The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-05


of the subjects shown.
A short and select musical programme
will be given under the espionage Of Mrs.
G. a. Buiac. and the material man will he
catered TO in some way, SO that all WING
may attend ibis exhibition will find ttat
the evening has not been spent in vain
Mason hall, In the Mason block has been
designated as the place FOR holding the
exhibition
The Shakespeare club assembled at the
Lyceum on Thursday and held a most in
tercstlng session, although the very in
element weather interfered TO some extent
with the attendance portion OF Shsr-
mans "Analytics. including The first act
CT Hamlet was real. and the questions
on the last scene In this act were also
used. The ghost was most thoroughly dis
cussed--why 1t appeared to Hamlet
only; why the repeated appearances Lefore
making airy communication; what effect
the human voice. proceeding from the
thing o: spirit. would have toward dis
pellIrg the Illusion OF the ghost. and why
Shakespeare, though poor actor. always
took this part himself.
A number Of prominent Honstonians were
present at pretty piuk end wn,te home
wedding. which occurred last Tuesday
| night in Richmond, rexas. whsn Miss
Pearl Ransom. daughter Of the late Robert
Ransom Of Fort Bend county. and Mrs.
Mamie Bertrand Ransom, was married to
Mr. Robert Darst, the nuptial rites being
performed by Rev. Or. Price of the First
Methodist church u iiichInond. The brides
| name. Pearl. is by no i1eans missioner,
| for she Is truly gem among women: "A
perfect woman nobly planned" As daugh-
! tnr- be ~ h ~rab AZ
| tics with a corscienciousness few attain
| and her wifehood as a natural consequence
must be equally as beautiful. Mr. Darst
/ is one OF the representative men Of Fort
| Bend county and stands high in business
| and social circles. fhe spacious room in
which the marriage ccsurrsd "as astefully
| decorated with profusion Of large pink
and white chrysanthsm inns, G. pifired with
/ appropriate greens. The iaintiesu bower
| imaginable was arranged for the perform
| ance OF the ceremony IL consisted of fes-
! icons OF green suspended from oue point
In the ceiling ard spreading, III, garlands
| were caught Ip over the entire mantle by
punches OF La France 'oses: The lower part
| CT the mantel was banked up with lovely
| chrysanthemums; then from The center
| swayed two hearts, one Of pink and the
| other Of white flowers, caught together and
pierced by a oliver arrow. Exactly az the
| app6 Irtsd hour the bride and groom entered
| the room. preceded ny -he .natron Of honor.
I! the only attendant. and paused feneath
the bower Just described. Tho matron OF
honor Is the brides grandmother Mrs
| Stansbury, and her Introduction ir that
| position was a very pretty feature of the
| wedding and fill Of santiment. Only rela-
| tives and intimate friends Of the family
| were present, The wedding gifts were
| numerous and handsome, III token of the
esteem in which the happy pair are held
4 -.
! Mr., and Mrs. Darst, family eGd guests re-
| peired to the church 10 wi.icss the Wedding
| OF Miss Winston and Ir. Farmer The
| two brides are close friends and arranged
| fer their weddings 10 occur as hey did in
order that they might depart and spend
their honeymcons together.
Several prominent society people Of Hous-
ton were az Richmond on the eyeaing OF
November so to witness the welding of
Miss Bertha Winston. sister OF Mr.. and
| Mrs. Sid J. Winston. TO Mr. J. Reese
Farmer, one OF Richmond's iti smost tcsi-
| ness men. The church was filled Ia ostr-
flowing. and the decorations werS haot stme
| and artistic.
| One OF the features Of the evenh 9 was
the beautiful rendition Of Miliard's Walt
! ing by one OF Houston's sweetest sop, amos,
Mrs e p Daviss, just before the arrival
cf the bridal party, who ents-sd the church
| almost as the last note was su *. ~t,le Mr..
| Jones filled the church vita Lnhei frlns
wedding march The ushers, NJ. fiisco
and MIR. Russell. came llrst ~ the sic.
taking their positions; then car I, Or.
Bailey and Miss Rob Ransom. Mr.. II, asley
and Miss ogillby. Next the mail OF hcnur.
Miss Magee. followed by fii.y-like title
flower girls. Nettie Laurie Winston and
Bessie Dayiss, dressed in white Of saasiss.
| and their little arms iad.a with ttlcen
ch.ysant hemurss. while the stately Lgars
OF the birds lowered above these wee st-
tendants, the recipient Of universal adj
miration.
| The groom, advancing with his best mst
Mr.. Newell. met his bride and iei her 10
the altar. where they we're pronounced man
and wife by Rev. DR.. Rrice IN an I'M
prassive and eloquent manner.
After the ceremony the ari,sai party. &C.
compsnied by the other newly married
eouple--Mr. and Mrs. parst- a few In
innate friends and the irameaiate fam'l,es
az bride and groom. repaired to the f,me
CT Mr.. and Mrs. 8. j Winston. where d
most elFT7nt iuncheon. served en,iIsIy 4
Ia Russo. was enjoyed. The tails csth
used was exquisite and lad beer exolu-
/ sively used for four generations cL srch
oceasions- The decorations We're N PINK
ard white In this room. and were Very
'enectiye aad beautiful IN few moraiis