The Republican journal., 1898-09-08
Wedding Bells.

PLUMER SCUTHW An unusually
pretty and pleasant home wedding occurred
| Sept 1st in ThomastoI at the home of the
bride, the only daughter of the late Asa
| Southworth of Belfast. The contracting
parties were DR.. Herbert II. Plumer of In
ion, formerly of Thomaston, and Miss Alice
Lenda Southworth. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. S. L. Hanscom, pastor of the
| Methodist church, assisted by the father of
| the groom Rev Chas. E. Plumer. chaplain
at the State Prison. The bride was given
away by her mother; Miss Edith NJ. South
worth of Belfast acted as bridesmaid and
| The house was beautifully decorated The
| hall and adjoining rooms We're bright with
| eoldenrod ferns and cut flowers, while the
| designs for the parlor decorations, in which
the ceremony was performed, were new and
/ original. The windows were banked and
| screened with ferns and clusters of white
flowers and large pyrimadal bank of ferns
containing clusters of sweet peas of every
tint filed the corner of the room opposite
the doors where the bridal party entered,
while clusters of green and flowers adorned
! the pictures, Across the bay-window was
an immense screen Of ferns and white
asters. and in front Of this screen was the
double pillared arch for the bridal party,
made Of ferns with large clusters of white
asters on the TOP Of the centre braces.
/ The effect of the whole was novel
and pleasing The two clergymen, the groom
| and gr0omsman entered the door from
the hall and were met by the bridesmaid
p al bride with her mother from the oppo.
site entrance. The bride looked the modest
| beautiful woman she IL, She wore very
dainty dress Of the sheerest organdie, trim
! med profusely with very narrow white satin
| ribbon, with broad white satin ribbon sash
| tied in the back, Her hair was dressed high
and brought up from the forehead in soft
| waves in lie most becoming. She car
! rieG a large bouquet Of bridal roses. Miss
| Edith NJ, Southwortb her cousin, wore a
| most becoming dress of white Swiss muslin
with yellow satin ribbons and carried a
| b pug net Of yellow roses. In the mas
sive coils Of her hair she wore beautiful
| diamond sun-burst pin The bride is a de-
/ SlutN bioHIit anu Htl maui d brunette oil
equally pronounced type. In a moment of
silence previous to the Introduction of DR..
! Plumer and wife to those assembled the
clock Il an adjoining room struck the hour
of eight. 1t was very pretty and impress
sive marriage. Little Miss Maude Lenfest
of Thomaston acted as usher and presented
each departing guest with box of cake.
| Miss A. f. Southworth of Belfast received
the guests and planned the decorations A
small room adjoining the parlor was given
UP to the display of presents. There We're
many silver pieces, including a very beauti-
| full tea set; cut glass, china pictures, linen.
| handle Embroidered pieces, gold coin ami
| brlC-a brac. present the doctor seemed to
| appreciate, lut did not display, came from a
Of an electric gong by which the people of
| Union can disturb the doctors slumbers
! The guests present included only the imme-
diate families and a few intimate friends
and Mrs. Plumer enter married llfe with the
best wishes of all who know them and their
friends trust they may enjoy the happiness
and prosperity they so richly merit. DR..
Plumer graduated last June from the Bos-
| ton Medical School with honors and recent
| ly settled in Union, where he has a good
| practice. The announcement cards say, At
home in Union Me, after Oct LIST.