The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
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yer lace with crowns of four crossed
strips of silver ribbon. Long tulle
streamers hung over one shoulder and
were tied to one Of the flowing tulle
sleeves Of the gowns. The maids were:
Miss Sara Hickling, Miss Marie Covert,
both Of Washington; Miss Alice Kirk
patrick, OF Bethesda, Nd; Miss Con-
stance Houghton. of Scranton. Pa.
Miss Madelyn Piummcr, of Lisbon
Falls, Me-, and Miss Pauline Scheid.
Of Tamaqua, Pa.
Lieut.. Milton Schwab, U. s. r.. was
best man for his brother. Samuel Nit
man. Of South Bethlehem. Pa; Fer
nando Gonzalez and Eduardo Con
zalez, of Mexico City; Herman Men
thai, Franklin Myers, Colbert Crowder
and Barnum Cotton were the ushers
A reception followed the ceremony
at the brides home. The walls OF
the drawing rooms and dining rooms
were covered with Southern smilax
while pink roses were banked on the
mantels and in every possible place
A large lattice scren hung with smilax,
ferns and pink roses formed q back
ground for the young couple. who
were assisted in greeting their guests
by the brides mother, Mrs Van Fos-
sen. She wore a handsome gown ot
black tulIe over cloth Of gold, with
elaborate irredescent trimmings. With
it she wore a black tulle hat covered
with ostrich plumes.
Among the guests from out Of town
were: Rev. Leroy Eltringham. OF
Catasauqua, Pa; Clarence Wagner, OF
the General Theological Seminary ot
New York; Dr. and Mrs. F. NJ. Town.
send, Of Poughkeepsie: Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Shipman. OF South Bethele'
hem, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Green, also Of South Bethlehem; Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Smylie, Of Atlantic
City; Mrs. W. w. johnson, Of Phila-
delphia; Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Seligman
and Miss Seligman, Of Tamaqua, Pa
Mrs. A. II. Herkness, Capt. Sidney
Herkness and Lieut. A NJ. Herkness,
all of Philadelphia. and o. F. Com
stock, of Flatbush, N. Y.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Schwab left
for their wedding journey the bride
wore a smart frock OF blue crepe
meteor with bands of beaver fur. a
taupe-colored bolivia cloth coat, a
black velvet hat, trimmed with blue
and silver ribbons and taupe-colored
wolf furs. They will reside, upon
their return, at the Waverly apart
ments. at the corner Of Nineteenth and
n streets
The new issue OF the diplomatic
list records several changes In the
stan Of the Russian Embassy. the
names Of the Counselor and Nine.
Cnou, Of the first secretary and Nine.
de Heuck, of the second secretary
and Nine. de Mohrenscildt. and Of
Baron Renaud d'Ungern Sternberg
having been removed. The four at
tacnes resigned to express their lack
OF sympathy with the present gov
ernment in Russia. Capt. Mishtowt.
naval attache; C. ]. Medzikhovsky.
financial attache. and Mr.. Andrew
Kalpashnikoff. attache, now agsent
on leave. are the only members Of
the present embassy stan whose
service goes back to the old regime.
all having been connected with It
when 1t represented the car.
Several changes of address are
noted among the members of the
British Embassy stafr.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Joyce Broder-
ick. the former an assistant COM
mercial adviser of the British en-
'1e1oSs Sldus nave IeIIlON-
ed from the Ontario to 2145 Califor-
mia street. A. A. Patton. also assist
ant temporary commercial adviser of
the temporary stan. is established
at 1902 Eighteenth street for the sea-
son. Lord Eustace Percy. secretary,
Is at 17T Nineteenth street for the
winter. The Hon. and Mrs. John
Lyon have gone from 1621 Massachu-
Sntfd NJ fg
cial secretary.
Lieut.. Col. Campbell Stuart, assist
ant military attache, who is now in
New York with the British war mis-
sion, listed as absent, as Is Nagel
Law, third secretary. The name OF
Ralph H. Thomas. third secretary
on the temporary staff, has been re-
moved from the roster.
Francesca Quattrone, C. E, special
delegate on the stan OF the Italian
Embassy, and Mrs. Quattrone have
moved from the Wyoming to 171O New
Hampshire avenue. Mr.. Enrico AlH-
alta, financial secretary of the en-
bassy, is at Rutland Courts. Mrs.
Alllata is not in this country.
Commander de BIanpre, naval at
tache of the French Embassy, and
Nine. de Blanpre. who have been
living at 1920 Twenty-third street,
are at 1719 Connecticut avenue for the
winter.
The counselor Of the Argentine
Embassy. Federico NJ. Quintana, and
Mrs. Quintana have moved from 121S
Sixteenth street to 1915 Connecticut
avenue.
DIR. Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, the
Cuban Minister, has taken an apart
ment at the Willard until his new
legation is ready for occupancy.
though in the December dfplomatic
list his address Is given at the new
Iegation. $50 Sixteenth street. He
left Washington yesterday for New
York. where he Joined Nine. de Ces-
pedes' who has been there for a fort
night.
Miss Clestine Eustis, who has been
one Of the most active members OF
the Aiken winter colony, has arrived
in Aiken and Is the guest of Mrs.
JOSEF Holman until after Christmas.
when she will be with her sister, Mrs.
Thomas Hitchcock, at their winter
home, Mon Repos. Mr.. Hitchcock and
his son are said to be the Oldest and
the youngest members of the aviation
corps of the United States. Miss
Eustis has Just recently returned
from France. where she has been
doing relief work.
Miss Mary W. Taft, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. William c. Taft, of Will
oughby Rodgers Lodge, near Towsori,
and second cousin to former President
Taft, will be married at noon Satur-
day to Russell w. Todd, of New
York. The ceremony win be per-
formed at the residence of the brides
by Rev. J. A. MacSporran.
The Southern Relief Sociat, will