Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19
each table seating four guests and deco
rated in small chrysanthemums.

At the marriage of Miss Elsie Preston
and Samuel S. Poor of Philadelphia, on
Monday, december 4, at the home OF the
bride in Brooklyn, Miss Alice Decker.
ton and Miss Helen Norris will be brides
maids. and Miss Mary Preston, a cousin
of the bride, is named as maid of honor
Only two Brooklyn men appear among
the attendants on Mr.. Poor-HoWard
Ameli and Charles Wesley Preston, jr..
Miss Prestons brother. They will be two
of the ushers, their associates comprising
Charles A. Gilbert of Manhattan and E.
H. Johansen of this city. The best man
is to be William ]. Coghlan of Manhat-
tan.
Former Senator and Mrs. Joseph Ben
son Foraker are at their washington
home, where on the Goth will occur the
Foraker, and Mr.. Victor N. Cushman. the
son of Mrs. Edwin C.. Cushman of Bar
Harbor, Me-. and the grandson of Mrs.
Charlotte Cushman Of theatrical fame.
This wedding date was partly selected
because Mr. Cushman's mother. who
spends her winters in Rome. wishes to go
there before the cold weather sets in.
Mr.. Cushman Is New Yorker,
Harvard man of the class OF 81 and a
member Of the Millbrook Hunt Club.
Only family party and few personal
friends will be present. The couple will go
south for their honeymoon, but will pass
the winter In this city.
sweet and dainty little gown worn
at a recent party by one of this weeks
history in connection with it. The ma
ternal grandfather of the wearer pur-
chased. fully fifty years ago. bolt of
the material. pretty, soft shade Of
hair stripe Of white. 1t has formed, in
a way. the piece de resistance of the
trousseau Of every bride in the family,
who has had a dress of it, till this
bride Of her generation, an only daugh-
ter, came into her share. There were
only Ave yards Of very narrow material
left; fifty years ago they did not make
cloth as wide as they do now, and the
little lady's ingenuity was taxed as to
how she could evolve dress out of so
little. The present fashions helped her.
and with the addition of a little blue
satin and few yards Of broad lace as
pretty gown as one could wish for
was made of this time material that
family cedar chest awaiting its resur-
rection.
At the wedding OF Miss Eleanor Red
way of Boston and Mr.. Frank Allen
Berry Of Nashville, Tenn. which will
Boston, Wednesday night of next week
etha c2d), at 8 o'clock, Miss Grace Red
way will be her sisters maid of honor.
The bridesmaids will be Miss Gwendo-
len Leonard of Boston. Miss Grace
Jones of Buffalo and Miss Alice Bradley
and Miss Elizabeth Elmes of Chicago.
Mr. Allen D. Berry is to be his brothers
best man, and the ushers will be Messrs
Harry Berry. who married Miss Knox OF
this city nearly two years ago. and Mr.
Trousdale Berry of Hendersonville. Tenn,
cousins Of the bridegroom-elect; Arthur
Gilbert and Frederick Foster of Boston.
Wynn Armstrong of Princeton, N. j.:
Charles Helme Strater of Louisville. KY,
and Samuel H. Hubbard and DIR. Ernest
v. Hubbard Of New York. Later there
will be q reception at the Brunswick.
The young people will make their home
In Nashville.
The President and Mrs. Taft have &C
cepted 2 box for the cavalry and artii-