The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1894-04-21
BEAUTIFUL BRIDES.
Wedding of Mr.. 5. French HOge
and Miss May Fulton
Wright.
The Hale-Ridgeway Nuptials.

Inc Hale-RidgeWay n uptialS.
We are indebted to Mr.. w. M.
Kavanaugh, formerly of this city, but
now business manager of the Little
Rock Gazette. for a copy of his paper
containing the following account OF
the wedding Of Mr.. s. French Hoge
and Miss May Wright in that city,
on Wednesday of last week. AL
though he kindly sent the paper by
special delivery it reached us a little
late for publication in our last issue;
For weeks past Little Rock society
has been in a fiutter of excitement
over the prospective marriage of one
of it's favorites, Miss May Fulton
Wright, one of last seasons debutan-
tes and Mr.. s. French Hoge, of Ken
lucky. The fact that society we'd
dings have been few, and that the
bride was beloved and popular be-
You'd the hope of most young ladies,
was beautiful as we'll, and that the
groom was comparative stranger in
Little Rock, added unusual interest
to the coming event. Long before
the cards were out it was the chief
topic of social gossip, and the friends
of the bride prospective felt drawn
more closely to her in ties of friend
ship since she was to be taken away
from them and become a resident Of
a foreign city. Invitations for the
event were issued about two weeks
ago.
Still greater interest conferred in
the event when the parents of the
groom, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Hoge
Gen. Fayette Hewitt and Mr.. G b.
Harper, a distinguished party of
Frankfort, KY, were announced to
have arrived in private car, to be
present at the ceremony, which was
announced for last night at christ
Church. Long before the hour fixed
for the ceremony Christ Church was
crowded to it's utmost capacity with
invited guests.
The gallery was crowded, the choir
was filed with people and chairs had
been placed in the side aisles to &C.
commodate the guests, leaving only
room in the center aisle for the entry
of the bridal party. A boundary of
white ribbon enclosed a space set
aside for the family and immediate
friends and relatives, over 100 in num-
sOnal invitation, no cards, to the
house reception. The altar was also
decorated with wealth Of palms and
potted plants.
1t was $50 o'clock before the en-
trance doors were thrown open wide
and Mr.. r. Jefferson Hall at the organ
struck the opening chords of Lohen-
grin, and the bridal party entered.
The buzzing hum of voices ceased
and all eyes turned toward the door.
The party advanced to the altar in
the following order: Messrs. Fax
Loughborough and Eugene Polk,
Claude Thompson and j. e England,
.jr., ID. f. S. Galloway and Ed. Win
field, Morehead Wright (the BRIDES
brother) and ID. III, Cantrell Misses
Annie Cockrell and Eva Hoge, Of
Frankfort, KY, the groom's sister,
Carrie Hampstead, and Alice John
son, Lucy Gannt and Annie Watkins,
Leah Thompson and Maud Sewer, of
New Lewisville, Ark, followed by
Miss Carolene Peay, the maid of
honor and the bride, leaning on the
arm of her father, Capt w. F.Wright.
AS the bridesmaids stationed them
selves in broken semi-circle about
the altar and the groomsmen in
similar circle just below, the groom,
Mr.. Stephen French Hoge, and his
best man, Mr.. Robert Irvine Mason,
Of Frankfort, KY, preceded by the
rector, Rev. Wallace Carnahan, ad-
vanced to meet them.
1t was a beautiful yet impressive
group. The organ hushed its in
spired strains, and in clear earnest
voices the rector spoke the solemn
words, and VOW was given for vow
which made the young couple man
and wife. The ceremony was brief, |
although the ring was used. The
maid of honor unfastened the bridal |
veil which had heretofore concealed |
the features of the bride, and drew it
over her head.
Every eye was set upon the picture
of loneliness disclosed, roseate with |