The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-07
Easter Brides
Hold the Center
Of the Stage

Z All the world loves a lover. and
! ucky Il k.at7S time like this whom
oae hsssbs6Plk Of nothlnE but we'd
t.ings-GHdSfhe war. The wars too
tsrrfbI6 to dwell on idly, 30 lets get
: Gown to the ..wsddlngs. Last week
) I ven that most notable OF visitors,
I . 1s Grace OF York. picturesque
: figure m his Rurpie coat, shorts" and
liver buckled shoes. gracefully re-
! signed the center Of the stage to the
brides. a.
! The SfStty MAZDA who served Is at
7 iendants linked the three big we'd
[, dings Of the week together rather
ouriousiy. Marglret Fahnestock was
bridesmaid for Anne Hopkins the day
=. before she- hefseIr becafne bride:
:, Catherlna Harlow served as brides
/ maid for both Miss FGhnestoek and
! Miss Hopkins and Eleanors Morgan,
!, who WAS Frances Aoore's only at
/ iendant 'seuSin' her little brothers,
! Lloyd and Clarence Moore, was also
a member OF the Hopkins-Hope we'd
ding party. Several OF the ushers
: likewise did double duty S~--'s
=
: 1 woAder also II / have scrambled
|. these weddings 30 hopslessly that you
!. won't knew who was married to
: whom. Lars get theha straight. On
> Tuesday "sweet Anne Hopkins be-
same sweet Anne Hope" as one of
: The local papers rather gracefully
: put IL, her marriage to her tail Brit
: ish soldier, Capt John Gregory Hope,
: z. r. B., taking place In ST. Thomas
EChnrch. On Wednesday, Margaret
! F'shhestock and SylvaauB Stokes, jr.,
=werA married In the Bethlehem
chapel Of the Cathedral, ana yester-
day the wedding OF Frances Moore
: snd Lieut.. Henri AGruuiSan, of the
French aviation mission, took place
sin ST. Matthew'S Church.
: Wedding Picturesque
and BealtlfaI.
; There vas marked individuality
sabout each OF the esFemonies- Mar
sgaret FakhSsteeE's wedding was pic
turesqus and beautiful to the fninut-
est detAil-"the iovelIest wedding I
ever saw IN America" one man called
it. b man who has witnessed scores
Of Fashionable weddings in New
York, Newport, and other fashionable
places. as well a. in washington.
But ter myself liked Anne Hop
kins' wedding better. R+~ss simpler.
Tor enc tAiH6. aud to nay mind rather
moro imagination vsnt Into It's plan
hing.
liked tins way the organ sveIled
5Ato the strains Of "The Star-Span-
glsA Banner" bringing q thrilled
eompany 70 It's feet, as the BRIDE
Ereon ana Die best msn entered the
church, ah4 the piaying q -',God Save
the King NJ TIE Sidf4 20 the mar
riaee eereMoAf. 1 IEk9d COO, the sub
stitution Of the spiendidIy martial
''Priests March" from Aida" for
the LohrengTin wedding March"
ana the Faust" music used a. a re-
ctssionAL Trust the Hopkins family
10 inject originality into even 80 con-
.vSntiohGl Q thing AZ a Wedding and
without sacrificing any Of It's dig
nifty. The huge many-StSrred service
flag which hangs beside the chanceI
Of 81 fhOmHs' Church did its BIT to
al to the military atmosphere, as
wen - the uniforms OF the men of
the vOd4ing party-and the whole
thing brought q lump into my throa L
The church was ctpwded. q dis
dAGuiShe6 and . cosmopolitan crowd.
I saw Nine Riano. the Marquis and
AArquisO Dc PDlignac, General Cor
mack, Captain Hopes CHIEF; all seat
ed we'll up front Also Brig Gen.
ana 4rs. George Barnett Mrs. Arthur
Lee. Mira Akssi wIchhsld aAd Fran
css Moore. NrG Frederick GiIiett, and
Fraaeea He1r-+LoHiBa Hoar vas one
Of the brideEnaaIds-and the mothers
OF several others of the group OF at
tSndantG And just back Of me was
bSVy attractive girls - Margaret
Ceperton. Helen Cameron, Helen
Campbell, and one or two others.
They wete all memBers of Margaret
Fahnsstock's bridal party. and were
eAGtteFtnE exeitedIy of the rood
times they had bSeh having and were
to have.
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The prettiest thing about the
F4Anestoek-StoTN wedding, thought, !
va1 the picture presented when the :
bride. IN her magnificent medieval