The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
A SOCIAL FiVORITE
MARRIED LAST NIGHT AT CAL
VARY CHURCH
In the Presence Of Very Large and
Fashionable AndleHce-RecEp-
iiOn at The Peabody.

ava ~ INV - NaSNNJs
All things considered, Christna as
week ia perhaps the beat time to get
married, for the essential joyouensss
Of the occas on Ia enhanced hundred
fold by The holiday character OF the
seasons envilonmant. This fact WIS
plessiugiy impressed upon all who
waited in Calvary Church last night
tor the bridal party TO appear The
chancel and it's approaches wera a.
ready srrnyfd in their holiday earb
of holly ard evergreen and the per-
fame 6xbsed by these fragrant see, g.
series carried with them a suggest on
of 'eetivtg and merriment and r, jojc-
ing that WAS reflected in les IDLE caar-
scJers upon the joyous faces OF the
va rs mblage. Rows upon rows OF
the lovelirs. std most fashionable
women in Memphis vera there,
soma in full evening dress, in
readiness to at'eud the weddiag
reception, and others not less at
traCtiva in becoming street dress If
stylish make aud costly texture, at
tracted by the fame of the brides
beauty aud the high social character
There were othtrs, too, no less lovely,
Of humber degree and simpler station
in life, who came merely to see or to
be seer, or possibly impe led by the
iuesistibl- attraction that the specta-
clio Of fashionable wedding always
seems to exercise upon tbs feminine
mind. There were, too, large dele.
CATION of men, many OF them pJom,-
nent Ia the walks of commerce, and
whose presence 1T wedding can on
be construed as special compliment
TO the bride as rare al it was de.
served. 1t goes without saying that
every avaiable seat Was occupied
long before 7:30 o'clock pm, the
hour announced for the ceremony 10
bFgin. The church was not only
packed To its most capacity, but all
the avenu of approach were so
thickly peoped that when the bridal
party did appear pathway had TO be
cl aied for them through dense mass
Of gaping humanity, mostly OF the col.
cred race. There was an absence Of
the tsdious waiting incident to such
occasions, however, and it was only a
few minutes sfer 1880 when the
appearance Of the Rev. David Sessums
at the vesry door apprised the ex
pect INT multitude that
THE BRIDAL PARTY HAD COME.
Prof.. Levy, who had been regsling
the audience with light and siry mel
odies, at once accepted the siSnel, and
the "Concert Mach" by K9ttersr,
burst from the organ in fl )od OF har.
mony and rolled through the building
with increasing volums as ii conscious |
OF its mission Of welcome. Slowly |
down the center aisle marched the |
bridal p rty ia the following order: !
The grUomsmen in double file, Msssrs. |
Lamar Chappell, t. Freeman, G. B
Galloway, jr., j, II Rsis, Il Il. Nor
row, J W. Fulmer, J. MCReynolds, s.
Pepper and j, Walker. These gentle.
men escendsd 10 the chance and di-
vidod into two parties, fsciog each
other. There was crsning of nerk p
t. see what cams mex, and the sigh |
wss well worth the etflrt.
1t wsA vision OF loveliDes3 thst
might we'll battle a painters skill. st |
first sight and through the intarven-
ing hl ze OF distance il looked like |
procession of lovely faces floating on |
clouds OF flseCy pink and green and |
white. But soon these airy forms as
sumed shape, and proved to BE- some
thing more tangible thsn clouds and |
Infinitely more satisfactory. nothipg |
less, in CT, than the bridesmaids an
bride coming down the si4le With a |
grace OF m.tion that might easily a.
count for the Illusion above recorded.
First came Miss Annie Lee Polk, #
Helena, and Miss Ger'ie Alc0r4, OF
Mississip !, in pink surah and tulle,
green ribbons. Following a. dis
taUc3 Of 3 few feet was trio com
posed Of Misses Jennie Day Gud Ida
Bruce, with Miss Jessie Alcorn, Of
Mississippi, beiwesn them. Misses
Dav and Bruce wore pink sUrah aud
tulle, and Miss Alcofn green OF the
same material, the contrasting coon
prcduriuga very happy effect,
Behind these ladies' came Mrs, Alice
Summers, OF Louisyi.)e, and Miss Mag
gle MsCrae, in green buIah aud tulle,
and following them in white suIah
and tulle, Miss M. e, Galloway and
Miss Carrie Grosvenor, leading be-
tween
THE LOVELY BRIDE,
Miss Lottie 0. Galloway, in white
satin en- train, tnlle veile and Enow-
balls. The bridal c0:tums was
marvel OF The dr6esmakel's art, and
would tax the descriptive eloquercs Of
fashion writer. Conspicuous in the
trimming that adorned it WAS pro-
fusion of art fetal snow balls,
furnishing most appropriate
and itch setting to the gem
they enclosed At the foot Of
the chanGel steps Hr. Richard i Nor
RE, tho groom, awaited his BRIDE, and
together they mounted the steps aid
advanced to the GhsnCel rail, where
tho Rev. Sesiums, in immaculate eur
plinp, s.cod in readiness,
The lroup that confronted the rev
erend gent eman wAs picture that
" i'll touotless linger in the memory OF
thoae who witni seed it, Ol either
side low of CIoomsmen in back
dress suits. IN front Of them twO
bridesmaids in pink, two in green ARD
one in white. In the center the bride
and groom, aud to the left Of tge
former the BRIDES father. Take i. sll
in all, it would b, hard to imagine
nuytling more effectively Dictne,q1e.
The r5rs beauty Ct tho bride, the nm
denitbla lovslInegs OF the bridssma'9,
wi 0 fes med to have been se'ecl ed
with especial regard to their personal
besuty, the brilliant colorng Of the
bridesmaids DIR ssel, and the artistic
grouping Of the whole, all combined
10 present a scene that has, perhap' :,
n,ver baen equalsd at similar occ2-
zion In this cry.
THE GER zMoEI,
delivered with the impres i've elo-
gu nee habitual to the Rev. Ses;ums,