Evening star., 1928-11-01
SOCIETY
Chief Executive and First Lady of the
Land Attend International We'd
ding at Noon Today.

TIME President and Mrs. Coolidge
attended the wedding at noon
today of Princess Zenaida
Cantacuzene, daughter of Prince
and Princess Cantacuzene TO
Mr.. John Hanbury Williams son OF Maj.
Gen. Sir John Hanbury Williams OF
Windsor England. The ceremony was
performed in historic st. Johns Church
on LAFAYETTE square. the Right Rev.
James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washing
ton. officiating. assisted by the rector
of the church the Rev. Robert john
ston. The wedding was one OF
the most interesting and brilliant
of international weddings the company
attending representative of official diplo-
matte and residential society. Many
guests from out-of-town were in the
distinguished aSsemblage. The quaint
church, familiarly known as the "Presi-
dents Church." had an effective ar
rangement of Easter lilies and tall palms
two large silver vases filled with the rich
blooms gracing the altar and the read
ing desk and pulpit were clustered with
the lilies. There were no other decora-
tions in the church. AS the guests were
assembling, Mr.. T. Guy Lucas organiSt
of the church, gave a short program of
sacred selections and the vested choir
of the church sang preceding the cere-
mony and softly chanted during the
service.
The bride was escorted by her father,
who gave her in marriage. She was
lovely picture in gown of white satin
fashioned with close-fitting bodice,
with long sleeves which went into a
point over the wrists and the neckline
was cut in a deep V shape at the
front and higher at the back The
skirt was quite full, short in the front,
and fell into long, full, graceful train
at the back Her tulle veil fell from
Juliet cap of pearls. She carried large
arm bouquet of white gardeniaS, and
white heather, which the bridegroom's
father brought from England and which
is believed to be of especial good luck
when carried by brides.
Mrs. Bruce Smith of Louisville, KY,
was n1atron of honor for her sister and
the bridesmaids were Miss Edith Grant,
Miss Clara Frances Grant and Miss
Julia Grant, daughters of Col. and Mrs.
U. S. Grant, Sd. and cousins of the
bride; Miss Bertha Palmer and Miss
Pauline Palmer of Chicago, also cousins
of the bride, and Miss Eleanor Preston
and Miss Francesca Stewart of Wash
ington. Quite striking were the cos
tunes of the attendants. fashioned of
white tulle modelled after the brides
gown. The only color note in the we'd
ding costumes were the turquoise blue
velvet ribbons tied about their bouquets
Of pink rose the long streamers form
ing long trains at one side. They wore
wide-brimmed white tulle hats trimmed
with ribbon to match the SaSheS The
flower girl, little Miss Iraine Canta-
cuzene, niece of the bride, was in a SIM
liar costume of white tulle with sash
like that of the older attendants and
she wore a quaint bonnet of white tulle.
Maj. Gen. Sir John Hanbury Williams
was best man for his son and the ush-
ers were Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, uncle of
the bride; Mr. Leander Mccormick
Goodhart, Mr.. F. Hamilton Mccormick
Goodhart, Mr. Winant p Johnston, Mr..
David E. Finley, Mr.. Bruce Smith,
Prince Michael Cantacuzene, brother OF
the bride; Col Marion Howee and MIR.
Potter Palmer, jr., and Mr.. Gordon
Palmer of Chicago, cousins of the bride.
A wedding breakfast and reception
for those who witnessed the ceremony
followed in the home of the brides
grandmother, Mrs. Frederick Dent
Grant. on New Hampshire avenue,
Princess CantacuZene, mother of the
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illness of Mrs. Grant The princess
gown was of powder blue heavily en-
broidered in lighter shade, and a
close-fitting turban of a darker shade
of velvet.
Later in the day Mr. and Mrs. Will
liaTnS will leave for New York and will
sail shortly for England The bride
will travel in brown cloth ensemble
suit with a small hat of brown.
Mrs. Coolidge wore a smart costume
OF black velvet coat and a white fox
fur scarf and small hat of cloth of
silver with narrow up-turned brim.
and she carried silver bead bag.
Among other distinguished guests in
the company were the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Kellogg, the Secretary
OF the Treasury, Mr.. Mellon; Mrs. Cur
It's D. Wilbur, Mrs. James j. Davis, the
Ambassador of Great Britain and Lady
Isabella Howard, the Belgian Ambassa-
dor and Princess de Ligne the Chief
Justice and Mrs. Taft, the Minister of
Portugal and Viscountess d'Alte, the
Minister of Uruguay and Mime. Varela,
the Minister of the Irish Free State.
Mr.. Smiddy; the Minister of Greece and
Nine. Simopoulos, the Minister of
austria and Nine. Prochnik. Dis
trict Commissioner and Mrs. Proctor L.
Dougherty, District Commissioner and
Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro, Mrs. Charles
r. Summerall, Mrs. John A. Lejeune
the Misses Lejeune, Mrs. John B. Hen