The Washington times., 1913-01-18
Ceremony viii Be Performed in
st. Thomas Episcopal
Church This Afternoon.
,HIs afternoon at O'Clock the mar

srfase sof Miss Alice yandergrift,
i only child of Mr.. and Mrs Sam
uel Henry vandergrift, to George
Angus Garrett, of Chicago. will take
place in. T. Thomas Episcopal Church,
the rector. the Rev. c. Ernest Smith,
officiating.
The CHURCH has been beautifully
adorned for the occasion with quantities
of Southern smilax and Easter lilies,
curtains of snniiax being used to screen
on the wings Of the church from the
center. which win be used for the seat
Ing OF the guests, who will be repre-
sentative gathering OF Washington So
ciety people. The pillars of the church
have been draped with smiisx and each
has avail pocket of smilax filled with
hlieA Gariands of smilax have been
used to connect the pillars. and the
pews reserved for the members of the
families have been maEksd--or with
ropes OF smilax and standards OF white
lilies.. fs&
The chancel has been banked with
large Australian fern trees, taIF palms
and iiiies and at the doorway esfiroueh
which the bridal party win enter the
church. canopy effect has been ar
ranged with smilax and lilies and clus-
tsrs OF white wedding bells flied with
white blossoms
The wedding marches will be played
by the organist of the church and dur
ing the ceremony the wedding music
from "Faust.' will be played softly.
Mr.. yandergrift will escort his daugh-
ter and give her in marriage. She will
wear 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 is draped style with a full
court train. Her ven of white tulle
viii be arranged with orange blossoms
in q cap effect and Is edged with duch-
ess lace. The bridal bouquet will be
shower OF orange blossoms and lilies of
the valley.
MrH George Summerlin, who will be
her cousins matron Of honor, will wear
q beautiful gown of blue and gold bro
cade with large picture hat of taupe
velvet rolled to one side and finished
with a large, fluffy feather. She will
carry a shower bouquet of pink sweet
peas.
Inc DIlueeiIldlQss nlss EsIuef DeHHy,
Of San Francisco; Miss Isabelle Mers-
man. of ST. Louis; Miss Frances sulli-
van, Of Philadelphia, and Miss Marian
Leutze. VIII wear gowns of fiesh-colored
satin draped in white lace with a tunic
of pale blue chiffon embroidered in sill
yer in a heur-de-Iis design and edged
with fur. They will wear taupe colored
pictured hats rolled to one side and
finished with a feather of gray and
pink They will carry large muffs of
pink chiffon trimmed with a butterfly
bow of taupe colored tuile.
Newton Perry. Of Chicago. will be the
best man. for Mr. Garrett, and the
ushers win be Francis Hardy. Charles
cushing. Henry McReer Howard Logan,
and Kenneth Edwards. all of Chicago.
Following the wedding ceremony in
the church a large reception will be.
held IN the Vandergrift home, in
Eighteenth street. The house has been
decorated with quantities of Southern
snilax and roses. In the drawing room
an archway has been formed of smilax
and pink sweet peas, under which the
bridal party will stand during the re-
ception of the guests. The mantels
have been banked with ferns and pink
blossoms, and In the library palms and
clusters ef American Beauty and Rich
mond roses have been used. while the
dining room has been transformed with
ferns and quantities of white lilacs,
yellow roses and green orchids.
Mrs yandergrift. mother OF the bride,
win receive the guests in a gocn of
blue brocaded velvet with a blue hat
trimmed In plumes, and Mrs. ]. W. I
Garrett, Of La Crosse, wis, mother !
of the bridegroom, who. will also be
present will wear black charmeuse |
with a black picture hat trimmed with 1
pluines. Miss Young. also OF La Crosse. /
q cousin of the bridegroom, will wear
an imported gown Of shaded green |
satin. with a large black hat. Mrs. |
Newton Perry, of Chicago, wife Of the |
best man, will wear a green gown, !
With a hat Of the same shade.
After a reception Mr. Garrett and !
bis bride VIII leave washington for a |
wedding trip and their future home in |
Chicago. The bride will travel in a |
handsome French suit of dark blue |
clsth, with q small, round fur Gag of |
fox, ane she will also wear blue fox |
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