Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
SOCIETY
Arrival of French Officer Gives Rise to
Many Hospitalities in Higher
Army Circles.

company of relatives and friends will
he in attendance. Madonna lilies and
Summer flowers have been used In
| profusion in the quaint old church.
and Miss Mary Wilkins. organist of
the church, who will play the wedding
marches, will play selections of sacred
music as the guests are assembling
and during the services.
The ceremony will be performed at
o'clock, by the Rev. James A.
Mitchell, rector of the Church of the
Messiah. Baltimore, Md, assisted by
the Rev. T.. Pinkney Wroth, rector
of Christ Church.
Following the ceremony a recep-
ton will be held in the Colonial home
of the brides mother on Dumbarton
avenue, which is gay with Summer
flowers and smilaX. The wedding
party will receive in the room in
which the brides mother and grand
mother were married. The house was
given to the brides grandmother as
a wedding gift.
The bride will walk to the altar
with her brother, Mr.. Hartwell Nc
Carteney, who will give her in mar
riage Her bridal robe is lovely, fash
toned of fine white silk lace over a
foundation of satin and designed
along semi-period lines. The bodice
is close fitting, with a round neckllne
and long fitted sleeves which eX-
tend over the wrists into points.
The skirt is quite full and made
shorter at the front than at the back,
and the soft girdle of crushed tulle
marking the rather low waistline falls
gracefully into two panels at the
back, giving the effect of a train. Her
veil of rare Chantilly lace, which was
worn by her grandmother at
her wedding, will be arranged simply
about her face and held closely at the
back by band of orange blossoms.
Her bouquet will be of white orchids
and lilies of the valley.
The brides attendants In their
dainty frocks of organdie in rainbow
hues, and carrying arm bouquets of
Summer flowers tied with ribbons to
correspond with their gowns. will lend
color and Summer atmosphere to the
scene.
The gowns are all fashioned alike,
with close-fitting bodies with fichus
of the organdie edged with plated
tulle to match the color of the or
candle, and full skirts designed with
four panels edged with plated tulle
and ending several inches below the
skirt
Mrs. >. Il. Atkinson, matron OF
honor, and Miss Juliet Phelps Will
liams, maid of honor, will wear nile
green organdie. and their hats will be
Of green horsehair braid, trimmed
with garlands of orchid-color flowers.
The bridesmaids, Miss Isabelle X.
Clark of Merchantville, N. j., and Miss
Elizabeth Greenlees of this city, both
cousins of the bride, will be in peach
organdie, with hats to match, trimmed
with orchid flowers
Mr.. Kingsley Moses of New York,
brother of the bridegroom, will be the
best man, and the ushers selected are
the Rev. H. II. D. Sterrett of this
city, Mr.. G. II. Elder of Baltimore, Mr..
Paul Curtis Harding and Mr.. Richard
Seaton Mccartney of this city,
brother of the bride, and Mr.. Charles
Ellis Mason Of Boston.
Mrs. Mccartney, mother of the
bride, will wear gown of cream
embroidered canton crepe, with a hat
OF black lace. trimmed in silver, and
q corsage bouquet of lavender sweet
peas and Ward roses
The Rev. Moses and his bride will
leave after the reception for a we'd.