The Washington times., 1923-06-18
Society To attend
La Farge-Hoar
Wedding

THE marriage of Miss Louisa
Ruth Hoar and Christopher
Ia Fargo, of New York, is taking
place today and will bring e to-
pether a. notable comps thy aincluds
ing Cabinet officers Justices OF
the Supreme Court and members
of the diplomatic corps, with the
ladies of their families The
President and Mrs. Harding had
hoped to attend and will dos so If
it is possible to find time in a day
which is crowded with last mo-
Inent preparations for their jour-
ney to Alaska.
The wedding is one of the most
important events of the summer
since it unites two distinguished
families. Miss Hoar is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Frederick H. Gillett,
wife of the Speaker of the House,
and her father was the late
lockwood Hoar, OF Worcester,
Mass, who long represented
Massachusetts district in the
House of Representatives, She
is granddaughter of the late
Senator George F. Hoar, of Massa'
chusetts, and of the late William
e. Rice, Of Worcester, Mass. Mr..
La Fargo is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. Grant La Fargo, of New
York, and a grandson of the late
John La Fargo, one Of Americas
most celebrated painters. His
mother was formerly Miss Florence
Bayard Lockwood, niece Of, the
late Senator Thomas f. Bayards
Of Delaware. The bridegroom is
a great-grandson of Commodore
Oliver Hazard Perry. -
The engagement was announced
on Easter Sunday and the romance
will eliminate in the wedding to-
day. The ceremonys will be per.
formed at 4:30 o'clock in the
Bethlehem Chapel Of the Wash.
ington Cathedral.
The little chapel, which iss~Archi-
tecturally very beautiful, is guilt
less Of decorations except for the
giant Australian ferns which bank
the chancel and clusters of stately
Easter lilies on the altar. Edgar
Priest, the Cathedral organist, will
play the wedding music, with a
violin accompaniment, and will
give carefully selected musical
program while the guests are
being seated and after the. .cere-
n1ony.
The officiating clergymen are
the Rt. Rev. Thomas f.. Davies,
bishop of western Massachusetts
and Canon Walden Meyer, Of the
Cathedral. Bishop Davies was
long rector of the church which
the brides family has attended
since it was built.
(NiI16fF 4ief AGnnrffYop tho
bride. and she is being given in
matron of honor is her sister,
who was formerly Miss Frances;
Hoar, and whose marriage took
place in washington two years
ago in June. The bridesmaids are
Miss Martha Keep, of New York:
Mrs. George Angus Garrett and
Mrs. Thomas Blagden, of Wash
ington.
The ushers, who will precede
the bridal party to the altar after
the guests are seated, are Oliver
La Fargo and Francis La Fargo,
brothers of the bridegroom; Henry
Wharton, William Fl. Osborn, of
New York, brother-in-law OF Mr..
La Fargo: Albert w. Rice, of Bos-
ton, and william Stuart Reyburn,
of New York. Mr.. La Fargo has
his cousin, Thomas Wharton, of
Philadelphia, as best man..
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THE bride is wearing her
= mothers wedding gown--a
picture costume of heavy white
satiVp which has mellowed ito a
lovely old ivory tone. 1t. is yelled,
in white chiffon and the close
fitting bodice is hung with strands
Of pearls, smaller pearls outlining
the neck line which is cut slight.
~ off the shoulders and the tiny
sleeves. The full skirt Of white
chiffon edged with rows of pearls
falls below the. satin and shows.
through a transparent film the
little white satin slippers which
are decorated with the pearl
studded bows Mrs. Gillett wore
on her wedding slippers.
From her shoulders hangs a
train Of the lovely old satin, four
yards in length and three in
width, lined with white chiffon.
The bride will wear tulle veil, /,
very long and fun, covering the
entire gown and held in place by
circlet Of orange blossoms which
have been worn by several gener-
atoms Of brides in her family.
Her only ornaments are a long
string of pearls. with a pearl and
diamond pendant, which was worn
by her mother, and twisted rope
OF pearls about her wrist, the
gift of Mr. and Mrs. Grant :
La Fargo. She is carrying an un- !.
usual bridal bouquet of white
water lilies.
s.
MI RS. OsTER is wearing a
gown of yellow brocaded
crepe. made with a tight bodice
and draped skirt, with two panels
railing from the hack and touch.
ing the floor and a band Of blue
flowers at the back of the waist
line. With this she Is carrying a
cluster of larkspur and is wearine~
on her head a wreath Of blue
flowers with brown tulIe.
The bridesmaids frocks are of
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