The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-09
.FOSTER-THOM4S.
Brilliant NuPti ais at st. Thomas
Church Yesterday Afternoon.

| church Yesterday Afternoon.
At 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon, al
ST. Thomas P. e. church, occurred the
marriage Of Miss Margaret Codringtor
Foster, first daughter of Dr. and Mrs,
John p. G. Foster, to the Rev. George
Herbert Thomas, assistant rector of St
Marks church, Minneapolis, of which
Rev. H. p Nichols, late of Trinity
church, this city, is rector
The Rev. William Beardsley, rector
of st. Thomas, performed the cere-
mony, assisted by the Rev. Samuel
Tyler of st. Georges, New York, the
latter having been a roommate of the
bridegroom at Cambridge. The church
was filed with brilliant assemblage.
Howard Thompson played during the
seating of the guests
Miss Katharine Trowbridge was Miss
Fosters maid Of honor Her brides
maids were Miss Josephine Foster, a
younger sister; Miss Henrietta Ingersoll
and Miss Edith Weir. The ushers were
Arson Phelps Stokes of New York. Yale
90, and now at the Cambridge Theo-
logical seminary; the bridegroom's
brother, Arthur Thomas, Yale 1901;
Henry Sharpe and Charles Dexter
Owen, both of Providence; DR.. Edward
Reed, Yale '94, and Roger Sherman
White '95, classmate of the bridegroom
at Yale. Another classmate, John Nc
Gregor, was best man.
The service was read, after which the
bridal pair went to the altar rail for the
benediction.
! The girls of the bridal party wore
gowns of white organdie, finished at the
bottom with q broad accordion pleated
ruffie edged at top and bottom with
tiny ruche. A soft accordion pleated
ruffie about the shoulders finished the
lace fuckers of the bodices and this
ruffie was edged with narrow satin
ribbon. The sleeves reached the elbow
and were edged with the same kind or
pleated ruffie Instead of hats they
wore headdress consisting of small
white ostrich feathers, from which fell
narrow tulle speamers. The brides
maids carried punches of pink carna-
| tions
The bride was lovely in a gown of
rich cream white satin, trimmed with
festoons of rare rose point. The long
trained skirt was trimmed with lace
the IouIlCG Sldt tiiiSo eAL viz h'e'. ~ N''S
left, then falling straight edged to the
hem at the bottom for space and was
finally finished low at the side with
bunch of orange blossoms. The hodlce
had high tucker of shirred chlfron,
with the rich lace used surplice fashion
and caught here and there with Gus
tiers of orange blossoms. A long veil or
tulle was fastened to the hair with
small bunch of the same blossoms, She
carried prayer book bound in white
leather, instead of flowers.
Mrs. Foster the BRIDES mother, wore
a toilet of pearl gray satin brocade.
With Mrs Foster in her pew besides
the family was Allen Evarts of New
York, Judge Choate's law partner.
Prominent among the guests We're; The
bridegroom's mother, Mrs. c. l.. Thom-
as of Providence, r. L., and his brother,
the Rev. Edward S. Thomas, rector of
an Episcopal church at North Andover,
Mass, and a Yale 'Ss man, Joseph I.
Bicknell of New York, the brides grand
father and his daughters, the Misses
Bicknell; William e. Foster of Buffalo,
DR.. Fosters brother, and Miss Barstow
of New York, the Rev. Mr.. Thomas
cousin.
A. reception at the Foster residence,
100 College street, followed the service.
The house like the church was simply
but effectively decorated. Among the
guests were: Mr.. ana Mrs. Godfrey
Dunscomb, Mr.. and Mrs. William w.
Farnam, Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Whitney,
Professor and Mrs. George e. Day Miss
Hotchkiss, Professor and Mrs. Morris,
Thornton Hunt, DIR. and Mrs. Arthur
Cheney, Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Lyman, Mr.
and Mrs. Rutherford TroWbridge, W..
and Mrs. Henry Trowbridge, Miss Grace
Porter, Miss Alice Cheney, Miss Hen
rletta Whitney, Professor and Mrs
Adams, Miss Agatha Alling, Mr. and
Mrs e. Hayes Trowbridge, Mr.. War
ner, Yale '99, the Misses Whittlesey the
Misses Welch, the Misses Stoughton,
Miss Mildred Wilson, Miss Bradley
Miss Hope Bennett, Miss Susan Whit
ing, Miss Jean Atwater and Miss Susan
Wright.
The wedding presents were unusual
ly beautiful and valuable. The souvenir |
gifts to the best man and ushers and to
the brides attendants from the bride |
and bridegroom are stick pins IN the de-
sign of daisy wreaths.
The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas will,
after brief trip, begin housekeeping
at Minneapolis.