Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-29

u The last September days nave been
real calendar days. with glorious
s blue and gold atmosphere that belongs
peculiarly to this frs: fall month, and
society is quite busy unracking it's
boxes and getting settled in town.
Houses arc opening up much sooner
than usual this year. Perhaps it is the
genuine fall weather that September
brough, packed away neatly in its
nandboN: perhaps il is interest in war
work that must be resumed as soon
as possible At any rate. society is at
home for tho autumn. At one OF the
plays at the Academy last week the
audience nigh; we'll have been picked
from Richmouds Blue Book and thus
the season advances.
There are rumors OF many weddings
for rcXt month. September. which
Usually marks only the departure Of
girls and boys for boarding school and
college. chrouicled any number OF most
important weddings OF interest. Octo-
Der and November are the real nuptial
months of the fall. and Dame Rumor
smiles and whispers OF at least four
most interesting engagements to be
shortly announced and a round dozen
OF weddings 20 take place i'll the next
several weeks. The departure overseas
OF some very daShinc officers has hur-
ried the wedding plans of more than
ono fail bride: so there will bc few
brilliant weddings in the old sense OF
the word In fact. large weddings
where mere acquaintanccs elbow ones
own k!th and kin 10 the point of dis
comfort are fast becoming thing Of
the past. The bride Of to-day wants
only the close friends and relatives
that she loves TO witness her marriage,
and. indeed. the wedding is SO simple
on account OF war conditions that the
IDLY curious are not Interested: hence
the war bride can have her wedding
all her own way. There is lovely
story of certain family who always
attended every wedding Of note In
town. whether they were hidden or not
And they tell the tale Of a very viva
cious and clever girl waiting in the
vestIbule of the church for her own
wedding and whispering to the maid of
honor: Look inside, Elizabeth. and tell
me If you see Mrs. Blank and her
daughters. If she is not there | re-
fuse TO be married. for i, means mine
is not a fashionable wedding"
And so it goes. Life is so full of
brightness and fun. if one Will only
look up at the flooding sunshine and
not down upon the rocks and rough
ness OF LIES highway, which. alack, is
not always strcwn with roses.
Spanish influenza has made dreadful
inroads into the usual Saturday night
balls and dances, SO that the soldiers
and sailors and the girls they dance
letr I, IL.
tor a week or so. The balls each week
and informal dances given for the army
and navy men arc important social
events. and their postponemcnt leaves
Miss Society TO tweedle her thumbs, SO
far as dancing is concerned.
> An interesting and important we'd.
ding of the week is that OF Miss Marie
Tabb Lightfoo;, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Bernard LiGhtfoot, to
Thomas Brown. Jr. The ceremony will
take place Wednesday at high noon in
ST James Episcopal Church. No cards
will be issued in town. Mr.. Brown is
Il son of Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Brown,
OF Wcstmorcland County.
BRENT WITT.
Leaving for School.
Miss Helena caperton will return to
the Gateway School for Girls. in New
Haven Conn. carly in the week. Miss
sumo her studies. viii he the CUES,
of Mrs. Harry $ Bowen. at Brook
holt" Hampstead, Long Island, \. \.
Promoted To Captain.
Word has been received here an
nouncing the promotion OF Lieutenant
G. q. Garland. United states Tank Ser
vice, TO captain Captain Garland is
son of Mr.. and Mrs. X. y. Garland. of
this city, and is widely known here.
where he formerly practiced r! law. l lie
service and this is his second pro-
motion sinceNrntcrihg the army.
Interesting" Wedding.
An interesting Wedding OF late Sep
TENDER was celebrated Saturday morn
ing a 1880 o'clock AT ST. stephens
Episcopal Church, when Miss May
Kobertson; daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
hurst OH the Three Chopt Road. was
married TO William Hardy Taylor. son
OF Mr. and Mrs s r. Taylor, of Acco.
mae County, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. James -. Gibson IN
the presence Of !arg. asscmbiaSe OF
relatives and friends The church was
rod. and pink and white. asters We're
used on the altar The organist
played the wedding music,
The bride. who was gwen away by
her father wore a volnEaway gown
OF midnight blue. with Il modish hat
to match and carried n corsagc Oou
DAVE, niece of the groom, preceded the
bride as flower giri, and wore quaint
White costume and bonnet. and carried
basket OF pink sweetheart roses.
Riley Taylor, OF Richmond. acted as
best man for his brother. There was
no wedding breakfast. and immediately
after the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs Tay-
Tor left for a Northern honcymo DON
and later vii! be established At Acco-
mac.
The wedding is one - the most I'm
?vrtant in the social calendar of Rich
mend as both the ir,dc and groom
are members IF DISTINGUISHED families
in Virginia Miss Robertson was cLu-
Gated At the Mary BALDWIN Seminary.
Jerman-J Johnston.
Lieutenant William L johnston.
United states Army. has announced the
marriage OF MS sister, Miss Mary Agli-
onby Johnst@n OF This city. TO Lieu
tenant william herman United states
Army. formerly OF Richmond ana Norm
Carolina. The ceremony took place
very quietly Monday. September 22. AZ
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