The Washington herald., 1915-09-24

A beautiful wedding took place yes
terday at noon at the residence or Mr
and Mrs George Wilson Silsby in Fair
mont street, when their daughter, Mis-
Florence Larrabee Silsby became tn
bride of Lieut.. George Lamberton smith
| L. S. A. The ceremony was performed
| by Rev. Samuel II. Greene in the pres
ence of a small company of relatives ant
intimate friends. y bowsr of smilax
palms and dahlias was arranged in th'
drawing room for the scene of the cere
mony and pink roses and autumn flow
srs filled all the rooms on the lowe
floor. An orchestra stationed in an alcov'
rendered the wedding music and PLAYED
Throughout the reception which followed
the ceremony.
The bride. who was given in marriage
by her father, wore a gown of ivory
tinted charmeuse made with a lonl
square court train and an overdress o
tulle embroidered with irridescent sequfns
Embroidered tulle formed jacket on th'
bodice. which was finished with long tull'
sleeves. The bridal veil was of tuli'
caught with orange blossoms and sh'
carried Il shower bouquet of lilies of th'
valley. Her only ornament was strinl
of pearls. the gift of the bridegroom
Miss Mary Hepburn Reed. cousin of thu
bridegroom, was the maid of honor. Sh'
wore pink satin brocade with an over
dress of taffcta of lighter shade. Th'
bodice was of pink GeorSette crepe will
long sleeves, and the girdle was formed
of tiny French roses.
She wore d picture hat OF pink chiffor
velvet. faced with black velvet anC
trimmed with large pink roses. and car
ried the brides gift. a gold vanity case
with a rose enamel top. Her bouquet was
Of pink rosebuds.
The best man, Lieut. Davis De Trei
vile, L. S. N. like the bridegroom. was
in full dress uniform.
y reception for the guests at the cere.
mOny followed. when the newly married
couple We're assisted in receiving by Mrs
Silsby, mother of the bride. who wore
n handsome gown of orchid chiffon velvet
and white GeorSette crepe. trimmed with
silver lace and q corsage bouquet OF
orchids
Mrs Brandish Johnson Smith. mother
of the bridegroom, wore a white Geor-
gette crepe gown. embroidered in pearls
with a pink velvet hat faced with black
and trimmed with pink roses.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Smith left later for
their wedding trip, the latter wearing a
smart tailored suit of navy blue garbar-
dine. with a black velvet hat trimmed
with silver. They will spend a short time
travelling in the country before sailing
for the Philippines, where Lieut.. Smith
is stationed.
The out-of-town guests here for the
wedding included Mr. and Mrs. Brandish
johnson Smith. of Stamford. Conn, par
ents of the bridegroom. and his cousin,
Miss Elsie Hepburn. of New York: Mr..
George Wilson Silsby. jr.. of New York,
brother Of the bride. and Mrs. John Me-
lish Cougen, of Cincinnati.
Among the prominent folk lunching
at the Shoreham yesterday We're Sec
retary of Treasury McAdoo, Assistant
Secretary of War Breckinridge. Mr..
Paul Warburg. Mr.. Charles Symon,
Counselor of the Belgian Legation; Mr..
John Barrett, Mr.. W. J. Clifton, and
Mr.. and Mrs George Howard.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Howard Clark have
returned from a two months trip to the
Pacific Coast, where they visited all
the points of interest Mrs. Clark rep
resented the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
at the convention of the Sons of the
American Revolution at Seattle, Port
land. and San Francisco, and was de-
lightfully entertained by members all
along the coast.
Mrs. Olin Smith, formerly Miss Daisy
Cooper. of Washington. who has made
her home in Hawaii and California for
two years. arrived in Washington yes
terday to spend the winter with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George S Cooper
at their residence in Wyoming avenue
Judge and Mrs Sidney Ballou. who
are on their way to Washington from
Honolulu, are now in Los Angeles for
short stay They will reach Wash
ington about September 2S
Mr. and Mrs. Charles ]. Bell are at
their suburban home. Twin Oaks, for
the autumn, after spending some time
in Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Gordon, of De-
troit. Mich. are spending a few days at
the Shoreham.
Mr.. J. B. Hayward and Mr.. d.
c. Haggin, both of New York City,
are at the shoreham for short stay,
Col. and Mrs. Thomas w. Symons.
who spent the summer at the White
Sulphur Springs. where they were ac-
companied by their son, Mr.. Noel Sy-
mons, have returned to Washington
from a short stay in New York
Maj Gen. Barnett. commandant of
the Marine Corps, and Mrs. Bar
nett, who are spending the au-
tumn at Wakefield Manor. their
country home in Rappahannock Coun-