The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-15
WEDDING BELLS.
Smith-Smith.

Smltn-Smith.
The Cincinnati Enquirer of the 18th
saws:
- he spacious home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rufus X. Burckhardt, on East Fourth
| street, was the scene of IA brilliant we'd
ding last night. Their fayorite niece,
Miss Emma Davis Smith, was united in
marriage to Mr.. Milo Ill. Smith of Mil
waukee. The groom is a prosperous
business man of Milwaukee. 1t was a
pink wedding, the rooms being festooned
with garlands Of roses and smilax, and
the grand staircase was banked in
daisies and ferns. An altar had been
erected in the north drawing room, and
banked in ferns, syringa and South
ern smilax.
line bride was given in marriage by
her father, Captain Robert DAVIS
Smith, widely known throughout the
South as President of the Columbia
Atheneum, the school in which Rev.
William Norman Guthrie was for years
a member of the faculty. Rev. William
Norman Guthrie performed the impress
siye marriage ceremony. Mis- Helen
Smith was the charming maid of honor,
and Mr.. Bamford, of M .lwaukee, served
as best man.
1.-The wedding march and soft music
during the ceremony were played on the
harp by Mrs. Lewis M. Hosea, an aunt
of the bride, while a string orchestra
furnished the music for the reception
which followed.
The bride, beautiful, golden haired
girl, was daintily gowned in white tulle
over. satin, and made with court train.
Her maid of honor, Miss Helen Smith,
sister of the groom, was attired in pink
mousseline de sole.
1.-The hostess, Mrs. Rufus Burckhardt,
wore an elegant toilet of lavender crepe,
trimmed with exquisite lace.
Mrs. John r. Stratton, of Louisville,
| was in white sike and point lace. Mi S
Fanny Louise Smith, of Tennessee,
wore white tissue embroidered with
rosebuds. Miss Elizabeth Burkhardt,
white organdie and violets. Miss Lida
Hosea, white mousseline de sole,
with knots of primrose satin. The
decorations of the brides table were
couleur de rose, symbolic of the wish in
all hearts for the future of the happy
pair. Hand paintt satin hearts served
as name cards A tweIve-course banquet
was served.
"At the brides table were the bride and
groom and Captain Robert Davis Smith,
Miss Helen Smith, Mr.. Bamford, Miss
Ida Hosea, Mr.. Franklin Gillette
Smith, of Columbia, Tenn, Miss Burck-
hardt and Miss Elizabeth Burckhardt,
Miss Fannie Louise Smith, Mr.. Horat O
Burckhardt, Mr.. Bair, of Milwaukee,
and Mr.. Carpenter, of Cincinnati. The
reception was an unusually handsome
affair from 10 to II.
Among the guests were: Mrs. Frede-
rick Burckhardt, Captain Robert Davis
Smith, N ajor and Mrs. L. M. Hosea,
Hon. and Mrs. Robert Hosea, the Misses
Burckhardt, Messrs. Horatio and Carl
Burckhardt, Miss Emma Davis Smith,
Mr.. Milo II. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Smith, Miss Helen Smith, Mr.. and Mrs
John Stratton, Mr.. Franklin Gillette
smith, Mis-, Czapski, of Louisville;
Miss Fannie Louise Smith from Ten
nessee; DR.. William A. Smith, and
others.
wedding presents were received from
friends and relatives in II different
states, and included several silver servi-
ces and great quantities of cut glass
and rare brio a brac and paintings.
THE bride and groom go for at our, af
ter which they will reside in Milwaukee,
where a handsome home awaits them. 81