Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-29
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS TAFT TO HAVE A GROUP OF
SCHOOL FRIENDS TOMORROW.
Miss Foraker. and Mr.. Cushman
Married Today-A Golden
Wedding-A Debut.

The President and Mrs. Taft will have
a party Of Miss Taft's friends, Miss Cor
! don Hamilton, Miss Marion Crane, Miss
Phyllis Rice, Miss Isabel Vincent and
Miss Eleanor Boudecou, all Bryn Mawl
students, with them for Thanksgiving
Mr.. Robert Taft's vacation from college
| is too short to get in trip here, and
| neither will Charlie Taft be here tomor-
| row.
Bishop Cranston of the NJ. E. Church
OBLIGATED at the marriage ceremony today
at noon, at the home of former Senator
and Mrs. j. B. Foraker, Of their daughter
Miss Louise Foraker, and Mr.. Victor
Cushman of New York and Bar Harbor
The ceremony was in the fower-decked
| large drawing room which white chrysan-
themums and foliage plants converted
into bower. The rest of the rooms and
| the dining room were similarly adorned
There were less than fifty guests present
including the relatives of the couple and
the more intimate friends of the bride in
this city, mostly young married people
at whose weddings she had been an at
| tendant.
The bride came down to the drawing
room with her father and was attended
only by her sister. Mrs. Francis King
Wainwright of Philadelphia. MIR. Wyman
CuShman was best man for his brother.
The bride, who has been such belle in
| this city and elsewhere since her debut.
made handsome figure in her bridal robe
OF white satin and point lace over which
her veil of point lace reached to the end
Of her long train. Her bouquet was a
| shower of lilies of the valley, and she
| wore several diamond and pearl orna-
| ments, which were given by the BRIDE
groom and her relatives for wedding gifts.
Iyr.s~ III til
| Of midnight blue velvet and hat Of the
same color. trimmed with shaded plumeS.
Mrs. Foraker was in French toilet OF
! black and white, one of the elusive crea-
tions which defy description.
| After, the wedding. breakfast Mr.. and
Mrs. Cushman left for their honeymoon
jaunt,~ and will spend the season in this
city at the Foraker home. s,
| The out-of-tOWn guests dined last night
with Col. Francis G. Cotton and Miss
Cotton, with Others of the brides spe-
cial friends living here. The party in
| cluded the. Belgian minister and Mime
Havenith, Commander Archibald H. Da-
Wis, U. S. N. and Mrs. Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. King Wainwright, Mr.. and Mrs
Clement Wainwright and Mr.. and Mrs
Sinnickson, all of Philadelphia; Mr.. and
| Mrs. Davenport Brown of Boston: Mr.
Frank Chadbourne, DR. Fred Wilson,
Mr.. Otto Stack. Mr.. Kennett Casweil
Mr.. Erskine Essig and Mr.. Benjamin
| Lummis.
| The brides presents make a Valua bic
collection. Mrs. Cushman, mother OF the
| bridegroom, who is here for the wedding
| gave a chest of fiat silver and tea
service; the brides father, a diamond.
| and pearl necklace; her brothers, ruby
and diamond ring, etc.
i Mr. Cushman entertained the out-of-
| town visitors. for the wedding at lunch
con yesterday at the Chevy Chase Club.
i Mai. and Mrs John M. Carson cele-
brated their golden wedding anniversary
| at the home of their son-in-law and
daughter. DR.. and Mrs. Thomas L, Mac
| Donald, last night and received the con.
| CALCULATIONS of several hundred friends.
| including most of the formers colleagues
| in the newspaper profession, OF which ne
has been well known member for about
| thirty years in this city, and his associ-
ates OF the Gridiron Club. of which he
! is charter member and of which he has
! twice been president. one term on the
| clubs twenty-fifth anniversary. The gold
| en- bridegroom and bride have but re-
| Gently returned from an eighteen-month
| European trip, Maj. Carson having had
an official commission which carried him
to all the capitals and other cities. Both
| are in excellent health and thoroughly
| enjoyed every detail of yesterday s
pleasure. which included a cable message
| from their son, Lieut.. Col. j. NJ. Carson.
| u. S. A., now stationed in the Philip
pines.
| The = mouse was SuperDly decorated
| over two floors with yellow chrysan-
themums of all sizes. splendid ,speci-
| mems wreathed in vines and foliage
or in the clusters of the button variety.
| Maj and Mrs. Carson received in the
| bay-window alcove, standing against
a bower OF green and a great bouquet
! of yellow chrysanthemums. Mrs. Car
son, who was Miss Annie L. Miller,
| was gowned in silver gray meteor
| with a fchu Of point lace. She wore
several fine diamond ornaments and
carried prim bouquet of rosebuds
| and vfolets. nesting in frills of
soft lace, with long streamers of yell
| low ribbon, such as was worn when
| she was a bride, fifty years ago. at
| her home in Philadelphia. when the
| happy event took place which yester-
| days celebration recalled. Mrs. Mac
| Donald in white crepe meteor, en-
broidered In gold. welcomed the guests
to her home and was assisted In the
| hospitality Of the evening by DR.. Mac
Donald. Mrs. Conquest Clarke. Mrs
| p. v. DeGraw, Mrs. James r. Young,
| Mrs. lie Droict Barber. Miss Shelley
| and the Misses Sedgeley.
A number of golden gifts were received
~, tho cot,rIo-- that from the (xyidfror,