The Washington herald., 1921-05-02
MISS NATALIE BARNES
WEDS MARK YATES.

OF more than usual interest was
the wedding Saturday of Miss Nata-
lie Sellers Barnes and Mark Reid
Yates, which took place at the
brides home in Eighteenth street
at 4:30 o'clock with only relatives
and intimate friends present. Sew
eral hundred members of society
attended the reception which fol-
lowed at Rauscher's. the event be-
ing particularly brilliant. Oficials,
diplomats and resident society folk
of Washington. Philadelphia and
other cities mingled IN the COM
pany.
The drawing rooms in the home
were charmingly transformed with
palms, ferns and pink roses. the
improvised altar where the cere-
mony took place being arranged
as a graceful setting for the bridal
party. The Rev. DR.. Frederick r.
Griffin. of the First Unitarian
Church of Philadelphia. assisted by
the Rev. DR.. U. G. B. Pierce, of All
Souls Unitarian Church, Washing
ton, officiated
The bride wore a graceful gown
of soft white satin. which had on
1t wealth of old duchess lace.
The veil of duchess lace was ar
ranged simply with a band of
orange blossoms, and fell in a cas-
cade at either side, reaching the
mem OF the court train. She carried
a bouquet of white roses. with a
shower of lilies of the valley.
Miss Barnes was escorted and
given in marriage by her brother,
Jonn Sellers Barnes, of Bryn Mawr,
and had as matron of honor Mrs.
frederick A. Levering. jr., of Bal
Amore. Mrs. Levering. who is
scarcely out of mourning for her
rather. wore a gown of white lace
over soft white satin, and a hat of
pale lavender. She carried lavender
sweet peas. The niece of the bride.
Mary Campbell. of Pittsburgh, was
hover girl and served charmineIy
in a frilled dress of lavender or.
CANDY with a picturesque hat of
the same material. She carried a has
ket OF sweetheart roses and forget
me-nots.
Mr. Yates was attended by his
orother. j. William Yates, jr., and
tne ushers were Frederick A. Lew
erlng' Jr.. Of Baltimore; Sears Yates,
OF Buffalo, N. Y; Harry Kendall
Hickey. of Washington, and Hugh
Spillman. of Warrenton, Va.
A motion picture Aim was mads
OF the bridal procession to the altar
and as it left the home for Rausch-
er's, the entire wedding being de-
plcted on the reel.
Both the large and smaller ball
rooms were used for the reception,
there being a specially arranged
screen OF palms and ferns, relieved
oy PINK roses back of the receiving
llne' while pink roses in profusion
were arranged on the table from
"hich the wedding repast was
served. The brides table was all in
White, the cake and all of the de-
talls carrying the bridal atmosphere
with them.
Receiving with Mr.. and Mrs.
yates were Mrs. j. w. Yates, of
virginia, the mother of the BRIDE
groom; Mr.. and Mrs. John Sellers
Barnes. Mrs. Levering and others of
the bridal party.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Yates left
Washington for their wedding Jour
ney the bride wore a graceful cos
tune of blue and gray canton crepe,
the hat being Of the same materials
and colors.
Mr.. Yates Is from warrenton. Va,
but has for some time past lived in
Washington. Mrs. Yates, while
claiming Philadelphia as her home.
has spent some seasons in Wash
ington and last winter took a house
and entertained in a charming man
ner.
They will return TO Washington