The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05
SOCIETY IN NEW YORK
n, MARGARET WATTS DE prYsrrR.

New York, February 4.--(SpeciaL line
month of February will be noted in socie-
ty in New York for the number of prom
inent weddings that will take place.
More than a dozen couples prominent III
society will be married during the moh'h
and to these society is giving most OF its
attention The plans for some Of these
have been announced Leading in inter-
est in these is the announcement OF .he
plans for the marriage of Miss Vivleh
Gould to Lord Decies on February Z Inc
marriag will be In barthoiofneW
church at o'clock in the afternoon. MISS
Gould's sister, Miss Edith Gould, VIII De
maid of honor and the bridesmaids Will
be Miss Gould's cousin, Miss Hope Ham
ilton. Miss Beatrice Claffiin, Miss Louise
Cromwell, of washington; Miss Hannah
Randolph. of philadelphia; Miss Emellne
IIolms and Miss Alison Pierce. The
brides little sister Gloria, and piana
Da]ziel,~ daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
ericls Dalzie will be flower girls. Inc
David II. Greer, assisted by the rector
of the church, the Rev DIR. Parkes-
Among the ushers will be the brides Two
brothers. Jay and Kingdom Gould, and
her brother-in-law, Anthony j. Drexei'
Jr.
Lord Decies gave his bachelor dinner
today at which he had as guests seieet
number of friends The approaching
marriage is of absorbing interest at pres
ent, and will be the leading social event
of the coming week.
The marriage of Miss Mary Drake saw
yers, Of Centerville, Iowa, to Mr. WIZ
| liam G. Baker, Jr, Of Baltimore, which
| took place at the home of the bride
parents, DR.. and Mrs. j. L. Sawyers, in
| Centerville, Wednesday, was of equal IN
| terest in the east as in the home state
| of the bride The bride is niece OF
Mrs Theodore p Shonts, of New York,
and a cousin of the Duchess of Chaul-
nesS, formerly Miss Shonts. She Is a
granddaughter of former Governor Fran
| els M. Drake of Iowa, and through the
relationship with the Shonts family is
well known in New York.
| The marriage of Miss Wifrida Morti-
| mer, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Mortimer to Mr. John M. Rutherford 1t
| is stated will not take place until June.
The wedding will be at Tuxedo. where
| Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer have their sum-
| mer home Both the Rutherford and
Mortimer families will leave soon for
| their southern tour.
Mrs David Pierce Morgan has an
nounced the engagement of her niece,
| Miss Harriet Davis Fellowes, daughter
| of her late brother, William Fellowes,
to Mr. Frederick Townsend. of Albany,
and the marriage will be a social event
| of the early spring. The exact date has
| not been announced, however. but is
| looked for within short time. Miss Eel
loves is second cousin of Lady Ache
son. formerly Miss Mildred Carter. and
is, regarded as a most beautiful member
of her set
| Informal announcement of the engage
ment of Miss Kathleen Lehman to Mr..
Milton j. Beach has been made. The
wedding will take place at Sherry's,
March O. Miss Lehman is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Henry Lehman.
An engagement of interest announced
| last week is that of Miss Edith Edison
niece of Thomas A. Edison and Frank
The bride-elect is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. K. Edison of Milan. O. AS yet nc
date has been set for the wedding
| Fashion is becoming insistent or
wreaths of white roses as ornaments
| for bridesmaids wells. At a recent we'd
| ding the veil OF each girl attendant was
| fastened with those flowers and the eff
| feet was artistic. 1t Is the latest, by
the way, to dress the little flower girls at
weddings In frocks exactly like those OF
| the bridesmaids except that the young
sters' skirts are of knee length.
| Quite a charming affair of the week
was the concert of Miss Maud Morgan at
the home. OF Mrs William X. Vanderbilt
of Fifth avenue. The concert was for