The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-13


St Johns Episcopal church was brilliantly IL
Illuminated and handsomely decorated with ever
green's and lovely flowers on last Wednesday
night Numerous carriages, laden with the
youth beauty and elite OF Tallahassee and other
cities rolled here and there through the streets
and at an early hour the church was throngcd
with happy and expectant citizens. The occas
sion was that of the brilliant marriage of Mis-
Fannie Gibbons. the beautiful and accomplished
neic of Mayor r B. German, to Mr. Louis Peck,
of Newport Tenn, who, for sometime, ha] been
Telegraph operator for the F. c. & p. Railway,
in this city.
At eight o'clock the carriages containing he
bridal party arrived. The ushers, Messrs. Phelps
W. Wilson and Chas Monroe, walked down the
aisle and threw open the double floral gates up
on which were entwined, in lovely tints, floral
initials of the happy contracting pair. They
were followed by two lovely little flower girls,
Misses Marie Myers and Susie Hopkins, who
strewed the pathway with fragrant rose petals.
Mss Eva Cameron, the organist, touched the keys
of the immense organ, and as the grand melody
Of the Wedding March pealed forth the bridal
party proceeded to the alter in the following or
der: Miss Nellie Lang with Mr. B. B Mccall;
Miss Maude Myers with Mr. A. o. Budd, Miss
Matte Houstoun with Mr.. Cody Boylston,
Miss Nellie Wilson with Mr.. T. G. Rawls,
Miss Leila Nash with Mr. Charles Hunter,
Mrs. Florence G. Gibbons the brides mother,
with the bridegroom the bride with her uncle,
Mayor r. B German. The party formed around
the altar, Mayor German gave the bride away,
and Rev. Dr. Carter, the officiating minister,
proceeded to weave the silken threads into holy
bonds Of matr:mony, acc0~1i~r 70 tho beautiful
ritual of the Episcopal church After the cere
mony the happy couple were heartily congratu-
lated by their numerous friends, and the party
then returned to the residence of the brides
mother, on south Adams street. where the bridal
reception was held.
The bride wore beautiful white silk, en-
train, which was elegant, though simply made,
with V shaped neck, filed in with soft white
lace The dress was without sleeves and she
wore gloves reaching to the shoulder The
bridal veil was of soft white Illusion arranged
with beautiful natural flowers. She was indeed
a very lovely bride The groom was Dire ed in
q conventional black wedding suit. The brides
maids wore white albaross combined with
MORE, V shaped necks, no sleeves, and with
gloves reaching to the shoulder. They looked
Ike so many bright beautiful fairi all fair
and sweet.
The b. uque's were arranged in white kid Slip
pers and suspended from the LEFT shoulder by
white ribbon, which produced lovely effect
The sweet little flower girls wore pink silk and
white lace suits and were charming. the rose
petals from shattered roses, which they srewcd
in the pathway OF the bridal party intend
to express the sentiment that roses without
thorns should I'll LIES pathway OF the happy
contracting pair. Over the heads Of the bride
and groom, as they stood at the alter, We're two
hearts ineriwined--on one OF which the letter
P was wrought, on the other the letter c. The
floral gates which the ushers held ajar for the
bridal party to pass through were similarly ar
ranged as to thesinitials. Altogether it was one
of the grandest and most impressive marriage
ceremonies ever witnessed in Tallahassee.
The FLoKIDIAN wishes the happy couple
long life of continued happiness.