The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-20
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ROSES And BRIDES.
Will Rival Each Other In
the Lovely Month
of June.
WEDDINGS PAST AND TO COME.
The South the Mecca for Honey
mooners-Fayorite Colors for
the Bridal Gown-Flow-
.ers and Rice. ..ss
WEDDINGS PAST AND TO COME

1ncT6 5 d ulfluiuy "
Everything she does is Interesting "
the general public. Street urchilis wiz
never saw her before in their iives peel
under the canopy to watch her cav tne
carriage. Back of the white ribbons III
church is bound to be a coAeccioh "
women who hardly Know Der NAME Se'
come to ''see the wedding" and go away
with the kindliest thoughts and WISHES
for the little woman. And every man.
woman and child that reads a newspaper
at all, reads the marriage notices. anu
feels 81 personal interest in the statement
that the unknown bride Cooked Charm
ino in a gown of rich white Satln.- Inc
Groom might AZ we'll not come Nooody
ever sees him, except perhaps, tne Dride.
All mankind may love a lover, ouI Wnen
he comes to be married shey erans.e, Unl
affection to the party OF the second paio.
lime is the month OF roses, ana the
more roses the prettier the.
which is probably the reason why IN Juhe
SO many couples decide to solve tnat cues,
lion which begins. us marriage =, auo
will never end this SIDE OF the mllienluln.
Two weeks more and the marriage season
will he upon us, and n too soon. too.
for florists. caterers and clergymen. rour
monument florists told ME last week that
thew had almost forgotten now 10 deco-
rate for weddings. and coutd make more
money at funeral designs, n II caterers
depended for their revenue on orders Ior
MARRIAGE feasts they would have suspend
ed payment long ago. However. things
will be different In u few days, as witness
the following.
Miss Jessie Garvin. of West Side ave-
nue. will brave superstition next Monday
evening and become q May bride. Inc
- Ill kA Nv flltnrtnG ARM
| strong. 1t will be a house Wedding, aI
| the residence of the brides parents, MI.
| and Mrs. james Garvip, on West Side
avenue. Miss Garvin is one OF the most
| popular young ladies on The west SIDE,
| and many friends will offer their con-
| CALCULATIONS.
JUNE WEDDINGS.
IN the ninth of June Miss Bessie S.
| Stires, of Lexington avenue, Will become
Mrs. Albert Merchon. and q large num-
her of society folk will assemble at the
residence of her parents. Mr.. ana Mrs.
Manning F. Stires, to wish the happy
connie God speed. Miss Stires Will be the
secoud OF her set within the year to be-
come a clergyman's wife, the tirsS being
Miss Helen Forman of Bergen avenue,
now wife of the Rev. Mr.. Smith, or Free
hold. N. j. The Rev. Mr.. Merchon Is a
Princeton graduate. who won the heart
of Miss Stlres several years ago, and now
1 InAL Su6 uu6 81 ~
comes to carry her of to the little village
of Wyloosing, Penn., zeal Pittsburg,
where he, Merchon, assumes MS nrSt
charge. It Ia safe to say that Miss Stires
will make an ideal minister's wife. The
same animation and earnestness that
once made her the most gracelul ana In
defatiuable dancer Of her set, nave al
ready tranferred themselves to her new
activities, and the sympathetic quality
when made her such a favorite with all
her friends. will find its best opportunity
in the responsible position which she is
to fiji. Her sweet mezzo soprano voice
has been for some time under the Guilt
walton of Miss Lucy Nelson. A trousseau
is. of course, q deep secret until after The
SO nothing may be said OF the
dainty gowns prepared Tor MISS Stlres
further hat that she will be married in
white.
lor. eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID
Taylor. will be united in marriage to Mr.
William Clark. The wedding Will be &
ouiet one. only the Immediate relatives
being present, and this announcement
will come as a decided surprise to the
greater parter OF the large circle Of
friends OF both bride and groom. Miss
Taylor is a blonde with delicate ~coloiinl
and regular features, aud with her sister
Miss lydia Taylor, is well known in thu
society of the Heights.
In the latter part of the month, a wed
ing will take place which has a touch o
pathos in its happiness. The kev- Thomas
Houston. whom our church goers knov
as "the bliud evangelist" is the pastor O.
john Knox Presbyterian Church. Man
ming avenue. Since last April his life ha.
been III shadow-his wife who had beer
truly "eyes to the blind" suddenly died
leaving him a little girl. wh'
was placed in the care of he
grandmother. In a few months
Mrs. Houston also died. In the midst o
his affections, Rev. Mr.. Houston neveI
lost the kindly interest in human joy
and SORROWS which has SO endeared hin
to his flock; indeed, it seemed as though
his troubles made hlm even more sym
: pathic with those who incurred. Abou
two months ago, Rev. Mr.. Houston
preached at Junction near Bound Brook
N. j., where he met Miss Marguerit,
Fleming. daughter of the most i~nfiuentia
citizen in the town. The Acquaintance
vipened INTO friendship, then to love, ant
in a few weeks Miss Fleming will betom,
Mrs. Houston. The exact date has no
yet been made public. The congregation
are delighted with the match, as indeet
they have good cause TO be, tor Mis-
Fleming is not only finely educated ant
possessing of Il magnetic personality. bu
has always been intimately connected
with church work. A large circle 0
: friends will offer heartfelt congratula
tons, and tears will be near to smiles a
they think of the clergyman and the brid
whom his eyes will never see.
On the fourteenth of June, Mr.. Stephen
B. Ransom, Jr., and Miss Florence Nc
Dowell, of PARK street, will be united i
marriage at the residence of the bride
aunt on Jersey Avenue. On their retnrl
from their bridal tour they viii resiu
with the BRIDES mother, at No. 2S15 Par
street.
LOOKING BACKWARD.
So much for the prospect, now for
: retrospect.
Since last Thanksgiving week, whe
Jersey City broke her records by cele
brating fourteen brilliant weddings /
four days, there ave been tlfty-four larg
weddings ia this CITY, taking large t
apply 10 eithep II fun dress church affail
with all the accessories. or u house-wed
ding followed by a reception. The fol
loving statistics carefully and atcuratel
compiled from the most reliable source
may te interesting.
First, the brides own OF these Afty
four brides all but ten have wcrn white
the remainder appearing IN either grey
tan. or blue. Fable Franchise has bee
the prevailing fabric; twenty-one HAY
haan ooynad for the eernm0nV IN it