Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22
Prominent Families Linked
By Church Ceremony.


Prominent New England and South
ern families were linked by the mar
riage Saturday. September z, OF Miss
Dorothea Homer West, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Homer West OF High
street, Fall River, Mass, and Mr.. Robert
Tyson Fitzhugh, son Of DR.. and Mrs.
Henry Mayndaier FitZhugh OF West
minister, Nd, and instructor in English
at the University Of Maryland. The
ceremony took place at Ascension
Church at o'clock pm. The Rev.
Edmund J. Cleveland, rector, ofnciated,
assisted by Rev. Herbert S. Hastings
of st. Luke's Chapel, Trinity parish,
New York City. q friend of the families.
Mr.. and Mrs. West assisted the couple
in receiving guests at a reception In
the brides home after the ceremony.
The bride, descendant OF four
Colonial governors, was given in mar
rage by her father. She wore a white
taffeta frock with full skirt and panels
of tulle, and a simply arranged tulle
veil falling from tulle turban trim.
med with orange blossoms. Her jewelry
was a pearl necklace with diamond and
turquoise clasp, an heirloom and gift
of her aunt, Mrs. william w. Curtis Of
Chicago, who was house guest for the
wedding. The bridal bouquet was a
sheaf of Easter lilies.
The maid of honor, Miss Anna Lee
Fitzhugh Worthington Of Annapolis,
Md, a cousin of the bridegroom and
former roommate OF the bride at
Barnard College, Columbia University.
wore a period gown Of organdie in
shades of yellow over peach satin, vel
low slippers and a yellow tulle turban
Her bouquet was of peach and yellow
gladioli. The brides mother wore
violet chiffon gown and corsage
cluster Of gardenias.
The two bridesmaids, Miss Christine
Manning Blackwell and Miss Catherine
Frances Blackwell Of jamestown, cousins
of the bride, wore frocks Of lowered
organdie in peach shades over yellow
satin and were made like the brides
gown, with long full skirts. Yellow
satin slippers. yellow turbans and arm
bouquets of peach and yellow gladioli
completed their costumes.
The best man, Mr.. John Mortimer
Collins of Grand Rapids. Mich, and
the ushers, Mr.. c. Bradford Mitchell
of Fairhaven and Mr.. Horace Jackson
Littlefield OF New York City. attended
Wesleyan University with the BRIDE
groom and with him were members OF
the Electric Society.
The church was decorated In pale
pink and yellow gladioli. and at the
home large bouquets OF MOWERS, Lrans-
formed the rooms into indoor gardens.
The pink and yellow colors OF the at
PENDANTS costumes were repeated IN
the choice Of flowers.
After a wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs.
Fitzhugh will reside In Washington,
D. G. For travelling the bride wore an
ensemble Of blue crepe satin and broad
cloth trimmed with fox.
The bride, o graduate Of Durfee In
1922, received a degree from Barnard
College In 1927. The bridegroom won
an M. A. degree from Harvard Uni.
versity after being graduated from
Wesleyan.
Among the out-of town guests were
Mrs. william w. Curtis, Chicago; Mr..
and Mrs. Morris p. Leeds, Philadelphia:
Miss Alison Bryant, New York City;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Alexander Worth
ington, Baltimore, Md; Miss Margaret
M. Worthington, Annapolis, Md.
The engagement was announced In
June.
Nuptial Ceremony
Charming in Simplicity.
| Charming in its simplicity was the
wedding Wednesday afternoon Of Mis-