Evening star., 1923-06-03

Yesterday was wedding day in the
capital, apd from noon until s o'clock
guests were kept on the way from
wedding 10 wedding until they finally
met in larger groups at the O'Clock
reception following the Burnett
Fisher wedding. and with scarcely
time for dinner hurried on to one or
other of the two large evening wed
dings. each of which was followed by
a reception.
st. Andrews Church was filled last
evening at 8 o'clock by a distin-
guished company of official and unof-
fetal society to witness the marriage
ceremony uniting Miss Eula Serven
Williams. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis C. Williams of Wyoming. and
Capt. Samuel Calvin Cumming. L. S.
NJ. c. About the altar of the church
was a graceful arrangement of palms.
ferns. rambler roses and daisies with
other white flowers. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. DR.. ]. j.
Dimon, rector of the church. assisted
by the chief of chaplains, John T. Ak
ton.
The bridegroom. his best man, Capt.
Lemuel Cornick Shepherd. and Capt.
Hubert Riley Harmon, Capt; John NJ;
Arthur. Capt. Frank Whitehead and
Lieut.. Frank B. Geottge. ushers. were
in uniform. giving a military air and
strong touch of color to the wedding
procession. Mr.. Francis c. Williams.
jr.. brother of the bride. and Mr.. Will
liam P. Cumming, brother of the
bridegroom, also served with the
ushers.
The bride. who entered the church
with her father. wore her mothers
wedding gown. an old-fashioned dress
of ivory white duchess satin serving
as suitable combination of rare old
point lace.
The flowing tulle veil was worn
with a chaplet of orange blossoms
across the brow, while point lace
formed an outstanding ruche at the
back of the head. The hem of the
valley. and she carried a cluster bou-
quet of lilies of the valley, orchids
and roses.
Attending her as maid of honor
was her cousin. Miss Rosa Maye Ken
another cousin, Miss Idris Kendrick,
Miss Diana Cumming. Miss Helen
I ethco of Charlotte, n. C. and Miss
Eleanor Renshaw of Pittsburgh.
Miss Kendrick wore a gown of
orchid chiffon fashioned along lines
in keeping with the period of the
bridal robe. there being a full skirt
with the rather longwaisted bodice.
and huge disks of lace and blue and
silver ribbon at intervals on the skirt
The bridesmaids dresses were of corn
flower blue chiffon. fashioned along
the same line as that of the maid of
honor. and with flowers of silver
ribbon appliqued on the skirts and
hodices. They carried clusters of flow
ers in shades corresponding with the
gowns.
Mrs. Williams, mother of the bride,
wore an imported gown of gray chif-
ton embroidered in platinum beads.
and Mrs. kendrick, who also assisted
at the reception following the cere-
mony, wore gown of ecru lace over
chiffon of the same shade.
The reception following the cere-
mony was held in the apartment of
Senator and Mrs. kendrick. uncle and
aunt of the bride. at 2400 18th street.
party, relatives and a few friends.
The young bride. who has just
graduated from Goucher College.
wore as going-away gown a suit
of navy blue serge. the bodice of
gray, embroidered in blue and the
small toque of blue was trimmed
with fatty arranged deep yellow
flowers.
Monday. Capt. Cumming will take
his bride to Baltimore. where sch will
IeCclNo HeT OeGTe6 from COucher Col
lege, ard the following day they will
sail from New York for Port au
Prince, Haiti, where he is stationed.
The wedding last evening of Miss
Alice st. Clair Milburn and Capt.
Xenophon Herbert Price, u s. A, was
a charming picture in the mingling
of the fashion of today and yesterday.
The ceremony was performed at 8
o'clock in ST. Thomas Church by the
rector. the Rev. DR.. c. Ernest Smith,
and was followed by a reception in
the home of the brides mother, Mrs
Charles Coad Milburn on 18th street.
The church had an effective arrange
ment of palms. ferns and white flow
ers. with large clusters of white
gladiolf to mark the pews. and in the
house pink and green predominated.
The colonial stairway was a mass of
pink climbing roses entwined about
the railing, and in each room the man.
tel and fireplaces were banked with
ferns and flowers.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her brother, Mr.. John Mil
burn, wore a gown of white satin
made straight from the shoulders and
slightly draped at each hip. From
one side q panel of satin heavily en-
broidered ip crystals hung and formed
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