Evening star., 1938-12-03
Notes From the Social Washington and Its Env0ns
Weddings
OF Recent
Interest
Miss Sienis Wed
In New York
To Mr.. de Peyster


OF interest here is the wedding
yesterday afternoon in New York Of
Miss Dorothy Shelby Stems, daush-
ter OF Princess Irbain-Kahn Kap-
lanon and the late Mr.. Chester p.
Stems, to Mr.. James Abercrombie
de Peyster, son Of Mr.. Frederic
Ashton de Peyster Of New York and
the Countess Bohdan de Castellane
Of New York and Mentone. France.
The ceremony took place In St.
James Episcopal Church and the
rector, the Rev. Horace w. B. Done
gan, oficiated, assisted by the Rev.
Sherman Richards.
The bride. escorted by Prince
Kaplanon and given in marriage by
her mother, had as her matron Of
honor her sister, Mrs. Crosby Tuttle
Smith. Her other attendants were
Mrs. Eric A. Won Rats, sister of the
bridegroom: Mrs. Hans George Spit
zer. Miss Margaret Yates and Miss
Madeleine Marvin Smith.
The brides ivory satin gown was
trimmed with seed pearls, and she
wore q lace veil and seed pearl
necklace that had been worn by
seven generations of her family.
Her flowers were white orchids and
lilies Of the valley.
The attendants wore gowns Of
lbons -de-rose satin with hooped
skirts and carried old-fashioned
bouquets.
Mr.. de Peyster had his brother,
Mr.. Frederic Ashton de Peyster, jr,
as best man, and the ushers we're
Mr.. Eric A. Won Rats, Mr.. James
Todd, Mr.. Crosby Tuttle Smith,
Mr.. George l.. de Peyster, Mr.. Will
lian Tingue OF New York and Mr..
William Bell Watkins of Berry,
vile. Va.
The bride is of a prominent old
New England family. She was
graduated from the Nightingale
Bamford School and is a member
of the Junior League.
Mr.. de Peyster is a nephew Of
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. of this
city and of Miss Augusta de Peyster
and Mrs. Morris de Peyster. and is
the grandson of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederic j. de Peyster and Of
the late Comdr. Frederic A. Aber-
crombie Miller and Mrs. Miller. He
is a direct descendant of Johannes
de Peyster, who came to New AM
sterdam in 1915.
An informal wedding took place
last night at the rectory of Trinity
Lutheran Church when Miss Ruth j.
Curtis of Takoma Park, Nd, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Claude
Curtis Of Glendale, Calf, was mar
ried to Mr.. Henry L. Wakeham of
Takoma Park. Md, son of DR.. Glenn
r. Wakeham Of Boulder. Colo.
The Rev. H. M. Hennig performed
the ceremony at o'clock. The BRIDE
groom's brother and sister in law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wakeham,
were the attendants. After a short
wedding trip the couple will make
their home in Takoma Park, Md.
Miss Mary Donnelly
Bride of Mr.. ZantzinEer.
| Mrs. Christopher Hyatt Brashear
announces the marriage of her
daughter. Miss Mary Amelia Dom
nelly, to Mr.. Otway Bergman zant-
Finger, jr, son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Otway Bergman Zantzinger
of Hyattsville, Md. The marriage
took place on Wednesday. November
%. at Trinity Episcopal Church, Elk
ton, Md, with the Rev. j. Warren
Atkinson, D. D.. odiciating.
The bride, who was escorted and
given in marriage by her brother,
Mr.. Byron White Donnelly, wore a
wine colored suit, trimmed in sable
fur, with brown accessories and a
corsage bouquet of orchids and lilies
of the valley.
Mr.. Richard Chew Zantzinger was
the best man for his brother. After
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. o. B.
Zantzinger, jr., left for New York
City and will be at home after jan
uary first at 95 Mckinley avenue,
Hyattsville Hills, Md. p
Moultrop- Barron
Wedding Announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Barron
of Vienna, Va, announce the mar
riage of their daughter Katherine
to Mr.. Fred j. Moultrop OF Arling-
ton, Va, son ef Mrs. F. C. Moultrop
and the late Mr.. Moultrop of Airing
ton.