The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-29
|SOCiGtY

A beautiful wedding took place at
noon yesterday at st. Johns Church.
when Miss Margaret s. Cotton Smith
and Mr.. Guy Emerson were married
The Rev. DR.. Cotton Smith. father of
the bride, performed the ceremony in
the presence of a most distinguished
company.
The historic old church was beauti-
fully decorated with Southern smilax
and Easter lilies Tall standards filed
with lilies marked tho pews reserved
for the family in the center aisle
through which the bride. who was
escorted by her brother. Mr.. Cotton
Smith. walked. preceded BY her bridal
party.
She wore a handsome gown OF ivory
satin. trimmed with exquisite point lace.
which had adorned her mothers wedding
gown also, 1t was caught here and
there with tiny clusters OF orange bios
SONS. Her tulle veil was beeomingiy
arranged with orange blossoms and she
wore diamond crown. the gift of her
\ mothee.
\ Miss Mary McCauley, them aid of
honor. wore a gown OF q verv delicate
shade of pink satin draped with ecru
lace. and panniers OF pink taffeta- The
corsage was made entirely OF the lace
cut V at the neck. A large black velvet
picture hat with q pink plume and
muf Of pink taffeta trimmed with
ruffles Of pink chiffon finished OF her
charming costume.
The bridesmaids. the Misses Julia and
Alya Meyer. daughters OF the Secretary
OF the Navy, and Mrs. Meyer; Miss
Violet Thayer. of Boston: Miss Mary
| Wood, Miss Mary Duryea and Miss
Harriet Post. OF New York. wore pic
turesqae gowns OF ecru lace over flesh
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| taneta. They also wore black velvet
picture hats trimmed with blue feathers.
and carried large nuns OF blue taffeta
| with hluA chiffon rufies
Mr.. John Marsh. OF New York. was the
best man and the ushers were Lord
Eustace Percy. of the British Embassy
staff: Mr.. Bayard Tuckerman Of New
York; MI Kenneth Carpenter. OF st.
| Louis; Mr.. Ralph Hornblower. OF Boston:
! Mr.. Chambers Wood. of New York, and
Mr.. James Curtis. OF this city
y large reception followed at the Rev.
| DIR. and Mrs. Cotton Smiths residence
in Rhode Island Avenue
/ The decorations there were also In
white and green. which coptrastad
prettily with the gray walls of the
| drawing-roow, where the newly married
couple received In the window recess.
assisted by the brides mother, who
! wor an elegant gown OF black velvet
and point lace with a black hat trim
| med with white plumes. DR. and Mr..
| Nathaniel Waldo Emerson. the groom's
parents: the Rev and Mrs. William
| Greenbough Thayer. Of Boston: Mira
| Post. Of New York: Mr. and Mn. Frank
Appleton. Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard Tucker
man and Mr.. and Mrs. Chambers Wood
| or New York. were in the large family
party from out OF town, which met here
for the wedding.
Mrs. Emerson has been an especial
| favorite here since her debut several
years ago her beauty and great charm
! OF manner having won her many friends
| She was showered with magnificent
| gifts and many sincere good wishes on
the happy occasion OF her wedding
The brides travelling dress was At
dark blue cloth, with a small blue hat
| of lighter shade After their wedding
trip Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson will return
to this city to reside. They left here
late yesterday afternoon
Miss Helen Taft and Miss Isabel Win.
cent were present at the church and
afterward went to the wedding break
fast ,
Mrs. Meyer. wife OF the Secretarv NJ
the Navy. will hold her last Wednesday
reception to-day. She will be assisted
by Mrs. Belknap, Mrs. Winthrop. Mr.,
Chandler Hale, Mrs. Wolcott Tuckernan
and Mrs L. c. Palmer
Mrs. Fisher. wife OF the Secretary OF
the Interiot. will not receive TODAY nor
again this season. owing to the death OF
the Secretary's father.
Mrs. Theodore F. Shuey gave a lunch
con yesterday for Miss Dorothy Shuey
and her girl friends. The decorations
were extremely pretty, and the guests |
ba al
Williams, Luck Hoke Smith, Barbara |
Stephens. Dorothy bennett. and Almeda |
Barr. Mrs. Shuey afterwards took her |
guests to Miss Flora Wilson'S concert.
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs |
Meyer have sent out cards for a recep- |
ton on Friday night, February %. at 10 |
o'clock, at their residence in Scott Cir |
Gle, in honor Of the officers OF the navy
stationed at Washington and their wives. |
The board OF governors and members |
of the University Club have cards out |
for a housewarming on Saturday evening |
next from until IL o'clock.
Mrs. J. Charles Linthicum, wife of
Representative LinthicuIn. gave another
of her afternoon receptions yesterday
in her apartment at the Dresden. The
drawing-room and tea room was deco
and Mrs Linthicum was assisted by Mrs.
s. F. Wilder. of New York. and Mrs.
A. A. Allen, while Miss Genevfve Clark
and Miss Rfano presided at the tea
table.
Mrs. Linthicum wore for the after
noon a gown of blue charmeuse, with
old lace.
Mrs. Randolph McKim was hostess at
luncheon yesterday at her residence IN
K Street.
Mrs Hennen Jennings also entertained
at a luncheon yesterday At her residence
In Massachusetts, Avenue.
Miss Mary Griggs, Of St Paul. MINI,
is visiting Mrs Henry F. Dimock.
Mrs, A. z. Bates win entertain At a
dinner at the Chevy Chase Club Satur~
day evening in honor Of her house guest.
Miss Swope, OF North Carolina. III
Mrs. Charles Howry gave a large card
party yesterday afternoon in honor OF
Mrs. Henry Dimock. followed by an in
formal tea, to which additional guests
wera asked