Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-11-09
"A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING.


This fall tookplace Thursday evening al
s o'clock in Grace Memorial Episcopal
church when Miss Lucy Scott Ship.
daughtorof General Scott Ship, super
intendon' OF .he Virginia Military IN
stitute, became the bride Of Mr.. Benja-
min Huger Of Charleston, S. C. Mr..
Huger graduated at the Virginia Mill
tary Institute in 1898 and is success
ful cotton broker Of Charleston.
Miss Ship was one Of Lexington
rcigning bellies. A beautiful brunette
Of the extreme Southern type, with
deeply yelled blue eyes, of great ex-
preston, Of graceful and stately car.
rage and with host Of friends.
The bride wore a beautiful costume
Of ivory satin trimmed with Duchess
lace, orange blossoms and pearls; also
white veil of tulle with orange blossom
wreath Her. sister, Mrs. n. Beverly
Tucker wife Of Col. y. b. Tucker, Of
the Virginia Military Institste, was
maid honor, and was gownedin green
satin with pearl ornaments, and carried
La France roses. The bridesmaids
were Misses Mary Forbes, of Warren
ton, Va; Bona Harrison, of Leesburg.
Va; Esten DUyal, Of Lexington, Va:
Gertrude Howard, Of Lynchburg, Va,
all OF whom wore becoming gowns Of
white organdie over green satin with
green satin sashes and La France roses: |
and Misses Mary Preston Graham and |
Rosa Tucker both Of Lexington, Va, |
gowned in white organdic over white
satin, with white satin sashes and La
France roses. The best man was Mr. |
fustayus B. Thornton of Memphis, |
Tenn. The groomsmen were, George
B. Elliott, Richmond, Va; Roy G.
Brownsbug, Va; Arthur \.
'hipp, Lexington, Va; Hayward Jer-
ey, Charleston, S. c.; Frank Ravenol,
S. c., and Captain w. T.
'ooheis, of the Virginia Military Insti-
1te. The church was trimmed with
ut flowers and ferns; potted palms and p
lants, the whole flooded with the soft
ght from innumerable wax tapers.
10 the strains Of the wedding march
ohengrin flom tho organ, which was {
resided over by Mrs. y. D. Edmunds,
ie bridal party entered in the follow
g order: Mcssrs. Elliott and Mitchell,
.essrs. Jeryey and Ravoncl, Mcssrs.
lipp and VOORHEES,; Hiss Tucker, =
isses Harrison and Forbes, Miss
raham, Misses Howard and .Duyal;
aid Of honor, Mrs. Tucker, the bride
th her father, General Ship. Mr. +
uger, with his best man, 1lr. Thorn
n, met his bride at the chancel, hay -:
g entered through the yestry room
or The beautiful marriage cere- ~
my was performed by the rector Of -
church, Rev. II. j. McBryde, d. D. r.
ter the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. I[u- =,
q were rendered a reception at the 49,
,idenee Of the brides father, General
OFT Ship. -
Mr. and Mrs. Huger left on the 90
rthbound midnight train from Buona o.
sta, having driven to that place in 80
yate conveyance, After and extend "
tour they will make their future l.,
ne in Charleston, S. c., the native ~o
y Of the groom. o.
Among the guests who attended the m,
option were: Colonel r. ". Semmes 70
| wife, Colonel John NJ. Brooke and 10
e, Colonel E. W. Nichols and wife, Nj
onel R. A. Mari and wife, Colonel 81
inter- Pendleton and wife, Colonel n. I'm
Tucker, Major Francis Mallory rir
'tains b. r. Morgan, W. 7. Voorh is, 70
W. Watts, g. E. Hyatt, Il. S. Spill in
D, j. K. Sheppard, NJ. ". Mil, c. b. cot
mp, President and Mrs William L. Oh
son, Professor II. St. George Tucker NO,
wife, Professor G. A. Graves and al
e, Prof. II, D. Campbell and wife, no,
fessor A. L. Nelson and wife, Pro- -,
or W. 5. Currelland wife, Professor I'm,
Humphreys and wife, Professor 81
aogue and wife, Professor j. Lewis n,o
We and wife, Rev. DR.. II. A. White 49,,
wife, Rev. Dr. J. A. Quarles and a.
=, Professor i. W. Fay, DR.. Reid oft
ite and wife, II. j. II. Campbell ,
wife, Rev, DR.. Thornton Whaling $3.50
wife, Rev. Dr. R. J. McBryde and -,
=, Colonel j. D. II. Ross and wife, i
l. G. d. Letcher and wife, Mr.. L. a.
Pcndleton and wife, Hon. VIM. A. a.
Ierson and wife, Mr, j. L. Camp IT,;
and wife, Mr.. W. T. Shields and
;, MIR. e. L. Graham and wife, Miss
cher, Miss Ross, Misses Preston,