The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-26
Society

| st. Paurs church will be fiiled with
a fashionable audience "wednesday
evening to witness the marriage Of
Miss May Hartley Carmichael to Mr..
/ Robert Archer Hobson, which will
! be celebrated at half after 3 o'clock
| by the Rev. Richard Rathborne Ora
ham, OF WEXFORD, n. l., An uncle Of
the bride, assisted by the Rev. Oscar
| Wolf Randolph. OF Clarke county.
Va Owing to the prominence Of both
the bride and groom, the wedding will
year In social circles. The bride 10
the daughter of the late Rev. Hart.
ley Carmichael. rector OF st. PAuls
church for 4 number OF yAarss and
has spent much OF her life in thiA
city. The groom u the son Of Mrs.
Edwin Hobson, OF this city. and the
late Colonel Edwin Hopson.
Mrs. George Haydock. Of Cincin.
natl will attend the bride as fnatron
of honor, and the bridesmaids viii
include Miss Amy Rossell, Of New
York; Miss Beatrice Carmichael, OF
Cincinnati; Miss Fanny Hobson and
Miss Elsie Anderson. Or. Edwin
Hobson will act as best man, and the
ushers will be Messrs. Donald Well.
ford, Landon Wexford, Aubin Boui.
ware, DE Graffenreid Hobson and
Archer Anderson.
L Following the ceremony at the
church. which will be decorated en-
tirely In potted plants and cathedral
candles, there will be a reception at
the Jefferson Hotel. given by Mrs.
Richard Rathborne Graham, aunt OF
the bride. when the guests will be
limited to the bridal party and i'm
mediate families OF the bride and
groom.
Returns From South.
Miss Marie lsaacs returned to
Richmond Tuesday evening. after an
absence of several weeks in the South,
and Is with her sister, Mrs. John
SHELTON Williams. She was one of
the bridesmaids at the Fisher Biount
wedding in Pensacola. Fla, and also
at the Miller Mcmillan wedding near
| Mobile. Ala, and vas extensively en-
tertained at both places. She intend
/ ed spending some time In Atlanta a.
the guest Of Miss Nellie Stewart, but
| her visit was postponed on account
of the death of Miss Stewards grand
mother.
Derby--LeArY.
! Southern smilax, ascension lilies.
with handsome palms as a. back
ground, decorated the home OF Mrs.
Thomas Haughton Leary Tuesday ey-
ening at $3.50 O'Clock. when her
daughter. Miss Nora Purcell Leary.
became the bride OF Mr.. stephen
| Haskell Derby. OF San Francisco. son
of Or. and Mrs. Haskell Derby. Of
Cowardin, OF Boston. cousin OF the
bride. performed the ceremony, and
an orchestra, screener by palms and
ferns, played during the evening. The
decorations were similar throughout
the lower part of the house. the man.
tells being banked with yellow flow
ers. A long oval of lilies formed the
centerpiece for the dining room Ia
BILE.
The bride was given In marriage
by her brother. Mr.. John P. LeAry.
with whom sho entered the drawing
room. Her gown was of white satin,
draped in tunic effect. with white
marquisette embroidered In lilies and
pearls. The court train, similarly
embroidered,' was caught with minia-
ture bouquets, and rare rose point
lace trimmed the bodice. \ corone'
Of orange blossoms caught her vel
of tulle. and she carried a showei
bouquet of lilies Of the valley. Mis-.
Jean Cannon. of New Orleans. al
maid OF honor, wore a lovely gown OF
pink rnzruuisette, fashioned over
pink messahne and trimmed with
bands Of cream colored fillet lace
Her bouquet was shower Of Killar.
ney roses and lilies Of the valley. Mr.
Arthur Lawrence Derby, of New Or
eans wa. his brothers best man.
Included among the guests from 9
distance we're Mrs. Haskct Derby
Miss Eioise Derby, DR.. and Mrs. Geo
S. Derby, Thorndike Endicott FOB
J ert Bellows, all OF Boston; Robert NJ
Derby, Of Montreal, Canada; Mrs. J
Francis Dammanh. Mfs. HArvte. Inf
fish, OF Baltimore: Charles Fenwick
Mrs NJ. l.. McCne, G. Purcell McCue
OF Greenwood, Va: Mrs. Reuben Sat
terthwaite, of Wilmington. Del; Mrs
John Chapman Grey. Of Boston.
Prominent Engagement.
An engagement of interest her
which was announced in Philadslphil
the first OF the week II that Of Mis-
Ethel Marion Wirgman daughter .
Mr.. Franklin McCraA Wirgmar,. to MI
Charles Pickett Stokes. OF Richmond
Miss Wirgman. who is a talented horse
woman and popular In the younger So
of Philadelphia. where she made he