The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
MISS BLODGETT
BECOMES BRIDE OF
CAPT. GAILLARD
st. Johns Church Filled
With Society People
At Nuptials.


yas nlled TO overnowing yesterday
O. noon with q huge gathering OF
members of the smart residential
set In society to see Miss Monica
Peck Blodgett, younger daughter of
Mrs Delos A Blodgett, become the
bride of Capt. David 81. Pierre Call
lard, U. 8 A, son Of Mrs. David
DuBose Gaillard. The altar OF the
church was banked high with palms,
ferns and huge white chrysanthe-
NUNS In great abundance The GER
emony was performed by tRe Rev.
DR.. Roland Cotton Smith, formerly
rector of st. Johns, now residing
in Ipswich, Mass. and was followed
oy wedding reception at the home
of the brides mother, 1900 Sixteenth
street
Sister Was Matron of Honor.
The brides sister. Mrs. Henry p.
Erwin, a bride Of less than a year,
was matron of honor. and her cou-
sin Miss Myrtis Porcher was maid
OF honor. The bridesmaids were
Miss Marion Drain, Miss Terese
Hail, Miss Katherine Marriott and
Miss Eleanor Fits, of New York;
MI. Erwin. brother-in-law of the
bride, was best man, and the ushers
were walter Boyd. cousin of the
bridegroom; Robert i. Fleming. Gill
espie Adams, OF Atlanta; David Ed
ward Fish and Caleb Keany, of
Bethlehem. Pa The bride was given
In marriage by her brother, Delos
A. Blodgett. jr., and wore an ex-
Quisite creation OF Belgian needle
point lace in princess fashion, the
SKIRT reaching about four inches
ABOVE her ankles and made over
tulIe and chiffon. The neck of the
bodice was cut square and moder-
ately low, and the short sleeves
were edged with tiny orange bios
SONS and pearls. The waist line
was marked by a loosely tied cord
OF pearls and orange blossoms. A
court train OF the lace was edged
on the bottom with about a rour-
inch band of satin. and the whole
was lined with chiffon.
Veil Held by Pearls.
The short tulle veil was held by
chaplet OF pearls and orange bios
sons she carried orchids with a
shower OF lilies of the valley. Mrs.
Erwin and Mrs. Porcher wore gowns
OF Wistaria velvet with side panel
sho snort sleeves of cobweb lace of
me same shade. The velvet formed
panels back and front with a ba-
teau neck line and fell over u,Ist.rja
ehinon, the skirt having an uneven
hem.
The waist line of each o.
marked with sprays of H,i,tario
blooms made Of silk and veIyat -"
stems OF the same color Tbat- hota
were OF tulle with upturned velvet
brims to match their gowns Win
moonlight blue ostrich tips falling
over the brims at one side. Mrs. Err
win carried orchids and Miss
Porcher, orchids and Aaron ward
roses The bridesmaids wore
frocks Of moonlight blue made OF
the same materials and in the same
fashion as those OF. the other at
tendants, the hats were of blue with
Wistaria feathers and they carried
Aaron Ward roses and blue del
phtnium- All the bouqeuts were tied
with apricot colored ribbons.
wedding Breakfast Served.
At the breakfast which followed
Mrs Blodgett and Mrs. GaiIlard
mother Of the bride and bridegroom.
received with them, the former wear
ing ivory chiffon velvet with
motif Of seed pearls and white che
mile, hat of the same material
trimmed with white ostrich; and
the latter wore natter blue Canton
crepe embroidered in beads of the
same hue and a hat of Spanish lace
trimmed with ostrich feathers. Ths
brides table was laid in the break
fast rom with a rare old Seyres
service from which the brides and
bridesgrooms Of six generations in
Capt Galllard's family have par
taken of their wedding breakfasts.
and which was one of the gifts
from the bridegroom's mother. Long
stemmed American beauty roses
were used in the large drawing
room and library, and pale pink
roses in the large dining room and
IN the music room, where a string
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