Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-14
A WEE WEDDING.
Pretty Entertainment at UnivcrsaIist Church
Bright Faces and Beautiful Gowns.

| Decidedly the saccess of tie season y
| was the universal verdict of the large audi.
ence at the close Of the wedding and recep
ion OF Major and Mrs. Little Mite, held at
the Universalist church, Thursday even
ing.
One hunded and twenty five little
| friends of the bride and groom were
honorei with invitations and about 100
| attended the affair. The little ladies
| wore dainty gowns Of light colors. and the
little gentlemen had gloves and button.
| hole bouquets.
The invitations read: MIR and Mrs.
| Ohso Small invite you 10 be present at the
! marriage of their daughter, Tiny Midget,
to Major Little Mite, at the Winthrop
Street Universalist church, The re-
sponses to these Invitations brought to
gether a delightful company of little men
| and women.
The affair included all the details of a
fashionable church wedding, ard the
dignity and ease OF the tiny participants
was surprising indeed to the vast number
present
The wedding took place in the audience
| room of the church. Front seats were re-
served for the guests of the evening Miss
Bertha McClench presided at the organ
ht. he
song Still as the Night" beautifully
rendered by Miss Louise Robinson
An organ voluntary was played While
the guests were being seated; and at the
first sweet strains Of Lohenrrip, the
bridal party entered the church ana
marched up the center aisle First were
the ushers, Masters Charlie Kinsman, Roy
Seweli, Walter Durham and Lee Hersey !;
then the bridesmaids, Misses Mary Stinson,
Marion Woodwork, Betha Colder and Ada
Plmmer. Following came the maid Of
honor Miss Marguerite Lowell, and the
bride, Miss Florence Gannett, leaning on
the arm of her father, Master Harold
Hichborn. They were joined at the Altar
by the rector, Master Philip Hayden, the
groom, Master Cony Weston, and the best
man, Master Nathan Weston, who came
from the chaacel
The church was very prettily decorated
with palms, smilax and Il quantity of
daffodils, pinks and hyacinths
The ceremony was pantomime. The
bishop ofliciatcd with great dignity. The
father gave the bride away and the ring
was placed upon the finger. The bishop
blessed them, and pronounced thebenedic-
ton, and the groom kissed the bride.
Then the bridal party left the church,
while the organist played Mendelssohn's
wedding march.
The little bride was most charming in
her dainty wedding gown of white, with
long train and bridal veil. She carried n
bouquet Of white Fosebuds.
The maid of honor was also gowned in
white, and carried a basket of flowers
She wore a large white hat, trimmed with
pink roses. The four sweet little brides
maids were dresses Of pink and green
crepe, trimmed with ribbons They wore
pink ard white pinks, and the two lead
ing carried string of smjlax.
The little gentlemen were in full even
ing dress, The mothers of the bride and
groom, Miss Genie Norton and Miss
Blanche Webster, wore stylish gowns of
black lace over collr, made with long
trains. They wore their hair high and
powdered. The fathers also had powdered
hair. Master Walter Abbott was father
of the groom.
The special ushers We're Masters Guy
Robert Cole, Sturgis bradbury
and John Dunton. They all had white
glovcsand toutonieres.
The wedding reception occurred in the
vsstry, The bridal party received upon
tie platform, which had been transformed
in u modern drawing room. leo cream
and. cake were served to ell The wedding
was truly the prettest event Of the season,
and thoroughly enjoyed by all who at.
tended.