The Washington herald., 1911-12-07

her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. George H.
Snowden, of New York.
| Miss Diane Morgan-Hill, only daugh-
ter of Mr.. sand Mrs. II. Morgan
Hill, was married yesterday MORN
| ing to Baron Harbour de Reinach-
Werth, of France, the engagement having
| been announced last week. The Cere-
mony was performed in St. Matthews
Church at 10 o'clock by Rev. Edward
L. Buckley. of st. Matthews, only the
members of the brides family being pres
ent. Mr.. Morsan-Hir gave his daughter
| in marriage. and she wore a travelling
costume of dark blue serge, with small
velvet nat trimmed simply with a Wide
white satin ribbon and large bow. There
| were no attendants, out the ceremony was
| followed with nuptial high mass.
| breakfast followed in the home of the
brides parents to which no guests were
asked as II was strictly family AFFAIR.
! and the bride and bridegroom left imme-
| diately afterward for New York. They
will sail to-day on La Lorraine for
| France, to remain on the bridegroom
estate and with his family until Febru-
airy. They will then return here late in
! that month and spend some time in
! Washington with the brides parents go
! ing on to the barOnS estate at Alberta,
| Calgary, in Northwest Canada, for the
| spring and summer. They will probably
divide their time between Washington
and Canada The bridegroom met the
| fair bride in Dinard, France. about seven
years ago, when she was at school there
! and he an officer in the French army.
| The courtship continued almost continu-
| OuSlY since that time. although II was
discouraged by the parents of the bride,
who ,only gave their consent after the
| long faithfulness and evident devotion of
!
| He resigned his commission in the French
! army several years agO to take up the
! out-of-dOor life on his ranch in Canada.
| He comes of an old and distinguished
! family Of ancient nobility with moderate
! fortune, but not enormous wealth. He
has been in Washington for three weeks
! past and has made many friends. al
| though he and his fianCee have not min
gled much in society. The bride was
| dehutante about four years ago. but has
! taken little part in the social affairs here
| since her first season out.
The British Ambassador left yesterday
for a short trip to Canada.
The Minister from the Netherlands and
Nine Loudon had dining with them in
! formally last evening Lady JOhnstone,
wife of the British Minister to Denmark.
Mime. Loudon is in mourning for her
! father, who died last season in Paris, and
is giving no entertainments and accepting
no invitations.
Mrs. L. Z. Letter returned to her hOme
in Dupont circle yesterday after a visit
of several months to her daughter, Mira
Colin Campbell and her grandchildren in
England. Her relatives, Mrs. Prettyman
and Miss Prettyman. of London, came
over with her from England, and are in
New York for a short time. They will
come here later on and stay with Mrs.
Letter a large part of the winter.
Former Minister TO China and Mrs.
Charles Crane. of Chicago, are expected
! to arrive in Washington to-day to make
visit to the Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Walter L. Fisher. Although
Mr.. Crane was duly appointed United
States Minister to China, he never
reached there. being recalled before he
and Mrs Crane sailed from San Fran
cisco.
The marriage of Miss Evelyn Chew,
granddaughter of Mrs. Titan ]. Coffey.
to Mr Thomas Roberts, jr., of Phila
delphia took place yesterday afternoon
at $50 o'clock in the home Of her
grandmother, in X street. Only small
family party was present at the cere-
mony, which was performed by Rev.
Roland Cotton Smith, Of st. Johns
Episcopal Church. assisted by Rev. De-
wees Roberts. of Boston, brother of the
bridegroom. The house was a mass of
Bride roses. palms. and ferns, placed so
thickIy about the house they seemed to
be growing out of the walls. A string
orchestra played the wedding music.
The bride was escorted and given in
marriage by her father, Mr.. John Chew.
She wore a handsome gown of ivory
sa tin. made with a Dutch neck and
trimmed with rare old family lace, and
little passementerie of pearls. The
skirt had a long square court train.
The bridal veil was of tulle edged with
lace and held in place with a cap effect
and punches of orange blossoms. A
shower bouquet of lilies of the valley
completed the costume. Mrs. J. UpShur
MOorhead. sister of the bride was ma
iron of honor. She wore dainty gown
of pale pink satin with tunic drapery
of pale blue chiffon. the drapery bor-
dered with a wide band of opalescent
beadwork. In her hair she wore
bandeau of gold. -and she carried a
cluster of pink roses and lilies of the
valley. Mr.. George Roberts, of Phila
delphia, brother of the bridegroom,
was best man. A number of intimate
friends were asked Tor the reception
which followed the ceremony. Mrs.
Coffey, grandmother of the bride. was
gowned in a handsome toilette of black
lace over black satin, trimmed with the
most exquisite old point lace. Mrs.
Thomas w. Symons, niece of Mrs. Cof-
fey; Mrs. A. Gordon Cumming, and Miss
Fanny Whelan assisted Mrs Coffey in
the drawing room and dining-room.
Mrs. Coffey received the guests seated
in large armchair.
Miss Marguerite Barbour was hostess
at dinner last evening in honor of her
house guests, Miss Samuels, of Philadel-
phia, and Miss Theresa Kohn. of New
Orleans. who arrived in Washington yes
torday for the marriage of Miss Evelyn
Chew. They will visit Miss Barbour for
several days.
Miss Alice Vandergrift entertained at
luncheon yesterday in compliment to
several out-of-town guests who attended
the wedding of Miss Chew and Mr.. Rob-
erts yesterday.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Roberts, the BRIDE
groom's parents: Mr. and Mrs. George
Roberts and their family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Reath and their family, all of
philadelphia, and the Rev. Dewess Rob-
erts and Mrs. Roberts, Of Boston. Mr..
and Mrs. Roberts left after the reception
for a wedding trip in the South, the
bride travelling in tailored suit of rough
blue cloth made with a Russian blouse
and collar and cuffs Of black corded silk