Evening star., 1941-02-22

The BRIDE wore a simple gov
straight lines, the skirt having a lc
line and long sleeves and was tri
Of her great grandmother, Mrs. Jul
come down to the bride after being
used by her mother and by her
grandmother. Mrs. John R. Will
liamS, on their wedding gowns.
Today's bride wore long tulle veil
becomingly arranged and held by
a band of orange blossoms and she
carried an arm bouquet of white
camelias.
Mrs. F. Moran McCOnihe was
matrOn of honor and the two brides
maids were Miss Audrey Campbell,
cousin Of the bride, and Miss Eliza
beth Clagett, sister of the bride
groom. All wore frocks of white lace,
fashioned robe de style; becoming
white hats and carried maiden-hair
fern.
Mr.. James Wimsatt Is Best Man,
Brides Cousins Are USherS.
Mr.. James Wimsatt was best man
and the uSherS were the brides
cousins. Mr.. John w. Pitney and
MI Duncan Pitney of Far Hills,
N. j.. and Mr.. Randall H. Hagner,
jr., and Mr. James F. Mitchell, jr.
As the 100 guests were being seated
Mr.. Wallace Goodrich, director Of
the New England Conservatory of
Music in Boston. played the organ
as the bride descended the stairs
and was escorted to the altar.
Additional guests, numbering
about 200. were asked for the we'd
ding breakfast Immediately follow
ing, Mrs. Letter receiving the guests.
She wore a green crepe de chine
gown, made on straight lines and
without trimming, and a matching
hat, Mrs. Clagett, mother of the
bridegroom. was in black.
Later today Mr.. Clagett and his
bride will leave for the South and
on their return will be with the lat
ter's mother on Dupont Circle until
their Georgetown home is ready for
them. Recently they purchased the
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Misses Howry. The house was built
by the late Thomas F. Waggaman
for his art treasures and was con-
nected with his home on the corner,
now owned and occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Jouett Shouse. The Misses
Fowry remodeled the art gallery
some years ago and Mr.. Clagett and
his bride are making further
changes.
The bride was graduated from
WestOver School in 1885 and made
her debut in Washington later that
year. She is the granddaughter of
Mrs. Williams and the late Col. John
r. Williams of Washington and the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Levi z. Letter,
who came from Chicago and built
the house on Dupont Circle. The
late Mrs. Letter presented the house
to her son, the late Mr. Joseph
Letter, when he was married.
Mr.. Clagett, who belongs to dis
tinguished pioneer families of Mary
land and Virginia. is descended from
Capt, Thomas Clagett of England,
a valiant sea captain and early
settler at Weston, Md The Right
Rev. Thomas Clagett. first Episcopal
Bishop of Maryland, was another
of his distinguished ancestors. Fol-
lowing the traditions of his family,
MI. Clagett has been a very active
worker in the Episcopal Church in
Washington and in Maryland. His
maternal grandmother. Mrs. Sam
Tel S. Lutz. who lives in her family
hcme. Springwood, near Leesburg.
Va, was unable to attend the we'd
ding.
Mss Pearson Is Married
At Home of Her Parents.
The wedding Of Miss Pearson was
Charming in its informality. The
ceremony took place at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
+. Pearson, on Massachusetts ave-
nue., where simple yet all the more
effective arrangement of white Gala
lilies, snapdragons and gladioluses
was used to form an improvised
altar. A string orchestra played
preceding the ceremony and later
for the reception.
The bride entered the drawing
room with her father. Her Wedding
gown was OF off-White satin designed
along lines unusually becoming to
her stately beauty. The dress had
sweetheart neckline and long
slaeVeS which were puffed at the
shoulder line and cloSe-fitting over
the wrists. The bodice was fitted
and the skirt fell into long train.
Her tulle veil was held by a cape
OF rose-point lace, and she carried
q shower bouquet of orchids and
freesia.
Mrs. Francis M. Durrance. ir
was matron Of honor for her sister
and Miss Edith Pearson was maid
OF honor. The two attractive sisters
wore becoming dresses of taffeta,
made with sweetheart necklines
bracelet-length sleeves and full
SKIRTS. Mrs. Durrance's dress was in
an orchid shade and her sisters was
IN Nile green. Tiny yellow ribbons
were worn in their hair and thev
carried arm bouquets of yellow roses
and yellow freesia.
Mr. ClarkSon Acts as Best Man:
Mothers Receive With COupIe.
Mr.. Clarkson was best man for
his step-son. Receiving with the
couple after the ceremony were
their respective mothers. Mrs. Pear
son wore a gown of fog-gray crepe
trimmed with wide reveres of Vene-
tian lace and cuffs to match. Mrs.
ClarkSon was in gray chiffon Both
wore clusters of orchids.
Out-of-town guests at the we'd
ding were Mrs Richard G. Park
and her son-in-law and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Darlington CT
Westchester, Pa; Miss Kate john