The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-06

The Easter bride who chose yester-
day for her wedding day surely enter
ed the gateway of her new life with the
happiest of omens for clear skies smiled
over the earth from dawn to dark and
the birds sang and the world seemed
new after the dreary weeks of cloud
and storm.
1t Is seldom that even the most mo-
table society wedding has aroused the
eager anticipation that has existed
since the announcement was made OF
the engagement of Miss Frances VIM
ton to Mr.. Arthur Clement Twitchell.
With beauty of an extraordinary type,
belonging to a family of wealth and
position and having enjoyed the advan-
tage of being much under the chaper-
onage of her aunt, Mrs. E. l.. Fuller
during a particularly brilliant social
career Miss Winton's approaching
marriage has excited the friendly in
terest of a large circle. The event OF
yesterday was therefore one that Will
be recorded in the society chronicles
of Scranton as distinctive
The Green Ridge Presbyterian
church is a pretty edilice and made an
effective setting for the scene of the
ceremony, which was at noon
and was characterized by many
elaborate details. The organ and the
altar were closed about with a ricl
mass of green with many annunciation
lilies breaking through the shadows.
The wedding marches were rendered
most effectively by Bauer's orchestra,
Miss Becker, the church organist. pre-
siding at the piano.
THE BRIDAL PARTY.
The bridesmaids, preceded by Miss
| Helen Winton, the flower girl, walked
up the aisle toward the entrance, to
meet the bride, who entered with her
| father. At the same time the ushers
| from the left met the groom and his
| best man, Mr. Robert Brown, of Port
| land, Me. The effect was wonderfully
! attractive. The bride made a rarely
lovely picture in her white satin gown,
| extremely plain in cut, but with a
| dounce of DucheSse lace and yoke of
| chiffon and pearls with 'garniture of
| point lace. She wore a veil with orange
| blossoms and carried a prayer book,
| the markers of lilies Of the valley. II
was white wedding. The bridesmaids
and flower girl all wore the tilmiest,
| daintiest white. The bridesmaids
| gowns We're of fine white net dotted
with chenille, with yokes of finely rlatt-
ed and corded liberty silk. The needed
accent of color was given by the large
picture hats profusely trimmed with
| pink roses and pink ribbon and the
great cluster of American beauty roses
which each carried. The maid of hon
or, Miss Dorr of Saginaw, Mich, wore
white organdie and lace over pink sill;
and carried violets. Her hat was
trimmed with white plumes and ribbon
The bridesmaids We're Miss Lowe, OF
Dayton, o.; Miss Twitchell, of Port
land, Me-; Miss Augusta Archibald
Miss Belin, Miss Hunt, Miss Boies end
Miss Elspeth Winton, of this city.
The ushers were Messrs. d. f. Bird
Gordon Brown, of New York Harry
Hyde, Syracuse; Harry Fento1
Jamestown. N. Y: G. NJ. Alden, Troy
N. Y; L. Winton Barry, of Williams
town, Mass; Mortimer B. Fuller, of
Scranton; Mairs. of Brooklyn.
DIR. LANSING OFFICIATED.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev DR.. l. j. Lansing, pastor of tht
church. At the conclusion a reception
was held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Winton, 1545 Sanderson avenue, wheI
a breakfast was served. The beauti
full rooms We're decorated in the great
est taste. White predominated, bu
the reception hall was adorned witt
a profusion of American beauty roses
The table in the dining room was pict
uresque, with a huge central mass o
bride roses. The library adjoinin!
was fitted up with small tables 70
the bridal party and was decorated il
white. 1t is seldom that at so large III
affair such a delightful spirit =
informality prevails. The gaiet,
of the scene was enhances
when a silver loving cup, richl
engraved, was brought in and as on
after another drank from its brin
there was many clever toasts an
: witty reioinders. The cup was pre-
, sented by a fraternity of Williams
college, to which Mr.. Twitchell be
: longed.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Twitchell left for NeN
York on the $3.50 train and the seen
at the Delaware, Lackawanna an
2 | Western station, where two societ
: weddings were present, was one of un
t usual effect. Upon their return the
will reside at 745 quincy avenue. NJ
Twitchell was formerly of Portland
Me-, but has been engaged in the cus
: business in this city for some time. II
( is a young man who has made man
/ friends here and is receiving congrat
I ulations OH all sides for having st
= cured one of the lovelest girls TO /
: found in this region for his bride.
= The reception was scene of unusu;