The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-31
ECTOR'S WEDDING IN HART.
 FORD.
FORD,

FORD,
 Hartford, Oct S0.-Rev. Romilly Fran
 cis Humphries of New York and Miss
 Lizzie Jane Thurston, daughter of Mr.
 and Mrs. George B. Thurston of No. S6
 Collins street were married at noon to-
 day at Christ church by Rev. James w.
 Bradin, assisted by Rev. James s. Fau-
 con,
 Rev MT. Humphries is graduate of
 Trinity college and is at present rector
 of a parish on Staten Island, The we'd
 ding was attended by R large number
 of relatives and friends, many of those
 in attendance being from out of town.
 The bride wore a costume of white satin trimmed with duchesse lace. She
 wore no Jewels and omitted the conven-
 tional brides bouquet, carrying in her hand an elegant white prayer book. The maid of honor, Miss Katharine Thurston, sister of the bride, was dress ed in pure white organdie with a Gains borough hat of white. She carried a large bunch of white chrysanthemums. After the ceremony a breakfast was served at the brides home on Collins street.
 YELLOW AND WHITE WEDDING. Meriden, Oct 3O--A very pretty vel low and white home wedding took place at the residence of Mir and Mrs. Joseph Hill, 203 State street, this afternoon at
 4:45 o'clock, when the daughter of the house, Miss Maude Mary Hill, was unit ed in the bonds of wedlock to Alfred Pelton Wheeler, son of MT. and Mrs. Frank Wheeler of Lincoln street. Only the relatives and few immediate | friends witnessed the ceremony, at which Rev. Arthur Truman Randall of St. Andrews officiated.
 The ceremony was performed in the drawing room, which was decorated in | the prevailing yellow and white colors. Palms, ferns and yellow and white chrysanthemums made an effective background to the bridal party. Previous to the wedding the Brother hood orchestra of the Center Congrega- tional church, of which the groom is a | member, rendered the "Tannhauser March"
 As soon as the signal was given the | eighteen musicians struck up the "Bri-
 
 Joseph A. Hill, the brides brother, con- | ducted the music before and after the | ceremony.
 The brides party entered from the west parlor in the following order: First, little Miss Margaret Robinson, daughter of MT. and Mrs. w. J. Robin son and a niece of the groom carrying l the wedding ring on a salver, then the maid of honor alone, Miss Candora An | na Seeley, then the bride leaning on the arm of her father, who gave her away.
 The groom and his best man, Freder- | ick Howard Billiard, ~antered from the east door and met the brides party
 when the wedding took place. Only one ring was used. During the cere- l mony the music was furnished by ten stringed instruments under Fl. M. Breeds directions. The string orches- | tra played the Lohenerin music softly, and the effect added much to the | scene.
 The bride wore a gown of cream ben galine silk, point lace applique, her veil being caught by sprays of lilies of the valley. Bride roses were carried. Miss | Seeley wore a white organdie, over vel I low silk costume, and carried a bou- quet of yellow chrysanthemums. Miss Robinson wore a gown of white organ die.
 A PRETTY HOME WEDDING. Meriden, Oct. 30.--One of the most charming home weddings of the season occurred at 5:30 this afternoon, when Burdette E. Carpenter of New Britain, and Miss Lillian F.. Sloane, daughter of Alderman James R. Sloane, were married at the brides home, 273 East Main street, by Rev. w. s. Perkins. The floral decorations Were in superb taste Potted plants and palms adorn- ed the rooms, while the beautiful hues of autumn foliage, tastefully and pro- fusely arranged, added very greatly to the ornamentation. In the bay win