Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-25

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Children of Ben Hur. Observation-Disclosures.
lStdlutI .......-. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Miss Ethel Bailey, Miss Gene Water
| house, Miss Flora Stifel.
Sylvides, Queen of the Butterflies. .....
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Miss Edna Miller
Zenetta, Queen of the 1srabians. .......
.....................M Miss Gertrude Harris
Thalia tsolo). ............ Miss Irma Kraft
Reader of the Chariot Race. ...........
| ........................M Miss Lima Hennig
| Pianist. ....................Mr Mrs. Alex. Glass
orchestra. Opera House
Maids. - ChaperOns: Mrs. Platoff
Zane and Mrs. Gibson Lamb. Miss
June Bradley, Miss Blanche Brown,
Miss Nell Brown, Miss Stella CONNER
ford, Miss Laura DalZell, Miss Virginia
Moffat, Miss Genevieve Ewing, Miss
Ethel Ewing, Miss Nell Humphrey,
Miss Charlotte Johnson, Miss Rebecca
Morgan, Miss Edith Noise, Miss Annie
Reymann, Miss Alice Caldwell, Miss
| Frances Wheat, Miss Emma Ewing.
Priestess of Apollo. - Chaperons:
Mrs. Frank Hearne and Mrs. Hullihen
Quarter. Leader: Miss Sara Brock
unier Mrs. Allen Wheat, Miss Alice
Brady, Miss Louise Lamb Miss Eleanor
Brice, Miss Edith Carr, Miss Frances
List, Miss Martha List, Miss Bertha
Mccoy.
Egyptian Fandango. - Chaperons:
Mrs. w. A. Isett and Miss Gene S.
Friend. Mamie Grub, Frances Wheat,
Ella Chew Sue Caldwell, Grace Hoge.
Nymphs of Daphne. - Chaperons
Mrs. J. S. Gibbs and Mrs. J. J. Hollo-
way. Julia Kirk, Nellie Prayer, Edna
Ewing, Nell Gilchrist.
Ara ,IS no
Mrs. G.. B. Caldwell and Mrs. G. A.
Aschman Sarah Kirk Gertrude Dillon,
Bessie English Hester Brady, Margaret
Glass, Elizabeth Steenrod.
Butterflies haperons: MTs. |. G..
Dillon and Mrs. Jennie Henderson,
MADELEINE Bloch, Margaret Brady, Flea
nor Mcclure, Eleanor Glass, Josephine
Robinson, Alice Miller, Monte Wick
ham Bessie Meder, Amy Meder, Evelyn
Retzer, Isabel Caldwell, Xie Swift.
Sprites Fantasia-Chaperons Mrs.
B. w. Peterson and Mrs. ]. d. Culbert-
son. Martha Lee Robinson, Florence
Garrison, Sara Garrison.
The most notable of a series of brill
| liant weddings in West Virginia this
fall. and the first ever held in the ex-
ecutive mansion, was that of Miss
Bessie Kate, daughter of Governor
| and Mrs. G. w. Atkinson, to Mr..
Charles Christian Beury, and occur
ring at $50 o'clock Thursday even
| ing. The ceremony was performed in
| the beautiful front drawing room of
| the governors home, Rev. NJ. +.
| Compton, of State street NJ. h. church,
| officiating. Beautiful decorations OF
! cedar, mountain laurel, feathery as
paragus, southern smilaX and molly
| and mstletoe, with clusters or PINK
carnations throughout the lower floor,
were the work of Mr.. George w. At
| kinson, Jr. The bridal party stood
| during the ceremony beneath an arch
| of evergreen surmounted by a white
/ dove with a wishbone in its mouth.
/ The bride was attended by her sisters,
Miss Florence and Miss Nell, and was
| given away by her distinguished
| father. Mr.. ]. r. Thomas acted as
the groom's best man. During the ar
rival of the bride and groom and
| throughout the reception hours
| Ewart's orchestra played an exquisite
program of music The bridal gown
was an exquisite creation OF WHITE
satin duchesse. made low neck, with
! mOuS0ueLdlTS SlttNto. n IAN W
I duchesse lace ornamented the corsage
front and was caught with sprays OF
orange blossoms. The gown was made
with full court train. A long wedding
veil of .tulle was fastened to the
couture with bridal tiara OF orange
| blossoms, pearls and feathery white
| aigrette. Miss Florence Atkinson wore
white blonde trimmed with white rib
bon applique, and Miss Nell was in
| white Paris muslin, with accordion
plated draperies edged with yalen
ciennes laces. Mrs. Atkinson wore
| black satin with corsage relief Of
white under cut jet. and handsome
/ diamonds. Miss Atkinson is equally
/ lovely in character and personality;
| the groom is one of the best known
and universally liked of the business
| and society men of this portion Of the
State. 1t is not probable that a more