New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
BROOKLYN SOCIETY
Weddings, Engagements and
Announcements.

Delicately suggestive Of May and spring
flowers was the wedding yesterday after
noon OF Miss Marjorie Speers. daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs Renwick NJ. Speers. and Gil
bert Browning. The Church OF the Pll-
grims. where the Rev. DR.. Edward san
derson performed the ceremony at 4:SO
o'clock. was simply decorated with daisies
and palms. and at the Speers home, No. 81
Perrepont street. which was the scene OF
the small reception following. there was
profusion OF pink roses and greens.
The brides gown was of soft white satin
ornamented with some rare old point. she
wore tulle veil and orange blossoms and
carried lilies-of- the-valley and orchlds'
Her sister Miss Miriam Speers, acted as
maid Of honor, and in attendance as brides
maids We're Miss Jean Coutts. Miss Helen
Jourdan. Miss Amy Reid fnox, Miss Paul-
inc Mason and Miss Hilda Chapman OF
BROOKLYN. and Miss Dorothy b. Topping
of Summer. y. j. Very grlish were theH
lingerie frocks of ecru batiste, with borders
and sashes of pale blue chiffon. IheS
wore lingerie hats and carried pink roses
Mr.. Browning. who is the son of Mrs
James Browning, of No. l6 Central Park
West. had as best man his brother, James
II Browning The ushers were all mem
bers of his class. Yale. o. They were
Walter c. Douglas. Arthur Mckinstry. OF
Manhattan: William Hart. Of Stamford.
Conn; Edward Stringer, of st. Paul wal
colt D Bartlett, of Oneida. \. Y, and
GEORGE Roberts, of Brooklyn.
Mrs Speers wore gown of old blue
chiffon and a black hat, and MIS- Bro"n-
ing was attired in gray satin.
There has been much entertaining the
past fortnight for Miss Speers Two re
cent luncheons were those given by Miss
Pauline Mason and Miss Jean Coutts and
Miss Helen Jourdan was the hostess az a
delightful theatre party planned for the
bride and her attendants.
MONDAY June 5. is the date set for the
wedding OF Miss Marion Bigelow daughter
of Nj and Mrs Edwin Wilder Bigelow, of
No 10 Schermerhorn street. and 5. Wor-
cester Sargent. St AIMS on the Heights
will be the scene OF the ceremony at /
O'clock. and a small reception will follow
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bigelow.
Mr. Sargent is the son of Mr. and Mrs
Winthrop Sargent of Philadelphia, and a
/ iiCp4-tN "a JOiIi Cc'i Stiits tilt Paiht'i
He was graduated from Harvard last year.
The loan exhibition to be given az the
Art Rooms on Montague street for the
Little italy Neighborhood Association will
open Wednesday with a reception from s
until E. and from until II o'clock. Mrs
Arthur s Goodwin is chairman Of the
catalogue committee. and assisting her are
Miss Eunice Mallory Miss Alice lar. Miss
Isabel Fellowes lar, Miss Jean Murray. Miss
Florence Walton. Miss Alice Denny. Miss
Marie Appleton. Miss Helen Appleton, Miss
Jean Coutts. Miss Grace Jennings, Miss
Pauline Mason and Miss Edith Thurston.
The exhibition will close June /.
OF interest in this borough is the enga ge-
ment and forthcoming marriage of Miss
Senda Berenson and Professor Herbert
Vaughan Abbott. son Of the Rev. DR..
LYMAN Abbott. formerly pastor of Plymouth
Church. The wedding is TO take place in
June.
The wedding Of Miss Mildred Ashforth
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ash
forth. of No. 800 jefferson avenue. and
Walton T. Carpenter took place Tuesday
evening al $50 o'clock IN St Barthoomews
Church
The bride who was gowned in white
satin and lace and wore tulle veil, was
attended by maid of honor. Miss Lotue
Shrady, of Manhattan, and six brides
maids-Miss Sibyl Sanderson. Miss Frances
Allen. Miss Alice Osborn. of Manhattan;
Miss Mildred Cullison. Miss Marjorie Null