Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-13
In PINK AND WHITE.
brilliant WEDDING AT "sTRAw-
BERRY HILLo LAST EVENING.
MISS M'CAW WEEDS Mr.. HAYES.
Country Home Of Mr.. Charles Daven-
mort the Scene of the NuptiaIs-
hrs. CarmicbneI md Hoge Perform
the Ceremony-Attendan

While II rained necessarily last eve
ming and the weather was very ugly anu
disaereeable. these conditions did not In
any wav detract from the brilliant scene
which was enacted at strawberry hil'
the lovely country home of Mr.. and MIS-
Charles Davenport, which is located ABOUT
five miles from the city, on the Henrico
turnpike.
One hundred guests, representing the
fashion. refinement. and culture oil 'h''
section of Virginia, thronged the nos
nitable walls of this magnificent country
house and witnessed the ceremony which
made Miss Mary Reid McCaw, the niece
of Mr.. and Mrs. Davenport, the bride o.
MIR. Horace Sterling Hawes, junior part
ner with his father in the firm OF >. H.
Hawes & Co.
THE WEDDING SCENE.
While without the elements were piacK
and the rain poured down in torrents
all within was aglow, and more Deau'i-
fuI wedding tableau is seldom seen' Inc
guests began to arrive by private oon-
veyances early in the evening" put .ne
large majority Of them went out Oh tie
speclal train over the Chesapeake anu
Ohio railway, which left the city al Gov
o'clock. The marriage took place d.
o'clock in the northeast parlor OF the
bo,,se The interior of the dwelling
formed an ideal place for sum
NOR wedding. Two broad hal-
wavs. running :. from east TO west
and from north TO south, with
Mitch extending to the roof of the build
ing and with only little balconies con-
Meeting the rooms. gave the interior an
Italian villa effect, which was very
pIeasing Every window within was en-
circled by a tiny balcony, and withlh
these were banked palms, maldeh-hdH
fern. pink roses. and carnations. Deco
ratiors of these flowers also found grace
fuI and appropriate resting places in the
broad nreDlaces in the pariors, library
and dining-room. and palms and Ameri-
can Beauty roses were stuck IN every
little nook about the Railways ana par
lors. Pink and green and the whlte Isht
from myriads OF candles constituted the
colors in the decorations. The temporary
altar IN the northeast parlor was power
of loveliness.
BRIDE AND ATTENDANTS.
The bride. a petite and charming bru-
nette, entered, leaning on the arm OF her
maid of honor. She had been preceued
ia the altar by eight pretty bridesmaids,
VINO were clustered around the marital
shrine. Steadily, but gracefully and slow
w she moved toward the ministers, wnlle
soft strains from Lohengrin hoated out
upon the evening breezes and mingled
with the music that nature was providing
without At the altar she was met by
the groom and his best man, Mr. Chl-
ford Ii. Strang, of Montrose-on-the-H HUI
son. New York. The ten bridesmaids, all
clad in white organdie, trimmed Wis
pink ribbons and carrying huge bouquets
of pink carnations with the best man,
ard the maid OF honor Miss Katharine
Hawes, sister of the groom, who wore
a fetching gown of white organdie with
white ribbons, ana carried white caTna-
tions. formed a semi-circle around the
happy pair just about to take the vows
which would make them one.
The ceremony was most impressively
performed by Rev. Dr. Hartley Car
michael, rector of st. Pauls church and
pastor of the bride. assisted by Rev. Or.
Moses ID. Hoge, of the Second Presby-
terian church, pastor of the groom. the
VOWS having been plighted, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hawes held an informal reception, the
first to congratulate them being the
bridesmaids-Misses Marion Meade, Elsie
Smith, Judith Deane, Leila Gray, Della
Tompkins, Della Stringfellow Adele
Archer; Mamie Lay, of Richmond; Miss
Emily Cary, of Charlotte county; Miss
Ella Moncure, of Williamsburg.
The little girls who held the ribbons
were Miss Della Davenport in pink SILK,
and Miss Mary McCaw, in white or
gandie.
The bride was most becomingly gowned
in an exquisite creation Of MORE, with
tulle overdress, trimmed in passementerie.
Her veil was caught in her dark brown
hair with a superb sunburst of diamonds,
and she carried a bouquet of lilies o. the
valley and white orchids.
SUPPER AND GUESTS.
After the brief reception which follow
ed the ceremony. supper was served in
the elegant dining-room, where the deco
rations were also pink and white
At 1890 o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Hawes,
accompanied by their friends who went
out on the special train, returned TO the |
city. and the bride and groom took the |
II 80 train over the Coast Line, in order |
TO catch the early morning fast train for |
New York. Tomorrow Mr.. Hawes will sail |
with his bride on the steamship ST. Louis |
for Europe. They will land at Southamp |
ton. and probably go direct to Paris. a |
part Of their honeymoon Will be spent |
In Switzerland.
Some of the relatives of the bride and |
groom present at the wedding were DR.. |
James Il. McCaw: Mr. James McCaw, of |
Norfolk: Mr.. s. II. Halves. Mr. and Mrs. |
Frederick Douglass, Mr.. Fred H. Dou
glass Mrs f.. II. Peters, Miss Mana |
Peters. Mr.. Edward Peters, Mr.. c. Percy
Hawes. DIR. and Mrs. Christopher Tomp-
lins. Mr.. and Mrs. William l.. Shepherd,
and Mr.. Cary Shepherd.
The presents of the bride were almost |
countless. embracing things useful, Or
rare, and exquisitei Mrs
Hawes is daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. William McCaw. and a granddaugh-
ter OF DR.. James B. McCaw She has
hosts of friends throughout Virginia and
elsewhere. who wish her unbounded hap
Diness and prosperity.