Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-30
A YELLOW WEDDING.

Pretty and Novel Decorations at the Mar
riage of Miss Alice P. Lyon and Mr.
Charles A. Morris-A MiIkmaids' Con-
vention-Gossip of Society.
THE wedding season is a brilliant and pro-
life one, in spite of the fact that November
is not generally regarded as . favorite
month for marriages. There have been sew
eral fashionable weddings already this
month, and last night not the least i'm
portant of them took place in Allegheny.
The North Presbyterian Church was filled
with the friends of the bride and groom.
The edifice was beautifled with tall palms
and ferns around the reading desk and plat
form, while different colored leaves were
placed here and there to assist in brighten
ing up the church. Yellow is always pretty
warm color for winter and this year 1t is
more popular than ever. Yellow ribbon was
employed to mark the pews for the
guests, and the organ was partly
hidden by yellow drapery. The bride
was Miss Alice P. Lyon, daughter
OF Mr.. D. E. Lyon, and she was attired in q
gown of silk MULE, fashioned in girlish
mode. large bunch of yellow chrysan-
themums formed her bouquet. The bride
groom was Mr.. Charles A. Morris.
OF Tyrone. The maid OF honor, Miss
Westanne, wore white tulle and
bridemaids, Miss Madi Forsythe, Miss Mary
Lawrence, Miss Julia Watson, Miss Annie
Rhodes and Miss Ida Morris, were in yellow
and carried yellow chrysanthemums. Rev.
by Rev. Mr.. Davies, Of Tyrone. Tne best
man was Mr.. Thomas K. Morris, and the
ushers were DR.. William Blair, Mr.. Norman
McCl1ntock, Mr.. Allan Wood, Mr.. James
Mathers, Mr.. Henry Fay and Mr.. John An
derson.
After the church ceremony there was
small reception at the house, Ridge avenue,
after which the bride and groom left on
their wedding tour, which will end at Tv-
rome, their future home.
THERE was large audience in Carnegie
Music Hall, last evening, to enjoy the second
entertainment under the auspices of the
Young Mems Organization of the Ninth U.
P. Church, Allegheny. The Schumann Lady
Quartette OF Chicago. and Prof W. F. Went
worth, of Boston, impersonator and humor-
ist, provided the amusement. The first num-
Der was Chopin Muzurka, on the piano by
Miss Maud Parr, which was played with
great delicacy and expression. Among the
selections rendered by the quartette were
the Swedish Wedding March," II Know
Fan Says" etc. Their work was excellent,
as it always is. Prof. Wentworth recited
Howells' The Sleeping Car" "The Chariot
Race" and THE Popular Preacher" The
d. Hall, first soprano: Ada Haines Kidston,
second soprano; Maud Parr, first contralto:
Gertrude Sprague, second contralto. The
entertainment was an entire success, from q
pecuniary as well as artistic point OF view.
Social Chatter.
THE annual dinner of the Women's Foreign
Missionary Society Of the NJ. p Church and
q bazaar. under the auspices of The Kings
Daughters, will commence tomorrow i'll the
old DOStOfflce building ard will cOntinue
during Friday. The ladies can be depended
upon to serve a tempting and substantial
IL cal, while the preparations for the bazaar
show that it is TO be as artistic and beauti-
ful as fair hands can make it. The old post
office will be pleasant place in which to
spend an hour or two on Thursday and Fri
day.
A "MILKMAIDs' CONVENTION" under the
auspices of the Young Peoples Mission Band
of the Central Allegheny X. p. Church. is to
be held tomorrow evening in the Fourth
ward school hall. There will be no regular
admission fee but every person attending
will be given the opportunity OF contributing
a silver coin, from 10 cents to 81, for tho
benefit of the mission work. A pleasant
entertainment is promised
THE third of January is the date set for
the mrrriage of Miss Kate Cassidy, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cassidy, to Mr..
William Metcalf, Jr. 1t is expected to be q
brilliant wedding in every way.
THE marriage of Miss Leila Ada Board
man. of Allegheny. to Mr. William B. Saw
yer, OF Brooklyn, n. Y, is set for Wednesday
evening, December A. In the First Presby-
terian Church, Allegheny.
THIS evening an entertainment and recep-
tion are 70 be given in Curry University Hail,
under the auspices OF the William Pitt
Literary Society, 1or the benefit OF the
library fund.
THIS is Mrs. D. Herbert Hostetter's recep-
tion day.