Evening star., 1923-06-10
Brilliant Weddings Claim
Interest of Social World
Cupid's Conquests of Yesterday Nearly Equa
in Number Those of Any Previous
Day In the Year.
HARRIS 8 EWING

Equal in interest, brilliancy and
almost in numbers, We're the we'd
dings of yesterday to those Of any
previous day of the year. The we'd
ding of Miss Palmer and Capt Chan
dler. like that of Miss Tucker and
Mr.. Roberts. was followed by a re-
ception with an outdoor atmosphere.
Seldom have June weddings held such
wide interest as this season, and this
week will cleaim an equal number
Of brilliant nuptial events
wedding Of yesterday. which en-
gagged the whole OF the social world
and gained added interest by the
presence Of Gen. Pershing and many
other United States service fold, was
that OF Miss Mary Laning Palmer.
daughter Of Brig. Gen. John McAuley
Mrs. Palmer. to Capt. Norman Bemis
Chandler of Boston. son of DIR. Nor
man +. Chandler of Medford. Mass
and Mrs. Chandler. The wedding
took place in St. Johns Church on
Lafayette Square. the uuaintness Of
tho interior lending itself admirably
TO graceful arrangement of rambler
roses and rose trees. with dainty mid
summer flowers near the bridal group,
in the chancel and on the altar.
1t was Colorful wedding pro-
cession. Gen. Palmer. who escorted
the very girlish- looking bride. wore
! his summer uniform, and the bride
groom and his brother officers in the
wedding party were in their white
uniforms: The brides attendants
were in pastel shades, and the guam
titles of flowers used gave an addi-
tional note Of color and added youth
to the procession
The brides gown was one OF the
simplest but one Of the most beau
tiful seen here this season. 1t was
of soft white satin. the sleeveless
bodice having a pointed yoke-like
effect in pearl embroidery which was
shaped neck, and the skirt. falling
plain in the back and at either side,
was brought around to the front of
the low waist line, where the full
| drapery. falling straight, was held
with a huge rose of silver and
platinum. a garland of orange bios
SONS passing along the belt line at
the right side and falling in a cas-
cade from the rose. The train was
exceedingly graceful and quite diff
falling from the shoulders. 1t was
| held to the left shoulder in a point.
and forming cascade fell into ii
graceful train. the end being finished
|
| clinging to the train and the same
material showing as lining in the
front drapery. gave necessary touch
| of weight The veil of tulle was quite
simply arranged with clusters OF
orange blossoms. The bride carried
a bouquet of valley lilies. orchids and
, white roSebUds.
Preceding the bride and her father
was. first the maid of honor, Miss
Frances Chandler of Medford, Mass,
sister OF the bridegroom. who was
| followed by the maids. Miss Helen
Griffin. Miss Elizabeth zolnay. Miss
Marguerite Munger and Miss Frances
Ward OF Kansas City, Miss Jean Dar-
rah and Miss Mary Emily Hamilton.
| Their gowns. all fashioned alike, Were
particularly quaint; of f,, chiffon ai "a and ara
quaint. The skirts of these gowns
were long and full. falling straight
/ from the bodice, which was almost
! normal in its waist line, and there
| was a slight suggestion of an old
| fashioned round train. The hem OF
| the skirts was a deep band of lace
and the same lace carried across the
| back of the bodice came over the
! of a sleeve. There was no ornament
| of flowers or ribbons, and the simple
hats of straw were in the same colors
as the gowns, wreathed in fowers,
and they carried colonial bouquets
| in lace holders. The maid of honor
| wore French blue. her cluster of pink
roses matching the shade OF PINK on
| her hat; Miss Griffin and Miss Zolnay
were in yellow, Miss Munger and Miss
| Ward in Green, and Miss Darrah and
Miss Hamilton in lavender.
Capt Chandler had Mr.. Thomas
| White of Detroit, Mich, as best man,
and the ushers were Lieut.. Col. Win
throp S. Greene. Capt. William II. f.
Holmes. Lieut.. Harry Cooper Banes,
Lieut.. Arthur w. Pence, Lieut.. Harris
F. Scherer, Lieut.. William c. Coe and
Midshipman Reed T. Roberts, all of
whom held crossed swords to form a
canopy under which the bride and
| bridegroom passed. The other ushers
were Mr. Fairfield Raymond, Mr.. DON
aid Wilson and Mr. Thatcher Jenney,
all of Boston. The Rev. DR.. Robert
Johnston, rector of st. Johns Church.
off1ciated, and adding an unusual re
| ligious tone to the wedding was the
choir. which led the wedding party
along the narrow aisles to the altar.
The reception following the we'd
ding was one of unusual beauty 1t
was held in the Officers Club at
Washington barracks, Gen. and Mrs
Palmer and Mrs. Chandler receiving
with the bridal party. The great ball
! room, one of the largest in Washing