Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-12-22
Jordan-Hardin.

ted in the marriage of Mr.. Robert
l.. Jordan and Miss Louise Har-
din at the Methodist church in
Savannah, Tuesday evening, Dec.
20, 1892.
The bride, who is of small stat
ure, is of a warm, impulsive tenn
permanent, in keeping with her bru-
nette style of beauty. She has
many accomplishments and Iowa
BILE qualities, and her peculiar
magnetic charm of manner wins
the hearts of all who come within
its magic circle.
The groom is u young man of
well-developed business talents
and of excellent morals; and the
mere fact that he is the favored
one of a score or more of suitors,
establishes his popularity and his
genuine worthiness of so lovely a
bride.
The church, which was lastly
decorated with evergreens, flow
ers, palms and growing plants, was
crowded with friends and relatives
of the fair young bride, who we're
comfortably seated by the gallant
usherers, Mr.. Webb Crawford of
Birmingham, Ala, and Mr.. Mahlon
Stacy of Wales Station, Tenn,
who served in the right aisle, and
Messrs. Jamo Irwin and Arch
Walker in the left.
With the signal strains of the
wedding march. from the organ,
presided over by Miss Maude
Broyles, the bridal party, headed
by the usherers who took their
stand inside the chancel on either
side of the minister, entered in
the following order, the ladies all
up the left aisle the gentlemen up
the right: Mr.. Robt. w. Brahan of
Nashville, and Mr.. L. B. Mclean
of Milan; Miss Bessie Williams and
Miss Mamie Williams, in charming
costumes of yellow silk; Mr.. JAS.
S. Brown of Nashville, and Mr..
Arch Williams; Miss Belle Patter-
son and Miss Josie Churchwell, be-
witching in blue; Mr.. Charles w.
Hardin and Mr.. Hardin Winship;
Miss Julia Rogers, of Nashville,
and Miss Mary Cherry, radiant in
pink; then came Mrs. Webb Craw-
ford, maid of honor, taking her po-
sition just to the right of the arch
of vines in which was suspended
a horseshoe and in the horseshoe
a white dove; next came little
Louise Stacy, niece of the bride,
with the ring which she handed to
the minister taking her place on
the left of the arch. To the right
came the groom with his brother,
Mr.. NJ. ID. L. Jordan, Jr., and up
the left aisle came the bride with
her sister, Mrs. Mahlon Stacy, and
meeting at the altar the bride and
groom stood within the arch fac
ing the minister, Rev. L. r. Amis,
who was waiting to speak the sol
emn words that made the twain
one. After the minister had in
voked a blessing on the happy
pair kneeling at his feet, the music
again pealed forth and the entranc.
ing picture Of beauty and lowell
ness grouped about the altar slow
ly dissolved, and passed out under
the admiring gaze of the audience
The bride, a petite brunette
was a vision of loneliness, in a su
perb gown of pearl white silk with
pearl trimmings, and around hel
shapely neck was clasped string
of pearls with star pendant, ant
in her shell-pink ears sparkled sol
taire diamonds, the gift of the
groom. She wore the bridal vel
and carried a large boquet O.
ferns, white hyacinths and Bride
roses.
The maids of honor, Mrs. Nah
lon Stacy and Mrs. Webb Craw
ford, wore lovely gowns of white
The little ring-bearer wore a white
Gretchen costume en- traine, an(
all the bridesmaids carried DO
quets of holly tied with ribbons t.
match their gowns.
The bridal party, together with
the near relatives and a few init
mate friends of the bride, repaired
from the church to the home O
, the brides parents, DR.. and Mrs
r. A. Hardin. where a reception
was held, and an elegant COLLATION.
of several courses served during
the evening.
The bridal presents were on dis
play in the reception room, ant
were indeed both numerous an(
costly, but were only slight at
!. testation of the great pOpularit.
: of the bride and groom. One 0
: the most handsome among tn,
presents was an exquisite silve
chocolate service of seven peices
the gift of the groomsmen. Thu
names of Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan ant
the initials of the donors were in
scribed on the tray.
The BRIDES gifts to her maid
! were hand-painted souvenirs. Al
!: it is not probable they will b.
I seen, we will say they are-gar
I tiers, and we suppose of the magi
color, yellow.
One of the pleasing features o