The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-24
MANY MORE JUNE wEDDlNGS.
\ Beautiful Scene at the Wedding at st
 Thomas Church.

Thomas Church.
 At o'clock yesterday afternoon oc- cured the wedding, at St. Thomas church, of the rector of the church, Rev. William A. Beardsley, and Miss Alletta Hollister Warwick, Six hun dred invitations were issued for the church ceremony. The church was splendidly adorned with flowers, and presented very beautiful sight
 The marriage ceremony was perform ed by Rev, E. s. Lines of St. Paurs, as- sisted by the Rev, Dr. Douglas of Trim ity, the brides second cousin. The Rev. Mr. R. NJ. Kemp, curate at St. Paurs church, New York, who was at Berkeley with MT. Beardsley, was best man, and the ushers were MT. Burton Mansfield, MT, George Bassett, MT. w. H. Smith, the last named a cousin of the bride, and MT. Frank Sperry. The bride was given in marriage by her un- cle, MT. R. L, Poor of Baltimore, with whom she went up the aisle.
 Miss Florence Warwick, the brides sister, was maid of honor and her cousin, Miss Edith Smith, was brides maid.
 AS the bridal pageant went to the chancel it was led by the choir singing the hymn, Lord, Who at Cana's We'd ding Feast" The four ushers followed and the two attendants on the bride walking together, preceded the bride. The bridegroom and his best man came from the Vestry.
 The choir sang the bridal chorus from Lohengrin as a recessional. While the guests were being seated MT. Thomp- son, the organist of St. Thomas, ren- dered a programme of wedding music. A great mass of daisies, ferns and | Towering laurel beautifully adorned the | chancel. Across the front of the chan eel, from side to side, a mammoth | screen, Gothic in style, was erected. l The arch was of laurel and the effect | was extremely beautiful. The floral decoration of the church was one Of the most effective ever seen at a church wedding in New Haven.
 | The bridal gown was of heavy white corded silk. The perfectly plain skirt ended with a long train, and a veil Of 1 tulle, fastened on with orange blos- soms, fell to the hem. The high bodice was trimmed with point lace and chif- | ion. Instead of flowers the bride car ried a prayer book of white. Both the maid of honor and bridesmaid in their | costumes carried out the yellow and white idea of the decoration. Miss War wick's gown was of yellow organdie. worn over deep yellow taffeta, and her large hat of yellow straw was covered with feathers of yellow and black Miss l Smith wore white organdie over yellow and her hat, also of yellow straw, was ] trimmed with white feathers and vel low gauge. Both girls carried a large bunch of daisies.
 Only the bridal party and immediate families of bride and bridegroom went to the brides home after the ceremo- ny.
 Mrs. E. Douglass Smith, the brides aunt, with whom she and her sister have made their home since coming from Richmond, Va, two or three years ago, received her guests in toilet of violet silk and black lace. Besides the bridal party were present at the house MT. Beardsley's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Beardsley of Monroe; Mrs. David Nich- ols and MT. Edgar Beardsley, the sister and brother of the bridegroom; Mrs | Edgar Beardsley and MT. David Nich- ols, all of Monroe.
 The bride and bridegroom went away on an early evening train and expect tc return to their new home, at GA Grove street on July l. The brides going,
 away gown was of dark blue cloth
 There was an abundance of wedding
 gifts, including much choice cut glass
 and bric-a-brac, solid silver, rich fur
 niture and china.
 Miss Warwick, the charming young
 bride, is a southern girl, daughter o1
 the late MT. and Mrs B. Warwick o
 Richmond and a member of the ole
 southern family of WarWicks of Vir
 ginia.