The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-01-06
Merry Marriage Bells.

From the Baltimore American. Jan. L.
A very beautiful wedding was that at the
Cathedral yesterday evening at six o'clock,
when Miss Mary Grace Sloan, third daughter
of Mr.. James Sloan Jr., President of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank of this
city, was married to Mr.. Charles B. Roberts.
Jr., son of Judge Charles B. Roberts, of West
minister, Nd. The ceremony was performed
by Cardinal Gibbons, assisted by the Rev. j.
P. Donohue aud the Rev. VIM. R. Cowardin.
The altar was dressed with lilies, while the
light of innumerable candles shone amongst
them. In the sanctuary were grouped guam
titles of immense palms and mammoth ferns.
The ushers, who were in evening dress, with
boutonnieres of lilies of the valley. were
Messrs. Carryl II. Bryan, I. Harry Gather,
Jr., Robert N. Sloan, Summerheld Baldwin,
Maynard Huppman, Edward Hammond, Sid
ney Manning and Walter Baldwin. Mr.. +.
Neal Parke, of Westminster, was best man.
The bridesmaids were: Misses Helen
Sloan, Nancy Roberts, Louise Littig, Emily
Jenkins, Fannie Luckett, of Washington;
Mary Russell. Troy, N. Y. Their gowns
were of yellow satin, decorated with white
chiffon and duchess lace. On their heads
they wore coronets of yellow forget me-nots,
from which fell short tulle wells. Their gloves
and halfshoes were of white suede. They
carried bouquets Of Augusta Victoria roses
and Fareyense ferns. The bride entered
the church with her father, who gave her
away at the altar. She wore an exquisite
gown of ivory satin which fell away from the
waist in long, full train. The bodice, which
was made with puff sleeves. was trimmed
with point lace, and she wore diamond
clover pin at her throat. Her long tulle veil
was fastened with coronet of orange bios
SONS and she held bouquet of lilies of-the
valley. Miss Bessie Lord, who preceded the
bride, was maid of honor, and wore a frock of
white satin under French muslin and Valen-
ciennes lace. Her bouquet was Of white
roses, and she wore coronet OF white uolets.
After the wedding reception for the bridal
party and immediate friends followed at the
beautiful new home of Mr.. Sloan. The
drawing.rooms where the bride and groom
received were deliberately decorated, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roberts standing in front of bank of
palms and blooming liliaess--Al the roses in
the drawing rooms were pink, while those IN
the large, square hall were red. The dining
room and library were decorated with vases
of pink roses and blooming cyclamen. Miss
Sloan received an unusual number of most
artistic and elegant presents-cases OF solid
silver, cut glass, rare china, objects of vertu
in gold, smart bric.a-bra and pictures filed
many tables in the library. After the recep
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts left for a Western
journey. Their home for the winter will be
No 6 West Madison street.
Some of the guests at the reception were
Judge and Mrs. Charles B. Roberts, of West
minister; Mr.. and Mrs. John Roberts, Mr..
and Mrs. Vim. Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Stewart, J. II. Cunningham and wife, Jos. B.
Boyle and wife and Misses Lizzie Irwin and
Elose Bond, all of Westminster; Miss Belle
Brady, Judge and Mrs. Frederick Stone, of
Charles county; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f.
Mayer, Judge and Mrs. McSherry, of Fred
erick; Mr.. and Mrs C. X. Lord, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Southgate Lennon, Gen. and Mrs. 0rland
Smith, Mr. Thomas NJ. King, of Philadelphia;
Miss Fannie Lennon, the Misses Steele, Mr..
Mrs. Alex. I. Leftwich, Mr. and Mrs. Ridge
ley Goodwin, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. |. Montague,
Dir. Chas. o. Donovan, Mr.. Wallis Blackstone,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. 7. Crane, NJ. Charles
Crane, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Crane, Mr..
and Mrs. John NJ. Littig, Miss Sadie Littig.
Mrs. Howard Goodwin of Washington, Miss
Berry, Mr.. VIM. Berry, Mr.. and Mrs. John
X. Cowan, Mr.. Edward r. Bacon Of New
York, Mr.. Jesse Slingluf, NJ. Chermont,
Captain Chales Segrave, DR.. and Mrs. VIM.
Lee, Miss Nellie Lee, MISS Maria 0rendorf,
Mrs. Joseph 0rendorff, Miss Mary Orendorfi,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward E. Jackson, Mrs. Dali
las.