The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
Weddings.

Impressive and beautiful in its ar
rangement was the wedding in the
Bethlehem Chapel of the Cathedral
OF ST. Peter and st. Paul at o'clock
yesterday afternoon, Of Miss Dorothea
Owen. daughter Of Senator and Mrs.
Robert L owen, Of Oklahoma, and
Mr. Jchn Cameron Hawkins, which
was celebrated there.
The richly carved altar and choir
stall before which the wedding party
snd ministers stood during the cere-
mony were decorated but little, there
being a few vases OF flowers and
lighted candles on the altar, while
autumn leaves relieved the choir
stalls of their austerity. The pill
lars of the chapel were entwined
with smilax capped at the top with
autumn leaves. and autumn leaves
and flowers filled the inches along
the walls.
There was a specially prepared pro-
gram Of wedding music. with the full
choral service. the vested boy choir
leading the bridal party through the
chapel to the altar. The ceremony
was impressively performed by the
Rev. DR.. Charles Huchison, of Phil.
adelphia. guardian OF the bridegroom,
assisted by Dean George c. F. Brate-
nahl, of the cathedral.
The bride was given away by her
father and wore a sumptuous-look-
ing wedding gown of white wedding
ring velvet, the material as soft and
fine as chiffon. The mode Of the
gown was quite distinctive, the very
long train being fastened at the
shoulders and confined at the waist
by a handsome girdle Of pearls which
crossed to the front and fell to the
bottom of the skirt. while below the
girdle In the back the material was
draped in hustle effect. One corner
of the train was turned back and
finished with clusters Of flowers and
a bow of tulle. The sleeves Of tulle
were long and clase and like the
sQuare-necked bodice of velvet, were
finished with small pearl beads.
Points of the tulle fell over the hand.
The unusually full bridal veil was
arranged to fall over the face, and
was held by q chaplet OF pearls acre So
the brow and spray OF orange bios
SONS at the crown. Adding q dainty
touch to the costume was the wrist
watch of platinum and diamonds
which the bridegroom presented to
her. The bridal boquet was Of orange
blossoms and stephanotis with other
flowers.
The train OF attendants was the
longest seen in Washington this sea
son, with Mrs. Hepburn Walker, of
Pittsburgh. as matron Of honor. and
Miss Alice O'Gorman. Of New York;
Mss Laurie Smith, of Sayville. L. l.;
Miss Joyce Shaw-Kennedy, of Rosslyn
L. l., and Miss Lillian Birney a.
bridesmaids
They all wore gowns Of white vel
vet, the matron Of honor wearing Q
short square train edged with kolin-
skey, and In this her gown was Diff
fered but little from those of the
bridesmaids, The skirts of the gowns
were draped in hustle effect and at
the waistline behind were huge bows
of the velvet edged with kolinskey
while the same fur finished tho col
lars OF the bodices and furnished q
narrow band for the stiff brims of tho
velvet hats which had soft crcwns Of
the velvet. They all carried sheafs
Of American beauty roses.
Just as in every other wedding
party Of the season, there was an un-
certainty about all Of the men OF the
party except the bridegroom being
there, and changes were made almost
up to the day Of the weddin. Mr..
Dewitt Hawkins, U. s. N. R., brother
Of the bridegroom, was best man, and
the party of ushers who seated the
many notables invited for the cere-
mony included Lieut.. Lewis Augur.
U. 8. R.. Of Ridgewood. N. j.; Pay
master Blaine Mallan, U. 8. N. r..
Washington; Lieut.. Charles Bartlett.
Lowell, Mass, u. 8. R., and stationed
at Camp Meade; Lieut.. Hamilton
Dyckman, and Mr.. Norman SchafY. Of
Philadelphia.
Following the church ceremony there
was q reception at the home Of Sen.
ator and Mrs. Owen in K street.
where the entire entertainment suite
was decorated with gay autumn leaves
and chrysanthemunns, with tall sheafs
Of American Beauty roses on the man.
ties. There was q canopy or bower
of autumn leaves and flowers in the
drawing room under which the bridal
pair received. Mrs. Owen assisted
them in receiving the several hun
dred guests. and wore a gown OF
taupe velvet and gsorgette crepe. tie
tunic Of georgette being embroidered
h0udaomely In Hilk IN tog>~ ~ tauue