Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-01-25
n Notable Wedding.

must, therefore, suffice:
The Ldndmdrk SAYS:
The church (St Lukes) looked more bright
and attractive than ever with the artificial
lights Illuminating its tastefully decorated in
terror, the beauty and fragrance of flowers on
every hand, and when so fair an assemblage
of all that is best in Norfolk life crowded its
pews and waited for the still fairer procession
that precedes such ceremony as that of last
evening. : The decorations were
profusion of carnations and palms of many
varieties, from the broad shading leaf to the
smallest. most delicate specimen. At the
head of the chancel stairs were betrothal
gates composed of asparagus and ferns The
chancel itself was a miniature wilderness of
potted plants and cut flowers. The altar
bouquets were Bride roses and the altar cloths
Of white
The musical and ceremonial portion
of the event is thus described by the
Piiot::
Before the hour set for the ceremony Miss
Elizabeth Moore, the organist, rendered the
ot1ertory from st. Cecile by Grison, and the
NoctuInc from Mendelssohn's Midsummer
Nights Dream.
AS the time for the ceremony approached
the choir rendered the beautiful wedding
hymn, The Voice that Breath d Ger Eden"
and the bridesmaids entered the chancel
from the vestry room on the left and
the chapel on the right, the two little
pages ahead opening and closing the floral
gates, They proceeded down the main aisle
to the vestlbule, where the remainder of the
party was waiting. Then Lohengrin's we'd
ding march was played and the bridal party,
composed largely of the pages, ushers, brides
maids, maid of honor, and, lastly, the bride
on the arm Of her father, proceeded to the
chancel steps, where the groom and his best
man, Mr.. Frank A Porter, and the rector,
Rev Arthur S. Lloyd, were waiting
The bridesmaids and usherS took their
places on either side of the chancel steps until
after the tetrothal, which was most i'm
pressive. Then the gates were opened by the
two little pages and the bride and groom, fol-
lowing the rector, approached the altar rail,
where the ceremony was concluded. Before
passing out the maid of honor removed the
white tulle veil from the face of the bride and
her brunette beauty shone out clearly against
the white framing Of bridal veil and orange
blossoms making charming picture.
Her gown was heavy ivory satin Duchesse
PLAN full skirt en- traine and the bodice was
draped with Il bertha of exquisite ole
DucheSse lace worn by her grandmother.
She wore no gloves and her only ornament
was q diamond pendant, the gift Of the
groom. She carried an ivory prayer book,
from which the ceremony was read.
During the ceremony the beautiful hymn,
Call Me Thine Own was sweetly played,
and at the conclusion the party retired from
the church to the triumphant strains of
Memberships wedding march
THE bridesmaids were,n accord
ing to the LaHdm0rh--
Misses AleXenia Electa and Bernadette
Pauline Porter, of Frostburg, Md; Miss Eliza
beth Leonard Wales of Salisbury, Md. Miss
Eoise Blanche Haydn. of Washington, D. C. !;
Miss Lucy BrickhOusc Miss Clara Emory
Davis, Miss Adelaide Rogers, Miss Virginia
Roper, of Norfolk. Their gowns were of full
colored ribbons, two Of which were yellow,
two blue, two green and two lavender. Over
these were worn large white Marie Antoinette
hchus. They carried Bride roses, tied with
ribbons like those on the gowns. The intro
ducton of this bit Of colonng in the setting of
white and green was decidedly beautiful.
The maid of honor was Miss Margaret
Elnannr Davidson of III
costume was the same as the other maids,
except that it was all white. The two little
pages, Christine Hitch and Anna Rose Cohn,
wore white organde dresses and pink ribbons.
The uShers were j. Watkins Leigh, J. Roy
Collins, Howard Shield, Robert NJ. Wiki n
son, Judge William n. Portlock, Edward R.
Baird, Thomas J. Pope and C. c. Cobb.
Their JoHte1enierres were Augusta Victoria
roses, while the groom wore an orchid. The
bridesmaids carried Brides roses, while the
little pages carried Brides and Bridesmaids
roses mixed
The scenes and events at Mr.. Collins
residence during the reception as re-
tIected by the Pilot were also brilliant ::
The house was tastefully decorated with
carnations and profusIon Of potted plants
The lamps and Candelabra were draped with
dainty pink shades, that being the prevailing
color. The wealth Of palms made a most
effective aCkground for the handsome toilets
of the guests. The parlors were iestoOned
with smilaX. while the mantclS were banked
with pink carnations and ferns. A labyrinth
of potted plants ended at the bay window in
a miniature glen of gigantic ferns. where the
bride and groom stood to receive TIE con-
CALCULATIONS of their friends
The dining room and library had been
thrown into one, and here the lavish decora-
ton was continued-orchids, carnations and
ferns being used in profusion.
The long table which extended through the
double apartment was circicd with smilax.
The numerous gifts, which were elegant
and valuable. attested the esteem and love of
the friends of both parties.
After the reception Mr.. and Mrs. Krise left
for Old Point on chartered tug and will be
gone on a Northern tour for several days.
They will be at home at the Atlantic Hotel
Tuesdays in February
The Misses and Mr.. Porter, named
us bridesmaids and best man, re-
spectively, are daughters and son of
John h. Porter, of the Citizens
National Bank, this place.
The bride Is the only daughter of
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