Evening star., 1941-02-23

songs by Jhe CaJAeQral CnOlr.
The bride walked to the altar
with her brother, Mr.. Holbrook
Ellis, who gave her in marriage.
Her wedding gown of ivory satin
was lovely. With it she wore an
exquisite veil of rosepoint lace and
her bouquet was spray of white
butterfly orchids and lilies of the
valley.
Mrs. Damon Morris Cummings
was matron of honor for her sister
and the bridesmaids were Miss Mary
Jean Bellamy, Miss Joanne Wallace,
Miss Evelyn Clarke, Miss Margaret
Begg Tenney, Miss Betty Jane
Nevins, all of Springfield; Miss
Elizabeth Mcbride of Washington,
Miss Bette Huffard of Charlottes-
vile, Va, and Miss Georgette Rich
ards of Kansas City.
Attendants Wear Gowns
Made on BOuffant Lines.
The attendants wore striking
gowns made along bouffant lines
with faille bodiceS and marquiSette
skirts. Their hats to match their
dresses were heart shaped and
trimmed with flowers that CORE
sponded with the blossoms used on
their tiny muffS. The matron of
honor wore a gown of pale blue and
the flowers used on her hat and
muff were pale roSebudS. The at
tendants were dressed in pale pink
and their flowers were VioletS.
The two little flower girls, Susan
Eames Ellis and Elizabeth Jane Ellis,
nieces of the bride, wore pale blue
marquisette dresses and hats to
match and rosebud muffS.
Mr.. Arthur Murray Preston was
best man for his brother and the
ushers we're Mr.. Arthur Hllmer OF
New York City, Mr.. Frazer West
of Reno. Mr.. John Hopkins of Sacra-
metto. Mr.. John Hunter Walton OF
Montclair, N. j.; Mr.. John ONeil
of Boston, Mr.. Gerald Russell OF
Georgiaville, R. l.; MI. Alex Brltton
Browne of this city and Mr.. Charles
Miller of Hartford.
Reception Follows
At Colony Club.
A reception followed the cere-
mony at the Colony Club, where a
profusion of spring flowers formed
a lovely setting for the receiving /
line. When the couple left on their
wedding trip both were wearing
brown herringbone cashmere cloth
suits. The brides accessories were /
in brown and beige. Later the
couple will live at the Marine Corps |.
base at QuantiCO, Va.
Out of town guests at the we'd
ding included Mr.. Preston, father .
of the bridegroom, who was ac-
companied by Maj. Gen. Henry
Conger Pratt; Mrs. H. E. Vincent,
Miss Martha Vincent, Mr.. and Mrs. :
John R. ReybTn, Miss Susan Rey-
burn. Mrs. H H. EameS, all OF Fair |
field: Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Wallace
of New Haven, Mr.. and Mrs. L. j.
Massey and Maj. and Mrs. w. L.
Ritchie of Langley Field, Mrs. Pres
ton Peters of New York City, Col.
and Mrs. John Moore and Capt. .
and Mrs. Lewis Mcbride of Wash
ington.
The bride attended Mount Vernon
Seminary and Spence School in
New York. Her husband attended .
Phillips Academy at Andover and
was graduated from the University .
of Virginia, where he was a men,
Der of St. Elmo Society. He is
member of the Chevy Chase Club, .
the Cosmos and Coelebs Clubs.
Simplicity Marks
Daste- Roper Wedding.
Simplicity marked the wedding of
Miss Roper and Mr.. DaSte, which .
took place at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning.
Miss Roper and Mr.. Daste Wed
A. Holy Name Church.
The Church of the Holy Name of
Jesus was the scene of the marriage |
of Miss Roper and Mr. Daste. The
Rev. Edward T. Cassidy, S. j., dean |
OF men of Loyola University, Off
ciated. In addition to the tradi-
tional wedding music of Lohengrin |
and Mendelssohn, the "Traumeri."
Ave Maria" "Panis AngeGcus" and .
selections from Tchaikiwsky's Fifth .
Symphony" were presented.
The white marble altar was il .
Illuminated by tall, lighted tapers /
in cathedral candelabra, and palms .
end ferns were used as background .
for masses of white Gala lilies and |
gladioli.
The bride. who was escorted to the |
altar by her father, wore a street.
length dress Of sky blue chiffon velvet |
with fitted peplum jacket and hat
of the same material with a halo |
veil of blue illusion. She carried a |
bouquet of white gardenias and |
lilies of the valley.
Miss Madeleine Roper, sister of
the bride, was her maid of honor,
wearing a street-length dress of old
rose crepe with matching accessories
and a corsage of Queen Mary roses.
The bridesmaid was Miss Mar !