Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07
Fan Weddings.
NINeRlNI-rITcHER

Pitcher, formerly 81 Baltimore, daughtcF CT
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Pitcher. Of that cify.
to Dr. w. Il. Minghini, Of this city. I'M
Trinity Episcopal church Tuesday evening
The wedding was a brilliant social event
andwas attended by all the elite Of the
city.
The Time Of the wedding was set for
seven o'clock, but according to ali con-
ventionality ii did not come off at the APP
pointed hour, il being 7.zo O'Clock when
the bridal party entered the church. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
John S. Douglas, the new rector OF the
parish.
The chancel Of the church was beauti-
fully decorated with cut flowers, palms
and other potted plants. On the altar
burned wax candles, which added much
to the appearance OF the decorations.
Miss Belle Stewart officiated at the or
gan and during the assembling OF the
guests she rendered the Angel Seren-
AIDE, The Sweetest Story Ever Told
and two selections from the opera. The
Fortune Teller" On the arrival Of
the bridal party at the church
she struck into the wedding march
and to the strains OF Lohengrin's popular
march the bridal party entered the church
preceded by the ushers, Messrs. +. II.
Mayne, DIR. Castleman, Emmert Fiery.
Stuart Boyd Charles Viewer and Robert
L. Snodgrass. During the ceremony
Miss Stewart played selection from H.
Trovatore. AS the bridal party left the
church she played selection from Tame
houser.
The bride entered leaning on the arm
of her uncle, Hon. u. S. q. Ptzer. the
prosecuting attorney Of the county, who
gave her in marriage at the chancel. The
two brides maids, Misses Flick Stewart
and Mary Ferguson, walked together.
The groom and best man, his brother,
Mr.. ]. Bates Minghini. Of this city, met
the bride and her uncle at the chancel
The betrothal service was read at the
chancel steps by the rector and after the
plightng of the troth and the bride had
been given away by her uncle, the couple
followed the rector to the altar. where the
marriage service was performed. After
the ceremony had been performed and the
blessing had been pronounced, Mr.. Min.
CHM and his bride left the church, fol-
lowed by the others of the party.
The brides wedding gown was OF ivory
satin entrain with pearl trimming and
tulle veil caught with diamond sunburst
She wore white gloves and carried maiden
hair ferns and eight dozen Bride roses.
The brides maids wore gowns of white
organdie, with lace trimmings, and car
ried large boquets of Pink LaFrance roses.
The groom and best man wore the
conventional black and wore white bou-
toners on the lapels of their coats.
There was a vast assemblage of friends
in the church, many of whom were in full
evening dress. The large church was
crowded to the doors and there was hard
ly standing room in the side aisles and
about the doors.
The bride is very popular and has for a
number Of years made her home az the
residence of her aunt, Mrs. Virginia
Crump. The groom is one of the fore
most Of the dental profession of the city
and is well liked
The bride received great number Of
handsome presents. Besides a large
amount of silver, there was large dis
play of cut glass and number OF hand
some ornamental articles and bric-a-brac.
The couple left on train No. 46 on the
B. & O. last night on trip TO Washing
ton, Philadelphia and New York. They
will be gone about week.
EMMERT- SETON.
One of the most brilliant weddings that
has taken place in Martnsburg in many
years occurred at nine clock Wednesday
night. when the marriage ofMiss Mary Self
ton to Mr.. Howard H. Emmert was SOL
emnized in Trinity Episcopal Church.
The wedding was one Of the social
events of the season and the church
was transformed into bower Of beauty
by the handsome decorations.
The chancel of the church was beauti-
fully decorated with palms and potted
plants, with burning wax candles scatter
ed here and there, which gave forth soft,
mellow light and presented picture of
rare magnificence.
Miss Katie Matthaei otlciated at the
organ and while the guests were assemb-
ling she rendered Guirard's professional
March, "Offeratory" by +. Lewaigre,
IdSlOIdii ny fidSiCi, hCuuCisSohH .
Spring Song" and Tannhausers March.
The bridal party arrived at the church
at few minutes after nine O'Clock and
while Miss Mat.hae rendered the bridal
chorus and march from the ever popular
Lohengrin march, the bride passed up the
aisle Of the church leaning on the arm Of
her brother. Mr. Il. ID. Seton, who gave
her away in marriage at the chancel. She
was proceeded by the ushers, the maid of
honor and the bridesmaids. The ushers
were Messrs. VIM. Carson, Front Royal,
Va; w Henry Rohr, of Harrisonburg,
Va. Carl Vance, of Clarksburg VIM.
Stevern, F. Herbert Wayne and Riley
Shull.
The maid Of honor was Miss Natalie
Seton, the sister of the bride. and the
bridesmaids were Misses Catharine and
Henrietta Goldsborough, of Frederick;
Genevieve Rust, OF Hagerstown; Belle
Stewart, Nota Viewer and Imogene Fiery,
OF this city.
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