The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-30
PINK AND BLUE WEDDING.
MT. L. K Bryan and Miss Maize
O'Connor Married Last Evening-It
Was Beautiful Home wedding-The
Chorus was Sung by a Special Choir.


Mr.. Egbert Kedar Bryan and Miss
Mary Isabelle O'Connor, daughter of
Major and Mrs. D. O'Connor. all OF
Wilmington, were united in the holy
bonds Of matrimony last evening at 5
at the home Of the brides pa
rents, 40 Princess street.
The wedding was a very charming
affair and was witnessed by quite a
gathering of the relatives and friends
of the couple. The decorations were by
Will Render, the florist, n they
were magnificent. The hall was a bow
er of green. Royal palms were grouped
in the rear and the walls and ceiling
were profusely decorated with wild
smilax. The stair railing was hidden
with wild smilax entwined about 1t
interocked with the bannisters. Just
inside the passage was the piano and
on top Of the instrument and about 1t
were ta~stefully arranged potted plants.
The double parlorS were beautifully
decorated. Smilax swung in e5toons
from the ceiling and crept all over the
walls, forming a porter at the foidlng
doors. The mantel pieces were d
with small palms and ferns. n tall
ELllu 1d1CAO GILL ia an
ners. In the south end of the parlors
was a beautiful tropical canopy with
palms and ferns as a back ground and
smilax drapery. Suspended from the top
of the canopy was a bell of pink and
white chrySamtehmums.
The choruSes for the wedding were
sung by a special choir composed OF
the following: Mrs. Joseph H. Wat
tiers, Mrs. w. L. Latta, sopranos; Mr..
Z. CT. Woody, Mrs. w. G. ~rkhold
c~ontraltos; Messrs. c. H. Cooper and
r. G.. Banks. tenors; Messrs. A. S.
Holden and H. K. Holden, baritones.
The choir was gathered around h pia-
no in h hall, and Prof AZ H. Yopp
was the accompaniSt.
Promptly at five n to . p. m.
the choir inspiringly rendered the bril-
dal chorus from The Rose Maiden"
and as the clock was striking 5 the bril-
dial chorus from Lohengrin WAS sung.
1t was hen that the bridal party
came down stairs and entered the par
lorS.
The procession to the canopy was led
by Miss Alice Reilly, one of h brides
maids, the brides cousin, becomingly
attired in white organdie trimmed with
pink ribbons. She carried an exquisite
bouquet of pink carnations and maiden
hair ferns.
Two ushers followed, Messrs. Henry
y CA4NS 1AAA SLAlA%o 80 VAN WI
pink carnations in their ~buttonholes.
Two bridesmaids came next, Misses
NeSSie Cotchett and Ida Brown, bau-
tifully coStumed in blue organdie,
trimmed with baby ribbon. They car
ried lovely bouquets of pink carnations
and maidenhair ferns.
Two ushers, Mr.. F. HI Imam and
DR.. j. d. Spicer, of Goldsboro, followed
their boutonnieres being pink chrys-
anthemums.
After them came two bridesmaids,
Miss Tallulah DeRosset, and Miss An
mabel Brazelton, of Morristown, Tenn.
They wore handsome dresses of pink
organdy, trimmed with baby ribbon
and carried beautiful bouquets Of blue
carnations and maidenhair ferns.
Walking alone. was Mr.. T. M. Tur-
r%entine, one of the ushers, and in his
buttonhole he wore a Fink carnation.
Following him came the maid of
honor, Miss Burriedell Cover, of Wash
ington, D. c., who wore a handsome
dress of applique over blue taffeta. She
carried a magnificent bouquet of La
France roses.
Here came the BRIDE leaning on the
arm of her father. She was attired in
a very charming dress of white crepe
de chine, deliberately trimmed with
duchesseJ lace. She wore a tulle veil
caught with a diamond pin, the gift of
the groom. She pore a magnificent
shower bouquet of bride roses, lilies of
the valley and maiden hair ferns.
The groom leaning on the arm of his
best man and brother, Mr.. w. P. Bry-
an, came in at the south end of the
parlor, and joined the bride in front of
the canopy underneath which stood
the officiating clergymen, the Rev.
Father Dennen, pastor of st. Thomas
pro-cathedral, Of this city, and the
Rev. Father George, Of New Bern.
Major O'Connor gave his daughter
away, and the marriage service was
performed in an exceedingly impress
sive manner by Father Dennen, in &C
cordance with the holy rites of the
Catholic church.
When the marriage had been pro-
nounced the wedding party retired
from the parlor to return shortly after
wards.
From $50 p. m. till Z p. m. a recep-
ton was held and great numbers of
friends called and extended their felici-
tatiOnS. Refreshments were serve in
the dining room, which was decorated
in keeping with the other apartments.
The ices were pink and blue in keeping
with the co1orS of the wedding. Pro-
fessor Miller'S orchestra discoursed ex-
cellent music during the reception.
The rid presents were very num-
erouS and were elegant and costly. The
couple received a number of kilograms
of congratulations from friends abroad.
Anew minutes Ito Z o'clock the bridal
party and friends accompanied Mr..
Bryan n his bride to Front street
station where they took the saloon car
on the Atlantic Coast Line for a tour
to New York. Boston and other north
ern cities. They We're. sem on their
journey with a great shower of rice.
Mr.. Bryan is one of Wilmington's
most prominet lawyers and is a young
gentleman whose future holds out flat
tering promise. He has taken for his
wife one of W~ilmington'S most charm
ing and accomplished young ladies, and
they have an suspicious life before
them. They will return here on the
Sth Of December and will be demiciled
at h Orton.~
Besides Misses Cover and Brazelton.
those here from out Of town to attend
the wedding were Mr.. Eryan's mother,
Mrs. r. n. Bryan, of Spencer, N. c.,
and Dr. ]. D. Spicer, of Goldsboro.
Mr.. John O'Connor. of Joliet, ILL.,,
nephew of Major O'Connor, came on
to attend the wedding. but he was de-
tanned en- route by floods that delayed
rains in West Virginia He arrived
lost NIGHT M fha Ala -t;1 Co--& t.