The Washington herald., 1917-10-07

| chancel was outlined with a grace
| full curtain of smilax. while huge
| flags were in accord with the military
note in the uniforms of the BRIDE
groom and those of his attendants IN
| the service.
| Rear Admiral Peary, the north lole
explorer. escorted his daughter,
known the world over as the snow
baby" because she was born far with
in the Arctic Circle, whittier her
mother had accompanied her father
on his wonderful expedition. He
was in uniform. and she wore sim
pie gown of ivory satin with the
slightly y-draped skirt clearing the floor
by five inches. The bodice was also
draped in surpljce fashion. the \-shap-
| ed bodice being softened with folds
of tulle and a little rare old point
! lace. The beautiful lace veil, which
In deed formed the crowning feature
of the toilet. was mounted on tulle
which reached the hem of the court
train of satin. The tulle and lace
veil was arranged in cap effect and
held by clusters of orange blossoms
| She carried shower bouquet of lilies
1 of the valley and orchids.
The bride was attended by Miss
, Emily Steuart, as maid of honor, and
Mrs. Frederick Rafter, Miss Laura
| Graves. Miss Helen Blodgett, Miss
Jean Holmes and Miss Madge Die
| bitsch were her other attendan p.
( The bridesmaids frocks were OF hy-
i drangia blue faille, made with quite
boufant overskirts of blue tulle band
| ed with the faille. and posed over
| rather narrow underskirts. The close
/ lifting bodices were of the faille and
| the long full sleeves of tulle were
held at the waist with wee bows of
/ faiile. Becoming picture hats with
/ crowns of maille had brims of tulle
and we're trimmed with streamers of
| silver ribbon. The costume worn by
I the maid OF honor was fashioned
along the same lines. but of hy-
drangia pink faille and tulle. All the
attendants wore silver slippers and
carried arm bouquets of larkspur and
sn 4pdraSons in shades of pink and
blue. AS fitting finish to each toilet
was the bar pin set with pearls and
| tourmalins, given to them by the bride.
The list of ushers included Lieut.. Sid
ney COOK, Quartermaster Corps, u. 5.
X, Lieut.. John Putnam Loomis,
! Quartermaster Corps, L. S. r., Lieut..
Whitney Landon, Coast Artillery, u.
S, r., Prof Albert Liclllider. of Will
iams' Colleges Mr.. Chauncey Loomis,
OF Syracuse. N. Y, and Mr.. Robert
E. Peary, jr., brother of the bride.
Mr. h. II. Freeman. organist of st.
johns played the wedding march and
the bridal music and gave a number
OF selections while the guests were
being seated.
A reception at the home OF Admiral
and Mrs. Peary followed the cere-
mony, Mrs. Peary and Mrs. Stafford.
mother OF the bride and of the bride
groom receiving with them. Mrs
Peary wore a gown of old blue char
meuse veiled in georgette crepe of the
same shade and elaborately embroid-
| cred in shades of blue and old gold.
her black velvet hat was faced with
olue and trimmed about the crown
with blue ostrich. Mrs. Stafford's gown
was OF gray chiffon combined with
gray meteor satin and with II she
wore velvet hat of deep orchid
shade.
The drawing rooms and the entire
reception suite at the Peary home WAS
decorated with autumn flowers and
foliage.
Capt. Stafford is at present sta
toned at Fort Monroe and he will
take his bride there after a short
wedding journey.
Among the out-of-town guests her.
for the wedding were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Emil Diebitsch, of New York, uncle
and aunt of the bride. and Mrs.
Walter B. Sawyer, of Grafton, Va.
For travelling suit. Mrs. Stafford
wore gobelin blue cloth and black
velvet hat with beaded crown trim
med with wings.
Another wedding. of equal local in
terest was that at the Church Of the
Epiphany at o'clock, when the Rev.
DR.. Randolph Harrison McKim, the
rector, united in marriage Miss Dor
othy Adams. daughter Of DR.. and
Mrs. Samuel 8. Adams, and Lieut.
William Ayres Borden, Coast ArtiI-
lery. U. 8. A.. son of Col and Mrs
William Cline Borden. DIR. McKim
also ofiiciated at the marriage of DR..
and Mrs. Adams, their wedding being
a matter Of social note more than
twenty years ago.
The program Of wedding music from
old masters was given by Mr.. Nc
Chord, the organist, and was more
than usually elaborate.
The bride who was given in mar
riage by her father. wore a gown OF
white satin, the skirt made with side
drapertes edged with fne old vaisn-