The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-08
A NOTABLE RICHMOND WEDDING
Marriage of Charles Dana Gibson
and Miss Irene Langhorne.
st. Paui's Church Scene of Beauty.
Grace and Dignity--Brilliant with
Lighted Candles and Blooming with
Flowers, Filled With styIishly Dressed
People Prom Virginia and the North.
The Brides Dress and Other Features
of the Event.

notable wedding OF the season took
place to-day when Miss Lapghorne be-
came the bride of Charles Dana Gibson,
of New York.
New York. Boston, Philadelphia,
Baltimore. Washington and Virginia
were largely represented and the scene
in st. Paul's Church, which was bril-
liantly illuminated with hundreds of
candles and filled with stylishly dressed
men and women, was very striking.
The wedding was characterized by
the utmost dignity and good taste. The
church was effectively decorated in
white and green, the chancei being
messed with palms and chrysanthemums.
Promptly on the stroke of twelve the
choristers, preceding the bridal party,
entered singing, and continued so until
the bridal party had reached the altar.
AS the choristers entered the middle
aisle, the groom, accompanied by his
best man, Lsngdon Gibson, entered
from the vestry and awsited the bride
at the chancel steps. Following tho
choristers came the ushers, ten in mum.
Der: Messfs. Harry LsDghorne and
Algernoon Craven, James D.Kay and
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James DeKaY. John Il. Anderson and
Lilburn II. Myers. Tompkins Nell
waine and Richard Harding Davis.
Then the bridesmaids Misses Bessie
Martin and Sallie Pemberton, of Phila-
delphia; Alys ConnRlly and Ellen Hob
son; May Jones and Elizabeth Gibson,
Mamie and Phyllis Langhorne. The
maids of honor came next, and were
followed by the bride, leaning on the
arm OF her father, Chiawsll Dabney
LaDghorne.
The maids OF honor stood on either
side OF the aisle just at the chancel
steps, allowing the bride to pass
through. and then proceeded to the
chancel where they stood in front of the
double row OF ushers and choristers, the
mazda on eithei side OF the bride and
groom.
The brides gown was of heavy white
satin, en- traine, made with high neck
and long sleeves, the corsage finished
with plastron of ACCORDION plated
chiffon and garniture of Renaissance
lace. The tulle veil WAS fastened to the
hair by diamond pins.
Lohengrins march was the signal for
the return from the altar and the brida
party left the church as they had en-
te-ed.
After the ceremony o breakfast was
served at the home of the bride, to
which hundred and twenty were bid
den. Here the decorations were very pro-
fuse. The large square nall IN which Mr.
and Mrs. Gibson stood to receive their
congratulations WAS mass of palms,
ferns and American Beauty roses
Breakfast was served at small tables,
each of which was laden with flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson left at O'CLOCK
for Old Point. whence they will go to
New York and Other Northern cities,
but will return to Richmond before sail.
ing for Europe on the cad.
The guests at the breakfast we're:
Mr. and Mrs. Langston Gibson, Mrs.
DeWolf Gibson, Miss Annie Gibson,
Miss Josephine Gibson, Misses Rene,
dict, Barrymore, Redmond and Post,
Mr.. and Mrs Stanford White, James
L Breese, all of New York; Mr. and
Mrs. N. Page, OF Washington; Mas
Perkins, Of New York; Mr., Livingston
Beekman, of New York; M. Murray
Bohlen, OF Philadelphia; DR.. Delano
Fitzgerald, of Baltimore; Mr.. George
Snowden Andrews, of Baltimore; Mrs.
John Lewis, OF Lynchbnrg; Mr. Edward
Craven, OF Greenwood. Va; Mr.. Snow
den Wood, OF Crozst Va; Mr.. Edward
browning, of Philadelphia; Mr.. Robert
Longworth, Of Cincinnati; Mr.. John Il.
Ellison, OF Pniladelphia; Mr.. and Mira
WyEdham Meredith, DIR. and Mrs j.
A. White, Mr.. and Mrs. w. IL Jones,
Miss Cameron, Mas Helen Cameron,
Miss Bruce Williams, Miss Claudia Pal.
mer Miss Flossie Talbot. Miss Kate
Harris, Miss Bertha Bsgby. Miss Berta
Wexford, Miss Maggie Ferguson,
Miss Hattie Ross, Miss Eva De-
Treville, Miss Bessie Pace, Miss
Belle Perkins, Miss Gertrude Rives,
Miss Langdon Rives, Miss Mary Ander-
son. Messrs. John Rutherford, Edward
Christian, w. n. Grant. Allen Talbot.
Lewis Lightfoot, Frank Davenport,
Barton Haxall, Philip Haxall. VIM. Fer.
RusoD, Saunders, HobsoD, Edward Mayo,
Archer Anderson; Donald Swami, OF
Baltimore; Major John Halle, OF
Mrs. John Lyons, Mr.. and Mrs. Waller
Morton, Mr.. and Mrs Alexander
Cameron. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Boiling.
NJ. and Mrs. Charles Boiling. Mr. and
Mrs. Levin Joynes Mr.. and Mrs
Alfred Harris, Mr.. and Mira. Thomas
Rutherford, Mr. and Mrs James Patton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Christian, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Ben Johnston, Mr. and
Mrs. w. Dryden Tenant. Leigh Page,
DR.. Ellis. DIR. Bosher. Roswell Page,
Eugene Massie, Carter Branch and Major
Ginter.
complimentary chss' was given the
bridal party yesterday afternoon by the
Deep Run Hunt Club About seventy
five riders were out and enj )yed the
sport. The tally-ho was driven by Miss
Bennett. Of New York
While crossing field Juan a Smith.