The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-27
PEALOF WEDDING BELLS
PROF. FORD AND MISS SrRfBLIH0
MARRIED IN IA CQUfER.
Scores Of Friends Attend the Beautiful
Ceremony-The ttendants aud
Their Costumes.

MARSHALL. June 26.-Special.--Thc
prettiest wedI ng Fauquier people nave
witnessed for years as that at Markham
on Thursday last In which the contract
ing parties were Prof. Howard G. Ford.
OF Memphis. Tenn. end Miss Mary Dou-
that Stribling. youngest daughter OF Col.
Robert NJ. stirling.
The church was deliberately trimmed
with ferns. running cedar and daisies, and
beautifully illuminated.
rHE BRIDAL PARTY.
To the tune of the Wedding march ten
Derby rendered by Miss Jones, the bridal
party entered the church, first the ori-
ciating clergyman, Kew. Frederick Riddle
followed by little Lydia Marshall. q beau
tifIl three-year-old cherub. strewirg How
ers In the aisle; then the bridesmaids,
Misses Nellie Waller. OF Stafford: BESSIE
Whit, OF Richmond; Claudia. Lima ana
Elizabeth Stribling. Kate and Moliie Mar
shall. Mildred Foster. and Naury Sarte',
of Fauquier; Miss Marian Waller. MAID
OF honor. and the bride; the groom with
Mr.. Newton Ford. his best man; followed
by the ushers. Nessrs. Roy Baxley; or
Baltimore: John Hearst. OF Philadelphia
William Symes, Of Washington; Charles
Puryear. of Texas. and Robert c. and
James X. Stribling. of Fauquier.
After the ceremony the large party or
invited guests repaired 10 Mountain
View. the home OF the brides parents,
where an informal reception was held,
followed by an old-fashioned Virginia
feast. comprising a bountiful supply or
every s~easonable edible that could tempt
THE COSTUMES. .
The ladies' were all beautifully gowned
In light and airy stuffs. with appropriate
ribbons end other trimmings In when q
rare and beautiful shade OF green struck
this correspondent as predominant.
After a feeling leave-taking OF a very
large family connection and friends the
happy couple left for ar extended our,
the end OF which will be their nome III
Memphis. where the groom holds an nom
orable and lucrative college professorshlp
Among the guests there were present.
besides the usual gathering OF ~neighbor-
1000 friends and relations. Rev. ana MIS-,
Frederick Ribble and Mrs. Marshall, OF
Radford. Va: Mr.. and Mrs. Richard =.
l.. Moncure. Of Whitewater; Mr. ana MIS-
r. {. Moncure. OF Stafford; Mr.. and MIS-
Edward Green. OF Rappahannock; Mrs
stabler. OF Alexandria; Mr.. William G.;
Marshall and Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Magli
Smith. OF Winchester. Va. Lieutenant
Hilleary =. Jones. United states Navy;
Misses and Mr.. Hearst. Of Philadelphia
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. William Yates OF Rap
4 HOUSE PARTY.
An interesting and most e~nloyaple -
,ure OF the occasion was a mousse party
after the fashion of the times OF our
grandfathers. at which about. = uolc"
counles friends and relatives or the ram
ilv uvere assembled at Mountain View
ana for ten laws or a fortnight before the
wedding "iov was unconhned.'
II was a large and jolly party that &C
comnanied the newly made man anu W.
70 the depot Thursday evening: "neie
thew took the north-bound tram IN ~
sbo,ver that was augmented by a perlec,
daI,,oa ~ rice old shoes and the goou
wishes of the multitude.