Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-03-22
A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING.
T Reported for the Staunton INDICATOR.

A most beautiful wedding took place or
Tuesday, March 18th, at Lynnwood. about
twenty miles below Staunton on the Nor
folk & Western Railroad. The bride was
Miss NJ. Lizzie Lewis. granddaughter OF
| Gen. Samuel H. Lewis of Rockingham
county, and niece Of Judge j.. l.. Lewis OF
Richmond: the groom being MI. Charles
F. Miller, formerly of Boston, in which
city he first met Miss Lewis.
| The ceremony took place in Grace Me
mortal Church, which was beautifully dec
GRATED by the pupils of the Lewiston Home
Schools for Girls. The church presented
a tropical appearance. filled as it was with
large, blooming conservatory plants from
the school, ADDITIONS, begonias, rhododen-
drons, etc. A stand in the rear of the
with rhododendron and white carnations
having in the centre an urn two and half
feet high, containing a handsome begonia,
with delicate green and white trstdescantia
trailing heavily from all sides to it's base.
/ The chancel had been Invested of all it's
furniture except the two chancel chairs, in
which were seated the officiating clergy
men, Rev. DE-. j. G. Wheat, formerly of
Staunton, and Rev. Jno. S. Douglas, the
present rector at Lynnwood.
A short distance down the aisle pail
of green gates made of sprays of the hand
some rhododend1on, divided the seats of the
invited guests from the body of the con-
gregation. These gates were opened and
closed by two little girls, blonde and a
brunette, dressed in pink and white.
At a few minutes of eleven. Miss Eleanor
Wheat, Principal Of the Lewiston Home
School, commenced the opening strains Of
Mendelssohn S wedding march, and at
eleven promptly, the bridal party entered.
Four handsome brothers of the bride came
first, followed by eight dainty bridesmaids
Misses Sallie W., Ellen L., and Sue &.
Lewis, sisters of the bride, Miss Rita Kerr
of Washington City, Miss Rhea Orr of
New York City, Miss Edith Morrison
of Westernport, Md, Miss Della
Hotel of Winchester, and Miss Staige
Lemoine Of Emmerton, Va, tine
last five being members of the Lewiston
Home School. All OF the young laGies
carried shower bouquets of pink and white
carnations, and the young men wore but
ton hole bouquets of the same. After Il
slight interval, the Six year old Maid of
Honor, little Miss Helen Lewis, grand
daughter Of ex-senator John f. Lewis.
entered, bearing an exquisite basket of pink
q I'D white carnations, sprinkled heavily
with violets. She was followed by the
bride on the arm of her eldest broth er, MI.
Samuel II. Lewis; the groom entering
from the vestry-room with his best man
Mr.. M. Bolts Lewis of Harrisonburg
and meeting them at the chancel.
The music sinking to a soft murmur
continued throughout the short, but i'm.
pressive ceremony. and swelling out at the
close in happy, Joyous strains, made every
heart quicken with wishes for the future
happiness and joy OF the dear little bride
who is SO tenderly loved by all in tn
community.
| A pretty and unusual feature of the occa
sion was the use of two rings. q time
honored custom in the family OF the groom
Each ring made it's mystic circle and wa'
placed in position by the opposite party
the bride i'll her turn using the same for
mula as the groom. the words ''With al
my worldly goods,' ETC., being left out.
A long line Of carriages bore the large
party to the station, where they awaited
the train at ''Lynnwood, the home o
Senator Lewis. There, the brides cake
was cut and hearts went pit-a-pat for feal
of getting the darning needle OF failure to
get the ring. The latter was gotten b,
Miss Rita Kerr, while the needle continued
to repose in the cake after all had cut. A
a few minutes after twelve the happy pail
started on their journey to New Orleans
the present home of the groom, amid {
shower of rice and carnations.
Among the guests from distance wer
| Messrs. Eldredge and Charlie Wheat O
Staunton. ARIEL.