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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1913)
THE SUNDAY OKEUOMAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 21, 1913. . L - ysY wJ Tr - - - Y r'viv vk;i fly X . , r --i ?r : : " i smi Vv i snvr i 7 f- " - , v 2c ziy -ss-c r t -' . ' "- x ' " ' SEPTEMBER has been such an ex ceptionally fine month for outdoor pleasures that society folk are loath to take up actively formal social duties. The country clubs are proving so at tractive, with such inducements as golf, tennis and motoring:, that informal luncheons, dinners and dances at the various clubs are the only diversions offered. Weddings will continue to be the center of attraction for the rest of this month at least. Last week all other affairs were completely overshadowed by the Davis-Burns nuptials, which was one of the most notable weddings of the year. The golf tournament to be played for the trophy put up by Mrs. Helen Ladd Cerbett will begin tomorrow. Devotees of polo are elated over the victory of the Waverly Country Club team, which won matches played in Spokane. The Portland polo team, with Henry Ladd Corbett as captain, includes Captain Gordon Voorhies, Sherman R. Hall, Hamilton F. Corbett and Victor A. Johnson. Mrs. E. C. Shevlln asked a few friends to luncheon at the Waverly Country Club on Monday in compli ment to Mrs. Frederick Weyerhaeuser of St. Paul. After luncheon the guests made up two tables of bridge. Mr. and Mrs. Axel Ekstrom of Bos ton Spa. New York, are being felicitated upon the arrival of a son, who made his advent Thursday. Mrs. Ekstrom as Florence Morey was one of the pop ular belles in Portland society. She Is a sister of Fred P. Morey. Miss Alice Carey left for the East Thursday morning and will visit for five or six weeks in the New England States. Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Burrell pre sided at a charming little dinner on Thursday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Balllie, of Tacoma, who passed several days in Portland last week. Golden belenlums and blue lark spur adorned the table around which were seated Mr. and Mrs. Balllie, Dr. and Mrs. Holt Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. William MacMaster, Mrs. William Jones, of Tacoma; Harry S. Montgomery and the host. The chimes of Trinity Episcopal Church pealed forth the announcement of the wedding of Miss Anita Burns to Charles Henry Davis, Jr., on Tuesday evening. The ceremony was solemnised by Rt. Rev Charles Scaddlng assisted by Rev. A. A. Morrison. The wedding was picturesque and notable, in that it united two prominent families, as well as two of the smart set's most popular and attractive members. Simple and statelv were the decorations of the church, the chancel being banked with palms and huge ferns, with tall vases of limes on the altar. The costumes or the bridal purty were beautiful and rainbow in color effect. The bride, who is a striking brunette, was elven in marriage by her father, Walter John Burns. She was charming in a lovely gown of white charmeuse, trimmed with a drape of exquisite silver lace. She carried an artistic bouquet of rare white orchids and llllies of the valley. She also wore the bride groom's gift, a beautiful pearl neck lace, with diamond and platinum pendant, the center being a pear shaped blue diamond crop. The maid-of-honor. Miss Louise Burns, sister of tha bride, was charm ing in a stunning gown of pastel pink shading to deep rose crepe meteor and chiffon, with beaded bodice. She car ried an arm bouquet of Klllarney roses. The gowns of the bridesmaid's were stunning models, in tones of pink, pale green and lavender. The Misses Margery Hoffman . and Pollv Young, of Vancouver Barracks, wore pink charmeuse gowns, combined with pink chiffon and crystal beaas. Next came the Misses Jean Mackensie and Cully Cook, who wore white char meuse gowns, veiled with pale green chiffon and embellished with beads and lace. The Misses Cornelia x Cook and Frances Wilson, a cousin of the bride. were charming in orchid toned lavender charmeuse and chiffon, with crystal bead trimming. All six bridesmaids carried shower bouquets ' of Madame Aaron Ward roses ana violets. Amasa Rust, of Saginaw, Mich., acted as best man, and the ushers were Roderick Macleay, Jack Burns, brother of the bride; Jordan Zan, Ellis Bragg, Kurt Koehler and C Hunt Lewis. Following