The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-10-07
a BRILLIANT WEDDING.
The LEvERETT NICK ELvY NUPTIALs.

there was gathered at St. Paups Church
large and brilliant audience to
witness the ceremony that joined two
lives together in holy wedlock
Nearly six hundred invitations had been
issued to friends in town and abroad,
and the edifce was filled with invited
guests. The persons of most interest
and most interested in the occasion
were Miss Elisabeth Willis McKelvv,
youngest daughter of Mr.. Isaiah w.
McKelvy, and Mr.. William Leverett,
only son of Rev. w. c. Leverett,
Rector of St. Pau's. The chancel
was beautifully decorated with flowers
and laurel by the young friends of the
bride. AS the audience gathered they
were shown to seats by the ushers
Mr.. Geo. A. Clark of Tyrone, Mr..
G.. w. S. Fuller of Scranton, Mr..
Frank Pursel and Mr.. Frank Ikeler of
Bloomsbury, during which some ex-
cellent music was provided by Profs.
w. H. Butts and Charles p Elwell on
the organ and violin,
lust before six o'clock Rev. w. G.
Leverett entered the chancel from the
vestry room, followed by the organist,
Mr.. Geo. Z. Elwell ,brother-in law of
the bride, 'and,this..was signal that the
ceremony was about to commence.
AS the last stroke of the town clock
ceased, the sound of singing was heard
in the Parish House, and then the
corridor doors were thrown open, and
the procession entered, headed by
the vested choir of St Pauls, con
sisting of eighteen male voices, singing
the 24Sth hymn, the organ joining In
as they came up the centre aisle.
After the choir came Master Edward
Elwell, nephew of the bride, in Faunt
leroy suit, and carrying cane covered
with roses. Next were the ushers, and
then the bridesmaids, Misses Mary P.
Leverett, Anna +. Leverett, sisters of
the bridegroom, Helen w. Harman,
cousin of the bride, Martha F. Clark,
and the Maid of Honor, Miss
Elizabeth w. Marple of Bridgeport,
cousin of the bride. Last of all came
the bride on the arm of her father.
Tie bridegroom entered from the
vestry with his best man, Mr.. ]. II. S.
Lynde of Scranton, and met the
bride at the foot of the chancel steps
where the ceremony was performed
up to the giving away of the bride,
after which the Rector went up to the
inner sanctuary and the bride and
bridegroom advanced to the chancel
rail where the marriage ceremony was
concluded. Immediately after the
benediction and while the newly
married couple were still kneeling the
choir sang the a47th hymn, at the
close of which Mr.. and Mrs. Leverett
leading the way, the procession re-
turned from the church in reverse
order, while the inspiring strains of
Mendelssohn's Wedding March rolled
forth from the organ and filled the
church from aisle to dome. The
elaborate floral decorations, the rich
costumes of handsome danes and
maidens fair, the presence of the vest
ed choir, and the superior conven,
fences afforded by the Parish House
for such an occasion, all conspired
to make this the most beautiful and
attractive wedding that has ever taker
place in St. Paups.
AS the carriages drove away from
the church, the sweet toned chimes o.
St. Pauls, under the skilfull manipu
lation of Sexton Thornton added thei
merry peals to the general rejoicing
and wedding bells were seldom rune
for more worthy and popular young
couple.
At 6:3o o'clock reception wa
, held at the home of the bride which
was attended by two hundred or more
guests. And here one had an op
portunity to see how the bride wal
dressed.
She wore a beautiful costume o
ivory white Bengaline trimmed witt
Duchess lace, with trail and veil and
carried white roses.
The maid of honor wore dress o
pink silk draped with point despri
and pink ribbons, and carried pinl
roses.
The bridesmaids dresses were o
white dotted Swiss trimmed witt
Valenciennes lace and MORE ribbons
They also carried bouquets of pinl
roses
Refreshments were served unde
the direction of Mrs. Phillips caterer
and the inner man was abundantl
supplied. Bauer's orchestra of Scran
= ton discoursed sweet music through
, out the evening. At 8 o'clock MI
t and Mrs. Leverett started on thel
( wedding journey on the ID. l.. & W
r road accompanied by the customar
v shower of rice, old shoes and goo
5 wishes. son with the dance. let 10
be unconhned" was now the watch
= word, and the festivities were kept II