The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-26
DECKER WRIGHT WEDDING
Fashionable Gathering in the First
Presbyterian Church.
COMPLETE IN PRETTY DETAILS
1t Was White and Pink and Chrysanths.
mum Affair and Included a Re.
ception and supper-The
Gowne Described.

Miss Kate Showers Decker, daughter
of Mrs. Austin M. Decker, of 619 Jeffer-
son avenue, was welded last evening to
William George Wright, of New York
city. The ceremony was performed at
$50 o'clock in the First Presbyterian
church by Rev. James Mcleod, D. D.,
and was followed by reception at the
home Of the brides mother from till
II o'clock. The wedding supper was
served at the home Of Mrs. Edmund
B. Jermyn, a sister Of the bride, in the
house adjoining.
In the color of the gowns of the bridal
party, flowers and house decorations
and other details, the affair was essen
TALLY white and pink and chrysan-
themum wedding, and lacked none of
the pretty features to make it complete
and in good taste in all its appoint
ments.
The church altar was eXquisitely ar
ranged with white and pink chrysan-
themums before bank of palms and
ferns which were placed about and be-
meath the pulpit. The auditorium
contained very large number of
fashionably gowned women and pre-
sented picture correspondingly pretty
in personality and color. But few seats
wer evacant when the bridal party en-
tered at $3.50 o'clock.
The Brides Attendants.
Mis- Nellie Coleman, of this city, was
the maid Of honor, and the brides
maids were Miss Maud Won Boskerck,
Of Plainfield, N. j.; Miss Beth Arch
bald, Miss Emma Jermyn and Miss
Sue Jermyn, Of Scranton. The groom
was attended by his brother, Boardman
Wright, of New York city. The ushers
were William Tyler, of Plainfield. N.
j.; Charles Horn, of Boston; Frederick
Wright and Frederick Mygatt, of New
York city; j. w. Decker and L. b.
Jermyn, of Scranton.
Mis- Decker looked THE proverbial
pretty bride in a white satin gown made
'entrain and trimmed with duchesse
lace and pearl. She wore a silk tulle
veil andcarried a bouquet of bridal roses
and maiden hair fern. Her only orna-
ment was a diamond pendant, the gift
| OF the groom. The maid of honor's S
gown was of white organdie, demi-
trained, cut low and trimmed with
tulle. She wore white glace sash and
carried white ohrysanthemums. The
bridesmaids were gowned in pink satin
covered with organdie and trimmed
with white Valenciennes lace. They
wore pink glace sashes and carried
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| with pink glace ribbons.
Reception at Brides Home.
Beginning at 8 o'clock the bridal
| party received at the house of the
| brides mother. The lower floor of the
| house was arranged by Clark with
| palms, ferns, smilaX and white and pink
| chrysanthemums, A canopy stretching
| over the driveway formed passage to
| the residence of Edmund b. Jermyn,
where supper was served by Hunting
| ton. The reception room was finished
| completely in white and gold and con-
tanned profusion of white chrysanthe-
| NUNS. Over the whole was shed the
light from several lamps, from which
rays were mellowed through white
| shades. In this room table was occu-
pied by the bridal party. Other rooms
"ViN ei III plilh WIlte anu set
with small tables, which were occupied
| by the guests. Music was furnished by
| Bauer.
The bride is a winsome and accom-
plished girl and enjoys an extreme
| popularity among the best known
Scranton people. Mr.. Wright is a New
York attorney of ability and promise.
Mrs. George w. Wright New Mil
| ford, Conn; Mrs. Mason w. Tyler,
Plainfield, N. j.; Mrs. George c. Lewis,
Miss James and Miss Smith, of Bing-
hamton; Miss Rieck, Haverstraw, N.
Y; Mrs. T. Harrison Garrett, Prince
ton, N. j.; Mr.. and Mrs. d. N. Green
and Joseph Green, Syracuse; Miss Wat
son, Washington, d. c.; Harden Craw-
| ford, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. D. f. CHINA,
Plainfield, were among the out of town
guests.