The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-27

interest - Reception at Resldehce'
German Complimentary to Bridal
Party.
The stately old First Presbyterian
church, corner Third and orange
streets, has been, during the several
decades of it's history, the scene OF
MANY beautiful and happy marriages,
and it's pews and galleries have Of
times been thronged with audiences !
representing the beauty, fashion and
gentility of Wilmington and the lower |
Cape Fear assembled to witness the
pIighting of troth between especially
popular couples, but it is safe to say
that there was never a more represent
tative and fashionable audience gather
ed there to witness the marriage or a
more highly esteemed couple than that
at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon gath
cred to hear the marriage VOWS OIL
Miss Hattie Harllee Bellamy and MI.
Warren S. Johnson, both or this city.
The church was filled to over1ow1ng, I
many not being able to get In at all.
THE SPECIAL DECORATIONS.
Those who were so fortunate as to
have gone sufficiently early to gain ad-
mittance were enthusiastic in their
praise for the special decorations which
were really artistic, the work of Mr..
Will Render, the florist. Bamboo and
wild smilax were draped about the
pipe organ back of the pulpit and on
the walls at either side. The pulpit ros-
trum was banked with luXurlant
palms and ferns. An especially
noticeable central feature was a very
beautifully developed Austrian tree
fern. The top was several feet across
and it was tilted so that the top was
directly toward the audience. All
around it were beautiful crolens and
palms, grouped with especial taste, ex-
tending about the altar and upon the
choir rostrum, while through 1t all
there was twined a p~rofusion of bam-
boo and smilax.
The aisle and altar were carpeted
with white. Pink ribbons stretched
down the aisle to reserve the seats for
the families and invited guests.
THE MUSICAL PROGRAMME.
While the audience was assembling
Mr.. Ed. II. Munson, who was at the
organ, rendered a musical programme,
which was accorded high praise by
many competent critics. The follow
ing selections were rendered:
Wedding March-By l. V. F1agler.
Song Without Words"-By F.
Thome arranged by l.. V. Flagler.)
S~erenade-By 1. V. Flagler.
IntermeZZO (Cavaleria RuSt1cana)-
By MascOgui.
"Pilgrim's Chorus CTanhouser)-By
Wagner.
Bridal March-By I. V. Flagler.
For the entrance of the bridal party
Mr.. Munson rendered the Bridal Cho-
rus from LOhengren, and MendelssOhn'S
Wedding March after the ceremony.
IT will be of interest to note also that
a finale of Mr.. Munson's own compost
ton was played.
THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY.
Just at O'Clock the strains of the pipe
organ changed from Flagler's Bridal
March to the Bridal Chorus from Lo-
hengren-a signal to the waiting audi
ence hat the bridal party were at
hand. The doors, which had been clos
ed a few minutes before, were opened
and the ushers advanced down the
center aisle, leading the approach of
the party to the altar. They were
w. Davis, Mr.. Thomas H. Wright, Mr..
Ferdinand Johnson, Mr.. Charles TaY-
lor and Mr.. Marsden Bellamy, Jr.
Miss Loise Bellamy, as second maid
of honor, followed the ushers. Then
came four bridesmaids Miss Elise
Duffie, o. Columbia, S. c., with Miss
Bette Johnson, sister of the groom,
and Miss Eliza Bellamy and Mary
Jennings Bellamy, cousins of the bride.
Miss Lola Martin, as first maid of
honor, approached the altar just in ad-
vance of the bride, who was leaning on
the arm of her father, MarSden Bel
lamy, Esq.
The groom, with his best man, Mr..
Clayton Giles, Jr., met the bride at the
altar, where Rev. Edward e. Lane
awaited them to perform the marriage
service, which he did in a very impress
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while, gathered on either side of the
altar.
The bride was handsomely attired in
white satin en- train, trimmed in
Duchess lace. She wore the tulle veil.
caught UP with a diamond breach, and
carried an exquisite shower bouquet of
brides roses and lilies of the valley.
The costume of the first maid of hon
or, Miss Martin, was white ~taffeta, with
white applequed lace, and her flowers
were La France roses.
Miss Louise Bellamy, the second maid
of honor, wore a costume of white or
CANDY, white lace trimmed, and car
ried La France roses.
The costumes of the four bridesmaids
were of rose pink ~taffeta, trimmed with
duchess lace. and their flowers were
brides roses.
AN INFORMAL RECEPTION.
Immediately after the marriage SER
vice, WHICH was the DedQL1Iul PreSDy-
terrain ring service, the bridal party re-
paired to the handsome residence of
the brides parents, No. Gil Market
street, where until GAS o'clock an in
formal reception to the bridal party
n relatives, was in progress.
At the residence the skill of Mr.. Reh-
der, the florist, was also in evidence,
the well appointed and elegantly fur
nished apartments of the Bellamy home
being beautifully decorated. Palms.
ferns, smilaX and bamboo were used
with remarkably pretty effect in halls,
parlors, dining and other apartments,
and there were appropriate draperies
of pink and white.
Soon after arriving at the house the
bride scattered her bouquet among the
ladies of-the bridal party. Miss Louise
Bellamy secured the ring, Miss Lola
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