Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-29
PETERSBURG.
Beautiful and Fashionable
Church Wedding.
lllfss MfitIc =. PIcnsnnts, Daughter OF
Mayor John NJ. PIonsants I.ed 10
tho Marriage Alter by Mr.. irwin
Hing, oriBaItimorc,

Petersburg, Va, April 2S.-Gracc
Episcopal Church was filed with 4
fashionable and brilliant assemblaEe
yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock TO wit
ness the marriage of Miss Me;tie s.
Peasants, second daughter Of Mayor
John NJ. Peasants, ana Mr.. Irwin King.
OF Baltimore. The wedding service was
= one of the most beautiful rs we'll as one
of the most impressive that has taken
place here in recent years.
81 The decorations about the chanccl
e. and altar evidenced great care and
= taste. Palms. ferns, flowers and cam
70 dalebra were so arranged as to present
scene of artistic beauty and charm
ing effect. Rev. John Ridout, rector of
the church. performed the ceremony,
(which united the couple. The services
81 were mainly choral and extremely
beautiful, the bridal and betrothal
- hymns being sung in perfect harmony
by full vested choir Of forty or more
81 trained voices.
II The'geHtlemen acting as usherS were:
- Messrs. William Il. Davis. Charles IL.
Pc ebles and Churchill q. Peasants. of
= Petersburg; Llewellyn Stabler and Ed
: ward ~. Walker of Baltimore; Perez
e. val Chambliss Peasants. Taylor Har-
ris and George Diilwyn Peasants, of
Richmond; all wearing wedding ia
vors.
81 There were six beautiful bridesmaids
Miss Edith Stabler. of Baltimore: Miss
Judith Deane. OF Richmond and Misses
Mary thinner. Mary Moyler, Mary Beas-
ley and Annabel Green. of Petersburg;
%ail becomingly attlred in white organ
die over pink. pink trimmings, pink
carnations, Leghorn hats.
Fhe brides maid of honor was Miss
Emily Virginia Townes. of Petersburg
a lovely and charming blonde, gowncd
~ pix orgardie, carrying Il bouquet
= of pink roses.
Mr.. Edward S. King. of Philadelphia,
q brother or THO groom, served as best
- man.
= Four sweet little tots-Mastcrs Lee
Towncs and Griffin Sands Towncs. of
petersburg, acting as ribbon children
= ana Miss Catherine Plnner of Suffolk
4 ana Dorothy Brooke Peasants of Pc
tersburg. IS flower girls-addcd grace
TO the scene. Tire little misses were
= each att!rcd in beautifully fitting and
= becoming dresses of white organdie,
with pink trimmings
me order OF entrance and march to
the altar was as follows: The ribbon
children. the vested chOrstcrs singing
3 the bridal hymn, the oiIiciating clergy
man IN full vestmcnts. the ushers and
= bridesmaids. alternating in couples:
the Hover girls, the maid of honor. the
bride, escorted by her father. who gave
h7r away. The march through the aisle
= was In perfect order. ana the singing by
i the choir MS ii heraldcd the approach
OF the bridal party was feature or
decided interest.
Il On reaching the chancel the chors-
ters divided equally to the right and
Il left, leaving the aisle free for he ush-
ers and bridesmaids to pass within,
q where they formed in semi-circlc to
await the bride and groom. The groom
= and his best man were escorted from
the vestry room into the chanccl by
the officiating minister
The bride gowncd in white crepe de
chenc over white iaffeta. tullc Veil and
Lilies Of the Valley. stood with her
father in fIcnt of the chanccl during
4 the betrothal service. Following this
service the choir sang Il betrothal hymn.
and the bride entered the chancel and
stood with her bctrothed before the al
tar. Here the marriage ceremony took
place. during which the soft strains Of
the organ were heard in the beautiful
4 Ave Maria from Cavelera Rusticana.
The bridal party retired from the
church to Mendelsshon's wedding
march. and the choir ended the srrriv-es.
with Il occasional hymn
a PRETTY HOME WEDDING.
There was a pretty wedding yes
terday afternoon at the residence of
. the parents Of the bride, No 115 Adams
street, the contracting parties being
Mr. William Claiming Weaver and Miss
Maude Lane Davis. The groomsmen
were Messrs. Harley Wentw orth Duane
of Petersburg; Howard w Hall. Ed
ward T. Goodwin and Joseph b. Bailey.
, of Emporia. and S. Fulton Minter. of
Norfolk Tho bridesmaids were Miss
Lucy Lane Hundley. of Baltimore: Miss
Virginia Dair White. of Norfolk; Miss
Louise Eastwood, of Portsmouth: Miss
Lille r. Land, of Durand, and Miss
Sarah Elizabeth Davis, sister of the
bride. Mr.. William Clifton Davis
brother OF the bride. was best man
and Mrs. Walter Fenton Deal sister of
the groom, was maid of honor. The
bride looked very pretty in gray ira
Yelling dress and carried a bouquet of
bride roses. and the maid of honor had
carnations. Rev. George w. Wray. Of
ficiated. The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Davis. OF this city.
and the groom is a son of Hon. Peter +.
Weaver. OF Emporia. Greensville coun-
~, and very popular young man. The
couple left North on n bridal trip.
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