Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-10-05
THE UNION OF HEARTS
WEDDING OF H. H. FOSTER
AND MISS LOVE billiard.

A Reau1ifull CeremOmy-"EHapH
Is the Bride the SUN Shines ON"
A Great Crowd at the Central
M. f Church Last Night.
The very brightest skies dawned for
the bride of yesterday and the fleecy
clouds that now and then appeared were
only harbingers of the pleasant lines on
which the welded life Of the happy pair
| may run.
The wedding of Robert p. Foster and
Miss Love Hilliard was witnessed by
gathering of their friends at Central M.
E. church last night that filled the house
beyond the seating reserved by the rib
bons, and the crowd extended to the
doors and waited for a glimpse of the
bride on the lawn at the entrance to the
edifce.
| The church decorations were most
effective in the simplicity of the platform
banked with palms and potted plants,
and in the candelabra of the altar taste
fully hung with ropes of shining smilax.
Many of the ladies present were in even
ing dress for the reception later and their
elegant costum added charm to the
scene.
The usual ex pectant hush of wedding
assemblies introduced the melody OF
Mendelssohn as Professor w. A. Grabau
sounded the pcaling organ and the wed
ding procession was led from the vesti-
bule by the ushers, Messrs. c. Vain
wright Murphey, d. c. Waddell, jr.. w.
B. Mckenny and c. A. Webb.
Gowned in white and carrying a bou-
quet of pink roses came the maid OF
1 II
of the bride, and, in the opposite aisle,
walked the groom attended by his
brother Mr.. o. II. Foster, his best man.
The bridesmaids and the groomsmen
followed:
Miss Love and Mr.. II. d. Williams,
Miss Reynolds and Mr.. d. w. Newell
Miss Burwe and Mr.. +. p. Mckissick
Miss Andrews and Mr.. Frank Darby
, Miss Penn and Mr.. Will Downes.
| The brides costume was of white satin
. en- train, and was trimmed with point
lace, her ornaments were diamonds and
the flowers were orange blossoms; the
bouquet was OF snowy roses.
AS the attendants grouped inside the
altar rail with the officiating clergymen
the bride in flowing veil appeared, lean
: ing upon the arm of her brother, Dr. w
d. Hilliard. When the couple reached
the platform the waiting groom received
his bride and the marriage ceremony wa:
read by the Rev. S. II. Hilliard, assisted
by the Rev. H. F. Chreitzberg, pastor o
the Central M. E. church. South.
Low, sweet music continued at inter
walls during the responses, and at the con
clusion of the rite the veil was lifted from
the face of the beautiful bride, and will
her husband the journey of life wa
begun.
A reception followed at the home O
the brides mother, Mrs. Margaret Hill
lizard, on South Main street, TO whicl
only the bridal party and the relative
of the family were invited.
At IL O'Clock Mr.. and Mrs. Foster lef
= the city in a special car tor Chicago.
The groom, Robert Pleasant Foster, i
a son of the late o. H. Foster, of Frank
lin county. N. c., and his early life wa
passed in Raleigh. He is essentially
self made man. and began life for himse
when but 3 years DID, by taking servic
in the office of the Raleigh and Casio
railroad at Raleigh. When the w. N.
seventies, Colonel Andrews, then super
ntendent, took Robert with him, an
later established the youth at Pain
Rock as the station agent. The mex
step was to Asheville in the Office {
Superintendent McBee where he ocean
chief clerk. and on the consolid;
ton of the Offices, when Captai
McBec went to Columbia, Mr.. Fostt
became master of trains of the w. N.
division. AS a railroad man he is one
x the most trusted and responsible of tt
company's servants, and bids fair to b
come the superintendent of his division
In social life Mr.. Foster has been one
the city's favorites, his genial, who
soued nature winning friends in tt
manners of a quiet unobtrusivc gent
man.