The Washington times., 1915-04-17
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Society in Washington.
Gossip of HostesSes.

Quaint old st. Johns Church, in
LAFAYETTE square, will be transformed
into a fairy scene this afternoon. bank
ed with palms, Southern smilax, and
masses Of Dorothy Perkins roses to
carry out the color scheme Of pink. for
the marriage at O'Clock of Miss Marian
Van Buren,. daughter Of Mrs. Nelson
Read Johnson. to the Rev. Stanley
Matthews Cleveland, curate Of Zion and
st. Timothy's, in New York. II. II.
Freeman, organist Of the church. will
give musical program during the seat
Ing of the guests. including Jensen's
Bridal Song" march and chorus
from "Tannhauser:" Elgar's 'rSalut
dAmour." "Gavotte." by Bach; Can
table," by Loret; Callaert's "Intermez-
TO- and Faulke's Grand Chorus" The
bridal party will enter the church to
the strains Of the Lohengrin Bridal
Chorus during the ceremony the or
venetian Love Song and ITO a Wild
Rose" by MacDowell and the recess
March,"
,IaIa Bishop y, N. Matthews. H, Of Nsw yy Jersey,
the ceremony, assisted by the Rev. DR..
Roland Cotton Smith, rector of St.
Johns, and the Rev. DR.. Lubbock. rector
Of Zion and St. Timothy's. The bride
will be given in marriage by her cousin
and guardian. Fergus Reid, of Norfolk.
The bride will be gowned in soft ivory
satin, made with a court train. hung
from the shoulders and trimmed with
lovely old point d'Alencon lace. She
will wear veil of rose point lace,
which has been worn by her mother.
her grandmother, and her reat-grand-
mother. and will carry shower bou-
quet of sweetheart roses and lilies of
and sapphire pin, Mr.. Cleveland's gift
to his bride; pearl necklace. the gift
Of the Marquise de Fers, and her veil
Will be caught with a diamond and
pearl sunburst. the gift of Mrs. Van r.
Phelps.
Miss Mary Nagel. daughter of the
former Secretary of Commerce and La
Dor and Mrs. Nagel, will be maid OF
honor for Miss Van Buren,, and will be
goWned in orchid colored taffeta, made
along modish lines. and combined with
quantities of orchid tulle Her hat Is
Of Georgette crepe in the orchid shade
trimmed with pink roses. and she viii
The bridesmaids ] s4UsH Wl Oh be erth,aS the brides
three cousins; Miss Dorothy Phelps OF
Englewood Miss Frances Phelps. OF
New York. and Miss Helen Reid. Of Nor.
folk; Miss Constance Gardiner. of Ros
Clover Mr.. C!eveland's sister. Miss Eva
Cleveland: Miss Phoebe Adams, OF
Philadelphia. and Miss Sabra Rradlee
of Montclar, N. J. Their frocks are OF
of-honor. they will wear leghorn hats
trimmed with quantities of pink roses
and will carry pink roses and lilies-of-
the-valley.
The Rev. Rc:>srt Williams, Of Mont
clair. n. j., will be best man for Mr.
Cleveland, and the ushers will be his
brother, James Cleveland; lrof. Alber
BALI. of the University Of Virginia; Mr.
Philadelphia the Rev. Ralph Hayden
Of New York; Commander Theodor,
Jewell. George Harding. of Philadelphia
and Harold Van Buren,, brother Of th'
Paul Cleveland, and the young brothe
of the bride, Francis Van Buren, vii
serve as pages
Immediately after the ceremony ther'
Will be q large reception at Mrs. John
sor's handsome home in New IIamp
shire avenue. which will be decorate.
with T>lms. ferns, smilaX and quantities
of lint roses. Mrs. Johnson will wea
yelled with brown tulle, heavily en-
broidered in beads, with black hat
and will carry pink roses. Mr.. Cleve
lands mother. who Is in mourning, vii
be gowned in black. trimmed will
handsome lace, and will wear small
black hat with veil.
Among the out-of-town guests at tn
wedding will be Bishop and Mrs. Mat
thews, the Rev DIR. and Mrs Lubbock
the Rev. Leighton Parks, all "f New
York; Mr.. and Mrs Mortimer Matthew
and the Misses Matthews, of Cincinnati
Mrs. Francis Cleveland, of Cincinnati
grandmother of the bridegroom OF to
day. and Mrs Charles Thorburn. o
New York, grandmother of the bride o
today; the Misses Thorburn and Mrs
Thorburn Artz. her aunts William
Matthews, Homer Sweetzer. John Mar
shall Cleveland and Miss Jane Cleve
Woodward, Mrs William Walter Phelps
Won Hottcnburg Phelps. and =. Vo
Rottenburg Phelps. of New York; Mis-
Claudia Phelps Of Aiken, s. e.; Nj
wood, n. j.; Miss Rose Phelps. Mrs. j
Addison Porter and the Misses Porter
OF New Haven Miss stiles, Of NeN
York: Mr.. and Mrs. John BradleH, Q
Craig. of New York Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Coddington. of New York Eva
Fisher, of Philadelphia, and several girl
who were friends of Miss Van Duren !
Pennington; Miss Margaret Cutler, {
Boston Miss Florence Lincoln. of Ne
York; Miss Eleanor Baker, of Ne
York Miss Caroline Foster, Of Bostol
and Miss Edith Nagel. Of St Louis.
Miss Van Buren's gifts to her bride!
maids, which were presented last ever
ing at the dinner given by Mrs. Johi
son in honor Of her daughters we'
ding party were bar pins set wit
pearls and sapphires. and to her maid {
honor a crescent pin set with the san
Jewels To the men of the weddir
party, Mr.. Cleveland presented sea
pins set with amethysts.
After the reception Mr.. Cleveland ar
his bride will leave for wedding tri
the latter wearing a smart cult of co
beau blue taffeta and n small blue h;
trimmed with pink roses. They will liz
in New York until September. whc
they will so to Wyoming. Ohio, sma
town near cincinnati, where Mr. Clev
land has been called to be rector
the Church of the TRANSPORTATION.
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Mrs j. w. TinneN. Of Detroit, who
the guest of her daughter, Miss Ma
Alice TinnrV, religious work secretnl
of the Y. w. c. a. will be entertHiNt
at a luncheon given in her honor by Il
president Gnd board Of directors Of Il
Washington Association on Tuesda
April %. at the Y. w. c. A., 6l9 Fou
teenth street.
A distinguished company filled 4
rose room OF the Shoreham Hotel +
luncheon Yesterday. All the members
the Cabinet, having come over from
meeting at the White House, ocCupi