The Washington times., 1914-12-29
Weddings, Engagements

Christmas greens and Southern
smilax decorate Christ Church. George
town, where the wedding OF Miss Glor-
VIVA Blake Gordon. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. William A. Gordon. and
George Llewellyn Nicholson will take
place at 4 o'clock today. the Rev.
james II. W. Blake officiating.
The bride. who will be given away
by her father. will wear an Imported
street costume of green silk. simply
made. but heavily embroidered. a velvet
hat 10 match. and a corsaEc bouquet
Of orchids. Her only attendant will be
Mr. NiCholS6 ms daughtS. Miss kath-
crime Nicholson. who will b" gcwned
in yellow chiffon under shadow lace.
with a black hat trimmed with rcd
roses. Her bouquet will be- Of red roses.
II. w. Nicholson will act "a best man.
and the ushers viii be Llcwellyn Mich
olson. jr.. Gordon Gordon. of New
York; William 4. Gordon. lr,; \. T {.
Gordon, of Pittsburgh; John Blake Cor
don. and Erskine Gordon.
A small reception will follow the cere-
nouy at the home OF the bride, where
like the church. Christmas decorations
prevail.
Mr.. Nicholson and his bride will make
their home at a0l3 q street, one or the
bandsome old residences in Cooke row,
which Mr.. Nicholson purchased and re-
modelled recently.
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The engagement Of Miss Ida Won Len
Eerke. daughter OF Justus Won Lcngerkc.
and Robert Fleming Fleming, Of this
city, was announced Saturday al a tea
given AT Miss Won Len '"rkc's bonn, IN
Orange. y. ].
Mr.. Fleming. who is son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas r. Fleming. Is graduate
of Cornell, a mechanical cUgt4ei by
profession, and is we'll known and liked
VI. ha Ia "a
Miss Won Lengerke is a gradual" or
Barnard College. Tho young prnpl"
became acquainted some three years
ago when Mr.. Fleming was In business
in Orange. No date has been SCI Tor
the wedding.
Miss Rosa Greed ChiIds. daughter Of
Dr. and Mrs. Greed Childs. and Charles
II. Baughman. were married today 10y
the Rev u. +. Rivers, pastor OF the
Berean Baptist Church, at the home
of the brides parents, 1911 l. street.
Palms. holly and mistletoe decorated
the house The bride. who was given
away by her father. wore a gown or
ivory duchess satin with an over
dress Of brocaded velvet on chiffon
and trimmings Of pearls and crystals
and ven sent from England of en-
broidered tulle finished with a cap
of lace and lilies of the valley. IN"
carried "A white prayer book with
markers Of ribbon and lilies Of the
valley. She likewise wore the gift Of
the bridegroom, an exquisite lava!llcre
of pearls and diamonds set in Plati-
mum. Mrs. Nora Kinkead Bell. =
Louisville, KY, one Of tn" matrons ~
honor, was gOwned in baby blue char
meuse with an overdress of brOcad
ed chiffon with a wide giTdlc Of blue
satin and slippers to match. and "A
corsage bouquet Of blue and pink
forget me-nots.
The other matTon of honor, Mrs.
Katherine II. ArmIstead. wore n gown
OF white satin with "A tunic Of old
rose silk net and velvet AMI net trim
minGs Her bouquet was Of white
roses
Miss Beatrice Moore. who was maid
of honor. wore cream lace rufflcs over
cream colored satin with bodic. II
blue satin with gold and rose trim
mings, and carried white roses.
Miss Gertrude Y. Bacchus. % Rich
mond. who was one of the bridesmaids
wore a gown of pink chiffon over pink
brocaded silk velvet with gold lace
iridescent beads and tassel trimmings
and carried pink roses. Tho other maid
OF honor. Miss Lillian Moore. of Rich
fon over canary colorcd satin with us-
trich trimmings. Her bouquet was or
pink roses.
Miss Clementine Murphy, OF Baltimore
and Alesina Todd, the little glover girls
wore white and carried baskets of
yess petals, and the rtngbsarer Roger