Evening star., 1923-12-02

roses trimmed with silver fox fur,
with hat to match, and corsage
bouquet of orchids and lilies of the
valley. Her only attendant was her
sister. Miss Margaret Brown, who
was in blue velvet. with which she
wore a hat of silver and a corsage
bouquet of tea roses. Mr.. Shelby
Robertson of Louisville, KY, was best
man.
Col. Colston and his bride left later
for an extended tour of the west and
will be at home after January !. in
Cleveland, Ohio.
Among the out-of-town guests at
| the wedding We're Mrs. ColSton,
mother of the bridegroom of Louis
vile, Ky, and the Misses Roberts and
Miss Lou Kelly of Cleveland.
| The marriage of Miss Florence
| Celeste Crossman, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Grant Crossman.
! to Mr.. Frank Rominie Taylor of
Dunn Lorfng, took place at the Meth
odiSt Episcopal Church. Dunn Loring,
! Friday evening, the ceremony being
performed by the pastor, Rev. S.
Reese Murray.
The church was artistically dec
GRATED with chrysanthemums, palms,
ferns and autumn leaves, and similar
decorations were used at the home,
where an informal reception was held
for the members of the two families
and their intimate friends.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father. wore a gown of
| soft white crepe satin and chantilly
! lace. The skirt was gracefully draped
and held at one side with pearl
and rhinestone ornament. court
| train fell from the shoulders and her
! tulle veil was arranged with a clus-
/ ter of orange blossoms. She carried
| ii bouquet of brides roses and lilies
| Of the valley.
| Miss Louise Crossman, sister of the
| bride, Wore gown of honeydew
| crepe satin with silver lace trim
mings, and carried roses to match the
gown.
| The bridesmaids We're Miss Erma
/ Kloeppinger of Washington and Miss
Mary Birch, the former wearing Nile
| green satin and the latter pale yell
low. with silver lace trimmings. Both
wore wreaths OF silver leaves and
carried pink tea roses.
| The flower girl was little Miss
! Martha Jane Dodge, cousin of the
bride. She wore a dainty gown OF
pink crepe and carried basket of
| Mr. Thomas Newton Tappy of Gull
peper was the best man, and the
ushers We're Mr.. william Crossman,
/ brother of the bride; Mr.. Milton
Birch. Mr.. Richmond r. Keech of
Washington and Mr. Carl Bowman
! of Richmond
! Mrs. Crossman. mother of the bride
and Mrs. Taylor, mother of the bride
! groom, received with the wedding
!, party, the former wearing a gown of
| crepe and gold lace and the latter
in black satin with purple sequins.
Mrs. Charles Green sang preceding 9
| the ceremony and Mrs. James Brown
played the wedding music.
! After the reception Mr.. and Mrs
! Taylor left on wedding trip to the
| middle west, the bride wearing a
| gown of brown charmeuse. with coat
| and hat to match and kit fox furs
/ An unusually attractive wedding
which took place Thursday afternoon a,
5 o'clock at the Church of the Immacu-
| late Conception was that OF Miss Mary
| Agnes Blakeney and Mr.. Norman J.
! Lane. The ceremony was performed by
| Rev. J. H. Eckenrode.
/ The bride was given in marriage by
her uncle. Mr.. William B. Becker. The
| maid of honor was Miss Cecilia Bostic
! and Mr.. r. T. Bouton was best man.
| A reception followed at the home o.
| the brides grandmother, Mrs. Mary d.
1 Becker. 1885 10th street northwest
! After a short wedding trip Mr.. and
! Mrs. Lane will be at home after De-
cember at the Mohawk apartments.