Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-05
IN wESTMoRELAND.

WEDDING IN WEST IMORELAND.
The Episcopal chapel near The
Hague, in Westmoreland county, Va,
was the scene a few evenings ago OF
one of the prettest weddings ever
solemnized there. The contracting
parties were Miss Nina Brown, the
only daughter of the late DR.. B. F.
Brown, one of Virginia's most popular
and skillful physicians, and Mr.. w. G.
Tay.oe, son ofthe late Col. + Ponisette
Tayloe. whose stars were won in
many bloody battles of the late war, in
which be galantly participated The
chapel was beautifully decorated with
flowers, palms and growing plants
which the delicate hands of enthu-
siastic young ladies had arranged
with marked good taste. The hour
fixed for the ceremony was $50 p. M,
but long before that time the church
was packed with eager spectators OF all
ages who taxed the gallantry aud etli
cheney of the ushers to the fullest ex-
tent in providing them comfortable
seats. Some of the front seats were re-
served for the families and nearest rela-
tives Of the bride and groom aud like
the rest were all filed. AS the hour
approached the assemblage manifested
the impotence usually seen at the
theatre before the curtain rises for the
first act. Suddenly talking ceased
Miss Ida Brown, who sat at the organ,
was seen to turn her face TO the instru-
% snt and as her delicate fingers ran
over the keys the strain Of Lohengrin's
wedding march floated through the
house, the front doors opened and the
ushers, Messrs. w. r. Crabbe and G. f.
Brown, B. 0. Tayloe and H. Murphy,
with measured step marched up the
aisle followed by Miss Imogen Tayloe,
the "maid of honor" in advance of the
bride leaning on the arm of her brother,
Mr.. r. 7. Brown. As the ushers took
their places, two on each side of the
cbancel, the bride was met by the groom
who advanced to his place with his
':best man. DR.. w. T. Brown. The
ceremony was impressively performed
by Rev. Austin B. Chinn, rector of
Cople parish The bride was hand
somely dressed in white talleta silk,
trimmed with full tulle veil gracefully
draped with pearl pins. AT the close
of the ceremony, by Mendelssohn's
march, the happy couple, now made
one by the magic power Of the laws de-
cree, left the church, followed by the
maid of honor leaning on the arm of
the best man, and by the ushers in the
order in which they entered. Entering
their carriages standing at the door
ready to receive them they were driven
rapidly TO Alton, the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Brown, cousins of the
bride, who in their honor had invited
their immediate families and some near
relatives to meet them there. Taking
their places at the head of the parlor
the bride and groom received the con-
gratulatons of their friends. The
evening was very aereeably passed in
conversation until after supper, when
music rose above the din of voices and
the bride and groom and other guests
for an hour or two 'tripped the light
fantastic toen TO some Of Sousa's
choicest productions. The presents
were very numerous, useful and valu-
able, and will always be pleasant re-
minder of the occasion. Among the
guests from distance who came to at
tend the wedding were Messrs. 3. O..
and l.. T. Tayloe, of Washington; Miss
G. c. Murphy, DR.. w. L. Brown, and
Miss c. B. Conley, of Montgomery
county, Md. This WIS Miss Conley's
first visit TO Westmoreland ard it will
always be a pleasant memory to the
many friends she made, and to the
many beaux who eagerly We'd with
each other for the pleasure of her COM
pany.