The age-herald., 1901-04-10
An Easter Tide Wedding.

Among the notably brilliant weddings
 of the Easter tide was that of Miss Sara
 Howard Benton Woolley of Kentucky to
 pr. George Mansfield Lathem of Birming-
 ham. which took place last evening at
 S:3O o'clock at Norfolk" the ancestral home of the bride at Milton. Ky, the ceremony being performed by Father Guthneck of Madison, Ind.
 It occurred in the drawing room before l prie-dien lighted by candles and decor ated with white and green.
 Miss Woolley approached the altar with Dr. Lathem. Her gown was of old ivory satin, the skirt being finished with three | wide ruff1es of uncut velvet which were l worn by the brides grandmother on her wed ling night. The bodice was of Ivory tinted satin draped with a bertha of un- cut velvet edged with chiffon plaitings, the collar yoke and sleeves being of real lace The veil of point lace was also worn by Miss Wooleys grandmother The bridal bouquet was shower of white carnations.
 Immediately after the ceremony an elab- crate buffet supper was served in the dining room The floral decorations were unusually handsome, the mantels and buffets being massed in white carnations. The table at which the bridal party was seated had center piece of white car nations and ferns, the candlesticks in which burned white tapers under white satin shades, being of old Seyre which were brought from Marie Antoinette's boudoir in the Tuilleris.
 There was a brilliant party of wedding guests from Louisville, Madison, Carroll ton and other cities.
 Mrs Leila J. Woolley, the brides mother wore a black brussells net over 1 black satin. Mrs. Horace Barrett, the brides sister, was gowned in black brus- sells net over silk with touches of clung lace. Miss Woolley wore black and l lilac toilette.
 | drawing room.
 The wedding was of distinctive inn portance in the social world of the South uniting the charming representatives of historic families, Norfolk" the beauti- full old home of the bri ie, is one of the celebrated private estates in the South It was originally owned by Major John Howard, an aid-de-camp of General " . famous Virginia beauty, daughter Of MT. John Preston, and some years after purchased Norfolk" where he resided the last quarter of the eighteenth century It was then that Norfolk with many thousands of acres around Lexington, came into possession of the Woolleys, the estate now having been in the family over one hundred years. The present house is built around the original log cabin, which can now be noticeable only for its low ceilings and thick walls. Norfolk is very large and commodious, and from either side of the great reception hall opens, the drawing rooms with their high, frescoed ceilings. The lower floors are lighted by large old fashioned chandeliers holding innumberable, candles, and these were lighted in honor of the Easter we'd ding.
 In the dining room, which opens at the rear of the reception hall, Is the original log cabin, and the buffets and other fur niture are more than century old.
 Miss Woolley is the granddaughter of Thomas Hart Benton, who was United States Senator from Missouri for a num- Der of years. On her paternal side she Is descended from the English nobility, her great-great-grandfathe being the second son of the Duke of Norfolk. The English estate passed into the hands of the eldest son, and the second son. John Howard, was presented by the King with large grants of land in Westmoreland | County, Virginia, the estate adjoining that of General Washington to whom John Howard became aid-de-camp at the beginning of the American revolution. But while Miss Woolley's family is SO conspicuous in American history, she Is herself one of the most charming, and brilliant young women i'll the south. She Is great favorite in society here, where she has spent great deal of her time the guest of Captain and Mrs. Frank P. O'Brien. The past winter was spent in Birmingham, and the wedding was at first planned to take place at the new residence of Captain and Mrs. O. Brien, but it could not be completed in time for an Easter wedding.
 Dr. Lathem is one of the best known young professional men of Birmingham. He is closely allied with distinguished southern families, being descended from the Lathems, Talleys and Haygoods of Virginia and South Carolina.
 His eat-grandfather, who moved to Jefferson County from Charleston, s. C., was one of its earliest and wealthiest farmers, the old mansion used as his pri- vate residence being magnificent coun- try seat for many years.
 Dr. Lathem will bring his charming bride to an attractive home, which he has just had completed on South High lands. and they will take immediate pos session upon their arrival in Birming- ham.