the ceremony, a large reception was held at the home of the bride's parents on Nineteenth and Irving streets. An orchestra played on the veranda, and the lawn, with stately trees and shrubs, was a beautiful set ting for the handsomest toilettes of the hundreds of guests who thronged the rooms and gardens surrounding the house. Close to the entrance to the house a huge marquee was erected and gaily lighted with Chinese lanterns which were also strung from the house to the trees around it. Beautiful, balmy weather and bright moonlight, per mitted of an al frisco reception. The ensemble was most picturesque and en chanting, and will be put down in the annals ofPortland society as a mem orable event. The bridal party received the con gratulations of their many friends standing before a bank of asparagus fern closely interspersed with tiny white wild asters, and huge bowls of pink and blue hydrangeas were placed about the drawing-room. Mr. and Mrs. Davis, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Burns and Mr. and Mrs. Weyerhauser received with the bridal party. . . Mrs. Burns was charming in a. hand some gown of old blue and gold bro cade and she wore a magnificent dia mond necklace. Mrs. Davis was distinguished in an orchid shade of lavender charmeuse, with an elaborate silver embroidered drape and trimming of silver lace. She also wore a diamond and pearl neck lace. Mrs. Weyerhauser, who is an attrac tive and stately brunette, was admired in a stunning Paquin model of white shimmering satin, with overdress of chiffon, embroidered heavily in silver and draped with brilliants. A chic part of her gown was a graceful tulle scarf loosely draped around her shoul ders. A headdress of brilliants and bird of pvradiso in her coiffure and diamond necklace completed her costume. Mrs. Thomas Robertson, sister of the brido, wore a smart gown of pink crepe meteor and filmy lace trimming. Mrs. Hawley Hoffman, another sister of the bride, was handsome In a pastel yellow, aatin gown, with bead trim mings. A wedding supper was served from the marquee, where the bride's table also was placed. The table was adorned with huge crystal bowls of bride's roses and placed about the mar quee were tall standards of white chrysanthemums. Miss Mary Robertson was the fortu-' nate captor of the bride's bouquet, and Miss Louise Burns secured the ring from the bride cake. Mr. and Mrs. Davis left amid a gay scene of multi-colored confetti and shouts of good wishes. They are pass ing a week at the coast and will go immediately upon their return to the East for several weeks, returning home in November. Mrs. DaviB going-away suit was a chic blue serge, trimmed with collar and cuffs of sealskin, and a scarlet brocaded vest. Sh wore a smart black hat and a corsago of orchids. Upon their return from their wed ding trip Mr. and Mrs. Davis will be at home at 183 North Twentieth street. The engagement was announced at an informal tea last May. and the bride was one of the most popular belles in the exclusive set. She is a graduate of St. Helen's Hall, later finishing at Briarcliff School in the East. At the conclusion of her school days Mrs. Da vis traveled aboard for a couple of years. Mr. Davis is the son or Mr. ana jurs. Charles Henry Davis, of Saginaw, Mich. The Davis family is well known throughout the Middle West and Pacific Coast, whore they have large timber holdings. Mr. Davis is a Princeton grad uate and prominent In the timber busi ness in Portland,. He is a popular member of all the leading clubs in town, including tho Arlington, Waver ly County, University and Multnomah clubs, and his interesting personality makes him in demand at all social functions. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Whitley, of Salt Lake City, who have been passing the Summer in Portland and at Gear hart, returned to their home Friday. While in Portland Mr. and Mrs. Whit ley have been house guests of the lat ter's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. James Dougherty. An elaborate affair of the week was the tea given by Mrs. Frank Wilder to compliment her charming sister. Miss Cordelia Cammell, of London, England. About 75 matrons and maids or the snart set called during the afternoon. Japanese lilies in artistic baskets were arranged iu the drawing-room and the iininK room was brilliant witn a pro fusion ol scarlet Balvia, wnicn also adorned the tea table. The dining-room was presided over bv Mrs. E. T. C. Stevens, Mrs. D. vv. L. MacGregor, Mrs. Walter F. Burrell and Mrs. David T. Honey man. Miss Hazel We!dlc-r served punch and Miss Esther Tucker and Miss Louise Burrell as sisted about the rooms. Mrs. John Murphy, wife of Captain Murphy, United States Army, has left for Fort Mason, Cal., to Join her hus band, who left here a few weeks ago for his uew station. Mrs. Murphy has been the guest of Colonel and Mrs. John Murphy. Wvn'n Coman-Schram arrived last week to visit Mrs. E. M. Coman for a month. