New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-05
BROOKLYN SOCIETY
Weddings, Engagements and
Announcements.

sides of the river was the wedding yester-
day of Miss Frances Johnston and George
| Fuller Kelley, of Providence. Miss johns
ton is the daughter Of Mrs. William Nc
| Carroll and the late William j. Johnston
of Manhattan. where she lived until her
| mothers marriage to the Civil Service
| Commissioner year ago.
| Since making her home at the MCCarrOn
! house, at No. 75S St. Marks avenue, she
has made many warm friends in this bor-
| ough, and many of them witnessed the
ceremony, which took place at noon in St
| BarthOlOmew's Church Manhattan. and
were present at the breakfast which fol-
| lowed at the Gotham. The Rev. DR.. Leigh
ton Parks ofciated.
| The striking feature of Miss Johnston's
wedding gown, which was of white SATIN
was the beautiful lace train which fell
| from the shoulders, The lace trimmed the
bodice of the gown and formed cap for
her tulle veil. She carried lilies-of-the-
! valley and white orchids
| Her sister. Mrs. Arthur Gilmore. of Man
| haitian, attended as matron of honor. She
wore a gown Of pale blue taffeta, having
runied skirt and a lace fchu. Another
sister, Miss Grace Leslie Johnston.
debutante Of last winter, acted as maid of
honor Her frock was of light blue satin
with paniers of blue Powered chiffon.
There were also six bridesmaids, wear
! Ing ruffled gowns of lowered chIion an"
| lace ichus and carrying olGtime formal
bouquets of pink roses and swectpeas
| Their hats were of white straw adorned
with flowers, and long black velvet stream
ers fell across one shoulder. The brides
maids were Miss Eunicc Brewer, of Lex
ington. Ky: Miss Louise Robinson, OF
Providence: Miss Estele McCarroil, Miss
Airline Hardinge. Miss Margaret Case ana
Miss Alice Moffltt. of Manhattan
Mr.. Kelley is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
! Arthur L. Kelley. Of Providence, and is
/ Williams student and a member of Alpha
/ Delta Phi The best man was his brother
and serving as ushers were Cyrus Brown,
! of Providence; Horton Pushae. Of Boston
Rutherford Ainslee Of Chicago; George
Buell., of Rochester: Walter Johnston Ar
! thur Gilmore. Harris Adriance and Edward
! Adriance. OF New York.
] Pink and white spring flowers were used
! in the decorations. Mrs. McCarroll was
attired in white lace over lavender satin
and chiffon and Mrs. Kelley received in
black Chantilly over white satin. The
bride was given away by William McCar-
roll.
on Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. McCar-
roll gave a handsomely appointed dinner OF
twenty covers ,or the bridal party at the
. Hotel Manhattan. The table decorations
were in pink. Last evening the brides
maids and ushers were entertained by Miss
Leslie Johnston. They had dinner and
/ then went TO sec The Rose Maid" Mr..
and Mrs Kelley will make their home in
Providence.
The engagement is announced OF Mrs.
Mabel Dean Kalbheisch to Rogers Ham
mond Bacon. Of Manhattan. Mrs. kalb-
heisch Is the daughter of Mrs. James Ed
ward Dean. Of No. AZ Pierrepont street.
Mr. Bacon is the son Of Francis Mcneil
Bacon. of No. 90 West 10th street, and was
graduated from Columbia in 80.
Announcement has been made of the en-
gagement of Miss Elizabeth Warren Not
man, daughter Of Mrs Anna Warren Not
man and the late John hoffman. Of the
Heights, and Lieutenant Albrecht Freiherr
Won Cramm, OF the Observation-Disclosures
! Husaren Regiment No. l..
Mrs Emily Belts LOOMS will be quietly
married to the Rev. Paul Moore Strayer,
Wednesday, May -. at the home of her
father, Edward Richmond Belts. No 1853
Pacific street. The following day she and
Mr.. Strayer will sail for Italy, and on their
return will make their home in Rochester,
n. Y.
oIJ 70 mil
Island the most interesting of the spring
weddings took place Tuesday evening when
Miss Gertrude Martense Vandeveer and
Harold Edward Ditmars were married
The ceremony took place in the Old Dutch
| Church with which the brides family has
been identified for generations, and a re-
ception followed at the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bennett
| Vandeveer No 70 Linden avenue.
The lace on Miss Vandeveers gown had
| been worn in turn by her mother, grand
mother and great-grandmother as brides
The gown was of white satin, trimmed with
pearls, the train being of brocade Her
veil was Of tulle and lace, and she carried
lilies-o the-valley and white orchids Her
cousin, Miss Eliza Vandeveer Prince. who
attended as maid Of honor. wore a panier
1 gown or PINK 6nO lavender DTOcdOe, ana
carried pale pink sweetpeas.
Miss Marjorie Ditmars. a sister Of the
| bridegroom, was the first bridesmaid, the
others being Miss Anita Livingston Lott,
Miss Vera Robbins Browne, Miss Emily
| Boyd Miss Ethel Austin Case, Miss Maud
Ireland Brandt and Miss Marie Ughetta.
The front panels and the square trains Of
their frocks, which fell from lace coats.
| were Of lavender and pink brocade, and
| the side cores OF white satin were partially
covered by the paners OF pink chiffon. Miss
Ditmars carried dark pink sweepeas. and
/ the bouquets OF the others were Of the
| deeper shade.
Mr.. Ditmars is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Isaac Edward Ditmars, Of No. 227 Garfield
| Place. He had as best man Du Bots Bcalc
Of Hudson, n. Y. and the ushers were
Henry Starr Prince of Brooklyn; William
= Sabcock Prince. OF Cleveland, and John
| Cadman Tracy. Arthur McKenna. Arthur
! Cronin and Charles Devonshre. The Rev
! DIR. John Elwy Lloyd officiated.
| Mrs. Vandeveer was attred I'm blue satin
with a tunic Of chiffon, embroidered and
beaded
Mr. Ditmars was graduated from Har-
ward in 'O6 and is a member Of the Har-
ward and the Engineers clubs.
| Mr.. and Mrs George Douglas Clews. who
were married ten days ago at Lakewood
will spend the summer at Spring Lake.
Mrs. Clews was formerly Miss Rachel
| Cartwright Lynch, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jasper Lynch and granddaughter Of
the late Dominic Lynch.
| Mr. and Mrs. William Chandler Parks, OF