The Washington herald., 1911-10-18

bert Scott Smith officiating. ST. Mar
garet's chancel was never so beautiful
as II was in its decorations of tall
palms white chrysanthemums, and
white cosmos blossoms, with an oblique
line of tall candles from each side of
the chancel TO the middle, before which
the bride and bridegroom knelt for the
benediction. The Tiffany window, of
rare beauty, which is surrounded by a
rarely beautiful treatment OF the wall
just completed by Tiffany, formed an
exquisite background for the scene
The music was entirely in keeping with
the beautiful decorations, the organist
Mr.. Eldrldge, playing a programme of
Wagner music, with the exception Of
the ''Lohengrin'' wedding music for the
entrance and the Mendelssohn wedding
music for the exit of the bride. Tall
punches of white chrysanthemums and
autumn leaves marked the pews re-
served for the relatives, the members of
the Music Study Club. and the Sigma
Lambda Sorority, in both of which the
bride was an officer. The brides only
attendant was Mrs. Price, wife Of Lieut.
F. B. Price, u. s. NJ. c., who was for
merly Miss Dolly Cunningham. The best
man was Lieut. Edward A. Kelly, L. S.
A. The ushers were DR.. Robert Y. Sui
livan, Mr.. Sidney Kent, Mr.. John r.
Thomas, and Mr.. Roswell Snow. There
was never a moro beautiful bride than
ivory satin Francaise, with trimmings
OF repousse lace. The bodice had a
bertha of lace and a yoke of bridal tulle
embroidered with crystals and pearls.
The chiffon tunic was edged with the
lace, and the same lace formed reveres
on the court train. held with little
punches OF orange blossoms. The tulle
veil was held with a tiny cap of pearls
entwined with orange blossoms, and the
bridal bouquet was an arm shower OF
lilies Of the valley and white orchids.
The brides only ornament was a pair
of long earrings of sapphires set in gold,
the gift of the bridegroom
The matron of honor was in pale blue
crepe meteor over a trailing gown Of
blue satin trimmed with lace and crys-
tails. She wore a quaint cap of creamy
lace and pale blue ribbons. and carried
an armful of President Carnot roses.
Mrs. Kidwell, who gave her daughter in
marriage and walked with her to the
chancel, wore American Beauty satin.
veiled with black chantilly lace and Jets.
She wore in her hair a band of coral
beads. with a finish of osprey feathers.
A small reception followed the cere-
mony in the home OF the brides mother
in Nineteenth street for the bridal party,
relatives. and a few intimate friends.
Immediately after the reception and sup
per, the bride and bridegroom left for
wedding trip. the bride wearing a travel
ing suit Of dark blue cloth with touches of
sapphire blue with black hat and a cluster
OF sapphire blue tips. After November l
they will be at home at 45 Westland ave-
nue., Boston. Among the Out-of-tOwn
guests were Mrs. Charles J. Brook. of
Merchantville. Va. Miss Nellie G.
Crounse, of Virginia. sisters of the
brides mother and Miss Vida Bispham.
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. David Bispham.
OF New York, who is the guest of Miss
Katherine May Brooks. This marriage Is
the Culniina ton OF a romance began in the
Central High School, as the bride and
bridegroom were schoolmates there until
their graduati ton. and have been the
closest friends ever since that time. Mr..
Yoder is a former Washington man, and
has recently been transferred to Boston.
The bride is one of the bGst-known young
singers in Washington, secretary of the
Music Study Club, and a member of the
Choral Society. She has a charming So
prano voice, and is an extremely hand
some brunette. She is a daughter of the
late Prof Edgar Kidwell, who was at the
time Of his death. when she was an in
fant, the head OF the Normal School OF
Fairfax County. Va.
Miss I,ota Robinson, OF Baltimore, who
has been the guest of Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish at the Virginia Hot Springs, came
to Washington yesterday to be the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. Charles Poe. She will
go later on for a visit TO her sisters,
Mrs. George Mordecai and Mrs. Richard
Morton, in Baltimore. She will spend
the winter in New York as usual
Miss Ona Bell welIborn. daughter of
Mrs. WelIborn and the late Mr.. w. L.
wellborn, and Mr.. Homer Brett, OF
Meridian, Miss, the newly appointed
American consul at Maskat, Oman, were
married Yesterday afternoon at 4o'clock,
at the home Of the bride, 1887 Monroe
street. The house was beautifully deco
rated for the occasion with yellow
dahIias and chrysanthemums. Miss
T[oiIIse Graham played the wedding mu-
sIc Rev. George Fiske Dudley, OF St.
Stephen's Episcopal Church, performed
the ceremony, at which only smau ram-
iIy gathering was present, on account OF
+Sa mourning for the recent death OF
the brides father. The bride was gown
ed in a travelling suit of brown broad
cloth. with a brown hat of the same
shade and carried a shower bouquet or
orchids and lilies of the valley. lmme-
diateIv after the ceremony the young
neonIe left for a wedding trip to Phila-
5elphIa, from where they will sail to-
morrow for Mr.. Brett's post at Maskat.
bv way Of Hamburg. Among the out
~ town guests was Miss Casteel, of
Knoxville, Tenn, aunt of the BRIDE
groom. No invitations were sent out
for the wedding, but announcement
cards were sent out last night inclosing
st-hone cards at the American CONSUL
ate Maskat, Oman, after January !. -
The marriage of Miss Bessie Rice
Birch. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Birch, to Mr.. Archer Legrand Haycock,
took place last evening at o'clock in
the Dumbarton Avenue Methodist Epis-
conaI Church. Rev. Charles l.. Pate,
na ster. officiating, assisted by Rev. B.
d. Cav, Of the West Washington Bap-
fist Church. Mr.. Edgar Priest played
tne wedding music, and before the en-
trance of the wedding party Mrs. Beulah
Iuxon Brown sang Beloved, 1t Is
Morn" and Mr.. John Waters sang "oh,
Relieve Me, II All Those Endearing
Young Charms" The bride was escort
ed and given in marriage by her father,
and was attended by her sister, Mrs.
John Waters, as matron of honor. Mr..
John Waters acted as best man, and the
ushers were Messrs. Iceland Hendry,
vincent Smith, Frank Feiler, John Dan
ieIs. Ira Haycock. and lie Roy Birch,
brother of the bride. The church deco
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