Evening star., 1925-04-19
Nuptial Ceremonies Mark
Springs Advent in Capital
Marriage of Miss Frances Allen and Lieut..
Coombs Event of Last Evening-Wed-
dings Past and Prospective.

Martinsville, Va, and DIR. L.. ID. Fnnn
of Wilmington, Del
Mrs. Sylvester, mother of the bride,
wore black beaded chiffon and Mrs.
Charles Fuller Bugg, mother of the
bridegroom, was in lavender chiffon.
DR. and Mrs. Bugg left after the
reception for a wedding trip, the lat
ter wearing an ensemble suit of tan
faille silk with a taffeta hat to match.
They will make their home at Ra-
leigh, n. c.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward l. Bugg of New
York, Mr.. and Mrs. Duvall of Farm
vile, Va; DR.. and Mrs. Piser and
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldemar BendZ of Mas
sachusettS.
Miss Maude L. Budd has announced
the marriage of her sister Helen Lou
ise to Mr.. Paul II. Butler of this city
The wedding took place Thursday,
at l O'Clock, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. 5. Wooten Cockerell on Webster
street. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. j. Mcbride Sterrett and was
followed by an informal reception for
the wedding guests. The house was
charmingly decorated with palms,
ferns. pink roses and orange blossoms,
and during the wedding and the re-
ception the house was filled with the
soft strains of the harp and violin.
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother. Graham Budd, and
wore handsome gown of cream
net and Bohemian lace over an un-
derdress of peach-colored satin and
chiffon, and a picture hat to match.
She carried pink roses and lilies of
the valley, and was attended by her
sister-in-law, Mrs. George Budd, of
Nllkes-Barre, Pa, who wore a gown
of powder blue chiffon and cream
lace, with a picture hat in soft shades
OF blue. Her bouquet was of pink
roses and delphinium.s Mr.. William
ii. Beck was best man.
Shortly after the reception Mr..
Butler and his bride left for a wed
ding trip, the latter travelling in a
costume of black satin and beige
georgette, with a coat of black silk
and fitch fur, and small black and
tan hat.
The marriage of Miss Dorothy Ber-
rail-, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Berran, to Mr.. Clarence Miles Charest
took place last evening at O'Clock
in st. Johns Church, Georgetown.
Rev. John S. Moses officiating The
church was decorated with Gala lilies.
and at the house, where a reception
was held following the ceremony,
Spring flowers were used.
The bride was escorted to the altar
by her father, who gave her in mar
rlage. She wore a gown of whse
satin, slightly draped to the right side
with flowers, and a short train fall
ing from the left side. Her veil was
of old thread lace caught with orange
blossoms
Miss Frances Randolph Howard was
the maid of honor and wore a gown
of cream lace and embroidered net
made over pink satin. The low waist
line was marked with girdle of
French blue liusine, which fell into
Streamers at one side. She carried
shower bouquet of delphinium, snap
dragons and tea roses, tied with
apricot ribbon.
The other attendants were Miss
France NJ. Henderson, Mrs. Arthur
j. Townsend, Miss Muriel D. Barber,
Miss Mamie T. Hollerith, Miss Eileen
V. Berrall and Miss Katherine S.
BerraIl.
They wore costumes like that of
the maid of honor except for the
girdles, which We're of apricot liusine.
They carried delphinium, snap drag
ans and orchid color sweetpeas, tied
with apricot colored ribbon.
Mr.. John Temple Graves, jr., was
best man and the ushers were Mr.. "a.
Morris Darling of New York, Mr..
John A. Magee of Baltimore, Md; Mr..
Donald V. Shepard, Mr.. Edmund
Quiggle, Mr.. ]. Ilody Berrall and Mr..
Josef ]. Berrall
Mrs. Berrall, mother of the bride,
wore gown of orchid crepe satin and
heavy cream lace, with a silver girdle
and a corsage bouquet of violets. Miss
Mabel Charest, sister of the bride
groom, wore ombre chiffon, shading
from yellow to deep orange and a
corsage cluster of Golden Gate roses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charest left after the
reception for a wedding trip, the
latter wearing a green flannel gown,
a wrap of darker green twill and a
hat of cinnamon brown straw, with a
large bow on the right side. They
will be at home after May Is at
Cathedral Mansions
Among the out-of-toWn guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Powell, the Misses
Berrall, Mr.. j. NJ. Anderson, Mr.. Ced.
ric Major of New York, Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur j. Townsend of Rochester, Pa.
Miss Agnes Force of East Haddam
Conn; Mr.. j. Harvey Macdowell OF
Dalton, Mass; Mrs. Edward Lytle OF
New Orleans, La; Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Z. Powell of London, England; Miss
Elizabeth Minor, Mrs. Charles Gordon
Carroll, Miss Carroll DIR. and Mrs. c.
Loring Joslin, Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Lilley. Miss Shackelford, Mr.. and Mrs
Philip Goldsborough, all of Baltimore