The Washington herald., 1913-01-19
Photo bS Harris Ewing.

and Mrs Canaga and Miss Canaga. the
widow and daughter OF Commander
Canaga, L. s ", who are here from
Boston.
The house was beautifully decorated
with spring flowers. and a large basket
OF roses was used as a Centcrpiece on
the handsomely appointed tea table.
Mrs. Smith wore a handsome gown Of
" hite lace and Mr.. CTamer wore a gown
Of silver gray crepe embroidered in Sill
yer. Mrs. Canaga was dressed in en-
broidered black crepe de chene. and her
daughter looked charming in a gown OF
pink chiffon over pink silk embroidered
in pearls.
The hostess was assisted in receiving
her many guests by Mrs. w. NJ. Geddss,
Mrs. Arthur r. Ramsay. Mrs. Augustus
knight, Mrs. William II. De Lacy. Miss
ThistlewoOd. daughter of Representative
ThistlewoOd Of Illinois: Miss Alice Ray.
Miss Mary Alice Higgins. Miss Russell
Brown. Miss Snyder. Miss Eeycs. and
Miss Ruth Norcross.
Mrs Ramsay and Mrs. GCddCs presided
in the dining-room.
The wedding Of Miss Anna Vernon Dor
sey. daughter OF Mrs. vernon Dorsey.
and Mr.. Aiyn Williams, or London,
| England. took place yesterday at noon
| at the residence or the Rev. Paul X.
HiCkok. who officiated. The ceremony
| was witnessed by the members OF the
brides immediate family and a few IN
Innate friends.
Miss Dorsey is well known in Washing
| ton. belonging as she does to a distin-
| guished family who have long resided
| here. and she Is monologIst OF note
Mr.. Williams Is president OF the Royal
| Miniature Society OF England. ana Is a
celebrated artist. Among the many
| Americans whom he has painted are Mrs.
John Jay White, Miss Katherine Elkins
| Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Mrs. William
| Randolph Hearst and Mrs. Edward Nc
| Lean. He has made an especial trip tO
| Washington annually since the birth
OF Master Vinson Walsh Mclean to
paint his miniature each year.
The wedding of Miss Alice Vandergrift,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Van
dergrift. and Mr.. George Angus Garrett.
| of Chicago. was a brilliant event of yes
| terday afternoon. The marriage took
place at ST. Thomas Church. the rector.
Rev. DR.. c. Ernest Smith, officiating.
The church was beautifully decorated
| with quantities of Southern smilax and
Easter lilies, curtains of smilax being
| used to screen off the wings of the
church from the center, which were used
for the seating of the guests. who were
a representative gathering of Washing
| ton society. The pillars of the church
were draped with smlax. and each had
a wall pocket of smilaX filled with lilies.
Garlands of smilax were used to con-
meet the pillars, and the pews reserved
for the members of the families were
marked off with ropes OF smilax and
standards of white lilies.
The chancel had been banked with
large Australian fern trees, tall palms.
and lilies, and at the doorway through
which the bridal party entered the
church a canopy effect had been ar
ranged with smilax and lilies and clus-
ters of white wedding bells filled with
white blossoms.
The wedding marches We're played by
the organist of the church. and during
the ceremony the wedding music from
Faust" was played softly.
Mr.. Vandergrift escorted his daughter
and gave her in marriage. She wore a
handsome gown of moire broche in ivory
hue, embroidered on the bodice with tiny
seed pearls and trimmed with handsome
duchess lace, which adorned the wedding
gown OF the brides mother. The skirt
was draped style. with a fun court
train. Her veil of white tulle was ar
ranged with orange blossoms in cap
effect and was edged with duchess lace.
The bridal bouquet was a shower of
orange blossoms and lilies Of the valley.
Mrs. George Summerlin, who was her
cousins matron of honor. wore a beau
tifur gown of blue and gold brocade, with
a large picture hat of taupe velvet rolled
to one side and finished with large.
fluffy feather. She carried a shower
bouquet of pink sweet peas.
The bridesmaids-Miss Esther Denny,
| of San Francisco: Miss Isabelle Mers-
man, of st. Louis: Miss Frances Sui
! livan. OF Philadelphia. and Miss Marian
Leutze-wore gowns OF fiesh-colored satin
| draped in white lace, with a tunic of pale
blue chiffon embroidered in silver in a
| feur-de-lis design and edged with fur.
They wore taupe -colored picture hats
| rolled to one side and finished with a
feather of gray and pink. They carried
large muffs of pink chiffon trimmed with
butterfly bow OF taupe-colored tulle.
Newton Perry. of Chicago. was the
best man for Mr.. Garrett, and the ush-
ers were Messrs. Francis HARDY, Charles