Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02

ton assembled e11SS Belle Mccoy played
 8 number of brilliant selections upon the great organ, and at o'clock the notes of .'Mendelssohn's Wedding March" announced the arrival of the
 bridal party. Then the handsome young
 ushers, Messrs. Walter Fowlkes, Richard Evans, Theo Koenig and J. A. Kirtley, came down the two aisles to the altar in couples. They took their positions on either side of the altar rail. Then came the lovely bridesmaids, Misses
 Mamie Pearson and Augusta sharpe down the right aisle, taking their posi- tion on the left side of the altar, next to the ushers, while down the left aisle came the other two pretty bridesmaids Misses Matte Glover and Florrie Roden, | going to the right of the altar. The | groomsmen, MT. Preston Haskell, Mr. | Verdelier, MT. Ware and Dr. H. B. Hen | drix, in couples also, completed the attractive tableau at the altar. Then l came the handsome bride, Miss Fannie | Arnold, and her brilliant maid of honor, l Miss Orline Lowery Arnold, down the | right aisle, where they were joined from l the left aisle by the groom, MT. Ferdl- nand DeBardeleben, and his best man, | his cousin, MT. Charles DeBardeleben | The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Hawkins of Bessemer. Dur ing the services Miss Mccoy played "Call Me Thine Own."
 Immediately after the ceremony MT. and Mrs. DeBardeleben drove to the rail-
  da, where they will spend the honey moon.
 The brides dress was beautiful gown | of brown brocaded silk and wooden goods trimmed in lace and ribbons, with hat to match. She carried great bunch or
 bride roses, tied with white satin ribbon. and wore a splendid pin and earrings of diamonds. the gift of the groom Miss Orline Arnold's toilette was a beautiful creation of blue and brown 6a1 cs1 tvir, nd n chiffon ribbon, with hat to match, and she car ried large bunch of American Beauty roses
 The bridesmaids wore stylish visiting suits. Miss Pearson's was brown, Miss Sharpe's blue, Miss Glover's greer and Miss Roden's brown. They all wore handsome picture hats, and carried punches of La France roses Upon their return from their wedding journey MT. and Mrs DeBardeleben will reside at Bessemer where MT. DeBar- deleben holds a lucrative and important business position.
 The bride and groom received hundred presents of great beauty and value from friends in Birmingham, Bes- semer and other parts of the south They consisted of silver, cut-glass, exquisite China, lamps, onyx tables, candelabra, etc
 Never was new year begun more auspiciously, and every friend in the vast congregation yesterday afternoon wished for the bride and groom that all the
 years shall be as bright as was this New
 Years day, their wedding day
 The Philhedonians were at home last evening in their elegant apart
 ments in the Commercial club building in honor of MT and Mrs c. l.. DeBarde-
 leben and MT. and Mrs. Robert E. How ard. The german began at Il o'clock and the graceful intricate figures, led by MT John Warren, assisted by Miss Mitty- lene Sherrod were thoroughly enjoyed by the twenty couples that participated throughout the evening. The following were present:
 MT. and MT Charles l.. DeBardeleben,
 MT. and Mrs. Robert E. Howard MT. and Mrs. Richard F. Johnston. MT. and Mrs.
 Arthur DeBardeleben, MT. and Mrs. Charles Schoolar. MT. and Mrs. Alec D. Cecil.
 Misses Lucy Turner, Mary Johnston,
 Annie Erwin. Elizabeth Sowell. Mamie
 Pearson, Lila Smith. Lucy Hagood, Willie Morrow, Kate Morrow Annie
 Morrow Florie Roden. Mary George
 Linn, Mittie Sherrod, Kathleen Hooper,
 Juliette Whelan, Otis Greene. Mary ".
 Graves, Daisy Walton. Margia Lee
 Hooper, Daisy Lewis Maggie Smith.
 Messrs. J. A. Kirtley. E. Redd, John T. Patton, J. Cary Thompson, Ed Smith,
 Smith Crawford, Will Crawford, Jim Ar
 
 J. H. Bankhead, Jr., Ed Wilcox, Walter
 Fowlkes Richard R. Going, Eugene
 Ware, T. w. Redin, Walter Prescott,
 Leon Britain, Arthur B. Lovelace, John
 T. Yeatman, Tom Sims. c. s: Leeper,
 Sale Phelan, Bain Thompson. J. F. Per
 sons,
 The Southern club also gave an espe-
 cially handsome New Years german at their club rooms last night, one that was t.. 1x xxy,t ho Ifof fi0, md
 tige of the young gentlemen constituting
 this popular social organization. The following enjoyed the cotillion last even-
 ing:
 Misses Sarah Rogan. Kate Rogan.
 Kate Earle, Laura Schryver. Augusta Sharpe, Lutie Sharpe, Mary Clare Milner,
 Annie Redd, Mattie Webb. Zemma
 Webb Delma Wilson. Jennie Porter, Or line Arnold. Margaret Smith. Rinnie Leigh Head, Louise Fucker, Mary
 Rucker, Lizzie Hutton, Bertha Wood- ward. Patti Ruffner, Susie Howze, Mo- mic Terrell, Madge Parsons, Miss Erwin of North Carolina, Miss Tatum of Mem phis. Miss Stratton of Memphis, Miss Batte of New Orleans Miss West of De- catur, Miss Crockett of Nashville, Mrs. Cobbs, Miss Englesby of Charleston, Miss Louise Patton; Messrs: Frank
 Foster, L. A. Shipman, w. M.
 Martin. C. H. Calvin, Henry Going, C. F. Casper, c. M. Williamson, D./B Lee V. bTduicy, I. wat son. solon Jacobs, George D: Allison. John Patton, Waiter Smith, Dr. Tally. Joseph Parsons, Felix Drennen. w. J. Boles, Walter Winn. w. H. Johnston. w. w. Garden. c. P. Moore, Rufus Going, M T. Baptist, Hunter Long, F. F. Ellis, Major and Mrs. W. J. Milner. Mir. and Mrs. Rush Simpson, MT. and Mrs. Wilmer Beard MT. and Mrs T. c. Thompson, Judge and Mrs. H. A. Sharpe. MT. and Mrs R. r. Johnston, MT. and Mrs. Henry Beard of Kentucky, I. F. Young, MT. Glass, Will Wisner, J. P. Mudd.
 Mr. John Patton, assisted by Miss Err win led the german.
 The Clionian club will be entertained tomorrow afternoon at o'clock by Mrs. John Wheeler, Eleventh avenue, south. The committee appointed at the last meet ing will meet at the residence of Mrs. Robert Cunningham at 10 o'clock this morning.