Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25
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UNION TOWN.
Details of the Beautiful Ceremony Uniting
Miss Langhorne and Chancellor Tayloe.

Details of the Beautiful Ceremony Uniting
Miss Langhorne and Chancellor Tayloe.
Uniontown, Aug. 23.-(Special Corre-
spondence.) -One Of the most notable, as
well as one of the most beautiful, we'd
dings witnessed in the canebrake in a
long while was that of Miss Lily Lea
Langhorne and the Hon. William H.
Tayloe, chancellor presiding over the
southwestern chancery division of Ala
bama, at the Church of the Holy Cross
in this city on last Wednesday evening
at $50 o'clock.
Loving hands had decorated the
church in an artistic manner with ivy
and white lilies, while the chancel
glistened with hundreds of lighted can
dies.
Promptly at $3.50 o'clock the organ, I'M
der the skilled hands of Miss Wenona
White, pealed forth the glorious strains
of Lohengrin's wedding march and from
the VeStry room there issued six beauti-
full young women in single file. First
came Miss Willie Maupin of Mobile. Miss
Stella Pickering, Miss Blanche Lang
horne of Talladega, Miss Minnie Nixon,
Miss Mary Minge of Faunsdale and Miss
Reba Walden.
The bridesmaids attired in gowns of
white organdy trimmed with white taft
feta ribbon, and each carrying a large
bouquet of white bridal roses, came
slowly down from the chancel and met
the bride with her maid of honor at the
door of the church, then. being Joined by
the usaers, who were Messrs. Beverly
Harwood, Jr.. William Munford, Val
Taylor, Lea Harwood, Thornton Mum
ford, John Mcqueen, Walter White and
Louis Morgan, they turned and proceed
ed slowly up the aisle, the bridesmaids
two together and followed alternately by
| two ushers. Arriving at the altar they
| formed a group, the ushers taking their
| positions Immediately behind the ladies
Then came the maid of honor, Miss
| Matte Lea HARDWOOD, attired in gown
| of white silk organdy, exquisitely en-
| broidered in wild roses, trimmings pink
| taffeta ribbon and mousselne de soir
| She carried a bouquet of pink La France
| roses and maiden hair fern.
Then came the lovely bride, leaning on
| the arm of her father, our venerable fell
| low townsman, DR.. j. M. Langhorne. She
! was robed in a most exquisite concep-
| ton of ivory satin. court train, trimmed
with duchess lace. Her bouquet was
white clematis, jessamine and ferns.
| The groom. accompanied by his best
| man, the Hon. John M. Anderson, judge
| of the First circuit of Alabama, issued
| from the vestry room and. joining the
| conducted her to the altar, where. under
| the bridal bell of ivy and white lilies the
| beautiful and impressive words compos
| ing the marriage ceremony of the Epis
copal church were read by the Rev. Will
liam A. Stjckney and the benedlctor
pronounced. The organ gave forth soft
low, sweet music during the ceremony
under the magic touch of Miss White.
Then Tanhausers beautiful wedding
march sounded forth and the bridal pas
| ty, preceded by the bride and groom
came down the aisle and out of the
| church, where carriages were in waiting
! and, accompanied by the intimate friends
| of the contracting parties, were driver
| to the hospitable home of DR. and Mrs
]. M. Langhorne where elegant and sub
| stantial refreshments, including ices -oi
| all kinds, were served to the guests.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Tayloe left Thursday
| morning for New York and other point:
| east on their bridal tour.