Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-21

rr r. Barnett, 18th Cavalry. L. :. 4.
Massachusetts avenue, wife Of the rep
resentative from New York. has a 5 her
guests for the week Miss Maybelle
Small AMI Miss Katherine Small,
daughters of Representative John II.
Small of North Carolina.
The engagement of Miss Katherine Ia
Wis Brown, daughter of the late r. NJ. q.
Brown. commander. T. :. n. and Mrs.
Brown. and granddaughter of former Sen
ator Henry g. Davis, and Second Lieut..
Chester j. Barnett. 10Th Cavalry. L. $.
4. has been made public. The young
people, who had expected a June wedding,
are now at Elkins W Va, with the I'M
Arthur Lee. with whom she also resides
when in this city.
The engagement of Miss Brown and
Lieut. Barnett has been no secret TO their
intimateS. and the former is averSe to
anything like the display incident upon
large wedding, the news of quiet cere-
mony in the past few days. with only
their kith and kin witnesses. had been
awaited. The more formal processes of
All announcement have in its stead fol-
lowed. with the date of the wedding still
unsettled.
Miss Brown made her debut winter
before last at large tea given at the
home of Mrs. Arthur Lee. with her other
aunt, Mrs. Stephen r. Elkins. doing the
honors in the absence of her sister in
Europe. Mrs Elkins subsequently, gave
Il large ball for her niece at Rauschers
as an after-Easter party. Friends of her
parents both Of whom died some years
ago, also entertained largely for Miss
Brown. whose belleship has been as I'M
questioned since. during her first sea-
son, that of her cousin, Miss Rather
inc Elkins, whose taste for outdoor
life, horses. dogs. etc, she fully shares.
The latter is now abroad with her mother
and is not expected to return till the
late autumn.
T. Barnett. L. :. A.. retired, and gradu-
ated from West Point last June He is
stationed at Fort Myer, and has been
staying at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee,
at E1kins, during a recent short vacation.
Miss Mildred C. Mont was hostess at
dinner last evening for a party Of seven
in honor of the graduation of Miss Lucy
b. Lomax. The guests were MIR. and
Mrs. Peter I.omax. Mr.. and Mrs Cliff
ford James Lomax. Mrs. Alice Lomax,
Miss Lucy i. Lomax and Mr.. Matthew
Jones.
Mrs Lillian Barker of Dallas. Tex,
and daughter. Miss cleo Maxine Bar
ker, who has been attending school
here, are guess Of Mrs. s. G. Eberly
at the Burlington.
Mrs May German Walker and
daughter are visiting relatives Mr.
and Mrs William Morgan, at Warsaw,
Va.
Mrs. T. Y. De Graw has returned
from Atlantic City.
Miss Lucy Bonner Cooper of Nash
VILE Tenn, is visiting her aunt Mrs.
Ben VI. Rawlings, at her kensington
home About fifty OF the young people
of that suburb were entertained in her
honor by Mrs Rawlings last night.
The large lawns and porches were
Illuminated with Japanese lanterns
An unusually pretty wedding took place
last night at 80 o'clock at Rauscher's
when Miss Reta Baer. daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Baer, became the bride
of Mr.. Henry Cullen Straus of Rich
mond, Va.
The ceremony took place under an
arbor formed of pink roses and palms in
the bay window in the ballroom and was
performed by DR.. Louis Stern assisted
by Rabbi Calisch Of Richmond. Va The
bride was escorted by her father, and
Wore a beautiful gown of white char
meuse. embroidered in pearls and trim
med with duchess point. A court train
of white brocade finished off the costume.
Her tulle veil fell in graceful folds from
a wreath If orange blossoms and she
carried a shower bouquet OF lilies of the
valley.
Miss Alma Baer the brides sister, was
the lilalu OF HOiloF, ana wore White mar
quisette over pink satin, and carried a
shower bouquet Of pink sweet peas ard
blue flowers The bridesmaids We're Miss
Celeste Goodman and Miss Bensie Straus
of Richmond, sister of the groom. They
wer" dressed alike in gowns Of white
marquisette over pale blue satin. They
carried showers OF pink sweet peas. Lit
tie Miss Lenora StrauS YVES the flower
girl. and Wore WHITE marquisette over
pink and carried a fancy hat fun of pink
flowers.
The groom's brother. Mr.. Ernest Straus
of Richmond. was the best man, and the
ushers We're Mr.. Arthur b. Straus, anoth-
er brother of the groom: Mr.. David Baer,
Mr.. Lawrence Stem, Mr.. Lewis kauf-
man. Mr.. Percy Straus and Mr. Samuel
Dinkelsticl of San Francisco.
\ seated supper was served after the
large company assembled for the cere-
mony had extended their congr Il II la tons
Mrs. Baer. the brides mother, were a
handsome gown OF black satin charmeuse
and Mrs. Straus, the groom's mother,
Wore black satin yelled in fine black lace.
Late in the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Straus left for their wedding trip, the
latter wearing smart coat suit OF dark
blue serge, with hat to match They
will make their future home in Richmond
Va.
Among the out-of-town guests here for
the wedding We're Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.
Straus, parents of the groom: Mrs Henry
Dnnst Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dunst. Mr.
and Mrs. r.. Dunst. Mrs Charles Dunst
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Levy. Miss Flor
ence Levy. Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Levy,
Mr. NJ HessburG and Miss Hessburg, all
of Richmond. Va. and Mr.. Henry Dinkel-
stiel the Misses Lucy and Mildred Din
kelstiel Mr. David Dinkelstiel and Mrs.
r. Chenntien, ali OF New York.
Mr. Royden Douglass Clagett Of Wash
ineton D. C. and his {. Usin, Miss Alice