The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-16
TOW NSEND--D WEDDING.
MAGNIFICENT EVENT CELEBRATED
IN CENTER CHURCH.
Most Brilliant Marriage In New Haven
In Many Years-A Great TbroDg Pres-
ent-The Reception Following the
emony-Beautiful Wedding Gifts.

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ent-The Reception Following the
Ceremonv-Beautiful wedding Gifts.
| Before one of the largest and most
fashionable audiences that ever witness
| ed a wedding in New Haven Miss Mollie
| LeavenWorth Townsend, only daughter
| Of Judge and Mrs. w. X. Townsend
and Dwight Huntington Day, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas c. Day of Indian
apolis, were married in Center church
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The
wedding was most brilliant one and
will go down in the annals of social
events as one of the most elaborate
weddings that has ever taken place in
New Haven. Prominent society people
from New York and other cities We're
| present at the ceremony which was per-
| formed by Rev. DR.. Newman Smyth,
pastor of Center church, assisted by
Rev. DR.. Stephenson of Chicago,
| brother-in-la of the bridegroom
| The church was beautifully decorated
| by Champion with pink laurel blossoms
and their pink leaves and great
masses of pink peonies. AT the house
roses We're used exclusively, aspara-
gus ferns and palms producing
| the necessary background of green.
Around the gallery ropings of laurel
leaves extended caught here and there
with punches Of pink and white peonies.
On the organ fully three quarters of
| an hour before the appearance of the
bridal party David Stanley Smith, Yale
| 1900 OF ganist at the church, began play
| ing a fine repertoire of music suitable
| to the occasion, gliding at last into the
heralding notes of the Bridal March
from Lohengrin as the critical hour ar
rived. First entered the ushers two by
| two in correct Afternoon dress, wear
ing white boutonnieres and carrying
silk hats They were all classmates OF
the groom, Yale 80, their names as fol-
lows: Frederick Brooks, Martinsville,
Pa; Jamot Brown, Chicago; William
Field, New York; Albert Morse, New
York: James Magee, Pittsburg; Carls
Wells, philadelphia, and Harry Bolles,
New York
The bridesmaids We're led by Miss
Helen Hotchkiss of this city,who walked
alone, the six bridesmaids, Miss Bonnie
Forest of Hartford, Miss Edith Carey
of New York, Miss Florence Hall of
this city Miss Helen Day of Indianapo-
lis, Miss Emily Brewster of Rochester,
and Miss Olive Pardee of Germantown,
Pa, following and preceding the maid
of honor, Miss Edna McClymonds OF
Ohio. who was also unattended. Miss
| Townsend, on the arm of her fathef,
was the last to enter the church.
At the same time that the bridal
party entered Rev DR.. Smyth and DR..
Stephenson came in the side door and
proceeded down the right aisley follow
ed by Mr.. Day and his best man. his
brothev william Day, Yale 1902, meet
ing the bridal party at the altar.
The bride wore a beautiful gown of
white satin cut en- train with wide
pleatings of satin over fedora lace.
wide girdle of the same material form
ed the trimming of the bodice, which
was also made entirely Of the fedora
lace and satin. A tulle veil fastened
becomingly with orange blossoms COM
pleted the costume.
Miss Townsend wore no glovese but
carried a shower bouquet of lilies of
the valley.
cuny lace over pink taffeta. The bod
ices We're of the cluny lace over the
taffeta made very full at the waist,
with fichus of mousseline de sole. They
carried large bouqets of pink sweet
peas.
Miss McClymonds wore a gown of
cream colored cluny lace over white
satin, made similar to the bridesmaids
and she carried Il bouqeet of white
sweet peas,
At the reception following at the
Townsend residence the bridal party
stood at the end of the beautiful draw
ing room, its rich Oriental effect pro-
duced by Persian rugs, curious relics,
antique chairs, making an ideal place
for the large gathering.
Pink and white roses in lavish pro-
fusion We're scattered about the various
rooms, massed on the mantles and
filing vases and jardineres.
A pavilion erected on the lawn at the
rear of the house served as the supper
room and Sherry of New York catered
an elaborate menu. He also furnished
the music, bringing up the Austrian
band. which does duty at many swell
society functions in New York.
The brides gifts to her honor maid /
and bridesmaids were pins, in design a
circlet of blue enameled forget-me- nots !
The groom presented his best man and
usherss with gold scarf pins. Hon. j.
M. Townsend will, as a bridal gift to
his granddaughter furnish the apart !
ments at their future home, at st. Paul, !
Mimi Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas C. Day,
parents of the groom gave an old sill
yer tea set of great value intrinsically.
and as an antiquity of interest. A great
case containing a magnificent set of
small silver was the gift of Joseph
Parker. These are only suggestions of
the costly and numerous articles be-
slowed upon this favored young bride
by host of relatives and friends. At |
ter trip of two weeks Mr. and Mrs. |
Day will return to New Haven to spend
a week or two and will then go on to
their home at st. Paul, where the for
mer is engaged in the real estate bust
ness. A few among the large number
of invited guests who attended the re-
ception We're: Captain j. Nj. Town
send. James Townsend, Jr, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas ThaCher, New York; /
Mr.. and Mrs Justis Brown, Washing
ton, d c.; Mr. and Mrs. Ezekied Trow- /
bridge, Mr.. and Mrs. Winston j. Trow-
bridge, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles TrOw-
bridge, Mr.. and Mrs E. Hayes Trow-
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