The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-01
CHARACTERIZATION.

4 halliday event IL sspseial intsrest go
the wedding Of Miss Mary LOUIS Libby
81 Portland ana Mr. Arthur Il. Chsmber-
lain Of Providsnce. which took plscs at
the residence Of the bride's parents. Mr..
ed Mrs. J. II. Libby, on Danforth street
last evsnisR. Tbs bridal couple had sx-
prsased the wish that the cess9ony and
Its accompanying festivities be simple
and informal. and their desire was hon
ored by the relatives and friends In
charge Of the arrange nents, yet the
event Is entitled to rank among the pref
tiest and most delightful weddings Of
the season.
There were about so present. The
drawing room. In which the vows were
plighted. was tastsfully decorated wi b
palms, ferns and ohryssnthemums. Sim
iiar dsoorations ware In evidsncs In the
serving rooms, while the spscious hall
way was fsstoore1 with gsrlunds OF
green, aud the stairway was decked with
evergreen and white ribbon.
A few minutes before 8 O'Clock the
quests Assem- bled In the drawing room
and nj that hoar Rev. DY. Smith Esksr,
past,r Of the Wiliiston church, took his
tstion AID awaited Tire coming Of the
bridal party. Bnrnhain's orchestra
began the familiar Strains Of the bridal
chorus from Lohsngrin and the process
sion descended the stairs and entered the
rooa. Pretsy lksls Miss Gladys Cham
bsrlain, n sister of the bridegroom, led
the way. oarryin 9 = large bouquet Of
white chryssnthemums. Behind her cams
the bride and bridegroom and their at
tendants, Miss Ahoe II. Libby, a sister Of
the bride, being bridesmaid. and Mr.. VIII
Il. Chamberlain. . Lrother Ct the bride.
groom. offioiAting - best man.
The brids was bseomingly attirsd In a
costume Of cream corded silk, with yoke
Of real lace. and trimmed with $ K
fringe and chiffon. She carried a houqust
Of bride roses. Tbs bridesmaid wa
gownsd in whito organdis and her bouQ net
was Of pink roses The Hover girl wore
= gown of VIII ito muslin over pink.
During tho ceremony, which WAS brief
and conducted In DIR. Bakers deeply
impressive manner, the orchestra rendered
the intsrmszss from Cavalleria Rustl-
cana Then came the interchange Of
con eratulations and the reception. In
which latter function the parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Libby and Mr.. and Mrs. vii.
liam Chamberlain, assisted. The ush ers
were Mr., Ralph g. Libby aud Mr.. W. Il.
Chamberlain OF this city and Mr.. W. r..
Cutter OF Boston, Mendelssohn's We'd.
ding Merch was rendered by ths orches
ira while the reception was In progress.
Mr.. j. J. Pooler WIS the caterer In
charge VI the rsfrsshments Mrs. Arthur
Nswoomb Of Biddsford. Mis-, Stella Proc
tor and Mrs Charlotte Morton ssrvsd
pm mob, and In the dining room Mrs. W.
h. Cutter of Boston, MIS-, Alice Houston
Of Maiden, Mass, Miss Annie Inaersoll Of
Biddeford, Mrs. Frank q. Leavitt. Miss
Mabel Proctor and Miss Annie Proctor
s rived.
After the bridal bouquet had bssn
shattered In the endeavor Of all the IN
| married young ladies In the DOM pany tt
obtain portion. and the bride and
groom had departed amid liberal
sprinkling of Fioe. the guests tarrisd and
enjoyed q social session, which WAS ran
dsrsd dontly enjoyable BY the introduo
| ton Of few waltzes and other terpsi
chorean figures. Among the Orchest<i
s~leotlons played during the fsstisitiei
ware these:
| Yaphauser sslectiou, Wagner
March from symphony, "Lsnore." Raj
"Bewitohsng Beauty" LaursndeaI
i Selection from LIN Prastata."
Selection from "Eaust.A
| Among the RUests from out of the stat
we're Nj. and Mrs Prescott Cham her
| lain Of Chelsea, Mr.. Asclsan Ct Dorobes
4 ter, Mass. and Miss Aiics Houston q
| u aldeu, MSS.
Mr.. and Mra. Chamoerlain viii rssid'
In Providence. WHARF, he 10 engaged N
Instructor in Brown univsrAty. Mr.
Chsm beriain 10 q native Of Portland,
arsuuase Of this Porslsnd High sch no
/ and Of Brown university. and took |
i post graduate couIse at Harvard. Hi
bride is Also n Portland high schou
| graduate, and has att nfied Wellesley COL
| iegs. She has been prominently connect
ed with the Haydns.