The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-21
OCTOBER SPOUSAL DAY
TEN FASHIONABLE WEDDINGS IN
THE CITY YESTERDAY.
Miss Lyon, a Reigning Society Belle,
and Mr.. Hall Married-Artist
Forsythe's Romance.


this year marks no break in the growing
custom of selecting this season for nuptial
events. Yesterday there were ten weddings
in which well-known people We're the prin-
cipals. A year ago yesterday there were
many prominent social events of this kind,
and so it was two years ago.
A wedding that was beautiful in it's every
appointment was that of Miss Augusta Day
Lyon and Mr.. William Macay Hall, jr., of
Pittsburg, which was celebrated yesterday
afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. /. Lyon,
on College avenue. Only few friends were
present for the ceremony. The south draw
ing room was embelshed with smilax and
white roses. Between the lace draperies of
the broad windows was a canopy of smilax,
studded with Bride roses, and the mantel
held a row of rich vases filed with the nup-
tial flowers in profusion. A prize dieu,
draped with white silk embroideries and
strands of smilax, stood in front of the
canopy. An orchestra played the wedding
march, and the bridal party entered from
the rear of the room and passed it's length
through an aisle of white satin ribbons held
by the ushers Messrs. John Comegys Lyon
and Mr.. Theodore Varney. The maid of
honor Miss Lucy Holiday walked alone,
and following her was the bride, with her
father. At the front of the room they were
met by Mr. Hall, with his best man, Mr..
j. Milton Taylor, of Pittsburg and the min
lister Rev. Gustav A. Christensen rector of
St. PaulS who performed the ceremony.
The bride, one Of the bellies of Indianapo-
lis and q great social faVorite, wore an
elegant gown of white satin, with duchesse
and round point lace. The lace on the high
corsage was caught with roSettes of orange
blossoms at either side of the yoke, and the
skirt was also held by the same kind of
rosettes, giving a princess effect. Lapels
over the shoulders were covered with lace,
embroidered with pearls, and the skirt was
trimmed with old point lace. The brides
long veil was held with orange blossoms,
and she carried a round bouquet of Bride
roses. Miss Holiday wore a dainty gown of
turquoise blue, with full accordeon-p leated
rufftes of mousselaine de sole, edged with
satin ribbon. blue satin girdle was fast
ened with steel buckles in artistic design,
and she carried great arm bouquet of
| Meteor roses.
Following the ceremony there was q large
reception The house was in festal garb. 1t
| was a vertable rose wedding Between the
| doors were portieres of smilax and roses
| In the music room MeteOrS and American
| Beauties were used and in the dining room
| the mantel was filed, while the center of
! the table held French basket of pink
| roses and maidenhair fern, and the inclosed
/ porch was also fragrant with the flowers
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lyon and Judge w. NJ. Hall,
| sr., OF Pttsburg, assisted the bridal party
| in receiving, and In entertaining there were
/ Mrs Theodore Varney, sister of the bride (;
Mrs. A. L. Xarney, Mrs. w. J. Holiday,
Mrs. H. B. Holman Mrs. George G. Tan
ner the Misses Atkins Miss Margaret
| Carey, Miss Eleanor Smith, Miss Martin
| dale Misses Mary and Fannie Fletcher the
| Misses Holman, Miss Jessie Miller and
| Miss Grace WATSON. Among those at the
wedding from other cities were Or. James
! Carey Thomas, Of Baltimore: Mrs. A. 3.
Ashby, of Greencastle; Judge John w.
| Barr, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Barr, jr., of
Louisville; Dr. Clark Davis and Miss Ethel
| Mcleod of Cincinnati, and Miss Haw-
thorne, of Portland Ore. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Hail. jr., left last evening for New York.
! They will reside at No. 513 South Hiland
! avenue, Pittsburg.
WOOD-CARTER.
