Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-11-12
Wedding Bells and Orange Blossoms.

terest and pleasure numerous gather
Ing Of the friends Of both the bride and
groom witnessed the ceremony OF mar
riage a. performed by the Rev. j. 5. Hop
kins, the Methodist Church, Sonth, with
a solemuity aud dignity becoming his high
office and the eventful occasion.
The attendants were Miss Laura J. Rip
ley with David H. Walton; Miss Joe
Moore with Charles V. Ripley Miss Mag
gle Rinker with John l.. Keller Miss
Mary Moore with Milton II. Hotel.
An accomplished lady correspondent OF
the HERALD tells us that the bride was
most becomiogly attired in garnet sllk
deliberately trimmed in silk pendants and
garnet plush. Her sister, Miss Laura
Ripley, wore becoming dress Of brown
cloth, Miss Rinker was handsomely dress
ed in green cloth and Miss Joe Moore in
grey cloth, and Miss Mary Moore, Of West
Virginia. wore a very handsome costume
of garnet velvet and silk
Mr.. Walker was accompanied from
Woodstock by number OF personal
friends. whose vehicles were driven by
servants attired in gay and stylish apparel
Perhaps no recent cavalcade on the way
to brilliant wedding Of handsome val
lev couple has been 80 sumptuously deco
rated as that differed by "Nick,' Lem
"Cal." and John Jackson. At least TWEEN
ty.fve vehicles conveying handsome men
and women were on the grounds OF Mr..
Pittman's residence In ample time for tho
ceremony Mr. Prttman, the step-iather
Of the bride. was most cordial in his vel
come TO the guests, and with the aid Of his
hospitable wife and her lady friends, con-
tributed everything that hospitality could
make available to the entertainment oil
the numerous company. Not the least
of these contributions was ar abundant
and varied dinner to which Messrs Mike
Geary. Howard Lacey aud Frank Alfrend
were critically observed to have devoted
at least an hour Of earnest and industrious
attention.
Memberships "Wedding March render
ed by Rev. w. f. Stabler, prcfaced the GER
emony. and to its inspiring strains the
bridal party entered the parlor, and IN
half hour Bob Walker had been kissed
and congratulated by more pretty girls
than this reporter has scen together IN
GOOD many years. 1t is to be said to his
credit that Bob stood this racket like
man. There was no sign Of complaint by
him. nor by anybody except the outsiders
who never had been married. and there
fore had never earned such delicate trib-
utes. The bridesmaids, attractively ar
raved and handsome "a they are, we're gal
lantly attended by their chevaliers' Ihan
John Keller and Milt Hotel, Shenandoah
county can produce no more model-hke
attendants upon a wedding. lfto be an
accomplished groomsman should constitute
a profession, the struggle for the "cake'
would be very active between these two
gentlemen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Walker were
among the guests, and attested their cor
dial assent to the acquisition Of so charm
ing family connection as the lady now
Mrs. Robert J. Walker. who constitutes
sucb prized contribution 10 the social
life Of Woodstock.
or the well-known gentlemen Of the
county present among Others, we're Mr.
Robert Moore, DR.. Willie KoOntz, Mr. H.
/ G. Meem. Mr.. T. A. Kingree, Mr.. Tiphen
/ Allen, DR.. J. G.. Williamson, Mr.. Henry
Wunder. Mrs. Williamson and Mrs. Wun-
der were among the married ladies pres
emf who contributed largely to the ecldt of
AZ brilliant n marriage as has been seen
in Shenandoah county for years past, and
not likely to be surpassed in the future IN
/ its refined surroundings
Utterly bewildercd By the array Of love
illness among the unmarried ladies present.
the venerable reporter of the HERALD
failed to get the names Of all the young
ladies present as he certainly failed to get
their attention. They knew that he had
the outward seeming Of married man.
and they had eyes only for the single gen
tlemen, among whom conspicuous In chly
alrous emulation were the two beauN
already named -Messrs. Keller Il Hotel
What will be the result Of this emulation
can hardly be more than guessed at
Mike Geary, with sigh of anxiety for thu
matrimonial future Of Milt. Hotel, sal'
that Milt. was now the only one of Thu
beaux after whose welfare he has 50 anx
iously looked that remained unmarried
"a must get Milt. of my hands" sai'
Mike, Gust as soon as | can find some
body that will have him." Crowded on
by the single gallants, the HERALD report
er vet managed TO view admirlngly
number Of the handsome young ladies u
the throng Of guests. Of varying shade
ofbcauty and Of differing methods OF grace
our noble Virginia womanhood was amply
illustrated by such young ladies as Mis-
Nan Allen, Miss May Hardy, Miss Rinker
Miss Meem, Miss Kingree, the three Mise
Moore, Miss Florence Allen, and Mis-
Jones of Mt. Jackson.
The bride and groom and their Wo'd
stock friends accompanied by ladies an
gentlemen of the bridal party, came I
Woodstock in the afternoon greeted alon
the PIKE, especially at Edinburg, with COZ
dial demonstrations of interest and regard
May all 90 well with the young couple
the universal hope Of all their acquain'
ance, voiced in words Of force and clio
r quence in the prayer of the reverend ger
5 tleman who solemnized the sacred rite b
: which they became man and wife.