The Washington times., 1917-04-16
NAVY BELLE BRIDE
OF ARMY ENGINEER
Miss Mary Regina Irwin Mar
. ried to Lieut.. Thomas 3.
Larkin in ST. Matthew's.

p A brilliant military wedding was
solemnized at noon today in St. Mat
th4w's Church, when Miss Mary Re
gina Irwin, daughter of Commander
ana Mrs. William Manning Irwin, U.
s. N, became the bride of Lieut..
Thomas B. Larkin, Corps of Engi-
neers, u. S. A. The ceremony. which
was performed by Father Buckley,
was attended by a distinguished com
peny, and was followed by q nuptial
mass and later by aa breakfast at
the Washington Club.
In. The church the decorations Of
green and white were suggestive OF
springtime. Standards of Easter Ill
les marked the pews reserved for rel
atives and close friends. The chancel
was banked with palms, ferns, and
Easter lilies, and clusters of lilies
filled the altar vases.
The wedding music was especially
lovely, the organ being accompanied
by q string quartet. A charming
program was given during the seat
ing of the guests. The orchestra
played softly during the ceremony
and the nuptial mass. and at the
onertory la Priere de st. Cecile, an
original composition by Louis Lom-
bard, was given. The bridal party
entered the church TO the strains OF
the Bridal Chorus" from 'Lohengrtn,
and, as they left Mendelssohn's We'd
ding March" was played.
Father Escorts Bride.
The bride was escorted and given
in marriage by her father. who, like
the bridegroom and his attendants,
wore the full dress uniform of his
rank. She wore a lovely gown Of
ivory Duchess satin, made with a
draped skirt and court train hung
from below the shoulders. The corn
ers OF the train were embroidered in
pearls and the same pearl embroidery
was used on the bodice. The elbow
sleeves Of tulle were held by strands
Of pearls over the shoulders and a
drapery Of lovely old rose point lace
finished the front of the bodice and
fell in soft folds over the top of the
train. She wore q tulle veil simply
arranged and held by a wreath of
grange blossoms, and carried a shower
bouquet Of lilies of the valley. Her
only ornament was the bridegroom's
gift, q necklace OF three strands OF
pearls held at intervals by diamond
leur-de-lis. ...H, "a,
Miss Annie Irwin was maid of honor
for her sister. Her frock was of flesh
colored satin, veiled with cream
colored Margot lace. The skirt was
draped, the bodice cut square at the
neck and fashioned with elbow
sleeves, and with this becoming cos
tune she wore q picture hat of pale
pink straw trimmed with pink ribbon
streamers and a bunch of wee roses
in pastel shades. She carried a sheaf
of Killarney roses.
The bridesmaids, Miss Margaret
LRrner, Miss Ruth Larner, Miss Edith
Blair, Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, all Of
Washington: Miss Margaret Ashley, of
Toledo, and Miss Virginia Carr, of
albuquerque, wore gowns of white
satin veiled in Margot lace. The
pastel shades OF their bouquets of
yari-colored sweet peas were repeated
in their girdles, two of them wearing
pale pink, two yellow, and two blue.
Their hats of silver horsehafr had
crowns OF satin to match their sashes,
and were trimmed with clusters of
roses, in pastel tbntf. :. ?
Lieutenant Han Best Man.
Lieut. Blackburn Hall. U. S. A.,
was best man for Lieutenant Larkin,
and the ushers were Harrison Bar
bour Irwin, brother of the bride, and
Lieut.. Frazer Tompkins, Lieut.. Ernest
Frederick Miller, Lieut.. Donald Angus |
Dawson, Lieut. Alexander Powell |
Lieut. Layson Enslow At |
lCins, and Lieut.. Paul Albert Hodgson, |
all classmates of the bridegroom at |
the Military Academy.
. After the marriage ceremony, dur
ing which the bridal party stood in |
the chancel. grouped in a semi-circle |
about the bride, the bridesmaids and |
ashers took their places in the two |
front pews for the nuptial mass. As
Larkin and his bride de
Scended the chancel steps on their
way from the church the ushers drew
up In two lines and formed an arch
way with drawn sabers, beneath
which they passed.
Mrs. Irwin. mother OF the bride, wore
! handsome costume Of biege georgette
,repe embroidered in sapphire beads.
hat Of sapphire blue horsehair braid,
trimmed with biege -plumes, completed
/ handsome and becoming costume. The
,ride's uncle and aunt, Capt and Mrs.
T. p. Norton. U. S. N, were seated near
Mrs. Irwin. Mrs. Norton wearing a gray
Ceorgette crepe costume embroidered in
Iteel beads. with a hat OF royal purple
trimmed with pansies: Her wrap OF
liver gray satin was lined with royal
purple.
Al Washington Club Commander and
hr1. Irwin received with Lieutenant
md Mrs. Larkin. the members of the
,ridal party forming an interesting
'roup behind them. A great American
lag near by carried out the military
lote. The reception rooms and the ball
DOM. where the buffet breakfast was
erved. were gay with spring flowers.
nd in the dining room. where the +
rides table was laid, the decorations
rere all In white.
Among the out-of-town guests at
he wedding were Mr.. and Mrs. H.