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Davis, of Sag inaw. Mich., who came to attend the wedding of their son, C. H. Davis, Jr.. to Miss Anita Burns, left Thursday morning for their home via the Cana dian Rockies. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Weyerhaeuser, of St. Paul, brother-in-law and sister of the bridegroom, left the same day for their home, stopping en route in Tacoma for a brief visit. Complmenting the much-feted visitor in town, Mrs. James N. Allison, of New York, Mrs. William H. Skene presided at an attractive luncheon Thursday. Seated around the table, which was adorned with a silver bowl of pink asters, old-fashioned nosegays marking the places, were Mrs. Allison and her sisters, Mrs. J. Frank Watson. Mrs. William Muir, Mrs. Bert C. Ball and Mrs. Herbert Huson, the hostess' sister- n-law, Mrs. W. B. Mackay, and Mrs. Skene. Mrs. Ball has cards out for a bridge luncheon next Wednesday in honor of Mrs. Allison, who will leave early in October for her home in the East. Miss Virginia Burns, accompanied by her brother. Jack, left Thursday for New York to , attend Dobbs Ferry School. Jack Burns returned to Yale. Mr. and Mrs. Hawley Hoffman pre sided at a charming dinner Thursday evening in honor of Miss Margaret Symon, of Washington, D. C, followed hv a theater party at tne urpneum. Additional guests were Kurt Koehler, Miss Frances Wilson and Irving wen ster. Honoring Miss Margaret Catlin, whose weddlng'to Will F. Morton will ic an event of this month, Mrs. Donald R. Munro was hostess at an Informal tea on Friday, her guests being mem bers of the Thursday Afternoon Bridge Club, of which Miss Catlin has been a member for years. . Mrs. F. H. Page, of Portland; Mrs. R. M. Schofield, of Washington, D. C.; Mrs. J. Lovell, Mrs. Smith, of San Fran cisco, and Miss Laura Smith motored to Chanticleer Tuesday and had lunch eon. Mr. and Mrs. Barry C. Eastham, who returned recently from an extended sojourn at the coast, have taken apart ments at the Nortonia for the Winter. Mrs. Eatsham was the guest of honor at a large reception given by Mrs. C. Ask for Brown Trading Stamps The Autumn Fashions with their many distinct new features are delighting throngs every day Parks and promenades will be gay with beautiful new styles this afternoon. Sprightly women and misses refuse to put off the wearing of the new Fall frocks any longpr. They are to vie with: each other who will have the daintiest costume and be the first to wear it. Come to the Eastern tomorrow to see the mag nificent collection of Suits, Coats, Dresses, AVaists, Millinery, etc. the exclusive styles the rich and beautiful fabrics garments as fresh and new as the early breath of Autumn. You will find our prices modest and liberal credit terms, besides. Iffl i v4m gent eautsral anits and ioats lew Dresses Garments such as the most fashionable women are wearing right now ou the prominent thoroughfares of Paris and New York. Note the suit pictured one of the many beautiful new novelties this Fall, and shown only at the Eastern. 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Lovely Frocks THE Bartholomew showing of charming Autumn Dresses is now quite complete. Fashion smiles most favorably upon the Crepe de Chines, Failles, soft Moires and Char meuse. Fur trimmings, bright sashes, dropped sleeves and combination effects are the features. Be sides our usual high-class Gowns up to $100, we show many pretty styles at $25, $28, $30, $32, $35. Portland's Exclusive Garment Shop Washington at Tenth 7 .-" V LADIES' Tailor -Made SUITS I am right in price, style and quality. Sat isfaction goes with every order placed with me. B. FINK Ladies' Tailor 407 Eilers Building LADIES! Your Appearance In a tailored Suit, made by "STERN," from the very latest materials, will be stunningly stylish. J. K. Stern .417 Alder St. '
