The Washington times., 1919-02-26
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Miss Lillian Birney to Wed Capt. E. r. Finkenstaedt.
Mrs. Gregory Receives for Last Time.
\ Mss LILLIAN BIRNEY and

N n lSS Lillian blHNhI anu
MI Capt Edward r. Finkenstaedt,
ANA o. cleveland, VIA 10 Ii...I led
this afternoon. The ceremony wiz take
place in pretty little All Saints
| Chapel II Ia.yv On ~ Atu. 60 .. 3
o'clock. with only a little group OF
relatives and close friends of the
bride and bridegroom present, but a
large and brilliant company has been
asked for the reception which will
follow at ) o'clock. This will be
given at the home OF the brides
! brOther-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Walker, with whom she
has made her home since she was a
little girl.
The church is decorated with
palms, trailing greens, and Quantities
of Easter lilies, with lighted tapers
burning among the lilies on the
altar. The rector, Canon ]. w. Aus
tin. will officiate. The bride will be
given in marriage by her guardian.
DR.. l. wyman DrummOnd, Of New
York. and will be attended by Mrs.
Walker as matron OF honor. Little
Miss EVELYN Walker will be flower
girl. and Miss Elaine English, OF
Philadelphia, will be maid of honor.
Captain Finkenstaedt will have as
best man his brother, Lieut.. Harold
Cant boua iu ATE ndcr
and the ushers will be Lieut.. John
Finkenstaedt. L. S. A. of Detroit, an
other brother of the bridegroom;
Capt. Donald Alexandria, u. S. A.
Capt. George Fuller, L. S. A. and
Austin Hauxhurst, of Cleveland.
Gown of Soft Satin.
The bride will wear a lovely gown
of soft white satin brocaded in
creamy velvet flowers in a rose de-
sign. It is made on simple straight
lines. slightly draped toward the
back. The decoltage is quite high
and cut straight from shoulder to
shoulder. and the graceful train OF
the brocade is toppel by a second
train of heavy white satin hung from
the shoulders. With this rich and
very lovely costume the bride will
wear a voluminous tulle veil banded
across the bottom with rare and
lovely old point lace and held in,
place with a becoming coronet of
point lace and wee punches OF
orange blossoms. She will carry a
cluster of white orchids and will
wear the bridegroom's gift, a con-
ventionaliZed bowknot of diamonds
set in platinum.
The maid of honor's frock is #.
hydrangea blue georgette crepe sim
ply made, with the bodice closely
draped and a full overskirt cut in
points and finished with a picot edge
OF silver thread. The girdle is Of
mauve, pale pink, a dull blue and
curious shade of blue-green combined
With silver. Mrs. Walkers gown is
fashioned Of gGorgette of a slightly
deeper blue, with the skirt drapery
and the transparent train picoted
about the edge with silver. The gown
is built over a slip of flesh pink
satin, and touches OF mauve. dull blue,
pale pink and blue-green are used on
the bodice. Clusters of French flow
ers of satin in the same piquant
shades and fur hold the girdle in
place.
Both Mrs. Walker and Miss EngliSh
will wear large hats of hydrangea
blue tulle. with transparent edges TO I
the brims, trimmed with French flow
ers OF fur and satin. They will carry
shower bouquets of pink sweet pe1Si
and mauve orchids.
Flower Girls Frock.
The little flower girl will wear \
quaint frock of shell pink chiffon.
girdled about the high waist line
with narrow hydrangea blue ribbon.
She will wear a mob cap of chiffon
trimmed with blue ribbon and wee
French flowers and will carry a CO.
lonial bouquet OF sweetheart roses.
There are no formal decorations at
the house, but the drawing rooms AZ
filled with great vases of cut flowers.
pink roses and Easter lilies predomi-
mating, and clusters of Easter lilies
viii be massed in the windows before
which the bridal party will stand TO
receive the guests. After the formal
reception there viii be a wedding
supper for the bridal party and a few
intimate friends; and after Captain
Finkenstaedt and his bride have
slipped away Off their wedding trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker will take the
members Of the bridal party and a
few out-Of-town guests, a party OF
twelve in all, to the benefit at Mrs..
Thomas 7. Cats residence for the
British-AmeriCan war relief fund. i
The brides going away G0wE is
of navy blue Eabardino made of eX-
ceedingly smart lines. II has the new
narrow shiIIrt, embroidered over the |
hips with wool in d rich shade Of 1