The Washington times., 1927-07-28

CODilIe- GrOsUenOr Wedding Today Ii
PICTURESQUE and Historic Setting
Daughter of Geographic
Head Weds Foreign
Service Official at Bad
deck, N. S.
d JEAN EL1oT

By JEAN ELIOT
MISS Lillian WATERS eros.
WI VENOR ana Cabot Coville
are being married this afternoon
81 Benin Bhreagh, Baddeck, Nova
Scotia.
THE wedding, although taking
place out Of Washington, ID Of
exceptional interest TO Washing.
tonians. since the families Of both
bride and bridegroom are promi-
nently identified with the civic and
social life Of the Capital.
81 Miss Grosvenor Is the daughter
Of DR.. Gilbert Grogvenor, president
Of the National Geographic Society.
and her mother Il daughter Of
the late DR.. Alexander Graham Bell.
! inventor sef the telephone. Mr..
Covilie's father, Or. Frederick v.
Coville, a.distinguished botanist and
explorer Of the Department Of Agri.
Cllltures Il chairman OF the research
committee Of the National Geo
graphic. Society: and DR.. and Mrs.
Covilie. like the Grosvenors. are
ASSOCIATED with the intellectual
group.
Picturesque Garden Setting
Benin Bhreagh, summer home Of
the Grosvenors, has not only scenic
but historic' interest as the setting
Tor wedding. The late Or. Bell
selected this picturesque spot for his
gItmmer home because It's scenery
and bracing air resembled his native
Scotland. For thirty years. he an
nually spent six months there and
Il was there that many OF his most
interesting scientific experiments
were conducted. From the hillside
Of Benin Bhreagh hundreds OF kites
were flown, resulting in the con-
Gtrrction of the first heavier than
air flying machine to take the air
ID the British Empire. The labora.
tories Of the estate hummed with
activity and in the waters round
about DR.. Bells experiments with
hydroplane boats were carried out,
one OF them holding for several
years the worlds speed record, II.
miles.
Both DR.. Bell and his wife, a.
daughter Of the late Gardner Hub.
bard, who founded the National
{ Geographic Society, sleep at the
summit Of Benin Bhreagh, among
the pines and other forest trees
which they had planted.
The wedding will be at an hour
when the shadows are just Begin
ming to lengthen>.4:80 o'clock-and
WIN be solemnized In the flower
garden, beautifully situated on al
profnontory overlooking the Bras
dor Lakes. The Rev. John Me-
Kinnon.t pastor Of the Union
Church Of Baddeck, win officiate
and the brides father will give
her in marriage.
Satin ana Old Lace
The brides costume ii Of ivory
satin, the drapery held in front by
q large pearl ornament. The train
Il peacock shaped, Of white satin,
covered by . tulla veil. 1t falls
from a -coronet Of rose point lace
worn by her grandmother and
greatgrandmotter
Mrs. Paxton Blair. Of New York
City, sister Of the bride, is matron
OF honor. She is wearing a gown
Q& ecru lace and chiffon, q blue pic.
ture hat trimmed with blue velvet
ribbon, and is carrying garden
The bridesmaids are the Misses
Mabel and Carol Grosvenor, sisters
Of the bride; Miss Betty Ridsdale
and Miss Man Surface, Of Washing
ton d. c.; Miss Caroline Hopkins,
OF Aver, Mass, and Miss Nancy
Bell Fairchild, Of Coconut Grove.
Fla. Their gowns are II two shade.I
Of deep coral organdie, with BASQUE
waists and bouffant skirts, and they
are wearing leghorn hats trimmed
with blue velvet strearners. Their
bouquets are of garden flowers. \
There are two little flower girls,
Marie Coville, niece of the BRIDE
groom, Of New Lisbon. New Jersey,
and Gloria .Grosvenor, youngest
sister Of the bride.
The best man IL Frederick Co
vile. brother of the bridegroom and
the usherS are Melville Grosvenor.
brother Of the bride, of Washing.
! TOM Sherlock Davis, of Brooklyn,
M z: Graham Fairchild, Coconut
Grove, Florida; Wallace Cook, Of
{ Los Angeles, CAL, Charles r. Hop
kins, of Greenfield, New Hanp.
shire; ]. A. D. McCurdy, OF
Toronto, and John G. Laylin, Of
Columbus, Ohio.
The brides mother IL wearing
gown OF powder blue chiffon,
draped in graceful lines. The
4 mother Of the bridegroom IL in
gray satin, trimmed with long gray
fringe.
Merry House Party
For several days before the wed.
ding DR., and Mrs. Grosvenor had
entertained a large house party,
their guests beside the wedding
4 party including DR.. and Mrs.
Coville, Mrs. Chester G. WOODBURY., Of 4
Des Moines, Ia, sister of the bride.
groom; Mrs. Grosvenor's brother.
ln.law and sister, DR.. and Mrs.
David Fairchild., who formerly made
!, their home in Washington but who
ara row living in Coconut Grove,
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