The Durham daily globe., 1891-11-11
cay MARRIAGE BELLS
brilliant Marriage in Durham
This Evening.
pr,f T, ]. Simmons Leads to the Altar
Miss Lessie N. SOuthgate.
THE C4RYSANTHEMUM SHOW ON
ooo,Ie Who Come and GO-Brief Brevi-
ties Of Interest to All Readers
of The Globe.

Trinity NJ. Il. CHuTCH lnlS evening was
= >tc -rcne Of perhaps the most brilliant
n,qr,..gc ever solemnized in Durham,
,r,. contracting parties being Professor
Thomas J. Simmons, of Athens, Ca,
aud he bride Miss Lessie Muse South
ga;e, Of this city.
The church from door to pulpit pre-
,.r,ed a picture which grew upon the
llrnIcr from the moment of entering,
eycrv moment bringing to light some
new beauty which gradually unfolded
Itself. White, yellow and purple chrysan-
tucmums covered the altar rail, wreathed
the arches which spanned the aisles and
s,ooI on either side the pulpit, and
formed the gates through which the
marty passed to and from the altar. In
the middle Of the rOstrum, the pulpit be-
in- removed, stood a large floral Tyre,
compo.cd entirely of these white and
yellow blossoms, and beautifully sugges-
tive Of the harmony Of a true and perfect
uniOn
The u,Acrs, Messrs. j S. Carr, E. j.
Parrish, T. b. Fuller, L, II. Wahab and
K L. Lynn. found the usual difficulty in
seating the large and animated crowd
which marriage always attracts, and
especially u marriage which, by reason
Of the prominence Of the parties, as in
the present instance, is an event of such
general and exceptional interest.
Most people, for once in their lives at
least, and that in the matter OF arrang-
ing and carrying out a wedding pro-
gram desire to be original or not exactly
like their friend who was married the
week beto.o.
But few succeed.
In the marriage this evening, however
among the other distinguishing features
was that Of its being in all its details en-
tirely out Of the usual order and totally
unlike the general run of church mar
riages Witnessed in this country for the
past twenty years.
At $50 p N, the party, headed by eight
flower girIs-Nisses Annie L. Watts,
Lille Parrish, Mamie Lyon, Ella Peay,
M"IJIc 'of0"h' Mauoe Morgan Madge
Fuller and Mena Southgate-four up
either aisle, all in white and each bearing
baskets Of white, yellow and purple
'"ISSah'hemumS' entered the building,
INC mower SIFIS throwing open the gates
'"" '"hIhS 'helr stands on the rostrum
just III front of the Tyre and remaining
'"'It '"'""SA Ihe ceremony.
-h'''' JncSe C%m5 the ushers followed
0N III" linmetlate members OF the two
'"lnII'cs, Mr James II Southgate, brother
o' '"e bride, with Mrs. Jasper, Capt. Tom
H""lhgale, uncle OF the bride, and Mrs
hab"tean. hcse took their positions on
either side the pulpit and remaine d
standing,
Aiter these came the bride up the left
aisle on the arm Of her father, and up
TIE right the groom with his best man or
master of ceremonies, Prof. +. w.
Kennedy.
Meeting at the altar Mr.. Southgate fell
to lie left and Mis- Simmons, mother of
the groom, to the right of the pair, Prof
Kennedy standing also on the groom's
right.
Rev. Il. J. Moorman performed the
ceremony in deeply impressive manner
and Mr.. and Mrs Simmons left the
church by the opposite aisle from which
they entered.
The bride was exQuisitely attired in g
l.my robe of white satin and ostrich tips
1t bridal veil which hung about her rega
'''m with peculiar grace and which quite
"iN~' TIE accepted theory that brlof
appears always at her worst. Miss
N'Uthgate never looked better and it il
I'""aOIe that Mrs. Simmons never will
Hr. crnOn Darnail, who presided a
The organ, brought forth the swee.es
tones Of that instrument in the Swedish
wedding march, to the gay measure O