The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-08
BRILLIANT
WEDDING
Fully Five Hundred Guests
Present in the Church.
Miss Mar6aretta Corning Stone and
Frederick Oakley Spedden are

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The wedding of Miss Margaretta
Corning Stone, daughter of the late
George F. Stone, and Frederick Oakley
Spedden, of New York, was celebrated
in the First Presbyterian Church, at
4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The
officiating clergymen were the Rev.
Maltbie ID. Babcook, D. D.. of the
Brick Church, New York, and the
Rev. j. MacNaughtan, D. D., of the
First Presby terian Church, Morris
town.
This was one of the most brilliant
weddings ever seen in Morristown.
AS church function it has been
equalled by few and never surpassed.
The church was beautifully decor
ated for the occasion. Back of the
pulpit and extending across the entire
front of the organ gallery was bank
of palms and ferns, thick, green and
beautiful. Intertwined with this were
lilies and roses, all white, with a few
pink and red peonies to give color to
the floral effect.
AS early as $50 o'clock carriages
with guests began arriving at the
church. Handsomely gowned women
and faultlessly dressed men filed into
the church under canopy stretched
from the street to the door.
Shortly after O'Clock the great or
gan spoke. Sweet strains of melody
filed the air. Soft rays of opalescent
light shimmered through the windows.
An expectant hush fell on the as
semblage and then, as far away in
the distance, the low strains of the
Lohengrin Wedding March could be
heard. Nearer and nearer came the
sound. Louder and louder grew the
sweet strain. and when the full tones
of the organ pealed forth. the doors
of the main auditorium opened and
the bridal procession entered. The
bride wore white satin gown trim
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veil was also of old point lace. The
maid of honor, Miss Emma d. Stone,
sister of the bride, wore a dress of
pale pink trimmed with lace. The
BRIDES flowers were lilies of the val
ley. those of the maid white roses.
The procession was headed by the
ushers, who were: George Spencer,
North Duane, Herbert Parsons, Phoe-
nix Ingraham and Edward Crosby.
Next came Miss Emma d. Stone, the
maid of honor; then Christopher r.
Corning with the bride. They moved
slowly down the aisle to the altar
where Miss Stone was met by Mr..
Spedden and his best man, Walter
Schuyler Kemeys.
The ceremony at the altar was short.
Christopher r. Corning gave away
the bride, the circlet of gold passed
from the groom to the bride, DR.. Bah
cock joined the hands of the uniting
parties, pronounced the words which
made them man and wife, and then
they received congratulations as Mr..
and Mrs. Spedden.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bridal pair were driven to the home
of Mrs. George F.Stone, on Washing
avenue where Mrs. Spedden received
under bank of ferns and Easter lilies.
Many guests were at the reception,
f,,1 inHond 40 Sfn1ln
residence in the late hours of the June
afternoon fitting spot for young
bridal couple to look on the world to-
gether and receive the congratulations
again of the friends who wished them
God speed on the journey of life.
The house was decorated as had
been the church, with flowers of many
varieties, ferns, palms and ivy. The
lawns were dotted here and there with
little gardens of blossoms. The great
elms and naples in full leaf overhung
the smooth walks and drives. The
place looked like fairy land.
The house was filed with guests
from cut of town and this city Among
those present were: Mrs. Edgar Sped
den, Mrs. Oakley, Mrs. Geo. S. Fraser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. @. Fraser, MI. and
Mrs Edward f. Darrell, Mr.. Alfred
J. Bloor, Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Col
gate, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Colgate,
the Misses Colgate, Craig Col
gate, Mr.. and Mrs Frederic J. Tams,
Mrs William H. Seitz, the Misses
Seitz, Mrs. Robert Bushnell, Douglas
S. and Miss Bushnell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas @. Bushnell, Miss Bushnell,
Miss Emma Lewis, Mrs. julius
Caltin and Miss Catlin, the Miss
es Colby. Miss Marion Whitaker,
Miss Esther Hunt, Mrs. Alfred Kessler,
Mrs. Edmund Randolph, Mrs. Henry
Knowlton, Mrs Edith Knowlton, the
Misses Twombly, Miss Leila and Miss
Claire Bryce, Mrs Louis Thebaud,
Mr.. and Mrs. Grannis, Mrs. Stephen
Whitney, Arthur Whitney and Mrs.
James A. Scrymser
After the reception by the bride the
guests sat down to bountiful COLA
tion, while an orchestra hidden by
palms played sweet and joyful music.
AT &. 20 the train left with guests for