The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-11

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was preoccupied with welcoming /
Only small family party and
guests from out Of town had been
oldden to the ceremony at II
o'clock, but the breakfast after,
ward was attended by a large com.
J pany, with the resident set pre-.
dominating. and this merry party
was prolonged until official guests
and some from the diplomatic
corps could come on after the cere.
monies of welcome to Colonel Lind
bergh.
A Perfect Setting.
Kentsdale. country home of Mr..
and Mrs. Kendall, was a perfect
setting for a June wedding. The
ceremony was performed in the
music room, stately apartment
IN the Italian style with pale green
walls and carved ceiling, and the
improvised altar was placed be.
fore a fine old chimney piece from
q palazzo in Venice. Quantities Of
great feathery ferns, in varying
shades Of green, thanked the man
tel and Easter lilies were used as
decorations.
The Rev DR.. ZeBarney Phillips,
rector Of st. Epiphany Church, Of
ficiated, a violin and cello pro-
viding soft obligato to the
service. Mr.. Kendall gave his
daughter in marriage and she was
! attended by her cousin, Miss
Jessica Bays, Of Hancock, Nd. as
maid or honor, and by Mrs. Samuel
Sloan Colt, of Tuxedo, N. j., as
matron Of honor.
Mr.. Colt and Thomas Bell
Sweeney. Jr.. Of Washington, were
ushers and the best man for Mr..
Mason was William B. Kipp, of
Tuxedo.
A Medieval Bride.
The bride and her attendants
made a charming picture as they
came down the great stone stair.
way. throuh the hall with its
arched ceilings and entered the
music room. where the warm sun
light had dappled the floor with
snadoWs OF the stately cedars sur.
rounding the house.
MISS Kendall had chosen a gown
OF soft ivory MORE made on me.
ueival lines. The skirt was long
and straight, with a train from
the low waist line. There were
flowing sleeves of chiffon, with
bracelets of pearls forming cuffs
70 the elbow. Her veil was bound
about her head In soft folds sug-
gesting a primitive Madonna paint.
ing and she carried a sheaf of
Easter lilies. A quaint "parure'' of
pearls that had belonged to her
epra0f Lo,.
side, completed her costume.
The maid and matron of honor
were gowned alike in period frocks
OF Lanvin green taffeta and tulIe
and wore picture hats of green.
They carried yellow roses and lilies
OF the valley.
Guests from Other Cities
Mr.. Mason's parents, Mr.. and
come from Tuxedo for the wed.
ding and Mrs. Mason, wearing a
blue chiffon gown over lace and
a matching hat, was in the re-
ceiving line with Mrs. Kendall and
the bridal party. Mrs. Kendall had
on a graceful gown Of black lace
over flesh tinted chiffon, with a
large black hat: and carried Or
The wedding breakfast was served
on the terrace, shaded by forest
trees and looking off over terraced
gardens and a picturesque wood.
land setting. Nearly IS guests had
come from other cities. among them
4 number of relatives and young
friends Of both bride and bride
groom. They had been put up at
the Congressional Country Club,
and it was there that Mr.. and Mrs.
Kendall gave dinner party for
them last evening. This was the
only festivity before the wedding,
as Miss Kendall had wisely refused
all invitations.
To Live in Havana
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason will spend
their honeymoon travelling in the
West and will make their home in
Havana, Cuba. The bridegroom
viii be associated with a firm of
airplane manufacturers, with head.
quarters in Havana. And it was
after he found that he would not
have to take up his new duties
, until September that the wedding
date was advanced from the ten
tatively chosen day in the autumn
until today.
Grant mason Is Yale man
class Of 1926-and was art editor
of the Yale Record. He has also
published "Bingo's Esook," a volume
Of clever dog cartoons. This artistic
gift Is shared by his bride, who has
pretty talent for drawing and de-
sign which has been carefully cul.
tivated. She has done smart cover
designs for magazines and periodicals
and has nnnrkAfnd
cessfully. A debutante of the win.
ter just past, Miss Kendall was one
of the most successful buds oe her
year and Mrs. Coolidge said of her,
when she appeared at a diplomatic
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