The Washington times., 1916-11-11
MISS CLOVER BRIDE
Of MAJOR HOLCOMB
At NOON WEDDING:
Brilliant Military Air Is Lent to
Ceremony Which Is Per-
formed at st. Johns.
AUDIENCE IS DISTINGUISHED
Attendants Costumes and Dec
orations Harmonic With
Blue and Gold Of Navy.

W dtIUifo IIu UiotHGV WIN
Blue and Gold Of Navy.
The most brilliant military wedding
Of the season took place at nobn today.
when Miss Beatrice Miller Clover.
daughter Of Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Richardson Glover. U. S. NJ. became
the bride Of Major Thomas Holcomb jr.,
Il. 8. NJ. c, Major Hoieomb. his best
man and his ushers. all officers OF the
navy and marine corps, and Admiral
Glover. who gave his daughter in mar
rage, were all In full uniforms and the
costumes of Miss Clover's bridesmaids.
as well as the decorations, were selected
20 harrnonize with the picturesque blue
end gold,
The ceremony was performed at noon
IN historic ST. Johns Church, where the
bride has worshiped since childhood, and
was witnessed by brilliant assemblage
OF diplomatic. official and resident 80
ciety. Most OF the company went after
ward to the breakfast and reception at
the NeY Hampshire avenue residence
OF Admiral and Mrs. Glover.
Chrysanthemums Predominant.
The church was transformed into
garden of chrysanthemums with fes-
toons of smilax, tall palms, and great
Australian tree ferns to provide the
necessary background of green. In the
body OF the church the large yellow
blossoms were combined with autumn
leaves in colorful array and the columns
supporting the balcony were wreathed in
smilax and starred with quantities OF
small yellow Japanese pompon chrysan,
themums. .
From the archway under which the
bridal party passed as they assembled me
chancel steps, hung a curtain OF South
ern smilax, looped back against flower
deolxed pillars. Within the chancel the
decorations were all in white and green.
The entire back of the sanctuary was
banked with palms and Australian ferns.
smilax wreathed the walls. ana clusters
of mammoth white chrysanthemums
stood in high relief against the green.
Chrysanthemums filled the altar vases:
and were massed in the embrasure OF
the window above the altar. Twelve
standards Allied with yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS marked the pews reserved LOT
members of the families of the bride
and bridegroom and Intimate FRIENDS
Brides Uncle Officiates.
The Rev. Dr. George #. Clover OF
New York, uncle of the bride, offici-
ated. assisted by the Rev. DIR. Roland
Cotton Smith, rector Jof st. Johns. The
full choral service was sung by the
vested boy choir OF st. johns under
the direction of II. II. Freeman choil
master of the church, who was AT tne
organ. -. A..
Freeman gave varied program OF
organ music. beginning with Lemmen
e'Vedding Morn" A "Gavotte. In An
'clent Style" by NNeustedt was ss0d follow,
ed Sy siOs grdes sS %are b, PTeams
by Richard Wagner, and THE Minister
Bellies" by Wheeldon.
The choir entered the church by Tho
lchancel aisle singing the. the Haid
and later gave the bridal music from
I,ohengrin. AS the sweet boy voices
TOOK up the strains of the Famous
Iohengrin Bridal Chorus" the wed
At the end of the betrothal service tn.
choir sang Banby's 20 Perfect Love,
and while the marriage service wa
being read I'm the Morningp from
Grieg's peer Gynt suite was plsye''
Mendelssohn's wedding march, wa
also given without vocal accompam
lnent. .,,.
preceded by her attendants. entered IN
church passed up the aisle at the lei
on their way to the cKancel, where the
we're met by Major Hoicomb ana M
best man. Capt. Frederick {; McCon
nell. u. s. M. C.. OF New York. Ate
the ceremony, Major Holcomb and hi
bride led the way down the aisle
tho right.
Sister Is Maid of Honor.
Ssfss CIover's maid of honor was he
sister, Miss Eudora Glover. who i'm
rediately preceded her, and the brides
maids were Miss Carolyn Nash. MS
pauline Kindleberger. and Miss Rut
WILSON,. of Washington; Miss 'Cloye
Todd. OF New York. cousin Of the bride
Miss Mildred Dennis. also OF New Yorl
and Miss Helen Draper. of Boston
Keyser, lieut.. David Brewster. of tn
Marine Corps and Lieutenant Con
mander Adolphus Station, Leutenar
Commander George w. Steel and Lev
tenant Commando So sSsrs M E asStenaT
brewster replaced Capt: Harold l
Wirgman, u. 8. NJ. c., whose ship tn
u. B. 9. Pennsylvania, was ordere
sea for target practice. o
costume of heavy soft white satin, wit
the skirt cut very long. The lonl
WASTED pointed bodice has a garnitui
Of iridescent embroidery. and Is NJ
ished about the top by some rarel
beautiful point lace.
The decoltage is filled in and sof
ened by tulie The very long Russia
train, hung from the shoulders, IL
white velvet. lined with cloth of sily'
and bordered by a broad band
swansdown. She wore veil or maj
nificent point lace inherited from h
maternal grandmother, over fu
veil of tulle. Soft folds OF the tut
fell over her face until after the con
pletion of the marriage service ar
the lace was simply banded across h,
brow and caught behind the ears vii
wee clusters of orange blossoms. 81
carried a small white prayerbook use
at her confirmation and from II ID
Glover read the marriage service.
Miss Eudora Clover's gown WI
fashioned of soft biege charmeus
heavily brooaded In velvet in a grac'
ful pattern of leaves. The very hip
waist line and the trained SIKH
gracefully draped, are quite new al
decidedly chic, and new, too, Is II
bodice OF cloth of gold. banded abo
the round neck with tailless ermin
The long, tight sleeves of the cloth
gold are also banded with ermine al
decorated with row OF tiny buttons
cloth of gold up the outer arm to Il
elbow. She carried a. sheaf of bron