The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-02
WEDDINGS.
TaIbot-Frank.

The vicinity OF Congress square church
last evening indicated that wedding
was in prospect, for long before o'clock
the sidewalks were literally packed with
people, the square and such vacant
spaces as the police would permit, were
filled with carriages, and invited guests
to the ceremonies who were on foot had
great difficulty in penetrating the crowd
and passing under the canopy that led
from the sidewalk to the church for the
accommodation of the bridal party.
The occasion was the wedding of Mr..
Frederick F. Talbot, son of Hon. George
T. Talbot, and Miss Mary Frank, daugh-
ter of Hon. M. P. Frank. The church
was completely filed with brilliant
congregation, largely representing the So
cial life of Portland, in which the bride
has always been exceedingly popular.
For an hour previous to o'clock Mr..
Harvey Murray, who presided at the or
gan, rendered number of selections
with great taste and expression.
Precisely at 9 the wedding party en-
tered the church to the march from Lo-
hengrin. The six ushers in full evening
dress, Messrs. James HI. Dyer, Selden G.
Fox, William M. Bradley, George Noyes,
Herbert Payson and Harry Frank, pre-
coded, followed by little Miss Emily
Larrabee, in white, carrying a basket of
white roses, the bridesmaids, Misses.
Castle of San Francisco, Frances Spring,
Edith Edwards, Sallie Small, Eva
Brinckerhoff and Hattie Fassett, the
maid of honor, Miss Frank of Fortress
Munroe, cousin of the bride, and the
bride leaning on the arm of her father.
The BRIDES natural loneliness was
heightened by her bridal costume. She
wore an elegant white corded silk with
point lace trimmings, and train and
long veil. The maid of honor was
attired in crepe de chine, trimmed with
white chiffon and white ribbon. The
bridesmaids, Misses Spring, Fassett and
Edwards, wore pink crepe de chine, and
Misses Brinckerhoff, Small and Castle,
green. The flowers carried were bou-
quets of white roses.
The bridal procession entered the
church by the left entrance, and pro-
ceeded to the altar-which was prettily
banked with palms and other tropical
plants-where they were met by the
groom and his best man, Mr.. Willard
Kurdish of Berlin Mills, N. Fl. The
bridesmaids separated, those in pink
standing on the left, and those in green
on the right of the bride and groom dur
ing the ceremony, which was most i'm
pressively performed by Rev. DR.. Blan-
chard, Mr.. Murray playing pianissino
most effectively throughout the service.
At tits close, the bridal party reformed
and left the church by the right entrance
to the strains of the Mendelssohn march,
while the entire congregation stood.
A brilliant reception followed at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank on
Pine street. The house was beautifully
decorated with flowers, and Gilbert's or
chestra furnished delightful music. An
elaborate supper was served by Robin
this morning, Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot took
the Pullman for western tour.
PiIke-Best.
The wedding of Miss Rosa M. Best,
youngest daughter of John L. Best of
this city and Mr.. Winfred Carl Pike of
Cornish, took place at 50 Spring street
yesterday forenoon at IL o'clock. The
rooms were profusely decorated with
flowers. The personal friends of the
bride and groom were present, and there
were many beautiful presents. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. DR.. Blanch-
ard. At o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Pike
started West on an extended trip, and
will return in the fall to reside in this
city.
Burdett- Crosby.
BosToN, June Miss Margaret Cros-
by of Belfast, Me-, was married to Mr..
III. G. Burdett in Emmanuel church this
noon. Rev. Leighton Parks, the rector,
oficiated. The bride was deliberately at
tired in white Bengaline silk en- train and
cut high corsage, with garniture of Ouch
esse lace. The bridesmaids were Miss
Alice Rice of Lawrence and Miss May
Hodgdon of Methuen. The bride was
given away by her uncle, Nh. Horace
Crosby of Pittsburg. DR.. Theodore Moses
of New York attended the groom as best
man, and the ushers were Mr.. Fred Chase
of Belfast, and Messrs. John Hitchcock,
Rufus Sewall and alfred johnson of Bos-
ton. After the ceremony was reception
at the Vendome. Tomorrow Mr.. and
Mrs. Burdett sail from New York for an
extended tour in Europe.