Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-08
Recent Weddings.

| Miss Carolyn Bowen Sarm1ento, daugn-
| ter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Sarmi
ento, and Ensign Walter Elliott Brown.
| L. S. N, were married last week at the
home of the bride in Detroit.
| The bride wore an exquisite gown OF
| white satin, the draperies Of the skirt
caught up with orange blossoms. long
| court train was fastened at the back OF
| the high waist lines The bodice was OF
Limerick lace and the whole dress was
| shOwered in the folds of Limerick lace
| veil. She carried a bouquet of white
| orchids and lilies of the valley.
Miss Selenah Butler, who acted as maid
! of honor, was attired in a gown of pale
pink satin. with angel wing draperies
| of a deeper shade, the draperies of the
| skirt caught up with pink rosebuds. She
| carried pink Killarney roses and lilies
| of the valley.
| The bridesmaids were Miss Josephine
| Clay, who was gowned in acco. dion
pleated crepe meteor with trimmings Of
silver, and Miss Julia Gutter. who wore
| white satin. with Overdress of rose col
| ored chiffon. They carried bouquets Of
| FREELY roses and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. SarmientO's gown was an elabo-
| rate creation of old rose chiffon velvet.
| combined with pui pie and gold brocade
silk. The bodice was of bruges lace, with
| sable trimmings.
Utley, l.. S. N, who assisted as best
| man, were in full dress uniform. The
! ushers were Mr. Robert Osgood Brown,
| brother of the groom; Mr.. Julian Bow
| en- and Mr.. Edgar Bowen.
| Covers for the bridal party were laid
| at a handsomely appointed table, a large
| cut glass bowl, filled with lilies of the
valley. forming the centerpiece. Broad
| white satin ribbon attached to chande-
| liers formed canopy effect over the
| table. in the center Of which was fas-
tened a large bow of spangled tulle. with
| silver gauZe streamers reaching to cor
! sage bouquets of lilies Of the valley,
| which were arranged at each plate
| Ensign Brown and his bride have gone
to San Francisco, where the former is
! attached to the South Dakota.
| The marriage of Miss Mary Whittier
Shields. daughter of Mrs. Thomas Lee,
| Shields of Norwich House. Edgeworth
Pa, and Lieut.. Richard David Newman
| u. S. A, took place recently. The cere.
mony, witnessed by about 800 guests, was
| held in the large English hall Of Nor
| witch House at O'Clock in the evening
Rev. Miles Sweeny rector of st. Jane:
| Roman Catholic Church. Sewickley, Of
| ficiated. The wedding party consisted OF
Miss Sara Craig Chaplin. as maid OF
! honor. Misses Virginia Newman OF
| Bayside l.. l.. a sister of the groom
Winifred Ruggles Of Chicago. a cousin
! of the bride; Evelyn Black of Pittsburgh
and Caroline Slack of Edgeworth. Jane:
Crossan Chaplin and David Campbell
| James c. Chaplin. jr., carried the rib
bons. DIR. Graham Brigham of Boston
Mass, was the best man, and the brid,
was given away by her brother. W. Dick
! ersOn Shields. The wedding colors wer,
carried out in pink and white In tn,
! general decorations throughout the nous,
and in the frocks of the attendants which
were pink chiffon over pink satin. The!
| carried pink chrysanthemums and pinl
roses. The bride was gOwned In a crea
! ton of white satin with trimmings o
| crystals and rose point lace. the latte
worn by her mother at her wedding. He
| flowers were white roses and lilies of thu
valley Her ornaments were a string o
| pearls and diamond brooch. the latte
| a gift from her cousins the Marquis ant
Marquise Alfred Dusmet de Smours o
Paris. On their return from the weddinl
/ home at West Point, where Lieut.. Neu
man is at present an instructor in tn,
academy. They will spend Christmas will
Mrs. Shields at Edgeworth, Pittsburgh.
Miss Lula May Thompson. daughter o.
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Thompson, anC
Mr.. Melton A. Fielder were married al
parsonage of the Emery Chapel. by thu
Rev. Ernest Wolf. After a luncheon a.
the home of the brides parents. to the
immediate families. Mr.. and Mrs. Fled
Ter left for an extended trip north.
The bride wore a travelling suit Of blue
bouquet of brides roses and lilies of the
valley.
At home after December 20 at the Len.
man.
Another wedding Of interest to the serv
ice set was last Wednesday in San Fran
cisco. that of Miss Gladys James ant
: Lieut.. j. IL. Klein. U. s. N. The cere