Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
wedding marches and during the cere-

mony
When the bride entered the drawing
room with her father she was attended
by her young cousin Miss Margaret Cox
of Albany. n. ". who was dressed in
pale blue messaline and wore a large
black hat trimmed with gold lace.
Inc bride wore an elegant gown of
white satin and point lace. Her veil was
also of lace and fell from a coronet or
orange blossoms. The diamond pendant
worn was a gift from the bridegroom
ana her bouquet was of white lilacs and
lilies of the valley.
Mrs Riggs, mother OF the bride. wore
pale gray satin trimmed with point
lace Miss Mamie Riggs and Mrs. James
w. Cox of Albany. sisters of the bride,
ana MI Thomas Riggs. jr.. her brother.
were also here for the wedding. The
latter acted as best man for MIR. Charles
}. Herrick of Albany, who was not able
to come on for that pleasant Office. Mrs.
Morehouse of Plattsburg. n. V. mother
wedding
Other out-of-town guests were Mrs.
Clement Houghton of Boston. Mrs. j. ID.
Cole and Mr.. Joseph Liebert of Chestnut
Hills, Mass: Gen. L. Riggs. Mr.. Frank
Riggs and Mrs. Laureson Riggs of Balu-
more.
The Misses Riggs Assistant Secretary
ana Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. Mr.. and
Mrs Walter Tuckerman, Rev and Mrs.
Charles Wood Mrs. and Miss Mimmack.
Miss Siebert and Miss SawtelIe were
others present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmore left this afternoon
for the south. where they will stay some
time before going to their home at Platts-
burg. n. Y.
The marriage of Miss Zelma Pilson.
daughter Of Mrs. Benjamin T. Pilson. and
Ensign Robert =. Cutler l.. S. N. whose
nome is at Cambridge, Ohio. took place
at noon today at the home of the brides
mother on Phelps place
owing to deep mourning i'm the brides
family the wedding was extremely quiet.
and only the relatives of the young
couple We're present at the ceremony,
which was performed by the Rev. e.
Ernest Smith.
The bride is exceedingly attractive. and
has been much admired and fetei since
her debut here several years ago
She was escorted and given away by
her brother today. an. rocked lovely in her
simple gown OF white crepe meteor Her
tulle veil was arranged under a coronet
of orange blossoms.
In place of bouquet she carried
white-bound prayer book with "A tiny
shower of lilies of the valley falling from
the marker.
A breakfast for the assembled guests
who numbered about a dozen, followed.
After an extended stay in Lakewood
and New York MIR. and Mrs. Cutler win
reside at the Normandy Hotel West
Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. X. Bush Brown have
invitations out for Saturday, January 20,
at 4:30 o'clock. when the Hammer String
Quartet will play.
Mrs. James n. Fitzpatrick. jr. will be
at home tomorrow, 1243 Kenyon street.
Mrs. Judson c. Clements will be at
home informally Thursdays in February.
Mrs. Samuel .Pennill Ficklen entertained
at charming tea yesterday afternoon at
her home on Columbia road.
The house was prettily decorated for the
occasion. In the drawing room pink roses
and smilaX We're used, and red roses and
! ferns adorned the dining room.
Mrs. Ficklen received in gown Of blue
crepe meteor with iridescent embroidery
| Mrs. Selden Day assisted her and wore
| gold brocade.
| Mrs. Frederick Hardesty, Mrs. Eugene
Geddes. Miss Hubbard, Miss Young.
Miss Gotten and Mrs. Hustled did the
honors in the dining room.
The marriage of Miss Martha Waega-
man Brawner, daughter of Mrs. Henry
| Alexander Brawner, and Mr.. Ralph Ed
| ward Daniels of st. Louis, Mo, took
place last night at s o'clock at Christ
Church. Georgetown.
The church was decorated with palms
| and smilax and white carnations filled
| the altar vases.
The rector. the Rev. Mr.. Blake. per-
| formed the ceremony.
| The bride was given away by her broth
er, Mr.. John w. Brawner. and wore a
| gown of white crepe meteor over embroi-
dered chiffon, with court train.
Her tulle veil was arranged beneath a
bandeau of pearls. and she wore the
groom's gift. a cavalier of diamonds and
pearls.
She carried bouquet of bride roses and
1 lilies of the valley.
Miss Julianna Brawner was her sisters
maid of honor and wore white messaline
| with tunic of white chiffon embroidered
in gold trimmed with chiffon roses in pas
tel shades. The five bridesmaids wore
| tunics of white chiffon embroidered i'm
gold over satin foundations of different
| shades.
Miss Josephine Waggaman wore pink.
Miss Josephine Alexander pale blue, Miss
Christine Fox lavender, Miss Jean Wash
burn yellow and Miss Christine Wagga-
man nile green. All of the attendants
wore gold Juliet caps with maline aigrettes
to match their gowns and carried bou-
uuets of Killarney roses.
Mr. Henry Brawner was the best man,
and the ushers were Mr.. Ernest Mechlin,
Mr. Frank Fox. Mr.. John Smoot. Mr..
Archibald King and Mr.. William Wagga-
man.
Mrs Brawner. the brides mother. wore
black satin yelled in black chiffon, and
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of the groom. wore black lace.
Among the out-of-town guests here for
the wedding We're Mrs. George Croft of
Fort Smith, Ark. Mrs. Joseph Hamilton
| of Canada, Mr. and Mrs. Shields of Chi
cago and Mrs. John F. Waggaman of
| Annapolis, Md.
MIR and Mrs. Daniels left last night for
| their honeymoon, the latter wearing a
smart suit of blue chiffon cloth, with a
blue hat trimmed with paradise plumes.
| They will make their future home in st.
Louis.
Mrs. Oliver Cromwell. who is to be mar
ried tomorrow to Mr.. Edward /. Stotes.
bury, today was hostess at luncheon for
Mrs j. Kearsley Mitchell and Mrs. Sidney
Hutchinson Mr.. Stotesburys daughters.
who have come down from Philadelphia
with their father to attend the wedding.
The ceremony tomorrow will be at
o'clock and the Rev. Alfred Harding,
Bishop of Washington. Will othclate. Mr..
Stotesbury will have his best man Mr..
Arthur Emlen Newbold Mrs. Cromwell
will be unattended. She will be given
away by her young son, Oliver Eaton
Cromwell, as her father Judge Roberts,
has been obliged to go to Palm Beach
after an illness of grip which will pre-
vent his coming north to the wedding.
While the ceremony is to be simple
home affair." the decorations will be quite
elaborate. A set of priedieus is to be
placed i'm front of the mantel i'm the
drawing room. which for the time being
will have the appearance of an altar
background. This mantel will be twined