The Washington times., 1915-09-23
HAPPENINGS Of DAY
N CAPITAL SOCIETY.
Items of Interest and lmpor-
.tance of Past, Present, and
Future Among Official and
Fashionable Folk.

Only a small gathering Of relatives
and close friends of the bride ana
Bridegroom were invited to witness the
marriage of Miss Florence Larrabee
Silsby, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wilson Silsby, to Lieut.. George Lamber-
ton Smith. u. s. A., which took place
At noon today ut the brides home IN
Fairmont street. The house was charn'-
ingly decorated with palms, oak leaves.
and quantities of pink roses. and
screen and canopy of roses. massed
against a background Of feathery green.
marked the bay window In the drawing
room where the bridal couple stood
during the ceremony. The Rev. Samuel
H. Greene. of Calvary Baptist Church,
officiated, and there was a program of
harp and violin music during the seat
ing of the guests. with Miss Marguerite
O'Toole at the harp Miss OToole also
played the wedding marches and dur
Ing the ceremony gave a delightful rem
dering of McDowelfs '"To Wild
Rose"
The bride was given in marriage by
her father. She was gowned IN ivory
charmeuse, maze with an overdress Of
tulle pailleted in iridescent sequins;
The charmeuse bodice was ornamented
with a jacket of the sequins, forming a
point In the back, and the decolletage
was softened with tulle. The long sleeves
were also of tulle, and there was a
long square cut court train She wore
a tulle vein. arranged in close fitting
cap effect. with orange blossoms across
the back Of the heau, and carried lilies
Of the valley. Her only ornament was
string Of pearls. the gift of the BRIDE
groom.
Miss Mary Hepburn Reed, cousin Of
the bridegroom. who was the only at
tendant wore pink taffeta frock. with
petticoat of pink satin brocade and
bodice and sleeves of pink Georgette
c.cte. A wreath Of tiny pink rosebuds
'ls stume Miss Reed wore Il pink panne
velvet hat. faced with black and trim
med with two great shaded pink roses
set against the crown. Her flowers
re Trerille. L. S. n. was best man:
among the out-of-town guests at the
wedding were Lieutenant Smiths pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs Bradish johnson
Smith, of stamford, Conn; George
Wilson si!sby, jr., Miss Elsie Hepburn.
Coudon. of Cincinnati. Mrs. Smith
wore a modish costume of white Georg-
ette crepe and a pink velvet hat rose
wreathed and faced with black, and
con bined with orchid velvet. She wore
a corsase bouquet of orchids
An informal breakfast followed the
ceremony. and later Lieutenant Smith
ing trip After a few days in the States
they will sail for the Philippine Islands,
where Lieutenant Smith will be on duty
in Manila.
Col. and Mrs. Walter Gordon have ar
rived in Washington from. Madison
Barracks. Sackett Harbor. ~. Y. and
will enter their daughter. Miss Ellen
Gordon. as a pupil In Georgetown Visi-
been ordered to duty In the Philippines.
and will sail on the October transport.
but Mrs. Gordon will remain N this
country She will divide her tire this
winter between Washington and War
Mr.. and Mrs: Edgar X: Less. ,Ir..
have returned to town after spending
Mr.. and Mrs. william Hibbs. at their
summer home near Leesburs.
Mr.. and Mrs. J., H. rurdy. who have
Harbor. Me. are now at the Gotham
Hotel in New York
clifford Pinchot is also at the Gotham
having arrived recently from Milford,
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron NJ. Parker, jr.!
have arrived in Washington and opened
their residence in Twenty-first street
the latter formerly Mrs. Martha Manley
Jordan. were married on August "A at
Warwick. the country home OF Mrs
Parker's mother. Mrs. Tyson Elliot, at
EeUtt City Md Nd robee Ihey 'Psns Ys New
Brunswick. Canada. and visited at York
Harbor and on Long Island before re-
turning to WASHINGTON.
The Secretary to the Secretary of
State. Richard c. Crane. Sd. and Mrs.
Crane. have leased the residence. 11Ol
Twsnty-first street. and will take pos
session during the first week in Oc.
tober. The house Is the; property. of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bolt. the latter for
merly Miss Louise Horstman. of Wash
ington and Philadelphia.
Col. Charles Treat. Y. s. A., and his
daughters. Miss Katherine Treat and
M1ss Margaret Treat, who are making
an extended Western trip. and have
spent some time In California. will visit
Galveston and New Orleans before re-
turning to Washington. about october /
Roy place. and has as her guest her
mother. Mrs. Cornell. of New York.
T.
Tho Assistant Secretary Of War. Mr.
breckenridge: John Barrett. Director OF
the Pan-American Union: Charles Sy
mon. counselor Of the Belgian legation
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Lee Phillips and theil
small daughter. Miss Mary Lee Phillips
were among those lunching at ths
Shoreham yesterday.
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph johnson. of st
Paul. Mimi: Jarauar Balzau and Henr
Lepaue. of New York: Louis J. Firth
Of Florence. Italy: f. c. Treadwell
OF Arcadia. Fla: F. r. Mcconnell, o
Jacksonville. and F. P. Walsh. of Kan
sas City. Mo. are now stopping at thu
hotel.
Mrs. Anna T. McGhan has announced
the engagement of her daughter. Louis
Cecilia. to Russell X. Brown, of Macon
Ga.
Mr. and Mrs victor Harris walla r,