The Washington herald., 1917-04-22

was followed by a reception at the Wash
ington Club. The Rev. DR.. c. Ernest
Smith, rector of St. Thomas Episcopal
Church. officiated in the presence OF a
small company OF relatives and intimate
friends Of the young couple.
The drawing room where the ceremony
was performed was decorated with Aus
tralian ferns. palms and pink roses. The
mantels were banked with roses and an
improvised altar with a satin prieu dieu
was set under a canopy of pink roses.
Altar posts were formed of standards Of
rambler roses. The same decorations
prevailed in the reception room, where d
string orchestra furnished the wedding
music
The bride. who was given in marriage
by her father, wore an exquisite gown of
ivory satin embroidered in seed pearls
and trimmed with silver lace. The
bodice, which was cut squarely at the
neck. was formed of silver lace and satin
and had long tulle sleeves embroidered in
pearls. The skirt was pulled at the hem
in harem fashion and had cascade
panels of satin falling at either side
A long court train of satin embroidered
in pearls was hung from a high waist
line and caught under band Of orange
blossoms. Her tulle veil was simply ar
ranged under a frill of the tulle caught
with orange blossoms and she carried a
shower bouquet of white orchids and
lilies of the valley.
Mrs. George Fort, wife of Lieut.. Fort,
U. S. N, was matrdn of honor. Her
gown was of apple green taffets and tulle
combined with silver lace. The bodice
was formed of silver tissue and tulle
and the skirt of taffeta was draped over
petticoat of silver lace. She carried
el,, ,f l.
Miss Dorothy shuey was maid of honor.
wearing a gown of pink taffeta over a
foundation OF pink chiffon. The bodice
OF silver tissue was finished with a
surplice of taffeta and the skirt had side
panels fashioned in cascade effect and
held with silver ribbons. Her bouquet
was OF pink roses.
Lieut. Brehon Somervell. L. S. A. acted
as best man.
At the Washington Club. the ballroom
where there was dancing throughout the
evening. was decorated with American
Beauty roses, palms and Australian ferns.
The mantels were banked with the roses
and a tall standard OF the same flowers
stood at the head Of the stairway. The
dining-room was similarly adorned with
pink roses and the table had a huge
basket of pink roses and snapdragons as
centerpiece. The reception room, where
the bridal couple stood. was banked
with roses. gracefully intermingled with
palms and ferns.
Mrs. McCumber, mother of the bride.
assisted in receiving. wearing a hand
some gown of orchid satin brocaded in
silver and gold. The bodice was formed
Of silver lace over orchid chiffon en-
broidered in silver and there were long
sleeves Of silver lace.
When Lieut.. Brand and his bride left
for their wedding trip. the latter wore
modish suit of Antwerp blue homespun
made with Norfolk jacket and pleated
skirt with a collar of khaki kool. Her
hat was a medium-seized mushroom of
putty-colored straw faced with blue silk
and trimmed with blue wheat and blue
roses. They will make their home
temporarily in Washington, where
Lieut.. Brand is stationed at Washington
Barracks.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock entertained at
dinner last evening at her residence in
Scott circle.
The Chilean Ambassador and Nine.
de Munizaga Varela will spend the
summer at Edgewood, Nd, where they
have taken the Clarence L. Harding
residence.
Mr.. Colville Barclay. counselor of the
British Embassy, and Mrs. Barclay ex-
pect to pass the summer at Newport,
having rented Hilltop, the Phinney
residence, for the season. MIR. and
Mrs Barclay have been Identified