The record-union., 1893-11-09
BRILLIANT WEDDING.
Marriage of a Young Lady Who
Formerly Lived Here.
Mrs. Evelyn Towne-shaw and Clinton
E. Worden Joined In the Bonds
of Wedlock.

At Grace Church in San Francisco yes
terday occurred the wedding of Clinton
E.Worden and Mrs. Evelyn Towne-Shaw,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Towne.
The family resided in Sacramento for
several years, the bride then being quite
little girl. She has many friends in this
city, to whom the following account of
the wedding published in the Bulletin,
will be of interest:
Amid a blaze of glory and wealth of
beauty, artistic in many Of its elaborate
details, Mrs. Evelyn Towne-Shaw and
Clinton E. Worden were married to-day
at noon at Grace Episcopal Church, on
the corner of Stockton and California
streets.
The chancel on each side was edged
with miniature forest of palms and trop-
ical growth, amid which pink chrys-
anthemums gave glow of color. Chrys-
anthemums of a deeper color were
massed against the columns supporting
the chancel arch.
The altar and altar railing were rich
with the same bountiful blooming flow
ers of the late autumn, and to further
embellish the church for the marriage
service the sexton, II. j. Fisher, one old
in the service of Grace Church, clustered
chrysanthemums, and, tying them with
broad satin ribbons, set them at regular
intervals along the pew pillars of the CEN
tral aisle.
The bride, pretty, vivacious brunette.
looked especially beautiful in her mag
nifcent bridal robes. She entered the
church escorted by her father, A. n.
TOwne, who presented her to the groom.
The bridal party was led by two little
gentlemen. who admirably fulfilled the
Office of pages. George \. Newhall, Her
hor / fln1V
Mr. Newhall Officiated respectfully as
grOomsman and uSherS. The bride was
unattended.
Mr.. Bosworth, organist of Grace
Church, presided in the choir, and as the
bridal party advanced up the center aisle
he interpreted the Lohengrin Bridal
Chorus" During the service, by special
request of the bride, the organist played
SO, Promise Me-" from robin Hood"
and followed it by programme Of Sc
lections from Won Suppe, which were
given in a subdued key and blended har-
monIously with the lntonatlons OF the
words of the marriage rite. At the con-
clusion of the ceremony the organ pealed
forth MendelSsohn's wedding March,"
The service was SolemniZed by Rev.
DIR. +. 3. Spaulding, l.. D., who met
the bridal party at the chaucel rail,
where the preliminary portion of the
service was performed, then leading the
munion railing the ceremonies were COM
pleted, and bride and groom knelt upon
rich oriental tapestry and gold up
holstered kneeling-stOOl while the words
of benediction were spoken.
At the residence of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. a. \. Towne, all that
wealth and love could do TO accentuate
the elegance of the home apartments and
add a wedding-fete appearance for the oc-
caSion was accomplished by corps of
decorators and attendants
Flowers, vines, gracefully dropping
foliage. bOughs and branches We're used
with excellent effect and blended har-
moniously with the handsome appoint
ments of the house.
In the spacious draWlng-rOOm sprays of
the most gOrgeOuSly crimsoned autumn
leaves were Wreathed esthetically against
the delicate tintings of the mural finish.
From a niche in which an artistic bit of
chiseled statuary stood, groups of jon
QuilS andinarclSSuS breathed their luscious
oriental fragrance, while at other points
Of vantage great punches of golden
hearted field daisies gave warm glow
OF coloring.
In the reception-TOom, with its dainty
French settings Of white enamel and gold,
the floral appointments were as fragile
and airy as the delicate finish of the
room demanded. The mantel, an ex-
quisite piece of polished oynx, was
brought into effective relief, and it's rich
veinings and warm shades heightened by
the groups of flowers that found place
upon it: while the brass mountings of
the hearth played and cleaned in the
light from the chandeliers that fell upon
it, giving the room a brightness, light
ness and sparkle that accorded we'll with
its many fair accessories.
The spacious hallway, the library
where the low-se bookcases were banked
and fringed with branches and garlands
of blush roses, the dining salon and the
various apartments on the floor below
where the bridal breakfast was served, all
cleaned and shone in the beauty of the
decorations that had been arranged to do
honor to the marriage feast of the daugh-
ter of the house.
Three hundred wedding guests sat
down to the beautifully appointed tables,
that glittered with wealth of crystal and
silverwares, which were just brought into
pretty aud effective display by the
punches Of fresh-cut flowers judiciously
set around the board. Mr.. Towne pre-
sided with a cordial hospitality that did
not fail to impart glow of its warmth to
his numerous friends assembled around
him, and impart its earnest heartiness to
the congratulations and we'll wishes
offered to Mr.. and Mrs. Worden on their
bridal day.