The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-23

Mr.. and Mrs, John Randolph
Tucker the latter formerly Miss Mary
Byrd Harrison. whose marriage was
celebrated at Monumental Episcopal
church on this evening OF June I, have
been spending some time in New
York. gong from there to Providence
and Hartford. They expect to go to.
Canada later for a short while before
returning to Richmond. where they
Will make their home. Mr.. John
Werth. who was recently operated on
at the Virginia hospital, is still very
unwell. Mrs Werth Is a sister of Mrs.
Tucker and was the matron OF honor
at the Tuck Harrison wedding.
Americans Gowns at Coronation.
The dresses worn by American wo-
men at the coronation ceremonies In
Westminster Abbey Thursday and the
luncheon following at St Stephens
hall. attracted much attention and
favorable comment. While London
seems a long way off. the interest one
society woman feels in anothers
gowns is intense enough to span the
distance. Among the Am erican wo-
men present in whom society here is
! particularly interested were Mrs. John
/ Hays Hammond Mrs. Slocum, wife OF
| Captain Slocum, military attache
American embassy, Mrs. Waldorf AS
| tor, formerly Mrs. Mamie Langhorne
| Shaw. of Virginia. and Lady Acheson,
| formerly Miss Mildred Carter, of Bal
| timore,
Mrs. John Hays Hammond wore
| dress OF heavy white satin embroider-
with ieweied peacock feathers, Her
/ Jewels consisted Of a tiara, necklace.
earrings and bracelet of diamonds ana
eneralds The earrings were pair
: worn by Catherine ii. She carried
white ostrich feather fan, counter
part of the one presented by South
| Africa to the present queen at the
time of her marriage. Like all the
| other women, she wore three ostrich
feathers in her hair
Mrs. Slocum wore white satin char
meuse embroidered in diamante
feather design; "a diamond tiara and
necklace.
Mrs. Waldorf Aston. formerly Mrs
Mamie I.anghorne Shaw, had a pri-
vate table in the members room Tor
the luncheon. She wore dress OF
white trimmed with silver and dia-
monds.
Lady Acheson, daughter OF the
American am ba ssador to the Balkan
States, wore a white lace dress under
her robes.
Soe.is,ty nj the Cincinnati Entertained.
The triennial session in Newport.
r. j. of the General Society OF inc
Cincinnati has made considerable So
cial activity at that resort Wednes-
day afternoon the delegates ana tneir
wives were entertained at lunchsoH
by Mr.. Charles Warren Lippitt at the
| Breakyater The same evening Col
onel Charles J.. f. Robinson and the
Rev DR.. Roderick Terry had large
dinner parties of members OF their
families, and later all went to way
side, the summer home of Mr.. ana
Mrs Elisha Dyer, Jr., where Mr.. ana
Mrs. Dyer gave reception Tor them'
Mr.. and Mrs. Dyer received IN the
gold and white ballroom, assisted by
Miss Laura Swan and Mr.. Pembroke
Jones. who presented many delegates
from the South.
In the afternoon the society visit
: ed the naval training station at Fort
Adams, where there were exhibition
drills.
Colonel w. Gordon McCabe. pres
ident of the Virginia society. Ia In
Newport for the session.
Prominent Engagement
! Society In Virginia and the South
will be greatly interested In the an
nouncement of the engagement OF
Miss Bess Bryan Sloan, daughter OF
Mrs. Nelson Herrick Henry by for
mer marriage, Miss Sloan comes OF
family prominent in the South. She
is A granddaughter of the late DR.
William Sloan, of North Carolina, a
famous surgeon of his day, and is a
sister Of Lieutenant Frank Anderson
Sloan, eleventh Infantry, Y. S. A. Miss
= Sloan was graduated from the Nor"
NAL College in Winston Salem, n. G.,
and represents the ffth generation
. on her mothers side to be educated
there. She made her debut In AL.
bany three years ago when her step
' }father. General Henry. was adjutan,
general OF New York.
, Mr.. Morris is an aide on the stan
: of Governor Dix, and Is a member
) of the knickerbocker. Meadow Brook
: Union and other clubs. No date has
: been set for the wedding. but 1t Will
he an event Of the carly autumn.
Y. w. {. A. Notes.
, About forty girls from the Young
. Women's Christian Association sum
nler quarters In Ginter Park went for
an outing Thursday evening to Min
3 eral Springs. Supper was cooked in