The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-13
THE BRIDES OF OCTOBER
A NUMBER OF PRETTY WEDDINGS IN
INDIANAPOLIS YESTERDAY.
COmly-WaIcOtt Ceremony at second
Presbyterian Church-TwO other
Church Events.

pretentious.
Society was represented at the Second
Presbyterian Church last evening and the
event of such interest was the marriage of
| Miss Katherine Virginia Walcott the
youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles
Fl. Walcott. and Mr.. William Garrard Com
! ly, members of prominent families in the
city and among the most popular young peo-
/ pie in society. 1t was an American Beauty
wedding, with predominance of these
| great roses in crofusion in all of the APP
pointments. The handsomely attired guests
were escorted to the pews by the 'ushers
Mr.. Slocum Rowland, of New York; Mr.
| Richard Garlick of Youngstown o.. Mr.
Newton Booth Harrington. Mr. Stuart Wal
cott Mr.. Edward E. Gates and Mr. Henry
/ p Coburn, the relatives and intimate
| friends of Miss Walcott having the pews
at the right center ana those of Mr.. Comfy
at the left center of the middle section
! These pewsi were marked with white satin
ribbons and clusters of flowers. The
pulpit was hidden by tall palms. ferns and
| tall American Beauty roses Mr.. Charles
! F. Hansen, organist of the church. played
! a varied programme OF bridal music as the
guests arrived, and at the appointed hour
played the Faithful and True" by Wagner.
The ushers led the bridal procession. and
were followed by the bridesmaids Miss
Katherine Woodruff of Knoxville. Tenn;
Miss Anabel Ward, of Evanston. ILL.,: Miss
Dora Harris, of Governors Island and Miss
| Virginia Keep, of this city, cousin of the
| bride. The bride was accompanied by her
sister. Miss Stella Walcott, as maid of
honor. The ushers and bridesmaids formed
semicircle at the pulpit, and Mr.. Comfy,
with his best man. Mr. Jndson Brooks, of
Pittsburg, Pa, passed part of the way down
the aisle to meet the bride and her maid of
honor, and all passed to the front of the
pulpit where they We're awaited by Rev.
William Alvin Bartlett, an uncle of the
bride and Rev. Joseph Anthony Milburn,
pastor of the church. Mr.. Bartlett per-
formed the ceremony, assisted by Mr.. Mil
burn. t
When the ring was presented Mr.. Comfy
said, with this ring wed thee, Katherine
/ Virginia. and Miss Wacott repeated the
same words, using Mr.. Comys name. AS
the service proceeded, a harpist and violinist
! played selections from "Tannhauser." The
! bridal party was picture before the green
| and crimson of the pulpit. The bride,
American beauty herself, wore a handsome
! gown of heavy cream satin, made with
| a long train and decollete corsage. The
bertha of point lace fell almost to the belt,
and there were half sleeves of gauze meet
ing the long gloves. She wore Mr.. Comly's
| gift, brooch in heart shape set with pearls
| Her veil was of point lace. an heirloom in
| the family having been worn by her grand
! mother Mrs. Walcott. The veil was held
1 by crescent of diamonds, also an heirloom
She carried a bouquet of lilies of the val
ley. The maid of honor wore gown of
cream satin, with stripes of Venetian lace.
/ NH.
and the corsage was decollete. In her hair
she wore pompon of white, and carried
i a shower boquet of Marechal Mel roses.
i The bridesmaids wore gowns alike. These
were of white liberty silk, ruffied to the belt
and the corsages were prettiy shirred AT
the left of the corsage was a cluster knot
of three shade of American Beauty velvat
ribbon, and the belts were of velvet to cor
respond. Each maid carried an immense
arm bouquet of American Beauty roses
In the front pews were Mrs. Walcott, pa
ternal grandmother of the bride wearing
/ black crepe du chene; Mrs. Alexander
Lanier, maternal grandmother of the bride,
wearing black lace over silk; Mrs. Walcott,
the mother. in Nile green satin, with
| duchesse lace, and Mrs. Comfy, the mother
! of the groom in black chiffon over black
silk; Mrs. A. G. Pettibone. of Chicago, in
white brocade and lace; Mrs. Calder, of
/
| A. Bartelett in Nile green silk and chiffon
| Mrs. Van Heusen of Richmond, in lavender
silk and chiffon, Mrs. Marvin. Rice Maxwell
! in pink crepe; Mrs. Benjamin D. Walcott,
in black velvet and rose silk. and Miss
Louise Garrard in yellow silk and chiffon
After the ceremony there was a reception
to the families and the bridal party at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Walcott, on North
/ Meridian street. The house was deliberately
| decorated with American Beauty roses,
| ferns and palms, and the broad gallery was
/ enclosed and hung with ball lanterns in
bright colors. In the second parlor was the
round table for the bridal party. In the
center was a low round basket of Beauty
roses and silver candle sticks held white
candles with white shades. The other
guests were seated at small tables each
having stem vase of roses. The guests
Calder. of Utica; Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Petit
bone. of Chicago; Rev. and Mrs. William
Alvin Bartlett. Mrs. Van Heusen of Rich
Cravens, Mr. Nathan Graham and Miss
Mary Graham, Of Madison; Mrs. John Mid
dleton and Mrs John Marshall of Louis
| Conn: Miss Margaret Woodruff, of Knox
vile, Tenn. Mr.. and Mrs. Comfy will go
East for, fortnight, and on their return
will reside with Mrs. Clifton Comfy, No. IL
| East Eleventh street.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Central Christian Church was the
scene of large wedding last evening when
Miss Nellie May Richards, eldest daughter
of Mrs Serena Hoshour Richards. became
| the wife of Mr.. Charles Leroy Farrell.
Across the pulpit was a pyramid of palms
and from the organ back of it a programme
| of music was played until the arrival of
the bridal party when Mrs. Minnie Diener
Edenharter, who presided. played the we'd
| ding march from "Lohengrin.' First came
the ushers, Mr.. P. J. Hines. Mr. Edward
| Raub. MIR. Elijah Fox and Mr. Kenneth
| Kline OF Scottsburg, and then the brides
! attendants, Miss Juliette Bryan, Miss Laura
! Huey, Miss Ema Woollen and Miss
| Gertrude Henry. They were gowned alike
| in pink silk null over pink silk made with
| high corsage and artisticaly trimmed with
| pink ribbons. They carried large bouquets
| of pink roses set in maiden hair fern The
maid of honor was Miss Elizabeth Richards
only sister of the bride. Her gown was of
| white organdie, and the corsage was draped
| with mouSselaine de sole. Inc trimmings
| were OF white satin ribbons about the
decollete corsage and on the skirt Her
| flowers formed an arm bouquet and were
| of pink roses. The brides gown was of
| white satin en- train, and the corsage was
| of shirred liberty silk soft and full and
| graceful. Her long tule veil was held with
| a coronet of orange blossoms and her flow
| erS were Bride roses. At the pulpit they
| were met by Mr. Farrell and his best man
| DR.. II. S. Krug. The ceremony was pro-
| nounced by Rev. A. B. Philputt the new
| pastor of the church, and the bride was
| given away by her mother. During the
| ceremony Mrs. Edenharter played Love
| Confession and after the benediction the
| wedding march by Mendelssohn.