Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-02
WHITE-LEwIS.
4 Brilliant Wedding I'm Berryvfiie,
Clarke County.

BERRYvILLE. VA. June i.-(Special)-
| The marriage OF Miss Ella Johnson Lewis,
of Clarke county, and Mr.. James Me-
Kenney White, of New York, which was
celebrated at ) o'clock this afternoon In
Grace Episcopal church. Berryvllle, was
decidedly the social event OF the season.
The church was brilliantly lighted with
chandeliers and candeabra. The chancel
was deliberately decorated, green and
white being the prevailing colors, and
roses, peonies. palms. and other choice
mowers being used in profusion.
Inc bridal party entered the church TO
the strains of the wedding march from
Lohengrin the ushers Messrs. Rider and
Robert Henry, Il. Van Wyck Dubois, c.
NJ. Taliaferro. w. f. Talaferro OF New
YORK, and w. T. Lewis OF Berryyille,
leading. Next came the fiower-bearers,
Miss Emily Conte Mccormick and Master
George Washington Lewis. niece and
nephew of the bride, followed by the
maid Of honor. Miss Louise Travers
Lewis. the brides sister. Lastly came the
bride. leaning upon the arm OF her bro
ther-in-law. Mr.. Edwin A. Stevens. OF
Hoboken, n. j., who gave her away.
At the chancel the groom. accompanied
by his brother and best man, Mr.. Edward
Nichols White, of Baltimore. met the
W ibts ldc ceremony was ptIloIIltu III
accordance with the beautiful and impress
siye ritual of the Episcopal Church, by
Rev. Edward Wall. rector Of the church.
The organ. presided over by Miss Mamie
Mcclure, played soft love songs during
the ceremony, swelling into the joyous
strains OF Mendelssohn's march as the
bridal party retired.
The brides gown was of light drab
dete, trimmed with chiffon and rare old
lace, and she wore a black picture hat.
Her ornaments were a diamond crescent.
the gift of the groom, and a diamond
and pearl necklace, given by Mr. and Mrs.
h. A. Stevens. Her flowers were brides
roses, tied with sprays of lily-of-the-val-
lev.
The maid OF honor wore n pink silk,
with white lace yoke and sleeves and a
black hat. She carried white roses.
The bride is a strikingly handsome bru-
nette of commanding figure. She is a
daughter of the late George Washington
Lewis, of Monterey" Clarke county. and
niece Of the late Colonel Il. r. G. Lewis.
of Hoboken. n. j., Minister to Portugal
under Cleveand's first administration. on
her fathers side her great-grandmother
was Nellie Gusts, and her great-great-
grandmother Betty Washington, sister of
George Washington. On her maternal
side her ancestry is none the less promi-
nent, her grandfather being the famous
lawyer of Baltimore. Reverdy Johnson,
while her uncle the late w. II. Travers,
OF New York, was known far and wide as
lawyer and a wit.
The groom is a native Of Maryland,
and son Of Mr.. James McKenney White,
of Baltimore. He Is now living i'm New
York, where he is prominent in both bust
ness and social circles.
The newly-wedded couple left at $50
for tour of the northern cities. Their
future home will be i'm New York.
On the evening preceding the wedding
Il reception was given by Mrs. Emily c.
Lewis, the brides mother. TO the bridal
party and immediate friends Of the couple.
among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs
Edwin a. Stevens and Mr.. Bayard Ste
vens, of HOboken, y. J.: Miss olga Coss-
Ter and Messrs. Rider and Robert Henry
G. NJ. and w. +. Taliaferro and Y. Van
Wyck Dubois, Of New York, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Mccormick, Mrs. Lorenzo Lewis
Miss Marie Lewis. Messrs. II. l.. ID. and
Freeland Lewis, Mrs. +. p. Whiting OF
Roanoke, Va. Misses Resale and Rose
T.. Mccormick, Elizabeth and Emily !
Smith, Lille Moore and Messrs. c. NJ. !
Broun, and f. b. whiting.