Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25
Picked Up Here and There.

and Mrs. A. J. Drexel Biddle, and Mr..
Angler Buchanan Duke, which will
take place at pm. in Holy Trinity
Church. Several thousand invitations
to the wedding have been sent out, and
men and women prominent in society
all over the country will be in at
tendance. New York alone will send
hundreds.
Through the failure of many warm
| personal friends of the Biddles to send
replies to the wedding invitations, it
was learned yesterday that about IS
per cent of the invitations have gone
astray in the mails. Scores of persons
| prominent in society who had antici-
pated being asked to the wedding were
| apparently "sighted." The embarrass-
| ing situation created by the non-de-
! livery Of the cards was met by Mr.. and
Mrs. Biddle sending printed announce
ment to every one who was on the in
vitation list. but who did not send
reply. 1t read:
"Mr. and Mrs. a ] Drexel Biddle beg
to inform you nat an invitation to
| their daughters wedding was mailed to
| you April 2. A great many of the in
| vitations have been lost in the post
| Office. and as one was sent to you. this
card will admit you to the church April
%. at PM. and invite you afterward
| to 2104 Walnut street"
| At a recent luncheon given at club
| in Atlanta in honor of much feted
bride-to-be, the terrace of the club
| where the luncheon was served was
| decorated with handsome palms. and
in the center of the prettily appointed
| table was a mound of pink carnations.
sweet peas and lilacs, and tiny pots OF
| forget-me-nots, and cards decorated
| with small brides marked the places of
the guests.
I The most brilliant wedding of the
| season in Minneapolis was that of Miss
| Mary Buchanan and Mr.. Harold Wilson
| Sweat, which took place at the Geth-
semane Church last week. Easter lilies,
cebotium ferns and palms were used
to carry out color motif OF green
and white. and even the vases and can
delabra were of white.
| The brides dress was of satin over
a slip of soft silk that was draped in
white silk tulle and chiffon: The hem
| of the gown was finished with a ruche
at the top the folds of the satin were
arranged to give the pronounced short
| waist line effect. The bodice was of
white flet lace that. hung In f1chu
almost high at the neck and had long
| tulle sleeves finished with rows of
pearls at the wrist. In front the full
ness of lace was held with an orna-
ment of pearls and rhinestones, and the
court train of white tulle was fastened
to the shoulders with Similar orna-
ments. The train hung in regulation
length. 1t was edged all around with
| bands of satin and ruche of tulle.
At the hem the fullness of the train was
shirred in and large tulle bow with
a wreath of orange blossoms as the
knot gave a finishing touch at the hem.
The tulle veil was fastened to the
| couture in the back with a crescent
of orange blossoms and a band Of
| pearls reached around the forehead
The flowers were a shower of orchids
and lilies of the valley.
The matron of honor wore white
| satin de jour over flesh colored geor-
gette crepe that was hung in white net
bordered in silver. rhinestones and
opalescent pearl embroidery.
| The bridesmaids wore dainty gowns
| of white tafeta, with overdresses of
white silk net. with short sleeves. They
wore becoming white tulle caps and
| their flowers were showers of mar
guerites and blush pink rosebuds.
The bride at a recent fashionable we'd
| ding in Detroit wore gown of white
satin yelled with deep fiounce of tulle.
| The sleeves were finished with ruff
fes of the tulle and the bodice had
| bands of the same, material over the
shoulders. Most unusual was the soft
| belt OF tulle which was laced through
back. The train falling from the Shout
| ders was also tulle edged with satin,
cut narrow at the top and broadening
| at the bottom. The veil was finished
| back and held a wreath of orange bios
| SONS.
Her maid of honor wore gown of
hyancinth pink chiffon over yellow
| chiffon with underskirt of net and lace
The tunic was lace trimmed and the
| bodice fashioned of the two colors of
| chiffon and lace. A broad fitted girdle
| of pink taffeta with lavender velvet rib
bon laced through and falling in
streamers at the back was an effective
finish for the frock.
There were four bridesmaids, the two
first wearing gowns OF yellow chiffon
and white lace with girdles of taffeta
| and ribbon. These were buttoned up
the front with tiny crystal buttons
and finished with a nosegay of vari
colored flowers tucked under the edge
of the girdle, and the other two wore
| gowns Of similar design, the color be-
ing pink with girdle in the pastel
shades chosen for the bridal colors. All
| the maids wore picture hats of French
crepe and leghorn, the trimmings con-
sisting of lavender velvet ribbon and
roses in pink and yellow shades
| Springs. Va. was added to Wednesday
| by the arrival of Nessrs. Alfred and AL
bert Batcheller, who have hitherto
| spent the fall seasons at the Homestead
| lOI d eOou IidHy yCdio anu are HOW
there for a long stay. having come from
| a winter In the south.
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Denny of
Washington. who are spending several
weeks at Hot Springs. Va. took Mr.. and
Mrs. Harlon G. Scott of Wilmington
with them on motor trip to White
Sulphur Springs, W. Va; over last Sun
| day.
Senator and Mrs. John d. Works, who
| are at their home in Los Angeles. Cal,
| gave a dinner recently for Senator and
Mrs. Cummins of Iowa and Representa-
| tive and Mrs. Prouty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Ballou of this city
were extensively entertained in Los
| Angeles, Cal. last week. where they
| were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
| Turner.
Miss Esther Cleveland, who is now in
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