Evening star., 1911-09-01
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
HERE AND THERE WITH Off.
CIAL AND SOCIAL LIGHTS.
Mrs. Potter Palmer Is Motoring in
Switzerland-Weddings.
Notes.

Clark left yesterday for Pittsburgh TO
jr.. and go with them to their home in
Bowling Green. Mo. Later they will go
to Colorado Springs.
Mrs. Daniel Chester French entertained
at Chesterwood, Lenox. yesterday at a
luncheon for Mrs. Spencer Cosby Of
Washington. who is staying at the Cur
tis Hotel. in Lenox. In the company were
Mrs. Joseph H. Choate. jr.: Miss Mabel
Choate. Mrs. Alexander Sedgwick. Mrs.
Oscar Iasigi. Miss Nora Iasigi and Mrs
Lawrence Gourlay.
Representative and Mrs Nicholas Long
worth OF Cincinnati are guests of Mrs.
Longworth at Mingo Beach, Beverly.
Mass.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt. who has been
q guest OF Representative and Mrs. A.
J. Peters at Beverly. Mass, returned yes
terday to Oyster Bay. Long Island.
Mrs. Potter Palmer. who has been
spending the summer in Paris, is now
motoring through Switzerland. wher,
she went to escape the heat. which even
Paris felt this year. Mrs. Palmer ex-
poets to return to CHICAGO some time In
September. and probably will be there
the winter.
Mrs. Honore Palmer and her two chill
dren. Potter d'Orsay and Honore, jr.,
have returned from Oregon, where they
have been with Mr.. Palmer during the
summer. and are in the city for week
before going east to join Mrs. Palmer's
mother, Mrs. George Brown of Balti-
more. They are occupying the residence
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, jr., on
Lake Shore drive. Honore Palmer has
gone from Oregon to Alaska on short
trip.
Capt Frank Beatty. commandant of
the navy yard, will leave shortly for a
visit to his home in Minnesota accom-
panied by his young daughter. Mrs.
Beatty will spend the time of their ABB
sence at Nantucket, where she will be
Joined later by Capt. Beatty and Miss
Beatty.
Col. and Mrs. Archibald Oracle and
Miss Edith Oracle are at Lenox, Mass.
Capt s. H. Gibson, U. 8. NJ c., and
family have returned to Washington after
spending the summer at Capon Springs,
w. Va.
The corn roast announced by the Young
Women's Christian Association at the
day, September 1, has been postponed un-
til Wednesday, September g. Both men
and women are invited. Mr.. William
Knowles Cooper, general secretary OF the
sisted by Mr.. Clifford Johnson. is to
manage the roast. Refreshments. for
tune telling and other plantation features
are planned. all in the interest of a
much-needed new engine.
Miss Virginia Pumphrey has returned to
Washington. having spent the month OF
August at the seashore.
After a vacation of two weeks at At
lantic City Mr.. Walter Jenkins has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Theron H. Bell Of Kenyon street
has returned from Blue Ridge Summit
after an absence of several weeks. Mr.
and Mrs. Bell will leave tomorrow for
Atlantic City.
Wednesday evening at o'clock. in the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church, Miss
Cora Pauline Braddock, daughter of Mrs
lola E. Braddock and the late Scott d
Braddock of this city. and Mr.. Charles
c. Reif of Hamilton, Ohio, were married
The church was effectively decorated with
palms and ferns. The marriage ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Earle Wiley
pastor Of the church, of which both the
bride and bridegroom are members. The
bride passed UP the aisle alone, owing tc
the illness of Col. William Dorsey. who
was to have given her away. She was
Immediately preceded by the maid OF
honor, her only sister. Miss Roberta lola
Braddock, before whom walked the ush
ers, Messrs. Dale 8. Venables. Earl Tag
gart, Lester p. Mann and Clarence j
| Spiker. Mr.. Reif, with his best man. NJ
W. Leroy Slate OF Vermont, awaited tr
bridal procession at the altar. Nj )
Ernest Sparks presided at the organ anc
rendered the wedding marches and inter
| ludes. and Mr.. William Braithawaite sans
"Oh, Promise Me-
The bridal gown was Of white salome
| satin, trimmed with princess lace. SILK
| fringe and pearls. and the tulle veil
| was held in place by coronet oi
orange blossoms. The maid of honor
| wore an imported dress Of pale blue
satin meteor veiled' in champagne
| colored crepe, heavily trimmed with
silk lace. The bride carried a bouquet
| Of bride roses, and the bouquet of the
maid OF honor was pink roses Mrs
| Braddock wore q becoming dress OF
violet silk, trimmed in white lace.
A small reception to immediate rela.
| tives and out-of-town guests was held
| after the ceremony at the home of the
| The drawing room. where Mr.. and Mrs
| Reif received congratulations. was
artistically decorated with festoons OF
| roses and clematis, the color scheme
Oe1ng pink ana Wnlte, the mantel De-
| ing banked in clematis and pink roses
| the dining room was adorned in white
| and green. The wedding gifts OF cut
| glass, silver. china, linen and bric-a.
brac were many and elegant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reif have gone to At
lantic City for the first part OF their
bridal trip, and thence will go for
an extended visit to Hamilton, Ohio
and Chicago. returning to Washington
| by way of the great lakes and New
York city. Mrs. Reif travelled in a
| smart imported costume of mode serge
| trimmed with black satin, with which
| she wore a large black lace picture
hat trimmed with cluster Of black
plumes.
| Mrs. Durward Meredith Smith of Pu
laski, Va, and Miss Alice B. Moore
Cleveland. Ohio. are spending a few days
with Dr. and Mrs. Young at their home
in Clarendon, Va.
Misses Edna and Marguerite Bar
ttholorlew arrived on the steamer Rheir
from Bremerhaven this morning. They
will be guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 8
Giffen. Clarendon, Va, en- route to At.
lanta, Ga.
| DIR. l. W. Brewer is paying a shor,
Visit to friends in the Wyoming, having
returned recently from his tour in ths
Philippines.