The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-20
MISS EDITH KOON
BRIDE OF TODAY
Marries Wilbur J. Carr, Director
of Consulate Service, at
Dresden Apartment.
LANSINGS AMONG GUESTS
Brilliant Reception at Rausch-
er's Will Be Attended by
Several Hundred.

SNSN 49,
The marriage Of Miss Edith Adele
Koon. daughter of Mrs. Ezra Koon
and Wilbur J. Carr. director Of the
consular service, will take place al
$50 o'clock this afternoon in the
brides apartment at the Dresden.
The Rev. DIR. Herbert Scott Smith
rector of St Margaret's Church. will
officiate and the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Lansing are the only guests
save members of the family and
friends from out of-town who will at
tend the ceremony. 4 brilliant re
ception at Rauscher's, TO which sew
eral hundred guests have been in
vited, will follow
The drawing room of Mrs Rooms
apartment has been converted into
a chapel, with an improvised altar
backed by graceful cybodium ferns
erected between the windows. Great
standards of Easter lilies and lighted
tapers in tall eleven branch candle
sticks flank the prieidieu and stand,
ards of lilies, connected by white
ribbons form the aisle through which
the bridal party will pass.
SmIIax Decorations.
The walls are yelled in Southern
smilRx, and palms and Easter lilies
and roses are used in profusion. The
white pillars which mark the door
way between the drawing room and
the spacious hall are wreathed in
smliaX and marked by sheares of
Mock roses, great pink blossoms
with the rich foliage peculiar TO
American Beauties
The hall is empowered in Southern
smilaN, and Mock roses, palms and
smilaX decorate the other rooms of
the apartment. 4 string orchestra
will play the usual wedding marches
and give a short program while the
guests are arriving.
Gown of Ivory Satin.
The bride, who via be given in
marriage by her mother, will enter
liam Prindle, of Duluth, Mimi, life
long friend of her family.
She will wear a rarely beautiful
gown of ivory satin, with an over
dress of antique Venetian pofnpadour
lace. The bodice is composed of the
lace, which is of an unusually lovely
ivory tone, draped over satin and
there are long transparent lace
sleeves. The skirt, which is made
short, has a graduateO overskfrt of
lace continued to the foot OF the
long and gracefully draped train.
VIII Carry OpheIIa Roses.
Her veil of tulle will be arranged
smoothly over the brides lovely and
abundant hair, with wee points of
Brussels lace to frame her face. She
will carry bouquet of Ophelia roses
and gardenias and small ivory pray
erbook belonging to her mother. from
which the service will be read Her
only ornament will be the bride
groom's gift, a brooch formed of n
circlet of diamonds and two circlets
of small pearls set in platinum
Miss Leah Stock, of HillsdaIe, Mich
a cousin of the bride. viii be rand of
honor and will wear a becoming cos
tune of white and green The gown
is fashioned of white charmeuse on
Greek lines and is banded about the
bottom of the skirt with iridescent
paillettes in rich tones of green. The
simple bodice has short sleeves of
white tulle, with shoulder straps of
green velvet beared and a bit of the iri-
descent green is let into the front.
She will cary a sheaf of American.
Beauties. DIR. Charles Adams Holder,
of New York, will be best man for Mr..
Carr.
Wear Gray Satin.
Mrs. Koon. the brides mother. will
wear. a handsome costume of gray
satin heavily brocaded in silver. The
OVerdress is deliberately draped and
the sleeves and bodice garniture OF
gray tulIe are embroidered in silver. |
She will wear a cOrsage bouquet of |
mauve orchids.
Mrs. Alexander Stock. cousin of the 1
bride, who is visiting Mrs. Koon, will |
be gowned in cloth OF silver yelled
in silver tissue, with a bodice of sill I
yer gray paillettes.
Will Receive With Couple.
At Rauscher's, where the reception
will be held at D o'clock, Mrs. Eoon
will receive with the bride and bride
groom. The decorations are OF Amer I
lean Beauty roses and Quantities OF f.
greens and the table, which is laid 1
in the center OF the small ball room
is decked with Bride roses and Eas-
ter lilies. In the small reception room.
where the punch bowl will be placed,
the color scheme is pink. There will |
be dancing during the afternoon.
The guests from oUt-of-town include /
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Stock. OF Mich |
iGan: Mrs. Henry Schurmeyer. Of 81.
Paul, a cousin Of the bride: DIR. and |
Mrs. Charles Adams Holder, Of New |
York: Charles Lands. Of Wilmington |
Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Livermorc, Of New
Haven: Charles Hunt. Miss Hunt, and |
Mrs. Benson. Of Baltimore: Miss Juliet
Heyl. Of Philadelphia; Mrs. J. 4. Church |
i'll, Of New Yrok: Ira Wood and Miss |
Wood. of Trenton, n. j.. and Mrs. FL |
bridge Moore. Of New York. and Mr. |
and Mrs. William Prindle, Of Duluth, |
Miss.
To Live mt Dresden.
Upon their return from their wedding |
trip, Mr.. Carr and his bride will make |
their home at the Dresden. The, brides |
travelling costume is moyenage gown |
Of dark blue serge and black satin.
made with modish drapery over the /
hips. With this she will wear becom-
ing moleskin coat with deep collar
and cuffs of fox fur dyed to match. and
2 small hat Of moleskin and taupe vef-
vet trimmed with an Impian head in
shades of red. green, and bronze.
Engagement Ia Announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Maynard Harlan,