Evening star., 1920-02-01
tertaining in compliment TO their
house guest, Mrs. Arthur Ryerson.
Society Folk Attend wedding.

Society Folk Attend Wedding.
A wedding of wide social interest
took place yesterday afternoon at )
o'clock at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richardson Gibson, when their
daughter. Miss Mary Duncan Gibson.
became the bride of Mr.. James Writ
Russell Robinson. The house was
adorned with profusion of pink
sweet peas and narciSSus intermin-
gled with palms and ferns, and the
ceremony was performed in a bower
of green in the drawing room by the
Rev Edward l.. Buckley of st. Mat
thew's Church.
The bridal party passed through an
aisle formed of ribbons which were
held by the ushers. Mr.. CH-us III.
Lyle. Mr.. John r. l.. Santos. .ir Rob
ert S. Cox and Mr.. Edward =. Hall, all
of Baltimore. and Mr.. Randall Lee
improvised altar, where the bride
groom and his best man. Col. John
| Henderson, L. S. A, of Fort Monroe
awaited them. A string orchestra
played the wedding music and the
bride, with her father, entered to the
strains of the wedding march. She
wore a charming costume of white
tulle mounted over lustrous ivory
tinted satin and made on old-fashion-
ed lines. The bouffant tulle skirt was
draped over hoop outlined with
pearls and she wore several pearl or
naments, heirlooms in her mothers
family. Her tulle veil was becom-
ingly arranged with coronet OF
pearls interviewer with tiny garland
of orange blossoms, and it extended
to the end of her long court train OF
tulle which was sewn with pearls.
A shower bouquet of white sweet peas
and lilies of the valley was carried.
Miss Dunster Duncan Foster of Lex
ingtOn, KY, cousin of the bride, at
tended her as maid of honor and she
wore a picturesque costume of rose
pink taffeta, the skirt ruffied TO the
waist and the bodice made with
fichu of rare old lace about the
shoulders, held with a knot of French
flowers. She wore poke bonnet OF
taffeta trimmed with a garland of
French flowers, and carried colonial
bouquet of pink sweet peas.
A reception for the guests present
at the ceremony followed. when the
bridal couple were assisted in recelv-
ing by Mrs. Gibson. mother of the
bride, who wore a handsome gown of
black net embroidered in silver. Mr..
and Mrs. Robinson left later for their
wedding trip. the latter wearing
smart tailored suit of gray duvetyn
trimmed with sealskin and small
straw hat trimmed with vari-coi-
ored flowers. They will make their
home at Al Prospect street. East
Orange, n. J.
The out-of-town guests here for the
wedding included Col Writ Robinson,
father of the bridegroom; his aunt,
Mrs. Grosvenor of New York and New
port: Mr.. and Mrs. William Grosve-
nor of Providence, r. l.; Miss Evelyn
B. Robinson of Virginia, Mrs. Theo-
dore P. Henderson of Chicago, Mr..
and Mrs. Harrison G.. Foster, uncle and
aunt of the bride, and Miss Foster of
| Lexington, KY; Mr.. and Mrs. J. II.
Engelken of Florida, another uncle
and aunt; Mrs. Paul Fortier of Deca-
tur, ILL.,, a cousin of the bride. and her
great-aunt. Miss Duncan of LeXing-
| ton, KY; Mr.. Ben Ali Haggin of New
York, Col Brent Arnold of Cincinnati
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hancock of Phila-
| delphia, Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Bois-
seau of Baltimore, Mrs. James 3. Hag
gin of New York. Mr.. Francis Hamil
| ton, Col. T. NJ. Raborg and Mr.. Harry
Norton, Mr.. Theodore Grosvenor of
| Providence, r. l., and Mr.. I. w. Har-
| ter ]. Jeffords of Media, Pa, and this
city; Mr.. and Mrs. Congden and Mr.
and Mrs. Norris of New York. Maj.
Henry Welsh of Cleveland. Mr.. Fran
els Roberts. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
! McGrann and Countess Ella Festetis
! will entertain at dinner this evening
at the Chevy Chase Club in compli-
ment to the out-of-town guests.
| The wives of representatives in the
House living at Congress Hall Hotel
| will be at home informally tomorrow
from to o'clock pm, and on Feb
ruary 16.
| A number of the younger members
| of the British embassy staff will give
| a dinner this evening at the Shore
lham in compliment to Mr.. Henry Getty
Chiffon, secretary of the embassy, and
Mrs. Chiffon. Mr.. Chiffon is leaving
| early next month for Rio de Janeiro,
where he will be counselor of the
British embassy.
| Mrs. Isaac T. Mann was the hostess
at a beautiful reception yesterday aft
ernoon at her residence on 18th street.
She was assisted in receiving by Mrs.
| Walter Mclean. Mrs. Charles Camp
bell. Mrs. William Barrett Ridgely,
Mrs. Connors, Mrs. A. G. Lott, Mrs.
is. II. Dent, jr., and Mrs. Joseph Tracy.
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