The Washington herald., 1920-07-18
Society,"

narrowing toward the rest tne
bodies was simply draped. and there
was a long transparent court train
of the chiffon, weighed with orange
blossoms. Her tulle veil was held
in place with clusters OF orange
blossoms. and her only ornament
was a handsome gold fillagree neck
lace, the gift of the bridegroom.
She carried lilies of the valley and
white roses.
The bridesmaids gowns were uf
delicate nile green organize,
trimmed with ,fiuted ruffies, which
outlined the sleeves and the collars,
and appeared again On the full short
skirts Their hats were Of organdie
matching their frocks. and were
turned up becomingly in the back.
The maid Of honor wore a gown and
hat of the same, but IN n pale or
child tone. All the attendants car
ried snapdragons and pink sweet
peas.
Mrs. Marvey's costume was of
black satin and tulle lavishly en-
broidered In shades Of lavender and
purple, and her black tulle hat was
trimmed In flowers to match the
embroidery.
Mr.. and Mrs villaret came from
New York for their sons weddins.
and Capt villaret's sister, Miss VIII
laret were also present
Other guests from out OF town
were Mrs James v. Martin, Of At
lantic city: Mr. and Mrs. James Writ
Russell Robinson. Of East Orange.
". J.: Miss Virginia Fuller, Miss
Mildred Sisson. of New Jersey: Mrs.
Richard Hall Jeschke, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Flather and Mr.. and Mrs.
william II. Flammer.
Only members Of the two families.
the bridal party and a few youns
people attended the reception.
When Capt Villaret and his bride
. smart woolen suit Of one OF the
new becoming tan shades, a small
neckpiece Of dark fur and a chic
navy blue straw tdrban.
Then Helen Taft was married last
week! OF course. like the Gibson
Locke ceremony, the wedding didn't
take place here. but was of greatest
interest to Washington society and
many Washingtonians, particularly
those summering in or near Murray
Bay, Canada, attended the ceremony.
Among the guests there were Horace
Taft, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p. Taft.
Prof and Mrs. william Semple, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Taft, Mrs. George
Snowden. Charles P. Taft. Cd, Miss
Marcia Heron, Edward Hart, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Bowers, Mrs. Ran
dolph Mason, Mrs. Clinton knight,
and two college friends Of Miss Taft.
Miss Mary Albertson, of Magnolia,
n. j., and Miss Helen Irving. OF Bal
timore.
The bridegroom's family and
friends included Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick J. Manning. Miss F. A. John
son, Miss B. N. Arnold, Miss Julia
Arnold. Mrs. Hamblett, Mrs. ]. z.
johnson, Miss Margaret Johnson.
Francis johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. F. H.
Dearing. Miss Agnes Hayward and
Miss Helen Arnold.
HERE ARE SOME DETAILS
OF THE WEDDING.
Some details of the wedding-well!
Helen Taft. who Is acting president
OF Bryn Mawr College, and only
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. William
Howard Taft, was married Wednes-
day morning to Frederick Johnson
Manning, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick J. Manning. CT Braintree, Mass.
Mr.. Manning Is instructor in history
at Yale University, and was a first
lieutenant in the field artillery in
the world war.
American and Canadian society
folk attended the ceremony in the
picturesque Union Church at Point
au-Pic.
The church was a mass OF flow
ers. The altar was covered with
white peonies hanked by young
larches. The chancel was decorated
with boughs OF white pine, and
wreaths OF the same covered the
pillars of the aisles. The ends OF
the pews were decorated with foli-
age of Solomon seal and larkspur.
loose strife and vslerian.
An enormous daisy horseshoe had
been placed over the door by which
the bride entered by the children OF
the convalescent home. Yale blue
was the prevailing color.
A glorious burst of sunlight greet
ed the bride as she drove up with
her father to the church. She look
ed charming In a gown Of white
taffeta trimmed with old Brussels
lace. She carried a bouquet Of white
sweet peas and camapanulas ana
white roses.
Miss Edith Morgan. Of New York,
the maid Of honor and the only at
tendent. was gowned In light blue
chiffon with a large pink hat trim
med with yellow flowers and car
ried a bouquet of yellow roses. The
brides train was borne by Master
William II. Taft. I'd. and Master
Robert Taft. jr,, nephews of the