is caught in front with a large bunch
of white orange blossoms
voluminOus train of white. edged with
rows upon rows of old ivory valencennes
lace. outlined with orange blossoms, pro-
trudes from beneath the flowing malines
drapery.
The bodice has a yoke and high collar
of valenciennes lace Three-uuarter
length sleeves of white malines artistical-
ly caught here and there finish the cos
tune. The bride will wear a Brussels
net veil sprinkled with orange blossoms
The six bridesmaids frocks of exquisite
White chiffon over silk are tight fitting,
with painted panels down the front, deco
rated with pink and light blue wild flow
erS.
The chiffon drapery corresponds to the
drapery on the brides gown. with the ex-
ceptlon that IL is caught at the side with
bows of pale blue ribbon from beneath
which peep forth three rows of shirred
valenciennes lace. French hats trimmed
with touches of light blue and pink cor
respond with their dainty little frocks.
The laces with which the brides gown
is trimmed are heirlooms, but the rest of
the material in her and the bridesmaids
costumes were imported for the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Neale and family,
accompanied by Mrs. Neales sister, Miss
Ruth Parker, have gone to Camden, Me-,
where they have a summer home. Miss
Parker will rejoin her parents. Col and
Mrs. Myron NJ. Parker. in time to sail
for Europe with them the middle of July
Col. Parker will spend the next fortnight
at the Tobique Salmon Club in Canada
Miss Anna ". Williamson is the guest
of Miss Whitman in Germantown, Pa.
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