Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-15
ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
RriiIiaut Wedding in the Presbyterian


brilliant Wedding in the Presbyterian
Church.
In the Presbyterian church yesterday
afternoon at five o'clock Miss Dora Wick
ersham, daughter af DR.. J. p. Wicker
sham, ex. state superintendent of public
instruction and late United States minister
to Denmark, was joined in wedlOck to Mr..
William Henderson, son of Mr.. Amos s.
Henderson, tie well known banker. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. DR.. j.
\. Mitchell, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, in the presence Of . very large
audience of invited guests and as many
more whom curiosity attracted to the
church to witness the tying of the nuptial
knot. The space reserved for the former
was indicated by a white silk ribbon
stretched across the church. The pulpit
was very handsomely decorated with
flowers and growing plants that added
greatly to tho spirited effect of the scene,
occasioned by the rich toilets and happy
faces assembled together.
Promptly on the hour of Five while the
joyous strains of the wedding march rang
through the church, the bridal party
entered in the following order: Ushers,
Messrs Horace A. Keefer, Pine Grove
Furnace, Pa, and VIM. Baker, PhiIa-
delphia D. w. Patterson, jr., this city,
and j. K. Metzger, St. Paul, Minn., for
merly Of Lancaster the maids of honor,
Misses Ella Filson, New York and Mary
Wells, DOwningtown, Pa; Mary Moriarty,
Putnam, Conn, and Della Lcman,
Lancaster !; Mary Dickey and Julia
Kaufman, Lancaster, Lillian. Wick
ersham and Annie Nauman, Lancas.
ter DR.. Wickersham and the bride !;
Messrs. j. NJ. LambertOn, Harrisburg !;
Daniel Herr, Harrisburg, and Jos. i.
Bowman, Lancaster, ushers. The groom
and his best man, MIR. Samuel w. Altick,
proceeded up the east aisle of the church,
and Joined the party at the altar. The
BRIDES dress, imported from Paris, was of
white silk, low neck and short sleeves,
with double b0x-pleated train. She wore
also white veil with orange blossoms and
diamonds, and carried a bouquet. Her
maids wore white Swiss dresses with
train and elaborately trimmed with lace
their hats were of whto straw with white
plumes, and each of the young ladies car
ried a basket of flowers. The gentlemen
of the party were in evening dress.
DIR. Mitchell performed the Presbyter-
ian ceremonial, using the ring to seal tho
contract that made the twain one, and the
party left the church in reverse order to
that in which they had entered few
moments earlier.
The reception was held a. the residence
Of the brides parents, on North Duke
street, where from 6 to 8 all was joy and
merriment, tho guests coming and going
constantly and the street in front Of the
house beine at times almost blockaded by
tho coaches that passed and repassed
during tho evening. Among the guests
were mary persons from abroad, aud
in the rich and elegant array
of bridal gifts vas one from
member Of the American legation at Co
penhagen, where Miss Wickersham re-
sided during the summer. The cuisine
was il, charge Of Augustine, the celebrated
Philadelphia caterer, and Tas lor's orches
ira furnished sweet music for tie coca.
sion. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson loft on the
1910 train for New York and the east.