The news & observer., 1896-12-12
A BRILLIANT WEDDING.
Miss Dudley is Married in Wilmington
to Mr.. w. W. Roberts.

The following account, from the Will
mington Messenger of Thursday, of the
wedding of Miss Mary X. Dudley will
be read with interest by the many friends
and relatives, in this city and elsewhere
of this much admired young woman:
"A brilliant wedding was celebrated at
o'clock last evening at Grace NJ. T..
church. South, the contracting parties
being Mr.. w. w. Roberts, one of the
most popular young men of Whining
ton, and the charming and beautiful
Miss Mary X. Dudley, Of our city. A
remarkable coincidence is noted, in the
fact that the bride is a great grand
daughter of Governor Dudley, who was
the first Governor of North Carolina
elected by the people, and that the groom
is the grandson of Governor Worth !
who was the first Governor of this State
elected by the people after the war.
THE church for this happy event was
decorated with palms and ferns, an9
at the altar behind the flowers cleaned
bright lights from large wax tapers, and
also a score OF piano lamps with greeh
shades
"Mr. e. III. Munson, organist of SIS.
James church, presided at the piano, anI
| previous to the arrival OF the bridal
party, skilfully rendered several waiting
| selections. Upon the advent of the partg,
he played the ever poprlar and beautiful
| wedding march from Lohengrin.
1.-TWO Of the ushers, Messrs. Il. r..
| Higgins and G. Ii. Robinson, Jr., led up
| the west aisle of the church, while the
other two. Messrs. J. G. Bowden a4d
w. II. Howell proceeded up the east
| aisle; following the first two ushers
came Mr.. c. U. Dahlgren, groomsman;
| and preceding the bride was the maid
| Of honor, the charming sister of the
| bride, Miss Annie Ell. Dudley, carrying
a bouquet of rare La France roses. Fol
| lowing her was the bride leaning upon
| the arm Of her brother, Mr.. w S. Dad
| ley, Of Charlotte, n. G. The bride was
stylishly attired ia a handsome tailor
made travelling costume of green broad
cloth, trimmed with white lady's cloth,
| and carrying a bouquet of lovely lilies
| Of the valley, white carnations end
| maiden hair ferns.
"At the chancel the bride was met by
| the groom. who approached from She
side entrance, accompanied by his best
man, Mr.. II. B. Worth, his cousin. The
| couple then joined and presented thkm-
| selves at the altar where the Rev. Dr.
| G. ID. Bernheim, pastor of st. Matthew 's
| English Lutheran church, united them
in the holy bonds of wedlock, in accord
| ance with the beautiful and impressive
service Of the Lutheran church. The
bride was given away by her brother
| Mr.. w. S. Dudley. DIR. Bernheim per
formed the marriage ceremony for the
| brides mother.
THE wedding party retired to the
| grand strains of Mendelssohn's wedding
march, while the bells in the tower pealed
forth their happy melody.
From the church the party took a
carriage and drove to the depot where
the happy couple left on the O'Clock
| D. m. train on the Atlantic Coast s4ine
for an extended Southern tour, taking
in the most important and prominent
| cities. They will spend some time with
relatives in Jacksonville, Fla.
"The presents were numerous and very
costly, some being received from friends
and relatives from st. Louis, Mo-; In
| dependence, Kas., New York, Chicago
I'll, Jacksonville, Fla. all Of them at
testing their wide popularity at homa and
| abroad.
"The visitors here for the we.ldiAg
were Mrs. S. G. Jackson, Raleigh, Il. c.;
mother OF the groom; Mr.. w. S. Dudley
Charlotte; Mrs. w NJ Bowden, Of Ports
mouth, Va, and Miss Lucy London, OF
| Pittsboro.