The spacious auditorium of the Taber-
nacle Presbyterian Church was filled last
evening with the friends of Miss Anna
Louise Carter, daughter of Judge and Mrs.
| Vinson Carter and Mr.. Herbert Selleck
Wood, to witness their marriage. Mr..
| Charles f. Hansen presided at the organ,
which was screened with palms, and played
a varied programme of Wagnerian and
| other bridal music, and at the appointed
hour of 1880 o clock the march from "Lohen-
grin" Preceding were the ushers, Messrs.
| Edward G.. Hereth and Clarence Zener,
| Messrs. Wilmer +. Christian and Edward
Fletcher and, Messrs. Frederick p. Heron
and Edgar H. Evans, who walked slowly
| down the east aisle and separated, form
| ing a half circle Then came the brides
maids, Miss Nina Bond and Miss Margaret
| Anderson, wearing corn-colored gowns of
| faille silk, with trimming Of yellow NOUS
selaine de sole and ruffied sashes, and car
| rying arm bouquets of yellow chrysanthe-
! NUNS. The maid of honor, Miss Juliette
| Maxwell of Bloomington, walked alone.
| Her gown was cream faille with garnlture
| of mousselaine de sole, and she carried a
| bouquet of MarechaI Neil roses. The flower
maid Miss Ruth Maxwell wearing white
organdie with delicate trimmings of yellow
| silk. carrying the brides bouquet of white
carnations and maidenhair fern, preceded
! the bride with her father.
The wedding gown was of white corded
| silk demi-train, with a cOrSage ruff1e of
duchesse lace ana soft ruchings of mousse
! laine de sole. A tulle veil fell to the hem
| of the gown.
| AT the pulpit the party was met by the
! groom and his best man, Mr.. James L.
| Mitchell, and the bride and groom, in the
| center of the circle, faced the minister,
Rev j. Cumming Smith, who read the mar
| rage service. Mendelssohn'S wedding
march was played as they left the church,
| the bride and groom again preceded by the
| flower maid. A reception to the relatives
| and q few Of the nearest friends was held
! Immediately after the ceremony at the
home Of Judge and Mrs. Carter on North
| PENNSYLVANIA street. The rooms were taste
| fully adorned with Southern smilax yell
| low roses and white chrySanthemums, the
| cOlOrS yellow ana WnlJe predOmlnatlnS IN
all of the appointments. Assisting the
| bridal party in receiving were Judge and
Mrs Carter and Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.. Wood,
parents of the groom. Among those enter
| tanning were Miss Elizabeth Hughes DIR.
and Mrs. Allison Maxwell, Mrs. Frank W.
| Wood Mrs. w. f. Christian. Mrs. E. p.
! Heron Miss Hettie Adams and Miss Ma
! bel Folsom Mr.. and Mrs. Wood left last
| evening for a visit to Chicago. They will
| be at home after Nov. 49, at No. 1924 North
| Pennsylvania street Guests at the wedding
from away were Mr. and Mrs. John A:
| Mrs Willis Wood, of Chicago Mr. and
Mrs O. Fl. Mills, Mrs. B. L. Carter and
Mr. and Mrs d. B. Johnson, of Moores-
| Vile; Miss Louise and Mr.. Howard Max
We'll and Miss Tillie Howe, of Blooming
| ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Oran Dunn, of Frank
lin and Miss Fannie Belle Maxwell of
Lake Forest, Ill.
PARKHURST-DITTE
The Central Christian Church was the
scene of a wedding yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. The bride was Miss Mabel Claire
Dittemore. daughter of Mr.. John w Ditto
more aad the groom was Mr.. James Hartley
Parkhurst. Only the relatives and a few
friends were present, as no invitations had
been issued for the event. Mr. John b. Dit
tenore. brother of the bride. and Mr.. Will
lam McAlpin, nephew of the groom. were
the ushers and preceded the bride and
groom to the paln-decorated pulpit, where
they were met by Rev John e. Pounds who
performed the ceremony. Miss Minnie
Diener played the wedding march from
''Lohengrin,' and during the ceremony the
intermezzo from "CaYalliera Rustfcana.. r
The bride wore a handsome travelling gown
Of brown broadcloth. with trimmings Of light
blue silk and hat TO match. Mr. and Mrs.