The Washington herald., 1917-04-17
Last of Spring Balls for Charity
Propes Brilliant Social Affair

small reception at the residence Of Sec
retary and Mrs. McAdoo IN R street.
st. Matthew's Church was the scene OF
brilliant military wedding yesterday at
noon, when Miss Mary Regina Irwin,
daughter OF Commander and Mrs. William
Manning Irwin. u. S. N, became the
bride OF Lieut.. Thomas B. Larkin. Corps
OF Engineers. U. s. A. The ceremony,
which was performed by Father Buckley.
was followed by nuptial mass and later
by q breakfast at the Washington Club.
The church was charmingly decorated in
green and white. suggestive of springtime.
Standards OF Easter lilies marked the
pews reserved for relatives and close
friends. The chancel was banked with
palms, ferns. and Easter lilies, and olus-
ters Of lilies filled the altar vases.
The wedding music was furnished by
the organ. accompanied by a string quar-
tet and a musical program was given
during the seating Of the guests.
The bride was 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 a court train hung from the
shoulders. The corners 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 old rose point lace finished
the front Of the bodice and fell in soft
folds over the top of the train. She wore
tulle veil held by a wreath of orange
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 deur-de-lfs
Miss Annie Irwin was maid of honor
for her sister, wearing fiesh-colored
satin. veiled with cream-colored Margot
lace. She wore a picture hat of pale
pink straw trimmed with pink ribbon
streamers and a small cluster OF roses
in pastel shades and carried a sheaf of
Killarney roses.
Miss Margaret Larner. Miss Ruth Lar
ner, Miss Edith Blair. Miss Elizabeth
Hamilton. all Of Washington; Miss Mar
garet Ashley. of Toledo, and Miss Vir-
ginia Carr, OF Albuquerque, were the
bridesmaids. Their gowns were Of white
satin veiled in Margot lace, with their
girdles in pastel shades, two Of them
wearing pale pink. two yellow, and two
blue. Their hats OF silver horsehair had
crowns OF satin to match their sashes.
and were trimmed with clusters of roses.
in pastel tones. They carried bouquets
of tan-colored sweet peas.
Lieut.. Blackburn Hall. q. s. A., was
best man for Lieut.. Larkin. and the ush-
ers were Mr.. Harrison Barbour Irwin.
brother OF the bride, and Lieut.. Frazer
Tompkins, Lieut.. Ernest Frederick Mil
Ter, Lieut.. Donald Angus Dawson, Lieut..
Alexander Powell Cronkhite, Lieut.. Lay
son Enslow Atkins. and Lieut. Paul AL
bert Hodgson, all classmates of the
bridegroom at the Military Academy.
At the Washington Club, where a re-
ception and breakfast followed the cere-
mony. the decorations were Of spring
blossoms. The bride and bridegroom.
with their entire wedding party and the
parents of the bride. received in the re-
ception room against an effective back
ground formed Of a large American flag
and palms Australian ferns and palms
screened the orchestra which played
throughout the reception.
A seated breakfast was served for the
briday party In the private dining-room,
which was decorated entirely in white
roses and lilies. A buffet breakfast was
served in the ballroom. which was deco
rated with vari-colored spring blossoms.
Among the out-of-town guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Henry W. Ashley, Of Toledo,
Ohio; Mrs. Philip Hale. Mrs. Charles
voorhis. and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ever
ett Blodgett, all of Boston. and Mr.. and
Mrs. william p Halliday, OF Memphis.
Tenn.
Mrs. Irwin. mother Of the bride, wore
a gown of beige georgette crepe draped
over satin of the same shade, and hat
Of sapphire blue tulle trimmed with
beige ostrich plumes- Mrs. Harold p.
Norton, aunt of the bride, wore a gown
Of pale gray georgette crepe embroidered
in steel beads, with a small purple sailor
hat, the crown encircled with band Of
pansies. A shoulder cape of silver satin
lined with purple completed the costume.
Mrs. James F. Barbour wore a handsome
gown of gray georgette crepe embroider-
ed in silk and beads Of the same shade,
with a black hat trimmed with one large
gray ostrich plume.
Lieut.. Larkin and his bride left Wash
Ington later in the afternoon, the latter
wearing a dark blue crepe de chine
gown with a sport collar Of ecru Georgette
crepe, with coin spots Of Chinese red and
green. Her hat was a dark blue sailor
with a crown of crepe de chine trimmed
with dark blue roses and forget-me-nots
and she wore q long coat OF tan Jersey
cloth belted with q sash Of the same and
finished with a midnight blue satin col
lar. After a short wedding trip they will
return to Washington where the bride
groom has been stationed since his re-
turn from the border IN February.