Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-08
MISS NowLIN WEEDS MIR. TURNER.
Pretty Ceremony at the Home of the
Brides Sister.

A very pretty and tasteful wedding
took place yesterday at half-past
O'Clock. when Miss Katherine Walker
Nowlin and Mr.. John Francis Tanner
were married at the home of Mrs. w.
w. Cosby, the sister Of the bride. The
house was tastefully decorated with
holly. cedar, and ferns, with banks Of
the ferns about the mantels, and here
and there a tall, graceful palm. The
intimate friends and relatives or the
family were present.
As the Old Dominion Sextette,. of which
the groom is an accomplished member,
softly played the grand march from
Lohengrin, the bride, wearing hand
some tan cloth suit, entered with her
maid of honor and sister, Miss Bessie
Nowlin. The maid of honor wore an eve
ming costume Of tan crepe with trim
mings of guipure lace over black satin.
At the altar the bride was met by the
groom and his best man, Mr. Albert
Snead Tanner. Rev. Dr.. Hoge performed
the ceremony.
Many hearty congratulations and good
wishes were rendered the young couple
after the ceremony and before their de-
parture for the wedding trip through
several northern cities.
The bride is the lovely and most at
tractive daughter of the late James Now
lin. The groom belongs to one Of the
most distinguished families in the city
and Is himself prominent in both bust
ness and social circles.
The Birchett-BrieI NuptiaIs.
The wedding of Miss Irene Birchett and
Mr.. Louis Briel at st. Johns German
lae.t ,ft,er ttFnC IN
exceedingly picturesque affair. The
church was crowded with a large and
fashionable congregation, and the deco
rations were tasteful and effective. The
altar was almost hidden behind a bank
of tall palms and chrysanthemums form
ed into an arch, under which Rev. Dr.
Mcneil stood to perform the ceremony
BANQUET lamps. shaded with yellow silk,
added to the illumination of the church.
Mr.. John Baseler was at the organ and
PLAYED a varied and appropriate selection
of pieces before and during the ceremony.
The time set for the wedding was 6
o'clock but IL was half an hour later
when the familiar strains of the march
from Lohengrin announced the arrival
of the bride. She entered the church
leaning on the arm Of her brother. MT.
]. o. Birchett by whom she was also
given away, being preceded to the altar
by the ushers-AIessrs. G.. Washington
Kraker. Charles Hara, Henry Wunsch'
and Paul r Mcneil. The wedding party
was met at the altar by the groom ana
his hest man. Mr.. William Wolf, After
the ceremony the bride and groom drove
tn the Union Depot, and left on the 1:55
train for Washington.
The bride is a daughter OF Mrs. Adam
Krouse. She is well and popularity known
in this city, and yesterday evening she
looked very handsome in a tailor-made
dress of brown cloth. with fur trimmings.
Miss Cartwright WEEDS MIR. ConnOr.
very pretty marriage took place last
evening at $50 o'clock at the residence
az the bride 235 south Linden street
the contracting parties being MISS
blanche f.. Cartwright and Mr.. William
Oakley Common. The bride, a young lady
az many charming personalities, and the
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Il. Garth
right. was very becomlngly attired In a
handsome plum-colored tailor-made suit
and carried n bouquet of white chrysan-
themums. The groom, formerly of Hen
rico county. but now of Richmond Is a
very popular young man, and Is the
trusted employee of A. Jennings.
The ceremony was impressively per-
formed by the Rev. j. b. Hutson, pastor
Of Pine-Street Baptist church. The
ushers were Mr.. Roger Stone. cousin oil
the bride (best NAM, and Mr.. FRANK
Common. brother of the groom. The
many handsome and useful presents at
test the high esteem in which they are
both held The happy pair, after re-
celying the congratulations OF theif
many friends. left on the 7:35 2. NJ. tram