The Washington times., 1917-12-16
News and Gossip
OfCdpital Social
Doines and Fdds
DEAR SUSAN,

DEAR sUsANi
It's quite too bad 70 haFa two i'm
poTtant weddings IN one afternoon
especially when they're OF such gen
aral interest ss Edith GEacie,s mar
rfage to Dunbar Burchell Adams and
the wedding OF LsniEa GIllett7Hin to
Lieut. James Nicholas Wynn Mcclure
q. s. A, both OF which were solemn
lad yesterday afternoon FortunRte-
~, The AdamB-Gracie wedding was IT
Z o'clock and the other at 8, SO some
Of ms did manage by speeding up our
sstootvork" q bit to take them both
tn.
WaahInEton has q proprietary tn
terast In Edith Oracle aud her wed
ding. She q one of our own girls
Who has grown up among US, in spite
q 3 tendency TO 90 OF visiting among
her mothers, relatives in New York.
And then there's q certain tenderness
fm her, remembering her fathers har-
ruwinE experience on the Titanic. He
was Col. Archibald Oracle, who went
doEu with the Titanic-and came up
again. was picked up, and lived to tell
the tale. though the experience
broke his health. ana he did not lOng
survive it
TIE wedding took place In st.
LhDmAE Church, with q maid Of honor
and six bridesmaids and ''ushers to
match" and everybody in town there,
an1 . big reception afterward at
RHnscher's-quite Ike old times and
1iEtinctly the most spectacular cere-
nnnny Washington has seen since
he United States entered the war.
ne Rt. Rev. Henry Vane Darlington,
hlehop Of Harrisburg, and the Rev.
6E. c. Ernest Smith, rector of St
IAsmas', oficlAtsd
The only thing TO mar the brides
Anppiness was the fact that Mrs.
Hanry D. Flood. who was TO have
Ponn matron OF honor, was prevented
~ the sudden death of her brother.
fortunately. howeter, Msrgheritta
F1llmau was able to slip into the role
- chief attendant at short notice; and
her wardrobe boosted a charming
brock of orchid faillo ana silver lace,
rhich blended eharmingly with the
&pphire blue OF the bridesmaids
froclIG- She wore . silver lace hat
trimmed with beaver. and carried Law
fnasr sweet peas and pansies.
Helen Blodgstt was the only other
washington girl In the wedding
pexty. which was made Up principally
D-+-e-N ANgN LONAGAk--aLAEN ALllAGLL.
Nredertcka Peterson, Mary Louise
Reckham. Katherins Clark Culver,
end Adrienne Iselin=there You have
ne other bridal attsndants.
Howard Woodnn, OF Rutland, Vt,
rEas best man. and the list Of nshers
tncluded the Rev. Henry Nana Oar
nngtons son Of Bishop Darlington:
Ldndell 7. Bates, Carl CIarkson
Springer, and Lieut. Henry Lewis
slRde. tr., all Of New York: Lieut.
John Tunstal and Hannis Taylor, jr.,
az Washington LAeutenant Tunstali
and Lieutenant slade. like the bride
STcpm. were in olive drab, and gave a
military touch to the ceremony when
they formed with crossed sabres an
aEchway through which the bridal
party passed.
GaERn IN Marriage
~ Her 1IOtheR.
Ths bride. who VS. given IN mar
riage by her mother, had the courage
70 walk up the long aisle alone. Her
Sewn was really lovely. 1t was fash
toned of soft cream satin, slightly
draped as to the skirt and combined
with the rich cream brocade Of her
mothers wedding gown. The skirt
had a panel of the carnation pat
termed brocade, which also formed one
side Of the bodice. and the long, mar
row court train was Of the same rich
material. Exquisite rose point lace,
an heirloom In the family, WAS used
in . cascade drapery on either side of
the skirt and formed the tiny sleeves.
The brides veil, worn By her great
grandmother on her wedding day, was
also OF lovely rose point lace II be-
longs to Edith's aunt. Mrs. William
Daliiba-Dutton, who loaned Il to her
for the great occasion. A soft tulle
ven over her face and a great shsaf
Of lavender orchids. shoWered with
lilies of the vailey-theFe. doesn't
that eomplsts . charming picture for
Sou9
The bridal party entered the church
TO the Danish Wedding March. select
ed In compliment to Mrs Oracle. who
10 Of Danish extraction, and the same
lovely march was used as q recess
siolal. for the bride includes Mendels-
Uoha and Wagner In her ban on all
that's German. Proceeding through
an aisle marked by huge clusters of
white chrysanthemumB, they ap-
PREACHED the chancel, where quanti-
ties Of fluffy white blossoms were
used with palms, feathsry ferns, and
trailing smllax-
oAG OOneeVt1on
In ErOel<S-
Sapphire blue Yslvst-thAt seems
rather an odd material for brides
maids frocks, but they were tremen-