The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-11
PICTURESQUE, LAWN. PARTY,
An Enchanting Scene Wherein MI
Joseph c. Klttrell and His Bride Were
the CHESTS of Hopor-'tI IfthA

Joseph c. klttrell and His Bride Were
the CHESTS of HONOR I1Iha
TO the Editor: knowing how closely
identified in interest with any form OF
the social life of the people of our good
old State your paper is, your correspond
ant makes free to mail you this letter.
Some weeks ago Mr.. Joseph G. Kittreli
was married to the daughter of the Hon
Thomas Gregory Skinner, of Perquimans
county, North Carolina. Since the home
bringing of the bride this neighborhood
has been fully astir with varied forms OF
sweet hospitality, welcoming the WIN
some, bonnie bride to the home OF her
Justly proud and happy husband On yes
terday in lawn party on the lovely ana
@anacious grounds of Mrs. Carrie Hunt
et Hines at Echo Hill near 'hltreI s.
the good. old fashioned hospitality OF TINS
pbrtion, of the State was at Hood TIDE.
The day was lovely, clear and dry, with
| its summer heat tempered by the cooling
breezes which toyed with the tresses OF
1.-THE fair women, upon whose lovely faces
and forms the young gentlemen looked
with all the hallowed admiration which
Ibeauty. purity and high breeding always
command. When one calls to mind the
lfact tina in This large Assem- blage, repre-
senting the counties of Wake Nash;
Granville Franklin, Vance and others,
there were representatives OF the OLD re-
aime the grandchildren of the Hons.
Bait. Moore and Asa Briggs, the Rev.
| Josiah Crlldup. the Roanoke FUCKERS,
the BERTHE Capeharts, the Hills of Cape
Fear and many others of those who llved
| in the purer. because disenthralled por+
| ton of the commemorative history, one
| needs not another word TO show how dis
| tinguished the party was The present
writer. who in better days mingled with
gay throngs ut old Shocked and Jones'
Springs in Warren county, at Old Point
| Comfort and in the bah room Of the Uni
yersity at Chapel Hill, recognized in the
ldeIicate touches of the feminine beauty OF
This bright beVy of pretty girls, a worthy
succession to the far-famed beauty of
ante-bellum North Carolina. The pleasure
lof the guests was heightened by the
beautiful and unwearying hospitality OF
Mrs. Hines and her popular and interest
ling daughter. Miss Hines, who did all
lthey could to give the bride and groom
Jolly good time with their sixty or sew
! enty young friends. To old eyes like mine
! own it was indeed a beautiful tableau
vivant as the large company broke away
| into groups all over the lawn, some at
whist. some at euchre, some at lawn ten
mis-. some at ten pins. some in hammocks,
| others in pairs whispering sweet words
| to willing ears, etc, etc. ar
With music on piano. violin and guitar,
with fruit luncheon at / o'clock and din
ner a la picnic to parties all over the
grounds at $50, with dancing on the We
randa, with the presentation to the bride
and groom of some suggestive and inter
esting bridal presents, etc, ETC., no man
could tether either time or tide, which
swept on all too fast to bring the sadden-
| ing hour of sad leave taking at sunset.
| And thus passed away this lovely day OF
which it may be said
| s'For rloiseless falls the foot of Time
When it only treads on flowers"
| Among those present were:
CHAPERONES.
| Mr.. Charles Williams and wife, MIR.
G. W. KittrelI and wife, Mr.. j.. G. Kit
| trell and wife, Mr.. John w. Moore and
wife. Rev. J. B. Avirett and wife, Mrs
Philip w. Avirett, Mrs. S. c. Hines, Mr..
Robert Bruce and wife. f
| Miss Leila Tucker, Henderson; Miss
Lottie Young. Henderson; Miss Mamie
Lands. Henderson: Miss Mary Temple,
Petersburg, Va; Miss Lula Biggs,, Ok
ford: Miss Mary Coffield. Tarboro; Miss
Mamie Carmody. Granville, County, n
&C.: Miss Kate Carmody, Granville Coun-
Try. n. c.: Miss West. Raleigh; Miss
lSharp, Norfolk; Miss Anna Crudup
1Louisburg: Miss Ellen Crudup, Miss En-
lily Capehart, Miss Lucy Capehart, Miss
Matte Hines, Miss Lizzie Kittrell, Miss
Lucy Kittrell. Miss Emma Burwell, Miss
Lizzie Burwell, Miss Mary Burwel, Miss
Eloise Williams, Kttrell. Messrs. j. c.
Biggs, T. Landis, Ed Lands, Hillman
| Carmody, Ed Carmody, Oxford; Moore
Parker, Raleigh; John Garden, Alex
Cooper, Henry Powell, Rob. Davis, J. M.
Young, Dick Young, Henderson,; Will
Boddie, Sam Boddie, Louisburg; Thomas
Capehart, Atlanta; Thomas Crudup,
George Kittrell, Kittrell; Ed Sugg, Bal
timore; Charles Williams, Tom Williams,
w. NJ. Burwell, Kittrell; Marvin Hunter,
Norfolk; Ed Tucker, Henderson; Thomas
Cheathan, Henderson, Tony Capehart,
i Kittrell.
Faithfully yours.
COUNTRY PARSON.