The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-30
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Wflmington Yesterday Gained One Of
RayessevflIe's Fafresa Dauxheers

thomson, or fayettevAle. and Mr.. Roh-
ert Dixon Wescott, Of Wilmingt<.n Vs.
most joyously celebrated yes ~rsav a..
in the former city II was
green and white weddip ana orA ~
Ioveliness, viewed by =. large and fash
assemblage- The Ave attributes
Of a marriage Of I.~oveliness were coinci-
and IN mar .mony with this event
ar aho 81" eful maidens, jolly and
ge -naIemen. beautiful church
decorauf ms, impressive ceremony and
Joyous music.
'>he marriage look place sharply at
. o'clock, st. Johns Episcopal church
being the Gene, but for fully forty min
utes previous to this hour the courtly
ushers were kept busy attending the
guests, who were out in large force and
occupied all available space in the edi-
fee.
The march of the bridal party to the
altar and the occasional We're both
pretty and well executed. The ten ush-
ers, in twos, keeping time to the happy
strains of M~endelssohn's wedding
march, sent forth from the large pipe
organ responsive to the skilled touch of
Mrs. Sandy Robson, entered from the
veStry room, and passing by the hand
some altar, upon which brightly blazed
two score OF candles in brass can
delabra, wendell their way half way
down one of the spacious side aisles.
and then the first couple halted, form
ing a gateway through which the COL
umn passed, each couple at several
yards intervals following the xample
OF the foremost rank. Then from the
main and front lobby emerged the bride,
preceded by her ten fair bridesmaids
and other attendants. Through the
rank of the groomsmen this love
~ contingent passed, two groomsmen
falling gracefully in line behind each
pair of bridesmaids, thus making a
beautiful march to the altar. To the
altar the party went, the ladies form
ing on n side and the gentlemen OPP
posite, while the groom, attended by
his best man, Mr.. Will Leonard, enter
ed from the vestry room and at the
foot Of the chancel met the bride, whose
approach was heralded by the appear
ance of her maid of honor and sister.
Miss Nellie Thomson, and two lovely
little flower girls, Misses Minerva Nc
Neill and Jessie Mcmillan. The brides
father, Mr.. George A. Thomson, at the
steps relinquished her to the
who gracefully escorted her to
the altar rail, and the beautiful mar
riage ceremony of the Episcopal church
was performed by Rev. I. w. Hughes.
rector of h church, and as the bene-
d1otion was pronounced, the merry
strains of Lohengrin's bridal chorus
filled the church, the bell pealed forth
it's glad tidings, and the bridal party,
each lady under escort of a gentleman.
departed from the scene, to embark in
carriages to go to the Atlantic Coast
Line depot, where Mr.. and Mrs. Yves
colt, after being effusively congratulate
made the victims of happy
and pelted with rice, left on the
train bound for this city, where they
arrived safe and sound, and last night
royalty entertained a few friends at
the attractive home of the groom's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Wescott,
Fourth street, between Orange and
Ann.
The walters were Miss Nessie Wes-
colt, of Wilmington, with Mr.. Sandy
Thomson, Miss Pearl Wescott,
of Wilmington, with Mr.. Myatt Cor
ing, Miss Emma Spencer with James
E. MacRae, Esq, Miss Bessie Under
wood with Mr.. John Thomson, Miss
Mary f. Robson with Mr.. Thomas
Hale, Miss Ellen Underwood with Mr..
John Gorham, Miss Sadie Huske with
MI. James H: Cowan, Of Wilmington,
Miss Bessie Mcneil with DR.. j.. S.
Belts, Miss Elizabeth Brady with Mr..
H. P. Elliott.
The bride looked lovely in a hand
some ~fashionably tailored suit of green
CLOTH, set off by red roses and a pretty
an colored hat, and her bouquet was
of large, fragrant American beauties.
Her maid or honor and fair sister wore
a dress of white organdie, pink sash
and large Leghorn hat. The brides
maids and flower girls costumes were
similar, save possessing nit and blue
sashes, respectively, instead of pink.
The maid Of honor's bouquet was of
pink roses, the bridesmaids each had
a bouquet of Maiden hair ferns, deity
tied with white ribbon, while each flow
er girl possessed a basket of choice
flowers.
The decorations at the church were
beautiful, composed of ferns. daisies
and pot plants, and were most artisti-
cally arranged to display to the best of
advantage.
Tuesday evening in Fayetteville MI.
of the bride, rendered an elaborate re-
ception to the bridal party at their
handsome residence, Maiden Lane.
Mr.. R.. D. Wescott, father of the
groom. was attendant upon the mar
riage.
AS SEEN BY ANOTHER.
Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, N. c., June %.
The marriage Of Miss Stella Thorn
son n Mr.. Robert Wescott, of VIII
mington, took place in st. Johns Epis-
copaf church at 8 O'Clock This after
noon, Rev. /. w. Hughes, rector, Join
ing the hands and hearts of the happy
pair. 1t was an exceptionally beautiful,
ceremony, in the embellishments of the
chancel and altar, the elegant costumes
OF the bridal party, etc., and the inte-
rior Of the noble old church presented
a most striking picture. The groom's
"bes man," was Mr.. Will Leonard. of
Wilmington, and the maid Of honor
was Miss Nellie Thomson. Following
are the bridesmaids, and a fairer bevy
OF Cape Fear beauties never gathered
about h altar of hymen: Misses Bes-
sic Mcneil, Lizzie Brady, Bessie I'm
derwood, Mary F. Robson. Sadie
Huske, Ellen Underwood, Nessie Wes-
colt, Pearl Wescott, Emma Spencer.
Selma Thomson. Their attendants were
DR.. j. S. Belts, Messrs. Hal. Elliott.
j. c.. Thomson, Thos. Hale, James III.
Cowan, Of Wilmington, John Gorham,
Herbert Thomson, Wyatt Goring. Jas.
c.. McRae, Alex. Brown.
The bride is one of the loveliest of the
lovely Fayetteville women of this gen.