The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25
GAY MARRIAGE BELLS.
A BRILLIANT MARRIAGE IN DURHAM THIS
EVENING.
PROF. T. ]. SIMMONS LEADS TO THE
ALTAR MISS LESSEE NJ. soUTHa
GATE

The following is the account of the
marriage OF Prof. T. j. Simmons, from
the Durham Globe:
Trinity NJ. E. church this evening
was the scene OF perhaps the most
brilliant marriage ever solemnized in
Durham, the contracting parties be-
ing Prof. T, j. Simmons, OF Dawson.
Ga, and the bride Miss Leslie NJ.
Southgate, OF this city.
The church from the door to the
pulpit presented a picture which
grew upon the beholder from the
moment OF entering, every moment,
bringing to light some new beauty
which gradually unfolGed itself
White, yellow and purple crysanthe>
nuns covered the altar rail, wreathed
the arches which Spanned the aisles,
ana stood on either side of the pulpit,
and formed the gates through which
the party passed to and IRON the altar.
In the middle OF the rostrum, the pull
pit being removed, stood large flo,
raj Tyre composed entirely of these
white and yellow blossoms, and beau
titully suggestive OF a true and per.
feet union.
The ushers, Messrs. j. S. Carr, Z.
J. Parish, 7. B. Fuller, U. NJ. Wa
hab and Il. E, Lyon, found the usu>
al difficulty in seating the large and
animated crowd which marriage al.
ways attracts, by reason of the prom>
inence Of the parties, as in the pres
ent instance, is an event OF such
general and exceptional interest.
Most people, Tor once in their lives at
least, and that in the matter,ot arrang-
ing and carrying outa wedding pro-
gram, desire to he origiral or rot ex-
actly like their friend who was MARI
ried the week before.
But few succeed.
In The marriage this evening, how-
ever. among the other distinguishing
features was that of its being in all
details entirely out of the usual OF
der aud totally unlike the general
run OF church marriages witnessed in
this country for the past twenty
years.
At $50 p. m. the party, headed by
eight flower girls Misses Annie l..
Watts, Lille Parish, Mamie Lyon.
Ella Peay, Marie Jordan, Maude
Morgan, Nadge Fuller and Mena
Southgate-iour up either aisle, all
in white and each bearing baskets of
white, yellow and purple chrysanthe-
NUNS, entered the building, the
flower girls throwing open the gates
and taking their stands on the rosr
trum just in front OF the Tyre and
remaining there through the cere-
mouy,
Alter these came the ushers follow
ed by the immediate members of the
two families, Mr., james IL. Souths
gate, brother Of the BRIDE. with Mrs.
Jasper, Capt. Tom Southgate, uncle
Of the bride, and Mrs. Rabotean.
These took their positions on either
side the pulpit and remained stands
ing.
After these came the bride up the
left aisle on the arm Of her father, and
up the right the groom with his best
man or master OF ceremonies, Prof.
Z. W. Kennedy
Meeting at the altar Mr.. South
gate tell to the left, and Mrs. Sim.
mons, mother OF the groom, to the
right of the pair, Prot. Kennedy
standing also on the groom's right.
Rev. K J Moorman p,rf rmed the
ceremony in a deeply impressive
manner and Mr.. and Mrs. Simmons
left the church by the opposite aisle
from which they catered.
The bride was exquisitely attired in
Glmy ,obe OF white satin aud ostrich
| tips, bridal veil which hung about
/ her regal form with peculiar grace
land which quite upset the accepted
theory that bride appears always
at her worst. Miss Southgate never
looked better and it is probable that