The Washington times., 1916-02-06

Will take his bride. Ills father is Dr.
Robert Barclay. n prominent specialist
of st. Louis. where Mac" grew up.
Nannies < mother. Mrs p. l.. McCIel-
land. also halls from 81. Louis She
ls the daughter OF the late -. X. Bar
clay. pro'D' ont lawyer. and Is a SIS
ter of Jud o." Shepard Barclay. In st
Louis soCietE she had an enviable posi-
tion, but she mas lived very quietly
since coming to, Washington. on ac-
count of her husbands delicate health
Mr.. Mctlelland is a Nirginian, and IL
connected with the CabelIs 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 quietest sort Of
wedding some time in March the
exact date is yet undecided. She will
he married At home. with only the
closest relatives present. and immedi-
ateiy 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
it, and being real artist. the result
is all that could lie desired. 1t is OF
platinum elaborately chased. The CEN
ter IL delicately fretted ball OF plani-
mum. in which is Embedded a large and
brilliant diamond surrounded by smaller
diamonds 1t is so unusual that you
really have to see is to appreciate it's
beauty.
The only fy in the ointment is that
Mamie will go 50 far away to live. 1t
does seem too bad. for she has so many
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usually attractive person. and the best
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.
"NeNer 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 II huge success Of
their campaigns. This time it's the
bridge party and tea dance for the
benefit Of the kindergarten of NciShbor-
hood House, which is set for Tuesday
afternoon. The plAc" is the Willard.
Dozens Of tickets have Dcen sold to
half the Iuatrons in town for the hridSe
PLAY aying, and more than half the men
and maids will be there for the dancing
/ know It Will be great fun. And Of
course. Mrs. Thomson and Miss Wilson
have done much to insure It's success.
The open fire long has been the SYM
Dol Of genius in New York. II the
divinr fire burned In YOUR soul. Nou
needs must have studio I'm Greenwich II
Nillape-in a house that had no furnace.
Maybe this love Of the genius for the
fla n,c has had something to do with
Mrs. Gilmore's selection OF fame-cOlored
silk for her wedding gown. and the
fact that her marriage to WIN Irwin
las week was solemnized before an
open fire in the home Of her sister. Mrs.
Paul Thompson. at 4 Washington
square. At any rate. 1t was all very
charming. with the freight fickerlng
on Mrs. Thompson's old bronzes and
lighting uD the masses of fame-Colored
tulir,s and the ionuuis with which the
studio was decorated.
The bride had copied her color scheme
from the fire. and the name-coIored silk
was embroidered in gold and shadow ed
with bronze tulle. The Rev. Alan w.
MCCurdy. an old friend whom Mr.. Irwin
likes to call "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 been
hont vmoOning in the West Indies with
his bride. who was Miss Laetitia Nc
Donald. of kentucky-and after the
service the little party walked across
WASHINGTON SQUARE to the Hotel Bre-
WORT where there was a wedding sup
per. The company was made up princi-
pallv of literary luminaries.
The first Ian oC their honermoon MIR.
and Mrs, Irwin spent in Washington at.