Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-26
Marriage of the Pennsylvania Rep
resentative at Lynohburg.
LOVELY BRIDE and her ATTENDANTS
Large Bridal Party Led 10 the
Altar by Vested Choir.
NEARER HOME


| LYNCHBURG, Va, October 26.-One of
| the most interesting marriages which has
/ ever taken place here was celebrated at
| 1890 o'clock today at ST. Pauls Episcopal
Church, when Representative Marlin Ed
| gar Olmsted of Harrisburg, Pa, led to the
| altar Miss Gertrude Howard, the lovely
| niece of Capt. Charles M. Blackford of this
| city. The chancel was adorned with a
| wealth of palms, ferns and evergreens,
| throughout which was profusion of yell
| low chrysanthemums, this being the pre-
vailing flower of the wedding.
| Before the arrival Of the choir the con-
| gregation was treated to several charming
| selections on the organ, the first being the
! Introduction to act three of "Lohengrin,'
| followed by Fa ulkes "Benediction Nuptiale,"
and the Swedish Wedding March" Per
feet Love" was sung by the choir for the
professional, and soon after they had
| reached their places the organ pealed forth
| with the Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin,'
| just as the wedding party entered the
| church
There were twelve ushers and eight
| bridesmaids First, four ushers advanced
down the center aisle to the chancel They
| were followed by two bridesmaids, and
| they in turn by two ushers, until the twelve
| ushers, in couples, and the eight brides
| maids, also in couples, had reached the
| chancel, where they formed semi-circle,
| facing the congregation, the bridesmaids
| in front with the ushers ranged in the
background, making most picturesque
| scene.
| The maid of honor, Miss JEANNE Colston
| Howard a sister of the bride, who is now
a student of Bryn Mawr College; came
| next and preceded the bride, who, leaning
| on the arm of her uncle, Capt. Charles M
| Blackfcrd, walked with stately grace to the
| front of the chancel, where they were met
| by the groom, who, with his best man, Mf
| James NJ. Lamberton, had entered from the
vestry. The betrothal service was mere
! read by the officiating minister, Kew /: M.
| Carson, D. D. Then, at the point Where
| the bride is given away, the groom ana
| bride, maid of honor ana best man ad-
vanced to the chancel rail, where the ser
vice was concluded. The bride was gowned
| in white satin with point lace and orange
blossoms she wore tulle veil caught with
diamond ornaments. A superb nroocn OF
many diamonds, the Gift of the groom, was
| worn. - ~,
| The maid of honor wore yellow organdfe
over taffeta, with Alsatian bow OF yenoW
| In her hair, and carried a bunch OF yeHo"
| chrySanthemumS-
| The bridesmaids were attired in white or
candies over taffeta, with yellow bows In
| their hair, and carried yellow chrysanthe-
| mum bouquets, tied with yellow rippoh.
| Each wore an amethyst heart brooch sur
| rounded by pearls, the gift of the groom.
The ladies who acted as bridesmaids We're
| Miss Louie Abbot of Bellevue, with Miss
| Nathalie Manson of Lynchburg, MISS
Tucker Clark of Lynchburg, with Miss
Alice Langhorne of Washington, Miss Julia
Malone of Nashville, Tenn, with MISS Jane
owen of Lynchburg Miss Annie 6elgh
! Camm and Miss Gertrude Camm of Rich
| mond.
| The twelve ushers wore black frock coats,
| dark gray trousers, gray gloves ana pou-
| tonnieres of lilies of the valley. The gen
| tlemen serving in this capacity were Ly-
man D. Gilbert, ex-deputy attorney general
! of Pennsylvania; Spencer c. Gilbert, presi-
| dent Pennsylvania State Hospital; Donald
| ~ IJa1I
! bar, and grandson of the late Gen. simon
| Cameron; Vance Mccormick, ex-captaln OF
Yale foot ball team; Geo. w. Reilly, United
! States bank examiner; Casper Dull and
| John E. Fox members of the Dauphtn
county bar, and John McConkey, highway
| commissioner all Of them being from Har-
| risburg Pa the home of the groom. Those
| from Virginia were Conway r. Howard, of
| the Virginia Military Institute; K. Colston
| Blackford of the Lynchburg bar; Samuel T.
| Withers, teller of the First National Bank,
| and William King, jr., prominent topac-
! const of this city.
All the ushers from Harrisburg, together
| with a 'arge number of invited guests
came yesterday from PennsylVania IN TWO
| special cars, as guests of the bridegroom,
| and were banqueted by him last night at
Hotel Carroll.
| Upon leaving St Paurs the wedding party
| were driven in carriages to the hospitabie
| residence of Captain Blackford, on Pearl
| and Harrison streets where they met the
out-of-town guests and a few intimate
! ITle0US. lie loWeI part VI INC IoIi-
sisting of the two libraries, Captain Black
fords den" the parlor and dining room
were beautifully decorated with palms, ex-
otics and potted plants, garnished with yell
| low chrysanthemums and the dainty bios
| SONS of the cosmos. In these rooms the
wedding breakfast was served at small ia
bles, that at which the bridal party sat be
| ing especially handsomely decorated. 1t
was notable and happy gathering, and
many pleasant remarks and good wishes
| for Mr.. and Mrs. Olmsted We're exchanged.
A hon Of ln apeSt ia kan for
the depot, where the two special cars We're
| taken, this time bearing back to the key
| stone state, in addition to her gallant sons,
one of Virginias farest daughters.
After visiting points of interest in the
| north, Mr.. and Mrs. Olmsted will be at
home after November at 215 Walnut
street Harrisburg, and after December 4,
| when Congress meets, at the Shoreham, in
Washington.
! The bride, who is a handsome brunette,
| is daughter of the late Conway Robinson
| Howard and of Mrs. jamie Colston How
| ard of Richmond. For some years past
she has made her home with her uncle,
Captain Charles Blackford, and has been
| justly regarded as one of the most popular
bellies of the hill city. 1t was while attend
| ing the marriage of relative in Harris
burg that she first met met, her DISTINGUISHED
| to illustrate her sweetness of disposition is
| that today while she reigned supreme In
| the brilliant scene at st. Pauls the old
black nanny" Patience Brown, who had
waited upon her when child in Richmond,
was not forgotten, but was at the church,
perhaps for the last time, as maid for her
kind young mistress.
Marlin Edgar Olmsted, the fortunate
bridegroom, is MISUNDERSTANDING man.
of middle age, very wealthy and exceed
ingIy popular. He is a prominent CORPORA
ton lawyer, president of two railroads in
| the coal districts of Pennsylvania, and is
| representing in Congress for the second
term the fourteenth district of PennsyI-
vania, which embraces the counties of
Dauphin, Lebanon and Perry, with a popu-
lation Of 1884.
Among the guests from out of town who
attended the wedding We're: Mrs Conway
| R. Howard Of Richmond, mother of the
bride; Mrs. Basil l.. Gildersleeve of Balti-
more, aunt of the bride; Mr.. and Mrs Gar
| diner NJ. Lame of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Blackford of Baltimore Prof and
Mrs. w. Minor Lille of the University of
Virginia.
A large gathering witnessed the marriage
| last evening at Waugh NJ e. Church of
Miss Emma Laura Bishop and Mr.. Thomas
l.. Jones. The bride wore q white taffeta
Miss Belle Brooks of Garrett Park and Mr..
| r. R. Roderick of this city stood up with
the couple A small reception was held at