Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-22
ALDRED--CAUSEY,
A Delightful Wedding at Milford
Yesterday Afternoon,


Marriage of William IL. Aldred and Miss
Anna, Daughter Of cN-Secretary Of state
Causcy- The Reception and tho Presents
"A brilliant AFFAIR.
Special Correspondence Gazette AMI journal.
MILFORD, Dec. l5.--rhe greatest social
event Of the season and one OF the most
fashionable weddings that has taken place
in Milford in recent years, was the mar
riage of Miss Anna. eldest daughter of cN-
Secretary of State W. r. Causey. and niece
Of Congressman John W. Causev to Mr..
William Il. Aldrcd. teller III The First
National Bank, by the Rev. Robert Watt,
in the Avenue ~ L. Church yesterday
afternoon at 2l5 o'clock.
Long before the time announced for the
wedding the church was crowded with the
invited guests and friends of the contract
ing parties. The church was lighted with
electricity, the blinds being drawn. lie
fore the pulpit was a bank Of ported
flowers and evergrcans
Promptly at 2.l5the bridal PARTY entered
the church to the strains of Mcudclsuhn's
wedding March, y rendered ON the PIPE
organ By Prof, s. H. Bishop. First came
the fishers, Trtsten r and Foster Causey,
brothers Of the bride; Charles w. Cullen
of Georgetown. and Clarence Nespitt of
Philadelphia. Immediately followed hy
Miss Maria Causev, sister of the bride, who
acted as flower girl and carried beautiful
bunch of propaganda roses. Then came
the bride, leaning on the arm of her
father, who gave her away. The bridal
party were met at the altar by the groom,
attended by his best man, William Lang
felt of Philadelphia.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev, Robert Watt. pastor of the Avenue
NJ. Il. Church, and the ring was used At
the conclusion Of the ceremony the
party left the church to the strains Of the
wedding march from L0hengrin.
The party returned to the home Of the
brides parents, where a reception was held
for two hours.
The bride was bewitchinglv nttircd in q
gown OF cream white silk bcngaliuc. en-
train, enveoped with u veil, while the
Hover girl was attirCd in a gown of pink
silk bengalne. The groom, best man and
usners, were all in three button cutaNays,
and wore beautiful bOutonicrcs of roses.
The Causey residence during the reccp-
tion, where lunch was served. was crowded
with the out-Of-t0wn guests and near
friends from town. The pnrlur, where
the ncwly-wedled pair stood under q we'd
ding bell made of evergreen. was hand
sOmcly trimmed and decorated with holly,
evergreen and pot flowers The blinds
were all drawn and the entire house was
lighted by electricity and candles, produc-
lNS DehullINl ana strlklnS eNtCt.
The presents received by The happy
twain were exhibited in one of the rooms
on the second floor and all afternoon it
was crowded by persons inspecting them.
They were the handsOmest ever seen in
Milford and included everything ono
could think of in silvcrware. Among the
most noticeable were handsome solid
silver fruit bowl presented to Mr.. Aldred
hy the directors If the FIRST National
Bank; handsome cut-glass fruit bowl
on silver stand presented to the
bride by the Avenue NJ. 4. Sunday,
school; beautiful chair presented
by the Chapel Sunday school, and
an Oat meal set presented by Miss
Causey Sunday-schoo class. There were
also silver tea sets silver knives, forks,
spoons and ladies' two handsome French
clocks, cabinet, lemonade sets, chairs OF
several kinds, china tea sets and a Holy
Bible Space forbids the enumeration OF
| half tile presents received by them. They
| were said to be the handsomcst and cost,
lest collection ever seen ut a Milford
wedding.
| The happy pair were escorted to the
depot, where they boarded the i.3i p. M,
train for Philadelphia and other points
amid a shower of rice and old shoes.