Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-04-30
LAST EDITION
SIX MARRIAGES.
Six Couples Married In
This City Yesterday.
EDSALL-P0OLE NUPTIALS
Most Beautiful and Impressive Cere-
mOny Ever Seen Here.
BDSALL-P0OLE NUPTIALS


Reports Of Five Home Weddings;
Thompson Kees, Allen Fighter,
Hughes-scott, Smith Gem, and Gray
PIerson-Rev John ID. c. Hanna Of
Asbury Church Unites Two Complies.
The most beautiful, most impressive
and most fashionable wedding ever
solemnized in this city was that Of Miss
Margery Supplee Poole to Richard
Everett Edsall in st. Andrews Protes-
tant Episcopal Church, Eighth and
Shipley streets, early last evening. The
feature Of the wedding was the process.
sion of bridesmaids from the vestry
room down the centre aisle to meet the
bride and accompany her to the altar.
The ceremony was unique in every part,
from the entering of the ushers to the
little girl who bore the silk hassock on
which the bride was to kneel. Very few
persons in the large congregation, knew
that the elaborate method would be
used, and consequently 1t excited no
little interest and admiration.
The bride is the only child of the late
Thomas &, Poole who was member of the
firm of J. Morton Poole and Company,
machinists. She and her mother have
resided for years with her aunts. the
Misses Warner, No. 1900 Delaware
avenue. The groom is tall and hand
some. Originally from Hamburg. N. j..
he is now engaged in the real estate
brokerage business In Plttsburg.
AN IMPOSING CEREMONY.
The sweet tones of the church organ in
the right hand arch at the chancel had
been responding to the touch of John
Craig, the church organist, from 6 80
o'clock until few minutes after Z, when
he ceased playing The people knew that
the time had arrived for the entrance of
the bridal party The doors of the cen
trail aisle were closed and delayed guests
were seated on the side aisles. At
twenty minutes after z O'clock the CEN
trail doors were .reopened and the six
ushers walked in and took positions
facing each other in the resr of the
church.
Then the powerful electric lights In
the ceiling OF the edi6ce were turned on,
and all was ready for the grand process
sion. Organist Craig, who had been
playing some quiet airs, changed TO
Wagnsr's -Tannhauser" and the curtain
at the door of the vestry room TO the
left Of the chancel, was pushed aside as
the bridesmaids advanced down the
chancel steps near the pulpit and turned
down the central aisle. Rev. Charles E
Murray, rector of the church. the groom
and his best man, followed the brides
maids from the room, but the clergyman
went within the altar rail and the groom
and groo msmsn stood In the front of the
recess chaneel for the coming of the
bride.
Meanwhile the procession of young
women had passed between the lines of
ushers into the vestibule where they met
the bride. At that instant the wedding
march was changed to Wagner's "Lehen
grim" the usbers formed in twos and the
march to the chancel began The nshers
were followed by the bridesmaids, the
pillow bearer, the maid of honor and the
bride leaning on the arm of her uncle, E.
Tatnall Warner.
THE BRIDAL PARTY.
The wedding party comprised the fol
lowing persons: Maid OF honor, Miss
Anna V Swift; best man, Thomas Edsall,
brother of the groom, of Hamburg, N.
j. bridesmaids, Miss Anna E. Warner,
Miss Emily p Warner, Miss Mary p
Warner, Miss Mary Belts, Miss Greta
Hogue of Bristol. Pa; pillow bearer,
little Miss Linda Dallett, daughter of E
James BALLET. the architect; ushers, DR..
Frank Eisall, p .ttsburg, Pa David l., Ed
sail, Hamburg, N. j.; 0rville Waring,
Plainfeld, N. j.; Mahlon Belts, John
Richardson, @. g Rupert, this city.
The groom received the bride from her
uncle's arm at the chancel steps and they
walked to the altar rail The gate at the
centre behind which stood Rev Charles
e. Murray was the only portion of the
rail not banked with flowers The dec
orations we're Of white hydrangas, Gala
and Easter lilies, smilax and the largest
palms in Wilmington The hydrangas
and lilies formed double tier above the
altar rail while the smilax tied with
white ribbon entwined the lower part.
In the front of the chaRcel clusters of the
same flowers gave the appearance of Q
flower bower and directly in front of the
altar pyramid added to this effect
The Episcopal ritual was followed In
the marriage ceremony, the ring being
used In it's signifcation Of never ending
love. The groom's responses were given
in firm, deep tone. while the brides
were so distinct that the most distant
auditor heard clearly The solemn bene-
"0ASltpn Ahu GCuAOoi1 UEbu ulbCItus W1Su
the organ expressed the fulness Of Joy ia
the glorious triumphal march by Men
delssohn The procession marched out
in reverse order to that in which 1t en-.
tered. Mr. Warner and the best man
walked together following the maid OF
honor. The congregation was kept
seated by the lines of silk ribbon, III ]
the wedding party had left the church.
WHAT THE WOMEN WORE.
The costumes were magnificent. The
idea Of simplicity coupled with elegance,
was effectively carried out. The bride
wore white faille Francois, which grace
fully draped her tall figure and her train
was long. The costume was trimmed
with orange blossoms, was cut Princesse
style, with long sleeves, and high and
square at the neck trimmed with EN-
broidered chiffon. Her jewelry was an
ivory miniature In the form Of pendant,
OF antique design, very valuable, the
present OF the groom. long tulle
bridal veil clasped with orange blossoms
completed the dress. Brides roses were
carried.
The maid of honor wore silk MULE
trimmed with lilies OF the valley, and
she carried yellow roses tied with
yellow ribbon. The six bridesmaids were
attired In crepe chiffon, deml train, with
yellow ionquils. Little Miss Dallett was
cute in white MULE ornamented with