Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-04-28
A BRILLIANT SOCIETY EVENT.
The Marriage Last Night in ST. Paul's
Church of Mr. L. M. Michaux, of
Greensboro, and Miss Loulie Miller,
of This City.

piSoolhss 1Sd1uiSo OCCu1iCo L oOouoJ
evening in st. Paul's Methodist
Episcopal church in this city, the
pastor, Rev. B. r. Hall, officiating.
The groom was Mr.. L. Macon
Micheaux, of Greensboro, N. c., and
the bride was Miss Louise Miller,
the loEely daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
inc. F. Miller of this city.
The spacious church was beauti-
fully dressed in palms, lilies and
roses, mingled with the soft glow of
many lighted candles. Banks of
green and garlands of yellow Jas
mine were placed about the chancel
and massed at the pulpit with hot
house plants, while among the glow
ing candles, like an enhancing halo,
was a beautiful network Of bridal
wreath reflected against a green
background of swaying pine.
The church was thronged with
relatives and friends of the bridal
party to its fullest seating capacity
and standing room accommodations.
They came from Virginia, South
Carolina, New York, and the west
ern part of our State, where the
bride and groom are both widely
connected with some of the best
families of our commonwealth and
in society circles are universal IA
vorites.
Mrs. r. W. Grafton presided at the
organ.
Promptly at $50, as were heard
the first strains of the Mendelssohn
Wedding March, the bridal party
entered the church, led by the ush-
ers, Messrs. Walter e. Borden, Jno.
L. Borden, Jos. E. Robinson and E.
B. Borden, Jr who advanced up the
middle aisle.
| These were followed by the bride
maids, daintily attired in soft white
silk, each bearing lighted pink
candle entwlned with ferns and
smilax-
Miss Hattie Dewey with Miss Lillian
Dillon,
Miss Sue Borden with Miss Matte Lee
Miss Mary Borden with Miss Maude
Gregory,
Miss Lizzie Kirby with Miss Mary w
Grafton,
On either side aisles came the
groomsmen:
Mr.. R. Percy Gray with Mr.. Hugh L
Miller,
Mr.. Jas. r. Williams with DIR. R. Boyce
i Grafton
Mr.. Jno. S. Micheaux with Mr.. W. M
Lewis,
Mr. Jno. C. Miller and Mr.. j. F. Rogers
Then the first bridesmaid, Miss
Martha Driver, Of Norfolk, Va, with
Mr.. Chas. B. Miller preceded the
pretty maid of honor, Miss Mary B.
Miller, the sister of the bride. She
wore gown Of brocaded blue silk
and carried a garland of La France
Iroses tied with wide satin ribbons.
| The bridegroom, Mr.. L. Macon
Micheaux, with his brother, DR.. Ed
/ r. Micheaux, as best man, entered
the chancel, wherein the bride
maids and groc1nsmen were pic.
turesquely gathered with the minister
awaiting the fair bride, who came
up the centre aisle leaning on the
arm of her father, DR.. Jno. F
| f,,I
of white brocaded Peau de sole en-
traine, high corsage and sleeves
trimmed in embroidered chiffon and
pearls. Her exquisite long tulle
veil was caught back with cluster
of orange blossoms. She carried
bridal roses.
/ Mrs. DIR. Miller, the handsome
mother of the bride, wore a rich
lcostume of black brocaded silk ea
traine, with jet trimmings, and car
iried roses.
! The low sweet notes of the organ,
accompanying the voice of the min
lister during the ceremony-the
marriage service was most impress
sively rendered and moved the vast
congregation to pulsing interest in
the solemn significance of the occa-
sion, for the fair young bride has
grown up in this community win
ming the hearts and holding the ad.
miration of all, and the gallant
groom is indeed to be congratulated
i After the wedding, to the glad
triumphant music of the Wagner
! Iannhauser the bridal party left the