Evening star., 1937-02-08
BY NINA CARTER TABB.

r. VERYONE who attended is
~ talking today Of the wedding
of Miss Helen Constance
49, Moore of Aldie, Va, to Mr..
Winslow williams, which took place
on Saturday night at o'clock at the
Church of Our Redeemer in Aldie.
The church looked lovely. having been
decorated with palms, ferns and white
snapdragons by Mrs. Campbell Mayors
Of Middleburg.
The bride was beautiful, wearing
a plain tight-fitting white satin
gown, with very long train, covered
completely by a tulle veil that fell
from an adorable cap fashioned OF
seed pearls. She entered the church
and was given in marriage by her
brother, John Douglas Moore. Jr.
Mrs. Charles Hoffman of Hagerstown
and Miss Mary Moore. sisters Of the
bride, were matron and maid OF honor,
respectively. They wore apricot moire
tight-fitting gowns, and the brides
maids, Mrs. William Young of Wash
ington (another sister of the brlde),
Miss Helen Corbell, Miss Evelyn Hark-
ness and Miss Frances Orr (all OF
Leesburg), wore gowns OF aqua MORE,
made on the same lines as the gowns
worn by the matron and maid OF
honor. All of these attendants carried
old-fashioned bouquets of different
colored Spring flowers, tied with VIDE
silver ribbons, making a wonderful Ell
feet against the lovely dresses. Mr.
Williams had as best man his father,
Harrison Williams Of Leesburg, and
the ushers were Samuel Alexander,
BAYLOR Metzer, Thruston Corbell and
Frederick Lintner of Leesburg. and
John Miller of Washington. The Rev.
David Campbell Mayors Of Middle
burg. rector of the church, performed
the ceremony.
Directly afterward there was a re-
ception at Millmore, the home Of the
brides mother, Mrs. John Douglas
Moore, at Aldie, for relatives and in
innate friends of the bride and BRIDE
groom. Mrs. Moore's gown was of black
velvet and she wore gardenias. She was
assisted in receiving by the bridegroom's
aunt, Mrs. Frederick Usher Of Balti-
more. Others receiving were Mrs. Floyd
Harris Of Aldie. Mrs Charles McCor-
mick Of Dover and Miss Anne Adams
of Middleburg The lovely old white
house, Millmore, never looked more at
tractive. The rambling rooms, which
are filled with beautiful antiques and
portraits generations old. were dec
Grated for the occasion with trailing
ivy, ferns, pink snapdragons and yellow
jonquils. The brides table was all
white, with huge centerpiece Of white
brides roses. Every one had delight
full time and the bride and BRIDE
groom started off at 1880 o'clock for
Washington amid showers Of rice and
old shoes. They had just left the
driveway of the place when their auto
mobile stopped. OF course, it had been
tampered with by friends!
Sam Alexander, one of the ushers,
rescued the bride and bridegroom, but,
after a few miles, he ran out of gas.
Jumping into another car, they went to
Leesburg to Judge AleXander's home and
the bridegroom ordered still another
ton. Then they found out that bag
and two heavy coats had been left in
the first car. An usher went back for
these things, but forgot the coats.
At am, when only the family and
q few house guests were left at Mill
more, the bride and groom appeared in
the doorway, looking for their belong
ings. After sitting around little
while talking about their wedding they
again left for Washington with much
cheering and merrymaking, but in
machine that would take them there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams will go to New
York today and will sail on February
IL for a two months cruise to South
America. Upon their return they will
live at Roxburg Hall, Mr.. Williams
place near Leesburg.
The wedding presents were numer-
Gus and lovely. The groom's present
to the bride was two exquisite old
fashioned gold bracelets that had be-
longed to his great-grandmother. An
interesting thing about the gift was