The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-28

Ambassador, and Count Raymond Pour
tales, formerly of the embassy staff IN
this city, just transferred to the foreign
! office in Berlin The ceremony was per-
formed at O'Clock in Concordia Luth-
| Gran Church, at the corner Of Twentieth
and G streets. by Rev. Paul A. Men
| eel. pastor. The wedding was more
American in character than German.
/ although the bride and bridegroom ad-
| bered to many of the German customs.
| 4 full choral service was given by the
| vested choir of St. Johns Episcopal
| Church, under the direction OF the choir
master and orEanist, Mr.. II. II. Free
| ran. During the seating of the guests
Mr.. Freeman played the following num-
bers: Bridal Song (Jensen). -Pilgrim's
Chorus (wagner,. Spring Song Men
delssohn). "Cantilene Nuptials'' Oubols).
March Mflitaire' (Schubert>. and Can
| Is bile in f major OemaresO. The
choir numbers forty men and boys. and
! their music was particularly effective.
| They met the bridal party at the door
OF the church and preceded them to the
chancel. During the professional Of the
| choir from the chancCl to the church
doors &c meet the bridal party the or
gEnist played the march from the ora
| torio of Eli ny Michael Costa. For
| the return of the choir heading the
! Bridal procession they sang tho bridal
chorus from 'T,ohengrin.' As they left
| the church the Mendelssohn wedding
march was played.
Taffs Arc Present.
During the marriage ceremony the or
Eanist played Massenets Virgin Pray
or. The double ring ceremony was
used. The President and Mrs. Taft.
their daughter. Miss Taft, and the Vice
President and Mrs. Sherman were shown
TO their seats just before the bridal party
entered The bride was escorted by her
father. the Ambassador, and she never
looked lovelier than in her Paris bridal
robe of white satin. trailing many yards
behind her petite figure. The gown was
made in tn" prevailing style of princess,
with close-ftting skirt and very slight
drapery drawn across the sides under
the box plat of the enormously long
train. which started several inches above
the waist line. under large bow of the
satin. Quantities of Brussels point lace
wcre used on tho bodice the pattern OF
the lace carrying out the idea OF youth
and OF springtime. which so we'll de-
scrihes the personality of this very
charming foreign bride. The sleeves
were of elbow length. finished with Brus-
sells point ruffies. The veil was OF Brus-
sells point held with a wreath of myrtle.
following the tradition OF brides in Ger
many. Her bouquet was of lilies of the
valley and white orchids. The neck OF
her gown was cut round In Dutch fash
ion and finished with rose point lace. and
her only ornament was a string OF su-
perb pearls.
The wedding party presented a beauti-
full and picturesque effect. the gowns OF
tho bridesmaids and the uniforms of the
men Of the wedding party making a mix
ture Of delicate and brilliant colors Pre-
ceding the bride and her father. the
! bridegroom entered with the brides
| mother, according to the German fashion.
! There was no best man, but according to
! tho American fashion there were four
ushers. Count Elemer Pejacsevich, of the
! Austrian Embassy: Mr.. Hanicl Won
Haimhausen, counselor OF the German
| Embassy: Commander Retzmann, naval
attache OF the German Embassy. and Mr..
A. c. Horstmann. attache Of the German
Embassy. The four groomsuen were
Count Guenther Won Bernstorn, brother
of the bride; Jonkheer H. NJ. van
Weede. of the Netherlands Legation: Lord
Eustace Percy, OF the British Embassy
staff. and Baron Hardenbroek, OF the
German Embassy staff.
Bridesmaids Come ye1t.
The four bridesmaids, who preceded the
bridegroom and the mother OF the bride,
were Miss Ays Meyer. daughter of the
Secretary of the Navy: Miss Elsie AID
rich. daughter of former Senator Aid
rich: Miss Mary Switzerland, daughter
of Rear Admiral Switzerland, and Miss
Cecilia May. who will be married in Eas-
ter week to Mr.. Robert Bacon, son of
the American Ambassador to France
The gowns of the bridesmaids were all
alike. and among the smartest designs OF
the new spring fashions. They were OF
pale pink satin in new tint. with deli
cate tunic drapery of A new shade of
light blue chiffon. making an exquisite
effect savorins strongly of Paris The
skirts were in demitrains and un-
trimmed save for the drapery. which was
finished with a fiounce nine inches deep.
Across the front Of the draperies were
garlands of tiny pink satin roses and
buds, with foliage of the natural color.
also in satin. This same garniture ap-
peared on the bodices in more pro-
nounced style The sleeves were finished
with ruff1es of delicate pink tulIe, the
tulle also finishing the necks. The hats
were picturesque affairs OF pink and blue
tulle trimmed Win garlandS or satin
roses and foliage. Pink satin slippers,
pink hosiery. and pink gloves completed
the costumes, and they all carried pink
roses and wore the brides gift, a brooch
of pale blue enamel with the initials B. p
IN diamonds. These were brought by
the bride from Paris.
The gown Of the Countess Won Bern
storf, mother OF the bride, was Of gray
chiffon, with a smart hat OF gray straw,
trimmed with shaded gray plumes She
wore some superb pearls and diamonds
brilliant reception followed at the
embassy, where the decorations were of
Easter lilies, Southern smilax. Bride
roses, palms, and ferns, the same as In
the church. Mrs. Taft wore q beautiful
gown Of black marquisette over white
satin. with a lace panel set in. of
duchesse point The same lace was used
on the bodice and sleeves and a tooue
Of violets and violet satin completed the
costume. Miss TAFT wore pink chiffon
over white satin. with a black hat and
bronze green plume. Mrs. HOLSTER. guest
of Mrs. Taft. wore lavender satin with
hat and plumes to match
Count Pourtales and his bride left On
an evening train for New York. and win
san for Germany tomorrow. They viii
spend the six weeks Of his vacation trav-
cling in Europe, and will then settle in
their new but probably temporary home
in Berlin. where the count IL assigned
to duty. He Is quite In the iine OF pro-
motion IN the diplomatic service Of his
country.
Among the out-of-town guests were the
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