The New York herald., 1921-06-19
Wedding of Miss Hoar.

PROBABLY the most generally interest
Ing event OF the week, so far as official
society was concerned. was Miss Hoar's
wedding. For not only are the Hoar
girls distinctly bellies. and interesting in
their own right. but Washington Is in
terested. in them for the sake Of their
father and mother, to say nothing Of
their stepfather, and their grandfather
as well. For the late Senator Hoar,
grandfather of Wednesdays bride,
had been nearly forty years in Congress,
serving both as Representative and as
Senator from Massachusetts,, when he
died in 1904. And Rockwell Hoar, his
son, and father Of the Misses Hoar, who
died several years before his father. had
served in the House Of Representatives.
and afterward on Federal boards. His
widow and his two little daughters made
their home with Senator Hoar. and after
his death Mrs. Rockwell Hoar continued
to spend her winters in Washington until
she ultimately was married to Represen-
tative Frederick Gillett Of Massachu-
setts, now Speaker Of the House. That's
long and honorable record for official
Washington.
1t had been freely predicted that the
girls would marry into the Diplomatic
Corps and there was surprise when a
few months ago the Speaker and Mrs.
Gillett announced the engagement Of the
elder of the two, Miss Frances, to a
perfectly good American. of the same
fine old New England stock as their own.
MIR. Reginald Foster. Jr.. OF Charles
River village. near Boston-although
to be sure the twain had met abroad,
where the Hoar sisters spent the winter.
the engagement being announced imme-
diately after Miss Hoar's return to
America In the spring. Mr.. Foster had
been attached to the American High
Commission in Berlin. And so. as fire.
quently happens, they, whose homes
were only few miles apart, had Travelled
over half the world to meet and mate.
At the wedding. In st. Johns Church,
the Bishop Of Washington. the Right
Rev. Alfred Harding. performed the
ceremony. assisted by the Rev. Edward
Dunlap. assistant rector OF the church.
The President and Mrs. Harding and
the Vice-President and Mrs. Coolidge,
members of the Cabinet and other high
officials. leaders Of both houses Of Con-
gress. Ambassadors Ministers and other
members of the Diplomatic Corps, as well
as leaders Of society, were present, and
most OF them also at the reception out
at Grasslands. the smartest Of the coun-
try clubs around Washington.
The church was decorated for the oc-
masses Of green, of course, the color
scheme being carried out and empha-
sized by the gowns Of the brides at
tendants. The two bridesmaids-Mr.
Fosters two sisters, Barbara and Hilda
Foster-wore charming frocks OF creamy
lace over yellow and hats OF nasturtium
colored straw wreathed in nasturtiums.
They carried sheaves Of iris and gladi-
oil shading from pale yellow to flame
color. Miss Louisa Hoar. who was her
sisters maid Of honor. wore a gown of
creamy lace and peach colored taffeta.
a Lanvin model with a hat made Of the
taffeta and draped with lovely lace
veil. French flowers shading into flame
color ornamented both hat and dress.
The President and Mrs. Harding ar
rived in good time, and were shown to
a front pew. Mrs. Harding wore the
gown of heavy escurial lace which she
seems particularly fond of. though she
wears 1t with different colored founda-
tions.