Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-28
HEARTS UNITED.
Wedding Bells in Tazcweu County,
brilliant Affair.
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fCorrespon ienco Tire Iachurnd Dispatchl
TAzIwuLC H.. Va, June p lSs3-
On she 18Th instant Nj 4. ID. ". walton.
NJ Warihorouch. ENGLAND and Miss Matte
Stras. Of tins place. were mar1ed mere,
Rev. !. j. lloyd. OF Abingdon, performing
the ceremony.
The ceremony, whrch took place in the
StrA-NemorM church. WAS perhaps Iof
suleulor srd hrilliaacv 3e society event IN
the history Of 1azew, ID county. For seve-
r,ll DAYS before the MARRIAGE the decorators
had been busy in bauutWng the church;
So that when the hour arrived 1t presented
a scene OF floral beauty rarely surpassed.
The chRnrel was one mass OF ioVcrs. ferns,
and follA.e, with here and there rare tropl-
cal eyuG. cs 10 give brilllancy 10 the general
effect. The t0ral-bcl under which the
young couple stood during tho ceremony
wa~ . marvel Ia tine Way Ot artistic design
and beauty.
Promptly 81 1890 A. Vi. the party arrived,
and a., the Mend3Ssohu Wedding Narch
poaiod forth under the tOuch of hrS.
ll0yd's magic fingers the TWO nsners-
Ales,rs. Ge0r.,c SpOttS8nd Clinton barnes
came I'D tie aisle and took their position
IN the Clancti.
They were followed by Miss Stella Stras,
the tfteru-year-old niece ~ the brlQe,
who acted IS maid Of honor. i would be
impossible Cor Your c0rreSpo' dcnt - give
any idea OF the graceful beauty OF inns
Young GIL as she walked. or rather seemed
20 float, ND tine aisle If the church. Her
di7,ss. Is Lulv mass Of creamy lace. seemed
formed bv fairy fingers and sci Oh lace
and ngure Ct rare beauty, which IN the
meliuWtd light of the WdNen taper3 ap-
pcared strangely ethereal and SnIrtHD4f.
There are few brides who would have
cared az rather dared tofpllow IN the wake
Of such a vision of loneliness, but sullce
IL % saw that tine bride who followed. lean
ing upon toe arm OF hcr nrotAeI' MI nv
crlv Srrss. lost nothing uv way OK contrast.
Tine dress aud vell were the envy and adj
m,rauun OF every feminine heart IN the
Sic was met at the chaucol 10y ;he groom,
who had hcen escorted from the yc&IC@-
roou by lls friend, Sir. McIiae, - Ing
land.
Iue beautiful Episcopal ceremony, Per.
forced DID, au Impressive banner, bclnl
over, bhc bridal uarty repaired - the nom,
If the bride. where Ur" surprise awaited
the hundred or more guests who had beef
invited to partakt Of Is wedding breaItst
Every available SPACE ia the WIDE nails
and rooruv parl0r, lad been made the re
ceptacse Tor rar,> fioWc rs, whli q at the cas-
end a. the parton Mr.. and MS. Walton
stood receiving tie consratuiailOnso oil ther
friends.
Alta riven signal the folding doors be
tween the pIior aud ciniug-Toom were
thrown open. revealing one OF the mos
elaborateig prppescd collaIons ever serye'
OUTSIDE e large cities. The rcpast ha'
been prepared in Baltimore 10y one Of tn
mos. FAMOUS caterers OF that city and Wa
served bv the clcf and walters whom he ha'
brought with hn ia q nolaolcss and eX
pedItious manner.
Tire wedding presents displayed in an ad
ioriug room we're both numerous an'
costly and were silent tributes to the popu
ltr.ty OF the young bride. Among then
were not a few bearing cards from Strai
fo,d-oa-AvOn. the home a the groom.
Atl2 Nj. amid showers of rice and IN
throwing # tine traditional slipper, IN
happy couple were wlrlrled swiftly away {
the depot. where thcy took the tram {
spend Their honeymoon IN that lover
paradise. The Land of the Skies" Ash
Vile. \. G.
The occasion was one long TO be remeU
bered. and may lies journey 50 ausp
ciously begun 10y tins couple be as smoot
aud pheasant as their popularity deserves
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