The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-19
Waddine lad Vinoentown.

AT noon, Tuesday, in Trinity Church
Vincentown, was solemnized the mar
rage of Miss Sarah Stretch Eayre, of Vim
centown, and Francis Bailey Lee, Of
Trenton. The wedding was one of the
largest and most fashionable ever held in
the state, and the invitation list inclnded
all the we'll known persons of the state
besides prominent people from all parts
of the country.
The bride is a daughter of Captain
George Stretch Eayre. ex-Commandant
of the Colorado Independent Battery
during the late war; military organiza-
ton that bore much of the brunt of the
guerilla frontier fighting in the trans
Mississippi country.
Through her mother, Mrs. Lee is con-
nected with the Burrs, of Burlington, q
family which furnished wives to John
Woolman, the Quaker philanthrophist
Governor Howell, of New Jersey, and
Jefferson Davis.
Mr. Lee is the son of Benjamin F. Lee,
clerk of the Supreme court of New Jer-
sey.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Lewis II. Lighthipe, assisted by Rev. H.
NJ Barbour, of Trinity Church, of Tren-
ton, Sidney Bourne, of the same church,
being the organist.
The bride, entering the church with
her father, was gowned in an elegant
dress of ivory white corded silk, en- train,
this train being trimmed with large bows
of MORE ribbon. The bodice was covered
with exquisite old point lace, family
heir LOOM The veil, also family heir
loom, was of thread lace, caught together
with tiara of orange blossoms. In place
of the conventional bouquet, the bride
carried in her hand handsome illumi-
mated marriage service book of the Epis-
copal Church, of original and novel de-
sign, and from the book the service was
read. 1t was printed in black letters the
initial letters being illuminated by hand
from medieval designs, the colorings of
which were from the Fra Angelica paint
ing of the Preaching of st. Stephen" in
the Vatican, XIV. century costume. The
book was bound in vellum, and upon the
front cover was an illuminated figure cop
led from the prayer book of Anne de
Bretagne, of the Souberains collection of
miniatures. Upon the back cover were
the silver initials "E" and a."
The wedding guests signed as witnesses,
following the minister's certificate, which
was bound with the book.
The maid of honor was Miss Mary
Watkins, of Vincentown, who was attired
in a dress of ivory white satin stripe
grenadine over satin. Jucture hat of
leghorn trimmed with daisies and carried
cluster of daisies.
The bridesmaid, Miss Marguerite A.
Lee, of Trenton Miss Jennie M. Moore,
of Fairfax, Va, and Miss Bessie Bullock.
of Chesterfield, N. j., wore dresses OF
white silk crepe with large sleeves, yoke
and collar of orchid pink satin, white
Jucture hats of chip trimmed with white
satin ribbon and pink sweet peas, and
carried large lunches of pink Eckford
sweet peas tied with white ribbon.
The groom's best man was Mr.. Henry
W. Green, of Trenton, and the ushers
were Mr.. j. Elfreth Watkins, of Washing
ton, d. C. Mr.. Nelson L. Petty. of Tren-
ton, and Mr.. Lewis Audenreid. of Phila-
delphia.
After the ceremony. a reception was
held.
The gifts of the bride and groom to the
the bridesmaid were gold enamelled pins
four leaf clovers with dia-
mond center. Those of the groom to the
ushers we're gold enamelled knots. The
wedding gifts were numerous and costly.
After the reception the bride and groom
left for their wedding tour.