The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-03
Miss ArchboId And
Lieutenant Strauss
To Be Married Today

The marriage of Miss Lydia
Archbold, daughter of Mrs. Anne
Archbold and granddaughter OF
the late John d. Archbold. Stand
ard Oil magnate, to Lieut.. Elliott
Strauss, U. 8. N, son of Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Joseph Strauss,
is taking place this afternoon.
The ceremony will be at 4
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Arch
bold, crowning the hills beyond
Georgetown, Canon Arson Phelps
Stokes officiating. 1t will be at
tended only by small group of
relatives and close friends of the
young couple, but q large COM
pany Of guests has been invited
for the reception sfterward.
The bride will have her younger
sister. Miss MORA ArchbOld, and
Miss Helen Strauss, sister of the
bridegroom, as maids Of honor,
and her group Of attendants also
includes Miss Margaret Partridge,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Ordway Partridge, of New York;
Miss Bessie Aspinwall. of New
York; Miss Anne Scott and Miss
Susan Scott, of Philadelphia, and
Mile. Claire Heilmann, whose
father, once counselor of the
French embassy in Washington,
is now French consul general in
San Francisco.
Blackwell Newhall, of Philadel-
phia, who was classmate of Lieu
tenant Strauss at the Naval Acad-
envy, but who has since resigned
from the service, will be best man.
And the ushers are John Archbold
and Armar Archbold, brothers of
the bride. her cousin, Archbold
Van Beuren. of New York; James
McGregor Byrne, OF New York,
a cousin OF the bridegroom, and
Lieut.. Jean Pierre Bernard, an.
other of his classmates at Anna.
polls.
Lieutenant Strauss and Lieuten-
ant Bernard will be in uniform.
The brides gown is Of ivory
duchesse satin, moulded to the
body with the long circular train
cut in one with the skirt, which
clears the floor in front. The deep
v of the bodice is filled in with
rose point lace, family heirloom,
with an applique of orange bios
SONS at the waist line. The long
tight sleeves come over the hands
in lily effect and have a narrow
edging of rose point. Miss Arch
bold will wear a volumlnouS veil
of tulle falling from a cap of rose
point held in place by q chaplet
of orange blossoms.
The gowns of the brides atten-
dants are all alike, fashioned of
orange tinted chiffon on straight
lines. They are sleeveless and
have deep berthas of the chiffon,
forming short capes. Girdles of
two-toned orange ribbon have
streamers at the right side fall
ing to the bottom of the skirts.
Their hats are picture models of
orange felt and they will carry
roses, shading from pink to old
gold.
Admiral and Mrs. Strauss have
made Washington their home since
he retired from active service and
the Archholds are Neutrality-suspicious.
by adoption.
Among the guests from other
cities here for the wedding are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Origen Storrs Sey-
mour, of Lawrence, L. l., cou-
sins OF Mrs. Strauss, and their
daughter, Mrs. Darnell r. Wallace,
who are staying at the May
flower, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
B. Delafield, OF New York. guests
OF Miss Bell Gurnee for the
weekend.
Lieutenant Stratus is temper
arily on duty in the Bureau of
Communica tons, Navy Depart
ment. After the wedding he will
sail with his bride for a three
months trip abroad.
Last evening, Mrs. Archbold en-
tertained the bridal party and a
few other guests at dinner, some
OF the group going afterward to
the Club Chantecler to dance.
Lieut.. Cot. and Mrs. Jerome
Pillow will entertain at dinner
this evening.