The Washington times., 1925-04-25
ANNE GORDON
MARRIED
TODAY
WEEDS Henry Suydam in
Epiphany Church Before
Notable Assemblage
BY JEAN ELIOT.

"HE wedding of Miss Anne
Hamilton Gordon and Henry
- West SuydaTn, Washington
CORRESPONDENT for the Brooklyn
Eagle today was one of the i'm
portant events of the spring season
and brought to a close round of
festivities in compliment to
popular bride.
The ceremony was in Epiphany
Church, the dim interior trans
formed with quantities Of green's
the usual palms, ferns and trailing
amilax-white lilacs, fruit blossoms,
pink and white. and other spring
flowers. And the same fragrant
pink and white blooms were used
in great profusion at the home OF
Major General and Mrs. George
Barnett, where a breakfast was
given after the wedding.
Miss Gordon is the daughter OF
Mrs. Barnett and of the late Basil
Gordon, of Baltimore. She was
given in marriage by genera
Barnett. entering the church on his
arm. and her only attendant was
her sis:>r, Mrs. Robert Dickey. jr.
Mr.. Suydam had his brother,
Stanley Suydam, as best man ana
the group Of ushers included Rich
ard Southgate, of the State De-
partment; John Billings. who is
associated with Mr.. Suydam in the
Brooklyn Eagle Bureau, Nelson
Fell, Of Warrenton, Va. and Miss
Gordon's. brother Basil Gordon, OF
Baltimore - z--.4e
The bride wore a gown of ivory
tinted chiffon = velvet made on
medieval lines, with long fuii
skirt and a pointed bodice. The
sleeves were long cut In point
over the hands and the decoltage
was high in the back and cut in
a deep square in front. There
was no trimming on the dress. but
Miss Gordon wore a lovely veil
of rose point lace loaned her by
her sister. Mrs. Dickey. Instead
az flowers she carried an ivory
bound prayer book.
Mrs. Dickey's frock was a flame
colored chiffon. worn with big
brown erin hat, and she carried
enapdragons Her costume bespoke
Paris, whence she has recently
come. in every line; and Mrs.
Barnett's gown. too. bore the
Partisan stamp. It was OF some soft
beige tissue combined with gold
lace, with sleeves OF the lace: and
she wore a hat OF the same color.
Poor Mrs. Barnett chose the busy
weeks before her daughters we'd,
ding to tumble off a step ladder
and fracture her ankle. She had
been loudly bemoaning the fact of
having "a wedding on her hands
and a plaster cast on her ankle"
but, in spite Of the pain she had
been undergoing, she has gone
through all the wedding prepare
lions like a soldier and has man
aged to be The life of such Of the
pre-nuptial parties AS she was able
10 entertain. At the wedding today
che looked more like her daughters
sister than like the grandmother
Of the enchanting small boy-Mrs.
DiclSy's son. Basil Gordon Dickey.
who was her companion at the
church.
Mrs. Basil Gordon, sister-in-law
81 the bride, was here from Balti.
more for the wedding. and In the
group of Miss Gordon's relatives
were Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wilmer Bid
die, OF Philadelphia and Baltimore,
with her daughters, Mrs. Dahlgren
and Miss Virginia Gordon; Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Quitman Lowell, of BaIti-
more; Mr.. and Mrs. C. Phillips Hill,
Nrs. Henry c. Muslin and Mrs.
Montague, grandmother or the bride
Mrs. Frank w. Suydam. the bride
kroom's mother, was accompanied
by her sister, Miss Anne Leigh, who
had come from Brooklyn for the
wedding. Mrs. Suydam, who. is in
half mourning, wore a simple black
gown and a black lace hat
Herbert Gunnison, owner OF the
Brooklyn Eagle and Mrs. Gunnison,
were present, as were Mr.. and
Mrs. Harris Crist-also of Brooklyn
and the Eagle "family"-who are
visiting her brother-in-law and sis
fer. Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard L. Mich
bison, at their home near Rockville.
Other guests from out of town
were Mrs. Robert Duane. of Bryn
Hawr, Mrs. Irving Hall Chase and
Miss Lucia Chase. Of Waterbury,
Conn, and Miss Dorothy Savage,
Of Baltimore.
The world and his wife were
present at the wedding, with the
secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Wilbur among the guests. and al