Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-03-02

S"yner anu John Reber.
Reaching the front OF the church
the party divided taking positions
on each side ofthe aisle and await
ed the bride.
Preceded by the brides maid of
honor, Miss Roth Stone and the
groom's "best man." MIR. Wallace
hatclih, and by two flower
R'rls-little Misses Gladys Snyder
and Carrie Turner and followed by
ner page, Master Howard Clark,
Who bore the wedding ring on a
cushion, the bride leaning on the
arm OF the groom entered the
church, to the inspiring music of
wedding march, aud proceeded
up the central aisle through the
rows Of waiting brides mails aud
grOomsmet. who after she had
passed joined the bridal Procession.
which thus made up, proceeded "a
The chanrel and grouped itself abour
the bridal couple as they faced the
officiating clergyman. The solemn
and impressive rites of the church
we're celebrated by Rev. r. w.
Smith and the ceremony which
united the young couple WAS soon
over. The bridal party preceded
by the ushers left the church in the
order above described at their
estry.
The ceremony concluded, the
bridal party repaired At once to the
residence of Mrs. India Brown, who
had rendered them a reception.
The grounds about Mrs. Browns
lovely home were brilliantly Illumi-
mated with cOiored lights. aud pre-.
scnted q beautiful spectacle to the
arriving guests. Entering the
spacious room where the bride and
tue groom, standing under an tx
Qnisit floral horse shoe, received the
of their friends u
screne ct LONELINESS good To behold
presented itself.
Flowers everywhere adorned the
reception room. Brilliant lights
Cast their many coIoIed rays over
crowds of guests who thronged the
apartment aud surrounding the
young corple wished then God
speed on the journey through lie so
aasriciously began.
The soft music OF strlngpd instru.
meats blending its charms with the
merry laughter OF happy youth
entrauced the ear and lief: nothing
wanting to grace the occasion.
Another pleasure WAS however
yet in store for The fortunate guests.
At 10 o'clock the doors of the SUP
per room we're thrown open. aud the
bridal party followed by their
friends were uslered Into The cios-
ing scene OF this delightful ruter-
tainmrnt. THIS room too was most
srtisrically and elaborated, decOrat
ed with natural flOwrIs. Thu tab. :
were set ia the form OF a Maltese
cross each Of the ends ut which WAS
decorated in different colors-whitr
tor tine bridal party-pink-bIur
and lilack. This color scheme was
carried out throughput all the
table ,ircOrations-fOwrrs-ribl, on-
glass aud china AMI lights whic
were farnishr. nv a prOfusiun of
wax taprrs in silver candeIhra.
The centre of the cross vas made
up OF a pyramid of fruits and flow.
ers surmOunted bv decorated
lamp, Lending a most artiAtIc effect
TO the whole.
"Tne IOvrIiest We ever Jaw" was
the unanimous verdict al the "a.
srmblage who viewed the roam an |
tah,r decorations, Or the supper
il sufiires to say that it did not fall
short OF it's accomplishments aud the
dainty viands which vere served in
hcskreat-st prosusion were worth,
of the most accomplished chef.
A. IL O'clock the tbrong of goes .
among whom were many fror
Narchez, VirIshurg and other