Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
Pretty Wedding Ceremonies
Mark Early Summer Season
June Maintaining Reputation as Month of Brides
Society Interest Conferred in Recent
Charming Matrimonial Events.

June, the month of brides, was
! ushered in yesterday with more thar
half dozen truly beautiful weddings
OF more than usual interest in the Ma
tional Capital.
One of the most interesting nuptials
on the days calendar took place in
historic st. Johns Church, LAFAYETTE
square; when Miss Elizabeth Laura
Ives, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James
E. Ives, became the bride of Mr.. James
Rowland Lowe, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Lowe of Grand Rapids, Mich.
The ceremony was performed at 4
o'clock, with the Rev DR.. Robert
Johnston, rector of the church ia
| m1liarly called the Presidents church,
ofi1clating, assisted by Bishop John M
Mccormick of Grand Rapids. The
church was filled to its capacity with
representative society folk of the Capital
and many out-of-town guests in the
large asSemblage.
The bride was escorted to the altar
by her father who gave her in marriage.
Her wedding costume was exquisite.
fashioned OF ivory satin, along grace
ful princess lines. The gown was made
with long fitted sleeves and touches of
rare old rose point lace added to the
beauty OF the dress. The skirt fell into
a circular train at the back and was
several inches shorter at the front. A
cap of lace corresponding to that on
the gown held the very full tulle veil
and the brides bouquet was of white
orchids and gardenias.
Mrs. Roger Wolcott Converse of
Boston. was matron of honor and the
other attendants were Mrs. Montgomery
Blair, jr.; Mrs. William Draper Blair
Miss Gythia Stourton and Miss Eleanor
Hard.
Brides Attendants
Handsomely Gowned.
The attendants costumes. with SIM
plicity prevailing in the design, pre-
Sented an unusually striking effect. The
poolces were made with clinging capes
Wnlch Tell over the arms and were fin
lShed at the front with tiny bows. and
the skirts were of soft circular f1ounces,
slightly shorter at the front than in the
back. The attendants wore picture hats
OF green transparent straw, slippers to
match. and they carried arm bouquets
OF Spring flowers.
Mr.. Edward Lowe, jr., Of California.
was pest man for his brother, and the
uSners selected included Mr.. Josiah
Philips Evans. Sd, and Mr.. Lucius
Douglass Tompkins of New York; Mr..
Edward Lowe Greene of California Mr..
Mannix Walker and Lieut.. Tighlman
H Bunch. U. S. N.
Mrs. Ives. mother of the bride, was in
a blue and white chiffon gown with |
which she wore blue lace coat and
hat. and Mrs. Lowe, mother of the |
bridegroom, had on a gown of green |
chiffon fashioned along softly draped |
lines.
reception for the wedding party |
and out-of-town guests and members |
Of the families followed the ceremony |
az the home Of the brides parents, l705 |
Rhode Island avenue.
The bride and bridegroom left i'm
after the ceremony for New
York, from where they will sail shortly |
for wedding trip abroad When they
return in September they will make
their home at 17l3 r street, the house
which Is now occupied by the coun-
'elor of the French embassy. Count de
Sart'ges. Mrs. loves travelling cos