The Washington herald., 1912-09-20

formed at Mrs. Crosby's home. 171s Con-
necticut Avenue. by the Rev. ]. Henning
Nelms, of the Church OF the Ascension,
in the presence of the relatives Of both
families and close personal friends OF
| the bride and bridegroom.
| The house was beautifully decorated
with white asters, dahlias, palms, and
\ autumn foliage. A screen of the latter
| decoration in the hall concealed five
members Of the Washington Symphony
| Orchestra. who played the wedding
march and during the reception after
ward.
The bride wore an exquisite gown of
| ivory satin, partially covered with duch-
ess point lace, which was worn by her
mother when presented at the Court OF
| St. James. The train was pointed ana
| loored back with trailing orange bios
| soms. and her tulle veil was fastened
| with the same flowers and diamond pins.
Her only ornaments were pearl neck
| lace and pendant. She carried a shower
| bouquet of lilies of the valley.
The maid OF honor. Miss Lille D. Fin
| ley, the brides only attendant, wore a
| handsome gown of pale pink satin loop
ed over pale blue, and a black hat with
plumes. She carried a bouquet Of pink
roses.
Mrs Crosby. who received her guests,
assisted by Miss Audenried, of Philadel-
phia. wore a handsome black lace gown
with a fichu of point lace. Miss Auden-
ried was dressed in mauve, with a pic
turc hat of the same color.
The bridal procession. headed by the
two ushers, Mr.. John Siebert and Mr..
William Fell johnson. tr., came down
the staircase through the reception hall
and into the drawing-room, where Mr..
Tittmann and his best man, Mr.. Leonard
G. McAneny. awaited them at the altar
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was escorted by her brother. Mr.. Ben
jamin G. Crosby, of st. Louis who gave
her away.
Mr.. Tittmann's parents-the Hon. o. Fl.
Tittmann. Superintendent of the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey, and
Mrs. Tittmann-were unable to be pres
ent. as they are travelling In Germany.
There were present some sixty guests.
among whom were Mrs. w. W. Finley
and the Misses Finley. Mrs. Edward Nc
CauIey, Mrs. Robert Kenyon Evans and
Lieut.. Hornsby Evan, Mrs. Medorum
Crawford, Mrs. Thomas Riggs, Miss Ellen
woodruff. Gen Maxwell Woodruff, Mr..
Charles Woodruff. Maj. Pierre Stevens.
Miss Marie Stevens. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Tuckerman, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tai
man, Miss Elizabeth Edes, Mrs. Clarke
waggaman. Miss Sophy siebert. Mrs.
Nathan Smith Lincoln. Miss Pauline Ma
gruder. DR.. Lloyd Magruder. and Mr.. and
Mrs William Corcoran Hill.
After the ceremony a collation. was
served IN the dining-room. where Mrs.
TIttmann cut the brides cake with her
fathers sword. Her going-away gown
was OF brown broadcloth. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tittmann will spend the winter with Mrs.
Crosby.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles c. Glover are In
Paris prior to their sailing for home.
Their daughter. Nine. van Swinderen.
and her husband. the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs at The Hague. are staying at the
Hotel de Crillon with them. and Mrs.
Glover gave a beautiful reception in their
honor N September Il.
Mrs stilson Hutchins and her brother.
Robert l. Keeling. are closing their
house in Newport early next month.
They will go to New York before return
ing to Washington for a short stay. Mrs.
Hutchins expects to spend the winter in
Europe.
Amba ssador and Mrs. whitelaw Reid
expect to sail for New York on Septem-
Der 2S Their little grandson, who spent
August with them at Harrowgate during
the Hon. John Wards fishing expedition
with the Duke of Roxburghe in Nor
way. and Mrs. John Wards visit to the
Adirondacks at her fathers camp. has
now rejoined his parents at Chiffon
Lodge, their place in Berkshire, where
they are entertaining a succession OF
house parties for the shooting season.
Mrs. Henry c. Corbin. widow Of Gen.
Corbin. U s. A, is staying at the Maple
wood in Lenox. Mass.
Miss Katherine Andrews was visitor
ess. Mrs. F. H. Nash.
MI Justice and Mrs. Horace NJ. Lurton
were entertained by Mrs. Benjamin
Cable, Of Rock Island, at the Hot Springs
recently.
Gen. Powell Clayton is at present at
the Hotel Manhattan in New York for
a short visit.
Mrs John F. Dryden, widow Of ex-Sen-
ator Dryden, has leased the house SIS
Fifth Avenue and will spend the winter
in New York.
Miss Helen Taft has Joined the hunting |
set at the Myopia Hunt Club. Miss Taft
rode in the exhibition hunt at the Essex
County Agricultural Society fair at Top
field yesterday. She uses the side-saddle,
and takes the jumps with ease.
Mrs. John E. Roosevelt. cousin of Col.
Roosevelt, and prominent in New York
and Washington society, has been Sc
riously Ill with typhoid fever for a week
at her Meadowcroft home at Sayville, N.
Y. Her condition gives her family grave
concern.
A romance begun in 1910. when the bal
loon America made its unsuccessful at
tempt to cross the Atlantic ocean. led to |
the marriage at Gloucester, Mass, We'd
nesday. of Miss Rebecca Wellman, young
est daughter Of Mr.. Walter Wellman, of |
Washington. and Mr.. Frederick G. Au-
bert. Of Washington, in st. Johns Epis-
copal Church. The Rev. ]. H. Cooper
performed the ceremony. at which were
only the mother and sister of the bride.
The bride wore a brown travelling suit,
with a picture hat. Mr.. Aubert is Just
twenty-one years old. He and his bride
will live in Detroit. Mich.
NJ. Jusserand. the French Ambassador,
and Nine. Jusserand, who have been
spending the summer abroad, will leave
for New York October Is.
, Mr.. Beekman Winthrop. Assistant Sec
retary Of the Navy, and Mrs. Winthrop
are spending the early autumn at West
bury. Long Island.
DR.. and Mrs. Samuel H. Greene, jr,,
have returned to the citv from, tba;r ]