Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-09-25
IT WAS VERY PRETTY, INDEED
Marriage of Miss Agnes Victoria
Curry and Mr.. Frederic
Dwight Fuller.
The Wedding Was Celebrai ed at the
First Presbyterian Church
Wednesday.

i~HS' SbNSSOoAhE, "CtblDS VICE WIN dII
preceding in beauty and splendor and
never was celebrated in Great Falls one
more charming and pretty in every re-
spect than that which occurred at the
First Presbyterian church at 8 o'clock
Wednesday evening" when Miss Agnes
Victoria Curry, daughter Of James
Curry, and Mr.. Frederic Dwight Fuller
were pronounced husband and wife
The decorations of the church were
unusually effective and Nature con-
tributed most lavishly toward making
the editice most beautiful. From vari.
GUS points on the ceiling hung long
transverse streamers of virgins bower
and smilax, fcstoons of the former also
outlining the doors end adorning the
walls and vocation; toe windows were
wreathed in sprays If asparagus; on
either side Of the pulpit was stand Of
palms, rubber trees, and potted plants,
and near each stand Was beautiful
bank Of various cut flowers, and potted
plants surrounded the steps to the
pulpit.
The church was filled with guests at
the appointed hour, when the choir,
composed Of tlra. j. X. Clark and Miss
Eva b. Conner, sopranos: Miss Josephine
Trigg and Miss Sarah Nj. Conner, altos;
Mcssrs. John Z. Morrow and Reginald
Hunt, reuors; Mes8rs kl3 Il. Wright and
4, g. Coleman, bassos and Prof l.. q.
Lorlllard, urganist, arose and sTeetly
rendered the bridal ClUru=' from
Rose Maiden"
From the ca7riage-gt ps TO ,be altar
were laid strips OF carpet and the ea-
trance Of the bridal party into the
beautiful church was accynp p3li,d ty
tue music, from the yocauua. Jf thr
j4Jhergrin Welding NJ trch
The arty was headed by the 0s era,
Ir Seymour Curry, brother If fI
oriae, auU Mr. Inom4s Eyang; then fol.
lJwhu iho bridesmaids, .Ittle ili:s:a
Eya!ao Jersel, Pearl Coouhs, L4n!tn
Randall, Bretta MCClelIald, Frances
klepethO and Mabel tluIuS, I'll. a.tired
IA pretty gowns Of white suisse, With
pix bong, and carry ing white cHrua.
tiOns; then followed the little flower
slrls, the Misses Helen Evans, .'jor-
ence Clark. Marguerite Randall aod jean
| Evans, all in gowns Of wnite suisse,
| with heads crowned with wreaths Of
stnilax, and carrying baskets Of ro.rs;
they were succeeded by the maid Of
| honor, Miss Anna O'Cirady, whose
gown was Of white silk, trimmed With
white point lace, and who carried white
roses; she was followed by the bride,
leaning upon the arm CT her father: she
was attred in a gown, beautifully made,
of white satin. en- traine, covered with
mousseline du sol, wore ii long white
veil and orange blossoms and carried d
handsome bouquet of large white roses,
tied with white ribbons.
| At the pulpit steps the bridal party
was met by the groom and the best mau.
Mr.. William Il. McGinuis. The bride
and maid OF honor, the brides father,
and the groom and best man advanced
to the center of the pulpit, while the
bridesmaids and flower girls arranged
themselves in semi-circle around the
pu pit steps.
The ceremony as performed by Rev.
| +. Fl. Gwynne, d. D., pastor of the
church, the beautiful ring service being
used, The bride was given away by her
father.
! Their troth plighted, the bride and
groom turned to leave the church, to the
strains of the Mcndelssohn Wedding
March, and as they advanced dowr the
aisle the flower girls preceded them and
strewed roses 10 their path. AS they
reached the door, the Black Eagle band,
which was stationed without, struck up
and rendered sweet selection.
| The party was driven to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel j Merritt, l,4lG
Third avcruc north, whore reception
was held at 8 O'Clock, a large number Of