The Washington times., 1916-02-06
Copyright by Harris & EWING.

VIII take hH Dflue. his tather Is Dr.
Robert Barclay prominent specialist
of st. Louis. where Mac" grew up.
Nannie's mother. Mrs. p. l.. McClel-
land, also halls from st. Louis. She
Is the daughter OF the late -. X. Bar
clay, promitent lawyer. and is a sis
ter OF JudGe Shepard Barclay. In ST.
Louis society she had an enviable posi-
tion, but she MAJ lived very quietly
since coming to, Washington, on ac-
count of her husbands delicate health.
Mr.. McClelland is VirgIniRn. and Is
! connected with the Cabells and other
families prominent in the State. His
mother was a niece of the late Bishop
Otey. of Tennessee.
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Mamie will have the quletest sort OF
wedding some time in March. the
exact date is yet undecided. She will
be married at home. with only the
closest relatives present. and immedi-
ately after the ceremony the young
people will leave for their wedding trip.
almost forgot to tell you about Nan
MES ring. 1t is lovely. Mac designed
1t. and being a real artist, the result
is all that could be desired. 1t is of
platinum elaborately chased. The CEN
ter is a delicately fretted ball OF pIani-
mum, in which is imbedded a large and
brilliant diamond surrounded by smaller
diamonds. 1t is so unusual that you
really have to see is to appreciate its
beauty.
The only ny in the ointment is that
Mamie will go SO far away to live. 1t
does seem too bad. for she has so many
friends in the city. Mamie is an un-
hza
company in the world She is always
witty and always in good spirits, al
though she has had her share OF hard
knocks like the rest Of us. Mac Is a
very lucky person.
Never again will we sell tickets for
a benefit" Thus speak Agnes Hart Will
son and Genevieve Clark Thomson. But
they will. They'll have to. for they
| always make such huge success Of
| their campaigns This time it's the
| bridge party and tea dance for the
benefit of the kindergarten of Neighbor-
hood House, which is set for Tuesday
afternoon. The place is the Willard
| Dozens of tickets have been sold to
| half the matrons in town Tor the bridge
playing, and more than half the men
and maids will be there for the dancing
l know It will be great fun. And or
course, Mrs. Thomson and Miss wilson
have done much to insure its success.
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The open fire long has been the sym
Dol of genius in New York. II the
divine fire burned In your soul. YOU
needs must have studio In Greenwich
ViIage-in house that had no furnace.
| Maybe this love Of the genius for the
| fame has had something to do with
Mrs. Gilmore's selection OF fame-colored
J silk for her wedding gown and the
: fact that her marriage to WIN Irwin
last week was solemnized before an
open fire in the home Of her sister, Mrs.
| Paul Thompson. at Al Washington
square. At any rate. 1t was all very
| charming with the freight fiickerlnE
on Mrs. Thompson's old bronzes and
lighting ip the masses of flame -colored
! tulips and the ionuuils with which the
studio was decorated.
The bride had copied her color scheme
| from the fire. and the fiame-colored silk
was embroidered in gold and Swallowed
with bronze tulle. The Rev. Alan w
McCurdy. an old friend whom Mr.. Irwin
| likes TO call 1.-The human preacher" per
formed the ceremony.
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There were no attendants--the bride.
groom's brother. Wallace Irwin. would
have been best man had he not beer
honevmooning in the West Indies with
his bride. who was Miss Laetitia Nc.
Donald. of Kentucky-and after the
service the little party walked acros.
Washington square to the Hotel Bre,
WORT where there was wedding sup,
per The company was made up princi
pally Of literary uminaries.
The first lap Of their HONEYMOON Mr.
and Mrs. Irwin spent in Washington at