Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
I'M SOCIE1XE
Taft-BoWers.

DAY at st. Johns Church of Miss Mar
tina Bowers, daughter of the late So
licitor General Lloyd W. Bowers, and
Mr.. Robert A. Taft Of Cincinnati, ED
est son Of former President and Mrs.
Taft
The church was decorated with foli-
age plants and white flowers. The pill
lars around the gallery were wound
with garlands Of smilax and the chan
eel railing was hidden behind a hedge
of ferns and white cosmos. White lilies
| filled the altar vases
| The bride was escorted to the altar by
her brother, Mr.. Thomas Wilson Bow
ers. and attended by Miss Helen Taft,
as maid of honor. and Misses Frances
Noyes and Louise HELEN of this city,
Miss Marjorie Edgar of Minneapolis
and Miss Julia Thompson of Chicago,
as bridesmaids. Mr.. George Harrison
was best man, and the following served
as ushers- Messrs. Charles Taft, Ste
phen Philbin of Houston, Tex; Stan
hope Bayne Jones of Baltimore, John
Heron Of Pittsburgh. Carl Lehman OF
Akron. Ohio; Walter Logan, Adrian van
Sinderin and Harry Bingham, all of
New York, and Mr.. Carroll Glover of
this city.
The lovely young bride was beauti-
fully gowned in white satin trimmed
with point lace and tulle. Her veil was
of tulle and was crowned with orange
blossoms. Her shower bouquet was OF
orchids and lilies of the valley.
The attendants were dressed alike
in smart gowns Of taffeta, showing
deep pink and gold shades, finished
| with brown tulle at the neck and form
velvet picture hats and carried bronze
chrysantehemums. AS the newly mar
| ried couple left the chancel Mr. Taft
smilingly reached over to his new
as she was passing his pew.
Most of those at the church attended
the wedding breakfast at Mrs. Bowers
home on Rhode Island avenue. Mrs.
| meuse and a hat in a darker shade,
trimmed with pink ostrich feather.
Mrs. Taft is looking the picture Of
health and her costume of sapphire
| coming. The bodice had frill of soft
cream lace standing high at the back
of the neck and falling to form jabot
in the front Her small blue velvet hat
was trimmed with two large ostrich
feathers of the same shade and she
| carried bouquet of violets and lilies
of the valley.
Mrs. Charles P. Taft wore gown
of black satin and chiffon. combined
with white satin and lace, and her
plumes. Miss Maria Heron wore a
brilliant rose color wrap over her
black charmeuse gown and her large
black velvet hat was trimmed with
Mrs. Henry P. Taft wore pearl gray
satin with a small black hat, trimmed
with black aigrettes.
Mrs. John Hays Hammond wore a
handsome gown of black tulle and Jet
over black charmeuse. with a small
black hat trimmed with American
beauty roses.
Miss Mabel Boardman wore a smart
suit of white satin. with a large black
picture hat.
Mrs Charles E. Hughes. seal brown
velvet with velvet hat to match.
trimmed with rose-color velvet and
brown ostrich.
Mrs. John w. Foster wore black
jet hat trimmed with lace.
Mrs. Robert Lansing wore taupe
charmeuse, with a velvet hat to match.
Mrs. Charles c. Glover wore taupe
chiffon and satin dress, with a black
hat.
Mrs. Charles c. Glover. jr.. wore a
black charmeuse wrap and q silk
beaver sailor, trimmed with goura
feathers.
satin, with a black hat trimmed with
ostrich, and was accompanied by her
daughters. Miss Beatrice Clover wore
q black taneta cape over gown OF
black taffeta embroidered In tiny rose
buds. Her large black velvet hat was
trimmed with plumes and a cluster OF
pink roses.
Miss Eudora Clover wore a black
satin suit with small rose-color
tOque.
Mrs. Edward H. Gheen wore black
cloth suit with a smart black hat
Miss Gheen wore tan suit win q
black hat, and Miss Mary Gheen wore
a rose-color broadcloth suit and
Mrs. Joseph Letter wore a black
charmeuse gown with touches of
American beauty chiffon and black
velvet hat trimmed with white al
Mrs. John R. Williams wore a suit OF
black corded silk trimmed with SILK
braid, and a black hat trimmed at the
side with gray goura feathers.
Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor wore a
| gown of dark gray satin. with hat TO
match trimmed with brick-color featn-
| ers.
| MRS. Thomas W. Symons wore q pearl
gray charmeuse costume. with nat OF
the same shade, and Miss Margaretta
Symons wore a gown OF dark blue
| charmeuse with the bodice of chiffon
| Mrs. Preston Gibson wore a blue and
white striped taffeta dress, with a
| black picture hat.
| Mrs. Gist Blair wore brown orocao-
ed chiffon gown, with a large brown
velvet hat.
| Mrs. Chauncey Hackett wore blue
| taffeta suit with a small black nal
trimmed with blue MORE ribbon aho
pink roses.
Mrs. Colman wore a black broadciotf
suit. with a black feather-trimmed nat
Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell wore olacA
tcharmeuse, with black hat.
Miss Adelaide Heath wore tan cloti
suit, with a black toque trimmed VIII
stiff black wings.
II Mrs. Garrison McClintock wore darE
blue, and Miss McClintock vlole
broadcloth suit. with black veivee nat
Mrs Henry T. B. Harris wore mole
color charmeuse, with a black tulle hat
Mrs. Corcoran Hill wore a black lac
and satin dress, with jet toque.
Miss Margery Cotton wore smar
MACK suit. with large black velve
sailor hat. -
Others present included the Japanes'
ambassador, Chief Justice White, Jus
tica Hughes and Mrs. Hughes, justice
McKenna. Rear Admiral and Mrs
Henry T. B. Harris, Mr.. and Mrs Gil
bert Grosvenor, Mr.. and Mrs. Ten Eyci
Wendell. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bartlett
Miss Caroline Ogden Jones. Miss Mabe
Boardman,. accompanied by her iatneI
Mr. William J. Boardman; Mrs FRAN
r. Moves, Miss Ethel Noyes. Miss LEM
/ Harrison. Nine. Henri de Sibour. Mrs
Rowland Chase. Mrs Samuel Hill an
Miss Rebekah Wilmer.
When Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tart lei
to begin their honeymoon travels tn
brides goinK-away dress was brown
| with hat and wrap aid match. The
will return here to be best man an
matron of honor at the wedding Q