Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10
ENTERTAINMENTS

The roses were robbed for her red, ripe
lips
Twin panses were picked for her eyes,
And lit into life by the infinite glow
OF stars shot to earth from the skies;
And nature forgot, when she fasnloneo
That men We're but mortals, else she
Would never have sent her to wake into
An unfortunate devil like me.
The event of the week in fashiona-
BILE circles at the State Capital was the
wedding at the Gubernatorial mansion
"Wednesday evening. The happy prin-
cipals in the brilliant nuptial cere-
mony which was performed were Capt.
Samuel Brashaer Avis, of Charleston,
and Miss Florence Miriam, the second
daughter of Governor George Wesley
Atkinson. The charming bride graced
Wheeling society until her removal to
Charleston few years ago, and was
popular favorite here. The executive
mansion was deliberately decorated
and brilliantly lighted for the occa-
sion. The two drawing rooms were a
solid mass Of palms, holly and mistle-
toe, and the mantels were banked with
ferns and flowers. In the east draw
ing room, where the ceremony took
place, was large arch made of smilax
and laurel festooned. The arch was
surmounted with the figure of white
dove with the lucky bone in It's
mouth All the rooms and halls were
tastefully decorated with evergreen,
ported plants and chrysanthemums.
The ceremony took place at eight
o'clock The groom was attended by
his best man, Mr.. Ben Field, and the
bride, leaning upon the arm of her
father, was preceded by her sister, Miss
Nellie Atkinson, who was her maid of
honor. The bride was attired in full
bridal gown of Spanish lace over white
satin, with applique of Parme velvet
over the gown, Bertha old Duchesse
lace, made decolette, full bridal veil
caught up with three Princess of
Wales feathers. She wore orange
blossoms, but no gloves. She carried
a point lace handkerchief, but no flow
ers. The maid of honor, Miss Nellie
Atkinson, wore a gown of white null
over white satin, with fichu effect, dec
olette en- traine, and carried a point
lace handkerchief, but no flowers. The
oficiating clergyman was the Rev. M.
F. Crompson, pastor of the State
Street Methodist church, and the i'm
pressive and beautiful Episcopal SER
vice was used. From nine until eleven
o'clock a brilliant reception was held.
The guests were received in the east
drawing room. In the receiving line
were Governor and Mrs. Atkinson, Mr..
and Mrs S. B. Avis, the groom and
bride, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Beury, Mr..
Geo. Atkinson, and Miss Alice Pollock,
of Chicago, Mr.. Ed. Davis, of Clarks-
burg, Miss Elizabeth Rice and Miss
Henrietta Rinehart, of Wheeling. Mrs.
Beury wore white organdie, over
white silk trimmed in black, the silk
trimmed in braids of five graduating
widths of black velvet ribbon with one
deep accordian pleated fiounce; waist
decollette wave effect, and trimmed in
white satin, collar of pearls and dia-
monds and diamond sunburst. Miss
Rinehart wore gown Of turquois blue
satin in guipure lace and silver span
gled net white chiffon, en- traine. Miss
Pollock's costume was a handsome
decollette robe of black spangled net
trimmed with coral pink, satin-soule.
entraine. Miss Rice wore beautiful
filmy gown of point esprit over white
taffeta with superb Bertha old rose
point lace. The decorations in the
dining room were exquisite. The COW
er of the table was white organdfe,
with deep fiounee of Vallences insert
ing and lace over pink silk. In the
center of the table was a large can
delabra under shade of silk work in
Imitation of rose. and an asparagus
vine running out to each of the four
corners of the table, The table was
decorated with Southern smilax and
maiden hair fern. The dining room