Middletown transcript., 1899-02-25
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TIER harmony foreteiis
Through the balmy air o night
How they ring out their delight
From the molten-golden notes,
And all in tune.
What a liquid ditty floats
To the turtle dove that listens,
While she gloats
On the moonl
Oh, from out the sounding cells,
What gush of euphony
Voluminously wells!
How 1t swellsi
How it dwells
On the future how it tells
Oft rapture that impels
To the ringing and the swinging
Of the bells, bells, bells;
OF the bells, bells, bells, bells,
Bells, bells, bells,-
To the rhymin and the climbing
Ofthe bells.
The event of the season was the wedding
of Miss MaybeI Jones, only daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Taylor, and Mr.. Edgar
Clark, all of Middetown.
Kindly, gentle. yet viyacious. Miss Tay-
lay, by her modest and retiring manners,
and winning ways, is among the most
| popular of Delaware's fairest daughte rs
the Belle of the Peninsula.
The bridegroom, Mr.. Edgar CLARK, is a
prominent and enterprising young business
man. respected for his many virtues and
| good qualities.
Mr.. William Taylor. the brides father, is
prominent and widely known stock bond
and lumber broker, whose gigantic trans
actions reach into the thousands every dey.
A good citizen, shrewd business man
noble and generous to fault-Mr. Taylor
almost literally wends his way through the
world with his heart in one hand and his
purse in the other.
The nuptials were celebrated at Bethesda
Methodist Church, and the beautiful cere-
mony of that church was solemnly and i'm
pressively performed by the Rev. Isaac L.
Wood. D. D. onWednesday evening, Febru
ary 22d, at half past seven o'clock.
The bride, tall, willowy blonde OF
queenly bearing. stately step and charming
grace, is very popular with all, esnecially
those who have known her since girlhood.
She has ever been general favorite, in the
church, in society and in the home circle.
"To labor and care her soft hand lent aid,
And to wounded hearts healing JUNCTION laid"
She was gowned in rich white Duchesse
satin, cut en- train and trimmed in Duchesse
lace; skirt plain, with the exception of ser
pentine trimming of orange blossoms down
either side. With veil of Brussels net,
caught with tiara of old Roman gold set
in pure white diamonds-she appeared as
dream of ravishing beauty, vision of cap.
tivating loviness--a living, breathing, NOV
ing poem framed in background of muir
murings of scarce-to-be suppressed admira.
tion-
Of his royal house the most brilliant star
A gem from the chest where the treasures are.
Praise cannot equal her beauty; moi
But its faint, faint shadow my pen may show.
May the soft reflection of that bright cheek
Lend voice to my Muse and bid me speak!
And that flashing beauty, her mouth, bestow
That power to tell of the things know!
Her stature was like TO the palm tree grown
In the Garden of Grace, where sin is unknown.
-Jamis Ztldika.
To the rapturous strains of the prelude to
Mendelson's enhancing Wedding March"
the bride entered leaning on her fathers
arm
"My daughter, whom 1 fondly love,
gladly give to thee;
She, who is fair all maids above.
Should valor's guerd0n be-"
As they walked down the isle toward the
chancel, the choir sang softly and exquisite
" from Longheren and continued until the
bride and bridegroom joined hands at the
alter.
The bridesmaids-six in number-were:
1st couple-Miss Martha Heaton and Miss
Bessie Murray, gowned in white Organdie
over white silk.-American Beauty roses.
I'd Couple-Miss AIDA Foard and Miss
Ada Mifain-white Organdie over pink silk
carnations.
Sd Couple Miss Helen Clayton and Miss
Bessie Reynolds, white organdie over Nile
green silk-violets.
Mrs. William Taylor, mother of the |
bride-wore black silk net over black |
satin, trimmed with ACCORDION plated |
chiffon with jet trimmings, and carried |
white hyacinths.
Flower Girl-Little Miss Helen Stidham |
white Organdie over white silk-daises.
The ushers six in number-wore full |
evening dress suits-and were;
1st Couple-Mr. William Collins and Mr.. |
Herman Cochran.
I'd Couple-Mr. VIM. Eliason and Mr.. |
Edward Vaughan.
Sd Couple-Mr A. NJ. Brown and Mr..
Frank r. Poole.
Mr.. George Maris, of Grace Church, Will |
mington, presided at the organ.
Mr.. J. Gray Taylor, brother of the bride,
acted as best man.
The choir, who preceded the bridal par
ty, rendering a stanza from Lohengren, as |
they marched down the aisle towards the |
organ loft was composed of the following |
named ladies and gentlemen, chosen for |
their fine musical talents:
Mrs. J. 6. Bragdon. alto; Miss Daisy Eau-
dain, soprano; Miss Lottie Jones. alto: Miss |
Marian Shepherd, soprano; DR.. W. E. Bar
nard. basso) Rev. Edwin Gardener, of Ches- |
wold. tenor; and Mr.. John Carrow. of Do |
yer. and Mr.. J. Milton Davidson, Of Dover,
bassos profundo-forming, as it were, a
double quartet who displayed musical abil-
of the highest order.
Music is the living source of all social
pleasures; it soothcs the violent impulses of
man, dignifies religious and civic ceremo.
nies, and educates his @sthetic taste-mak-
ing him happier man
Were it not for joyous song,
Life would lose its pleasures;
We could not endure it long,
such load of treasures.
Say, what is 1t soothes tre soul,
And the heart reiolces9
'Tis the burst ofjoyous song,
Blending happy voices.
THE RECEPTION.
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