The Washington times., 1916-03-04
Miss Gladys Mackay-Smith to
Become Bride Of William
Bell Watkins.
VESTED CHOIR At SERVICE
Many Notable Visitors in Town
for Ceremony-Recept to
Follow the Marriage.


Smith. daughter OF Mrs. Alexander
NIackay-smith to william Bell Wat
kins. Of Westtown. Pa. will take place
this afternoon at I:30 o'clock.
The scene OF the ceremony will be pic
turesuuc st. Johns Church. of which
the brides father. the Rt. Rev. Alex
ander Mackay Smith. bishop OF Penn
sylvania. was rector for many years,
and tn, Rev Ernest Paddock. Of Cam
bridge, Mass. who was assistant at st.
Johns during Bishop Mackay-smith's
incumtcncy. will offciatc.
The Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding. bishop
of Washington. will pronounce the
blessing.
Trailing Southern smilax wreathes
the columns in the tody. OF the little
church. which IL simply but charm
ingly decorated with tall palms and
branching ferns. while the chancel Is
banked with lilies against a background
OF green and slender sprays OF lilies
fill the altar vases. An arch of green.
starred with lilies. marks the spot
where the bridal couple will stand.
Mr.. Freeman, organist of the church,
will give musical program during
the seating of the guests. and a de-
lightful feature OF the wedding music
WI be the singing of the vested boy
choir.
Marching two bv two they will pre-
cede the bridal party to the chancel.
entering the church to the strains of
the wedding march from Lohengrin.
Immediately after the betrothal service
they will sing 20. Perfect Love-" and
several other selections will be given
during the ceremony. Mendelssohn's =
Wedding March will be the reccssional
pr;do Woo., uyl.:lo Cat
The beautiful bride, who will be given
In marriage by her mother. will be
escorted to the altar by William X.
Move, OF New York. She will wear a
lovely gown of heavy white satin. with
court train six yards in length.
Flounces of rare point lace. which
adorned her mothers wedding dress,
are used on the skirt. and the bodice
is composed of lace and tulle.
Her tulle VEIL worn over the face, will
he bound across the brow with a chap
ler OF orange blossoms and rarely
beautiful veil OF poiI:t lace. which came
TO the bride from her grandmother, Mrs.
Elijah Ward, viii be arranged over this
at the back, falling from a point caught
to the hair to the end Of the long train.
The portion of the train not covered
by the veil Is embroidered in pearls in
lily design, and pearl embroidery is
also used on the bodice of the gown.
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lilies of the valley.
Miss Virginia Mackay Smith will be
neid Of honor for her sister. Her frock
of golden yellow satin is made on
modish lines, with tho trained skirt cut
short across the front. Silver embroid-
cry in graceful design supplies the
only decoration, and the bodice is soft
cned with tullc. Her hat is Of yellow
straw combined with tulle and garnish-
ed with silver lace.
Bridesmaids Selected.
Tho bridesmaids will be Mrs. Frederick
Ashton de Peystcr, of New York Mrs.
William strong Cushing. of Simsbury,
Conn; Miss Alice s. Hopkins, of Will
liamstown, Mass. and Miss Mary c.
Curtin, OF Philadelphia. They will wear
gowns OF French blue satin made
after the manner OF the maid of honor u
costume, with hats of blue tullc and
straw, trimmed with silver lace. All
the attendants will carry sheaves of
yellow roses, the lovely Mrs Aaron
Ward variety. which was named for
Mrs. Mackay-Smith's first cousin.
Tho brides little pieccs, Miss Florence
Marlatt and Miss Virginia Marlatt. will
he flower girls. wearing dainty frocks OF
caught with tiny wrcaths OF yellow
roses They will carry baskets OF Mrs,
Aaron Ward roses
j. Ileating Wilcox will be best man
win be Richard MONTGOMERY Phlller
Edward Lowher Stokes, Edward s.
Nelson, Barclay McFadden, Sumner
Rulon-Millcr and Edwin Bonsack, all oi
Philadelphia, John Doran, OF Wilkes
barre. Pa; iIawlcy Chester and Stew
art Camden Pratt, of New York, and
the brides brother-in-law. Charles Les
ter Marlatt, of Washington.
A reception ~ tho home of Mrs. Mack
az. Smith In SiNt, cnth street will follow
the ceremony. and there, too, the deco
rations will be In green and white
palms, ferns and Southern smilaS
throwing into relief quantities of lilies
and white roses, Mrs Mackay-smlth
who will receive with the bridal couple
win wear n hJudsOme costume Of Law
cndar brocaded satin. combined with
NJ lavcndar trimmed with ostrich tips
Mrs. Charles Lestor Marlett, tho brides
sister. will he gowned In pale blue
taffeta. with a becoming hat of blue
tulle and silver lace
To Wear Blue Suit.
When Mr.. Watkinus and his brid'
leave town for their wedding trip th'
latter will wear smart suit of darl
blue gabardinc. with full skirt and wei
cut and becoming Jacket set OF by al
embroidered vest ot Rold-colorcd gabar
dine. he hat which goes with this cos
tume Is of tetc-de-neSre straw, medium
They win make Their home at Max
meadows" Mr. Watkins estate nea
Westtown, Tho bridegroom IL a broker
whose business Ia in Philadelphia, an
is a member Of number OF promnen
Philadelphia club1
Among the out-of-town guests VIII
came TO Washington for the weddin
are many Phlladelphians,. who kneN
Mrs. Mackay-Smith and her charmin
daughters during their long residenc
In the Quaker city. and many of MI
Watkins close friends. There are ais
number of New Workers among tn
guests and good many guests frol
Baltimore.
Last evening Mrs Mackay-Smith en-
tertained at dinner followed by dancin
for the members of her daughters wed
ding party and the out-of-tOwn guests
and today Mrs Marlatt gave a buffC
luncheon for them.
Mrs. u. G. dc Armand of New Yorl
Harold W. How, of Philadelphia, an
Mrs Preston Y. Erdman and Miss Ere
man, OF Germantown, are spending
few daya iu w1ghipuIon hoy arc II on