Evening star., 1916-10-25

Cardinal Gibbons officiating. assisted by
Mgr. William Russell, pastor of st. Pat
rick's Church. From the entrance to the
ballroom, on the floor above, the guests,
less than one hundred in number. passed
through lane of flowers. palms. ferns,
great white chrysanthemums and Amer
lean beauty roses, combining to reproduce
IN fragrant profusion the colors Of the
bridegrooms country. henceforth to be
also the home Of the bride Asparagus
vines and southern smilax, studded with
white chrysanthemums and American
beauty roses, faced the balconies in the
lower hall. standards Of American beauty
roses marking the approach to the stair
way. which was lined with the same
blooms. Farieyense ferns. studded with
purple orchids banked the mantels in the
halls and drawing room suite and tower
ing Australiau ferns filled every corner.
In the ballroom, temporarily converted
into chapel. their feathery branches
threw into cameo-lke relief the white
marble altar and the white priedieu1 re-
eerved for the bridal party. Ferns and
American beauty roses banked the face
the cardinals throne stood. and there
were standards OF the roses on the altar.
Lace-like ferns sprayed the white satin
priedieux on which the bridal party knelt
during the low mass which followed the
bridal ceremony. American beauties
spraying group Of green satin Drie-
dieux assigned to the distinguished rep
resentatives of the diplomatic CORPS In
a few years ago for the brilliant debut
ball of Miss Draper. an organ was en-
sconced this morning In a bower Of ferns.
and the organist gave program OF music
during the assembling Of the guests. play
ing the bridal chorus from Lohengrin as
the bridal party entered.
The bride was lovely in a gown of
heavy white satin embellished with
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grandmother, the late Mrs. Preston.
who wore 1t at many functions at the
Spar court when her husband was
United States minister at Madrid. The
train, which hung from the shoulders.
was of cloth of silver. sprayed with
orange blossoms. as was also the cor
sage, which was finished with long
tulle sleeves and IL v neck. She wore
long tulle veil, which covered her
face during the ceremony. and wreath
of orange blossoms. Her mother
wedding gift, diamond bouquet de
corsage In the form of a butterfly. and
her fathers gift to her as debutante,
pearl necklace. added to the beauty
carried a shower Of lilies Of the valley
and white orchids. She entered on the
arm of Mr.. William King Richardson
of Boston. her former guardian and
the trustee Of her estate. Three at
tendants preceded her-Miss Eudora
Glover, maid Of honor. and Miss Edith
Blair and Miss Mipna Blair. brides.
maids. They wore charming gowns of
pink satin, with overskirt of brown
tulle. Their hats were Of brown tufle
| trimmed with pink ostrich tips. and
the two bridesmaids carried fans OF
pink ostrich feathers. gifts OF the
bride. Miss Clover, who wore with her
costume the jsweled bracelet. the
brides farefeli gift to her. carried
bououet Of pink orchids.
Mr.. Giuseppe Brambilla. counselor OF
| the italian embassy. was best man Tor
| his feliow-countryman. Following the
marriage ceremony Mgr. William Rus-
sell said the low mass. the privilege
| Of having such service in private
| house being among those accorded to
| members of the Boncompagnf family.
J The bride and bridegroom led the way
{ to the drawing room at the conclusion
| Of the ceremony. Among those who
| gathered about them to wish them
| happiness were Mrs. Draper. mother OF
| the bride, who wore gown OF mauve
| brocade and silver. trimmed with sill
| yer lace and tulle, with . hat OF nauve
eatin and velvet. trimmed with shaded
| mauve ostrich piumes; Cardinal GID.
bons, Mgr. RUSSELL Bishop O'ConneH OF
| Richmond. Va; the French ambassador
and Mime. too1erand, the ltaNan am