Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-22
AVERY-GRAY.


Middlctown Springs, Sept. IA very
pretty wedding occurred here at high noon
yesterday, the occasion being thc mar
riagc of Miss Josephine -. Gray, duugh-
ter of lion. y. y. Gray, to Mir. Brainard
Avery, secretary of thu Senate committee
of agriculture and forestry, Washington,
ID. G..
Tho beautiful residence was deliberately
decorated with plofusion of cut flowers
ana plants, the prevailing ColoiS being
pink and green. The hall and stairway
were beautifully trimmed with green and
pink hydranSca, while the pailurs library,
music ana unng rooms thrown together
were decorated with banks of astcrs in
fire places and muntcls relieved by groups
of palms and large bouquets of glHdioiuH
and hydiang'H. The arch of the bay vim
dow of tho music room was lcstuuurd
with smilaN, in the centre of which hung
a large wedding bell of pink ana white
carnations.
Promptly at II o'clock the orchestra
struck up the wedding march from lohon-
grin, the oniciatinE clergyman, Rev. w. II.
II. Avery, -. D.. of St Adams. father II
the groom, and his assistant, Rev. II. l..
Bailey pastor of the COngrcgat ional
church of Middctown Springs. entered.
followed by the groom ana his best man.
Hon. Erank -. Partridge. late consul to
THugicr. Morocco. The bridal party then
advanced, tn ushcrs Ar, CHARLES ~.
Clement of Washington. ~. c., ana Mir.
Fred Sutton of Middlchury. followed by
the bridesmaids. Miss Carrie l.. Aoul-
throp of New Haven, Conn, Miss lil,zu-
hctif-M Gray of Middlctown Springs. Miss
Carolyn Sculc Of Rochester. y. Y. and
Miss Rose Letter cousin of the groom of
Mansfield, O. Following them and walk
ing alone came the maid of honor, Miss
Florence y. Grown of New Haven. Lastly
came the bride. leaning on the arm of hey
father. As the groom met the bride. who
/ faced the officiating clcrgymcn, the at
/ tending party arranged thcmSc.tvS appru-
priatcly on either side of the bridal pa.".
During the imprcssiv. service the orchcS-
ira rCnIcrcd In soft tones the Traumcrli.
and mt its conclusion Mcndclssuhu's we'd
ding march pcalcd forth.
The bride was charmngly attircd i'm
satin cntran', trimmed with point lace.
her long veil of tullc being held in place
by orange blossoms. Her only ornament
was diamond star. the gift of the groom.
She carried IA bouquet of ii.ics of the vail
Icy. The maid of honor was hccomiusly
arrdyCd i'm pink mouSSplinC de sole over
| pink taffcta silk. while the bridesmaids
were tastcfuly dressed In pink muuS~cliu,
/ d. sole trimmed in plcdting and narrow
I pink satin ribbon over white satin skirts
/ They al carried pink bridesmaids roses
The largo company of friends filling tho
house wds composed not only of relatives
AM friends from this state, but from
/ Iowa. Ohio. Chicago, WASHINGTON. New
/ York, Boston. etc. Mr.. II. q. Carpenter
caterer from Rutland. served an clcgau,
wedding breakfast
! Tn" bride ana groom were the receipt
culs of many valuable ana beautiful pres
ents. The happy couple lett on tn, 3:i.
/ train for Montreal Quebec, Sagu,uHy
/ Nova Scotia and Grand Pre-. sailing from
! Halifax to New York, after which they
| viii he at homo in Washington, d. G.
| December lst.