Smyrna times., 1900-04-11
PRETTY CHESWOLD WEDDING.
A POPULAR SOCIETY EVENT TRANSACTED
THURSDAY LAST.
Miss Esther Bernard Married to William H.
Collins, of New York City, Before
Brilliant Gathering.

CHEswoLD, April 1O:-The social
event of the season for Cheswold and
vicinity was the brilliant wedding of
Miss Esther Barnard, one of Ches-
wold's most charming and among
church and social circles, highly
priced young ladies, to Mr.. Walter
Harper Collins, young business man
of New York City. 1t was held at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Collins last Thursday. at 1 o'clock P. NJ,
in the presence of a large company of
friends and invited guests.
At the appointed hour the groom
elect attended by his best man, Mr.. j.
Reynolds Clements, advanced to the
allotted place in the spacious parlOrs,
where they were met by the bride-elect
leaning on the arm of her brother, DR..
William Barnard, who gave her away.
Rev. Edwin Gardner pronounced them
man and wife according to the ritual
as set forth by the discipline of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
In advancing to the altar the bride
was preceded by her little neice, Esther
Garrison, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas ID. Garrison, and Mary
Cooper, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
B. Cooper, acting as flower girls, they
were followed also by Master Carlton
Collins as ring bearer, each performing
their respective role so cutely and we'll
as to win general praise. Miss Ellen
P. Way, of West Grove, Penn, as
pianist, performed the wedding march
from Lohengrin.
The bride was attired in Mauve made
broadcloth with turcoil silk waist, en-
train and carried brides roses. The
conventional arch, bell, ETC.. were dis
pensed with. A bank of palms, Lilies
and other rare flowers arranged in {
semi-circle in the front bay window
was all that marked the altar place
where the ceremony was sOlemnized
Congratulations Immediately followed
the ceremony, after which a wedding
breakfast was served. The menu in
cluded chicken salad, oysters, coffee
ice cream, cake, etc.
The presents were numerous an
handsome and much admired. ANON
them was noticeable a handsom
clock by Cheswold F. l.. d. c., {
which club the bride was an activ
member. The happy couple took tn
$40 express amid showers of rice, oil
shoes &C., from the large and merr
company of friends, who accOmpanie
them to the depot for Brooklyn, n. Y
where they will make their home.
Among those present from a di
tance were: DIR. and Mrs. Barnard
Miss Mary Maxwell, and Miss Nell
Covington, Middletown, Del. Mr..
Reynolds Clements, Clayton, Del
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert P. Collins, NJ
and Mrs. Herman Taylor, Mr.. al
Mrs. Andrew S. Kirk, Miss May &c
Inns, Miss Mary A. Dunning, Mi
Eva Carey, Dover; Mr.. and Mrs. RO
ert Thomas and children, Elme
Wright, Collins, Francis, and Ma
celia, of Centreville, Nd; Mr.. Villa
Collins, Camden, n. j.; Mr.. j.
Krusen, Smyrna; Misses Mary al
Ruth Taylor and Miss Effie CrouC
Baltimore, Miss Ellen P. Way, Mi
Hannah Michiner, Miss Sarah Thom
son, Miss Lille Baker, Miss Virgin
Barnard, West Grove, Penn; M
Elizabeth Lattomus, Smyrna; Mr..
Harris Crewe and Miss Myra Grew
Miss Daisy Mofitt, Still Pond, Nj
Miss Julia Stats, Townsend, DE
Misses Jessie and Dora CulbertsC
Wilmington; Miss Grace Bolts, Phi
adelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Learned, Wyoming, Del.