The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-13
WARRINGTON. d. c.. April ~.

there's only one OF her-at least only
one in whom socially prominent peo-
pie are generally interested-and that
" little Roberta Brooke Russell, who
10 to be married on Saturday, April 26,
10 John Dryden Kuser of New Jersey.
II seems queer to go through all of
Easter week and not find a single So
cially important wedding until Satur-
Gay. But II doesn't in the least mean
failure in the bride crop-but simply
That the Easter brides all beat Easter
70 II and got married in Lent Look
ing back on the las, few weeks II is
rather startling to realize the vogue
or the Lenten bride-and that several
OF them have been Roman Catholics.
That was equally true last year, but
last year 1t was easily explained by
the fact that most of the bridegrooms
We're likely to be sent overseas at al
most any moment. and 1t behooved
them to take Rob Herrick's Gather
We rosebuds while ye may" advice.
But this year there is no such ex-
cuse. And yet there have been half
q dozen big Lenten weddings, begin
ming with Maria Bonillas and Lieut..
Cappola-a Mexican and an Italian,
and Of course both Roman Catholic
which probably was FASTENED by the
imminence Of overseas orders. For It
was perfectly understood that the
italian war mission. to which Lieut..
Cappola was attached in the aviation
division, would go homo almost imme-
diately.
That same week there was Ruth
"afxinS'a uyaHdin0 10 Cnnt 1tov
+ Taliaferro OF Tampa, Fla The
bride is the pretty daughter Of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. ]. T. Watkins Of
Louisiana, and a winsome, smiling,
bright eyed thing, very much the stuff
that bellies are made of. That was an
Episcopal wedding in st. Thomas's
Church (and next to the Roman Cath
olics the Episcopalians are supposed
to observe Lent most strictly), fol-
lowed by reception in the brides
home.
Two Old Families United.
Then last week there was the mar
rage of Violetta Mercer, daughter of
Mrs. William Carroll Mercer. and Dr.
BILLY" Marbury. uniting families that
have been well known in this part Of
the country for generations; and that
Of Elizabeth Hamilton. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Hamilton. to
Major William F. F. Tomkins Of the
Engineer Corps and but recently back
from service in France. The brides
father is head Of the Capitol Traction
Company. SO much the less execrated
OF the two companies that control
washington's street car lines as to be
almost popular.
The MERGERS had not been in Wash
ington much for several years unit,
this winter. but the brides father, the
late Major John Carroll Mercer, was
we'll known, and she is the great.
granddaughter Of Judge William T
Carroll. whose old home at 1901 r
street was occupied for many years
by the late Chief Justice Melville
Fuller. Miss Mercer-or rather. Mrs
Marbury-is also descendant OF
General Francis Mercer OF Revolu.
tionary fame. and her husbands fam.
lily has played an equally important
part in the history of Maryland.
That wedding took place in the
home Of the Third Secretary OF the
British Embassy and Mrs. Horace
Seymour. an intimate friend of the
bride, because the MERGERS, with all
that local family history, have no
home in Washington, but were at the
Grafton all winter. The bride wore
a lovely gown of rare old point lace
nounces that had belonged to her
Observation-Disclosures, and a lovely
lace veil which her mother got In
Brussels years ago. DIR. Roland Cot
ton Smith performed the ceremony
Another Episcopal Lenten wedding
and in a Roman Catholic household,
for II memory serves the Seymours
are Roman Catholics.
And though It was celebrated In
Washington after the arrival of peace
il was very much a war wedding,
for DR.. Marbury did his counting over
seas while he was serving with the
Medical Corps and his wife was nurs.
ing in France.
z Elizabeth Hamiltons was distinctly
a Roman Catholic wedding-at least,
the Hamlltons are Catholics. While
II was a small wedding, so far as the
number OF guests at the ceremony
was concerned. 1t had all the trim
mings, maid of honor and six brides
maids, with best man and ushers to
MATCH, anu was IOllOWeQ Dy quite u
large reception and wedding break.
fast.
The engagement was announced
early in the winter-about the same
time that the brides younger sister,
Nan Hamilton, made her debut-while
Major Tomkins was still overseas. He
Is now on duty in the office of the
Chief OF Engineers, and for the pres
ent he and his bride win make their
homo in Washington.
To He Married in Holy Week.
Finally there is Grace Needham
who is actually being married in Holy
Week. Her engagement was an
nounced only about the LIST of April to
Joseph Pogue of Raleigh. n. c., who
has been connected with tho Fuel Ad-
ministration. The wedding is TO be
next Thursday. IT is a wedding in
which many are interested, for Grace
Needham is a good deal of a person
altty-not to say parsonage.
She's pretty. for one thing-and
clever She is the daughter OF DIR
Charles Needham, until recently head
Of George Washington University. Her
brother was that Henry Needham,
well known newspaper man, who was
killed in an airplane accident over
Paris early in the war