The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-04
WEDDINGS.
Hinds-Libby.

Hinds-I.ibby.
The wedding OF Mr.. Albert Henry
Kinds and Miss Priscilla Grace Libby
occurred last evening at the residence of
the brides father, Geo. H. Libby, 80
Carleton street.
The house was deliberately decorated
by BENNETT, the prevailing oolors being
pink and white. Tho double parlors
were banked in evergreens and day break
pinks, and in the bay window was an
arch of evergreen from which hung a
large bell of white pinks.
At o'clock the strains OF the wedding
march from Lohengrin, was heard
played by Mr.. Willard KimbalI, and the
bridal party entered led by two floral
girls, Miss Ethel Kinds and Miss Fanny
Libby. They wore gowns of white silk
and carried huge baskets of lilies of the
valley, and held tho ribbons which
formed the aisle through which the bridal
party passed. Then came the four ushers,
Msssrs. Harry johnson, Edward Hall,
Carl Doten and VIM. Gunnison Follow
ing Them the maid of honor, Miss May
Libby, with the groom's BROTHER, Mr..
Walter Kinds, who WAS the best man.
Next the bride and groom entered togeth-
er and proceeded to the bay window
whore they were met by Rev. W. E.
Gibbs of Lawrence, who performed the
ceremony, assist ed by Rev. D. NJ. Pratt.
The BRIDES gown was of white satin,
cut en- train and trimmed with dutchess
lace. She wore the regulation veil, which
Was festooned in front by magnificent
diamond sunburst, the gift of the groom.
In the back parlor fruit punch was
served by Miss Grace Warehouse, who
wore gown Of white.organdie over light
blue silk. In the dining room Mrs. Alice
Prinoe served cafe frappe, and Mrs.
Charles A. Bean chocolate, assisted by
Miss Netsie Hodgdon of Watsrville, Misses
Maud Borden. Margaret Neal, Lena
Winslow. May Robinson and Amy Peters.
After the ceremony Robinson served
an elaborate supper.
Mrs. Libby, the mother of the bride,
was gowned In in black silk and white
chiffon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kinds left last night for
an extended trip to New York, through
the Great Lakes and home by way of
Montreal
Cobb-Lang.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge
Cobb, IS Verandah street, East Deering,
the marriage Of their daughter, Fanny
Foster to George Burnham Lang Of Fall
mouth, occurred last evening. At half
past eight O'Clock the bridal party entered
the room. Mrs. Harry Webster playing
tbs ~sdding march. Rev. J. r. Clifford,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church
at East Deering, performed the ceremony
while the bride and groom stood within
an arch Of hemlock aud white canadensis.
under bel Of white lilac, and the room
in which the ceremony was performed
and the approaches thereto, were deco
rated with palms. ferns and cut flowers.
The bride looked pretty, wearing dress
of white figured mobair and carrying q
bunch of lilies Of the valley. The brides
maids, Miss Eliza Belle Lang. sister of
the groom, was Rttired in lavender alba
Irving Coopley, of Portland, was grooms-
man, Misses Winifred Milliken, Lille
Crabtree. Aggie Dickson and Mrs. Amory
Colley served ice cream and cake, and
Mrs. William Adie and Mrs. Peter
Feeney presided at the lemonade table,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lang were the recipients of
many valuable and useful presents from
their relatives and friends. They left
amidst showers of rice and old shoes at
eleven O'Clock for short wedding trip,
and on their return will reside at Pre-
sumpsoot cottage in Falmouth.
Cressey-Drown.
A quiet but pretty home wedding &C.
CURED at the residence of Mr.. Alonzo
Drown, the BRIDES father, on South
street, Gorham, the Sd inst, at 8 q. NJ.
The contracting parties were Mr.. Will
liam Cressey, head clerk in tho store OF
Mr.. Ansel Porter, Cumberland Mills, and
Miss Carrie Drown. one Of Gorhain's pop
ulariyoung ladies'.
The ceremony was porto rmed by Rev.
Geo. W. Reynolds of the Congregational
church. The presents were many and
beautiful. including beside articles of
silver and glass handsome picture from
the Y. P. S. C. E., Of which society Mr..
Cressey ia the president. The happy
couple left on the 1920 train for New
York. After brief tour they will be at
homo to their many friends at Cumber-
land Mills.