The Washington herald., 1915-02-11

the Attorney General and Mrs. Gregory
and Mrs. Mary G. Cook. OF PmladeIpnIa,
who is visiting the Attorney General anu
! Mrs Gregory. were guests AT very III
teresting box party given last eVehIhs
at the performance OF Grumpy at the
National Theatcr by Capt. c. c. Calhoun
I in honor of Miss Frances BrecklnrluSe
steele of Woodford County. Ky, VINO
is visiting ex-senator and Mrs. J. {. ;.
Blackburn.
Among those IunchinG in the palm
room of the New willard was the Sec
tary of Commerce. Mr.. Rcdfeld. win
party Of friends.
The marriage of Miss Marguerite Col
ton. daughter Of the late Col FRANCES
Cotton. and Mr.. Randall II. Hagner tooH
place at noon yesterday at the nome OF
the bride in Connecticut avenue. only
family rartv was present at the cere-
mony. which was performed by the keN'
Roland Cotton Smith, rector OF 81.
Johns Church. A large reception ioliO"eu'
at which a large number Of Out-ot-to"h
friends as we'll as many prominent
members Of Washington society. were
4 present. In the late afternoon Mt. ana
Mrs. IaEner left for wedding trip IN
tho South. Upon their return they VIII
make their home in Chevy Chase for the
summer
Tba cotton home was beautifully dec
GRATED with lilies, spring FLOWERS. PAINS
and bIussoming plants. The wedding
/ march was rendered by an orchestra
which continued to play during the re-
. CeptiOn.
Tbr bride was radiantly beautiful in a
GOWN of ivory white satin and tulle.
with a draped bodice cut with deep
hack and front filed in with SOtt lolus
Of tulIe Sprays Of orange blossoms
were caught in the drapery. hnlshed the
blgh-crushed girdle. and held the draped
folds of the skirt. She wore a tulle NeH
with a coronet effect of orange blossoms
and carried "A shower bouquet OF lilies OF
the valley and orchids. Her only orna-
ment was the groom's gift. a bow Knot
Of diamonds surrounding large sap
phire.
Mrs Archibald Davis. sister of the
bride. who stood near her during the
ceremony and held her bouquet. wore a
lovely gown Of Dresden silk comoined
with lace and blue chiffon.
/ col George r Cotton. formerly COVER
nor Of Porto Rico. gave tho bride away
and Mr. Murray Cobb was best man TOT
Mr.. HaCner
Mrs Hagner's travelling costume was
tailored suit Of old blue and gold with
dull gold satin hat trimmed with TWO
bead roses in blue and gold
Mrs Shields. wife of Senator Shields.
will be at home today from to g.
The marriage OF Miss Lorena Frances
Brooks. eldest daughter OF Mrs. NJ
} Brooks Rcitz to Mr.. John Everett cum
ningham. Of Franklin. Mass. took place
at : o'clock last evening at the home OF
the bride I'm Girard street. The cere-
mnny. which was performed by the
brides uncle. the Rev. W. 5. BROOKS
took place in the drawing room when
was eIaborately decorated for the occa-
sion with white Iilacs, white roses ana
Southern smilax An improvised altar
was arranged at the end Of the ROOM
and the couple knet on white satin
Dria dieu 20 Promise Me was sung
before the ceremony The reception hall
was converted into a bower OF PINK
roses palms and smilaX. in which an
orchestra played. Following the ceTe-
monv A large reception was held at
Rauscher's.
The lovely young bride wore an ex-
quisite gown of ivory satin embroidered
( in pearls with drapery Of net and
wide strands of pearls falling from the
shoulders. and a court train. Orange
/ blossoms caught her tule veil TO her
coiffure, and her bouquet was of white
orchids and lilies Of the valley. The
} maid of honor Miss Marion Brooks.
sister of the bride. wore Deach-cOlored
/ faiIIe and carried an armful Of Nil
I larnev roses. Mr. Joseph W. Hunt. OF
/ Cambridge. Mass. was best man. and
the ushers were former classmates of
the groom at Georgetown and included
/ Mr. J = Wright Mr. Harry Grant, Mr..
| Harry Beacon, of Montana. and Mr..
Joseph Bailey. of Lawrence. Mass.
/ Mrs ReitZ mother of the bride. was
/ gowned in black crepe meteor, with an
/ overdrapcrv OF gold lace and jet.
/ Mrs. J. c. Cunningham. mother Of the
I groom wore a gown of turquoise blue
charmeusP. with = butterfly robe OF
crystal.
Among the out-of-town guests who are
! being entertained at a house party over
I the wedding at the brides home, are Mrs.
! !. : DOwden. of Wheeling, w Va, who
wore black panne velvet. trimmed in
| Jet: Mrs Fred Ham. Of New York, who
was gowned in Chantilly lace with
touches of gold: Mrs. Albert Stear. OF
New York. who was attired in black
lace with a corsage Of blue and silver.
and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gliddon. or
! WatertOwn, Mass. uncle and aunt Of the
bridegroom, the latter wearing pearl
gray gown trimmed in blue velvet
Late in the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Cunningham left for q wedding trip 10
White sulphur Springs. Mrs. Cunning
ham Travelled in a blue silk coat suit with
a blouse Of panne velvet and blue lace
and leghorn hat trimmed with flowers
and rose-COlOred chiffon. They will be
at home at Fontanet Court after March l.
The Fort Myer Hop which was to
have taken place last evening has
been postponed until tonight
Col and Mrs. Ladd were among the
dinner hosts last evening.
Mrs Key Pittman will not be at
home today. hut will be at home
informally on Thursday. February is.
Mrs Frank s. White, wife of Sen
ator White. Of Alabama. will be a home
today at her residence, 1856 Lamont
street She will be assisted by Mrs.
Thomas p. Gore, Mrs f. K. Campbell.
Mrs John w. Abercrombie. Mrs.
Walker Curry, OF New York; Mrs.
John Herndon. Miss Marguerite White.
Miss Bessie Ware, of Alabama, and
Miss Lila Collins.
Interesting foreign visitors now It
Tho Neu willard include Miss G A