The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-03-19
THE WEDDING BELLS.
BEAUTIFUL AS A DREAM OF SUM-
MER THEY RING,
And Unite in their Melody the Hearts
and Hands they Won.

we get the following account Of the
marriage of our young townsman Mr..
L. W. Barnes in that place an the
evening of the 18th:
Every man has doubtless long ago
confessed,
THAT Eden was wild,
And man, the hermit. sighed.
Till Woman smiled.
BY far the most brilliant and charm
ing wedding that ever took place IN
Durham. if not in the entire State.
transpired last night at $50, at Trim
ity NJ. E. Church. The church was
literally packed and jammed. from
front door to pulpit, every conceivable
nook and corner being taken. Rev.
r. J. Norman officiated and most
beautifully tied the knot that made
Miss IVA Lyon and Mr.. l.. w. Barnes
husband and wife.
THE BRIDE.
The bride wore a white faile silk
dress, trimmed with pearl ornaments,
square train, the basque of which was
trimmed most tittingly with white veil
sweeping the floor. She wore dia-
monds, pearls and agates. and carried
large bouquet made of Marechal Neil
roses, hyacinths, orchids, swanley
white violets, and Madagascar hare
foot and Abyssinnia maiden hair ferns.
To say that the bride looked handsome,
is weak Acknowledgement Of her
beauty, as all people in this community
concede that Miss iva was one of our
most beautiful, as well as one of our
most popular, young ladies.
THE GROOM.
Mr.. L. w. Barnes is one of the pop
ular young men of Henderson. He is
engaged in the mercantile trade, doing
lucrative business, and is a steward
in the Methodist church Of Henderson.
The groom was dressed in full evening
dress with diamonds.
THE WATERS.
There were eighteen walters and
eight ushers as follows: Miss Lizzie
Cheatham, Henderson; Miss Lou Good
son, Durham; Mr.. John w. Jones,
Durham; Mr.. Ed Young, Henderson;
Miss Lottie Southernland, Henderson;
Miss Halle Walker, Durham; Mr..
Claude Durham, Durham; Mr.. j. II.
Bridgers, Henderson; Miss Lora Lyon,
sister of bride; Miss Geneva Barnes,
sister Of groom; Mr.. F. G. Crews, Dur
ham; Mr.. Arthur Lyon, brother of
bride; Miss Mamie Bernard, Durham
Miss Blanche Briggs, Durham; Mr.. r.
G. Hart, Henderson; Mr.. Thomas
Gooch, Henderson; Miss Jennie Bur-
roughs, Henderson,; Mr.. Ed. G. Barnes,
brother of groom; the latter acting as
bridesmaid and bridegroom.
The walters came in the church in
the order mentioned above, two ladies
on the right aisle, two gentlemen on
the left, and crossed each other in the
front Of the altar and took opposite
positions on each side of the pulpit.
The groom followed ON the right, the
bride on the left, the groom meeting
her. at the end Of the left aisle and
escorting her to the chancel. Each
waiter was costuLned in full evening
dress, each lady carrying a beautiful
CALI lily, and all wore diamond orna-
ments.
Mr.. Henry Macy, Henderson,; Mr..
Nathan Strause, Henderson,; Mr.. w.
NJ. Yearly, Durham; Mr.. Eugene
Withers, Danville; Mr.. Albert Kramer,
Durham; Mr.. G. j. Voorhees,, Hender-
son; Mr.. w. r. Israel, Durham; June
Turner, Raleigh. These gentlemen,
as well as the walters, were in full
evening dress with diamonds.
DECORATIONS.
The church was beautifully decorat-
ed and res'embled what we can imagine
the tropical country looks like. These
decorations were grand, consisting OF
Chinese fan palms, African dates, Java
dragon palms, orchid plants and many
others. In the midst Of this superbly
beautiful flower garden and around the
large pipe organ were placed numerous
candles, The floors had all been coy
cred with white cloth leading from the
front door to the pulpit. The church
was lighted with electric lights, the
lamps of which were covered with red
satin that gave the occasion a most
mellow and harmonious light. The
chancel rail, as we'll as the little altar
erected for the happy couple to knee]
upon, were trimmed with white pulled
silk.
Miss LESSEE Southgate never acquitted
herself more elegantly than upon this
occasion. She played Mendelssohn' Is
wedding march, Midsummer's Night
Dream, as the bridal party entered the
church, and during the ceremony play.
ed, very softly, Schubert's Serenade
AS the party filed out Wagner's Tam
hausers march was played.
PRESENTS.
The happy couple were the recip-
tents Of about one hundred and fifty
presents, sixty Of which awaited their
arrival in Henderson. The presents
consisted of checks, bookcases, writing
desk. rocking chairs, several sets Of
china, and everything conceivable in
the shape of silver ware. The bride
received from her parents a handsome
bible and from her affianced beauti.
full diamond ring, cluster.
After the ceremony the party return
ed to the BRIDES home, where the
couple received for one half hour, when
they took special train for Henderson,
leaving here about l O'Clock.
Many nice things could be said about
each one Of the attendants, as to theil
beauty, grace and manners, but space
forbids. Suffice it to say, that the
whole occ SION excelled anything o
the kind eJcr attempted in Durham
and is what we would call 'mos