Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-30
Wedding Bells.
OLlvER--kING

The morning of Oct. 2rth dawned
with a heavy mist lowering, but ere
many hours the God Of Day, as he drove
his fiery steeds from the rosy portals Of
the east westward, threw open the win.
dows of his chariot and sent forth the
golden s%unbeams, dissipating the clouds
and flooding all the earth with radian.
beauty, forcibly reminding the popu
lace OF Sharon and vicinitie8, who had
assembled al Hebron church to witneos
the bettotbal Of hIr. Howard 2 King
OF Scooba and Miss Mamie Oliver OF
Dancy OF the old sdase. hal yis the.
BRIDE that the suu shines on, Long.
before the appointed hour. $3.50, lie 81.
cred edifce was filled with friends and
relatives Of the happy couple. The cul-
tured and accomplished Mrs. Thomas
Moore. Of Sherman, presided at the or
gan and awakened the grand strains Of
Mendelssohn's wedding march to herald
the coming Of the bridal party. Eight
OF the attendants hled in; the ladies'
from the right and the gentlemen from
the left entrance crossed over at tho
chancel, and stool yis.s-vis. Then Mr..
Will King and Miss Bessie Adams pre-
coded the beautiful bride and handsome
groom, a they marched with proud and
happy bearing to the altar, pausing be
fore the minister. Mr.. King and Miss
Oliver plighted their faith and were
made one by the Rev. Mr.. Strickland.
The marriage ceremony was a gem OF
diction uttered in a most elegant man.
ner, Expressing tina newly welded pair
with the beauty and sanctity Of a happy
home life.
"Ohl II there be a paradise
Beneath the lone above.
1T is this home, this happy home.
OF pure domestic love.
The storms that wreck this wintry world
hal I'dl II iohl u
They cannot blight a flower that blooms
Within such hallowed ground"
The marriage over the organ pealed
cut IN Joyous tones, and Mr., aud Mrs.
King left TIE church followed their
train Of attendants tbs latter gong ont
in couples. The bride was charming in
an elegant costume of green and violet
silk. trimmed with white chiffon and
green ribbon, black silk velvet hat with
rich ostrich tips shading her fair face,
ox-blood gloves. The groom and his
best men wore the conventional black
suits, with o1-blood and tan gloves.
ATTENDANTS:
Miss Ida Ellis, Mr.. Rogers Nelson,
Miss Irene Tyler. Mr., Shelf Skinner,
Miss Halle Cavett, Mr.. jim Jinkens.
Miss Jessie Patty, Nr, John Pearson,
Miss Bessie Adams, Mr.. VIII King.
1t is seldom orr good fortune to see
such u bevy of fascinating girls and in.
tsrestiny young men Miss Bessie Ad-
ans. Az modest and lovely as q violet,
was robed in a garnet silk, henrietta
trimmed with Roman plaid silk. Miss
Ida Ellis, as lily Of the fields. was hand
somely gowned in a nobby suit Of green
and red novelty goods, with garniture
Of green silk and gimp, siiss Irene w
Ter, Is beuitchiuGiy beautiful e "a IA
hled gojdcss, IN Il becoming co 9Elo Of
brown and white novelty good, richly
braided with white. Miss Halle Cav.
cit was az lovely as 4 June rose n a sly.
lish dress OF blue silk, trimmed with
rose. colored silk and blue ribbon. Miss
Jessie Patty appeared queenly and grace.
full ~ q swan in a garnet henrietta trim
med with garnet silk and gimp Just rs
the last beams of the setting sun were
resting like y benediction over all ma
ture, a line o f~,veniclcs We're briskly
vending their wav to the home OF the
brides parents } aud Mrs. D. OH.
yer, to participa,o in the festivities OF
tn royal reception. soon soft lights
beamed ON brave men and fair wo.
men''--the hours flew by on winged feet
while happy congratulations were show.
cred on the young husband and wife
It was, indeed, an occasion long to be
remembered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver are adopts in the
art Of entertaining and the rich and va.
rious viands were dispensed with gene.
rous hospitality and all were charmed
and delighted. After the banquet Mr..
and Mrs. King left for Scooba. The
best wishes of many fond hearts attend
them. We feel that Mr.. King has borne
away one of our brightest jewels, still
with such a connoisseur we could not
| demur.
For he has enshrined that gem in his heart,
Cour veal or woe, never, never to part.