The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-10-08
Matrimonial.
SDMS-ALEXANDER

SDIMS-ALEXANDER
The marriage of Miss Lucy Fullerton
Alexander and Mr.. William Erskine
Simms was celebrated Saturday at high
noon at WOODBURY. House, in Woodford
county, the home Of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Alexander John Alexander.
Rev. G.. H. Rout of the Versailles
Presbyterian Church, oficiated, and
Mr.. Graham, of Frankfort. the brides
old teacher, played the music for the
marriage service.
1t was beautiful wedding and
notable event in the social history of the
State as the bride and groom are both
from its most prominent and wealthy
families.
The scene Of the II arriage was the
picturesque music room, which was dec
GRATED with green and white with palms,
ferns, bride roses and carnations The
bridesmaids were Misses Mamie and
Susanna Waller, of Chicago, Katherine
Lindsay, of Frankfort, and Lucy Simms,
of Paris, the groom's sister A cousin
of the house, Mrs. Jesse Watkins, of
Chicago, was dame of honor.
The bride entered with her father and
the groom was accompanied by the best
man. his brother, Mr. Edward Simms.
of Paris. The brides gown was one of
extreme richness and very becoming to
the dainty beauty of the wearer. It was
entirely of white point lace appliqued
on chiffon aud over heavy white satin
1t was garnitured with lilies of the
valley and the veil of tulle was caught
in the hair with diamonds and peatls.
She carried a bouquet of lilies of the
valley and sweet violets
The groomsmen were MOssrs James
Stillwell, of Chicago, Ford Brent, of
Paris, Frank T. Justice, of Lexington,
and Alex. Alexander, brother of the
bride,
After the wedding the happy couple
left for their wedding journey and on
their return will make their home in
Lexington, having leased one of the
new residences on Second street next to
the Woman's Club
The Leader says: 1.-THE groom is a
prominent business man and graduate
of Yale College, and will be welcomed
with pleasure in business circles and
with his charming wife by everybody in
Lexington. He is the son of Mrs. w
E. Simms, of Paris, and his father was
the late Captain Simms. distinguished
lawyer of Bourbon county, and mem
Der of the Confederate Congress-"
A large number of guests ATTENDED
the wedding from Paris, Lexington
Louisville and the nearby towns.
The engagement of Mr.. William Har
gis Walker, of Lockhart, Texas, ant
Miss Nancy Elizabth Brashear, of Har-
din county, is announced The wedding
will occur on the twentieth of Novem-
Der. Miss Brashear is one of the mos
beautiful young girls of Hardin county
and is descendant on both sides of the
family of two of the oldest and mos
prominent families of the State. Hon
J. D Guthrie, legislator for many years
was the grandfather of Miss Brashear.
Ex-Governor Robert Wickliffe, Of
Louisiana; Ex-Governor Charlss A
Wickliffe, of Kentucky, and ex-Gover-
nor John Porter, of Tennessee, were al
uncles Of Miss Brashear's parents. MIR
, Walker was formerly a resident Of
Louisville, and is nephew of Judge
= Hargis, of that place, but is now {
prominent railroad official of Lockhart
Texas. The wedding will be at the
home of the brides brother, J. A. Bra
| shear, at West Point, and will be very
quiet on account of the brides family
being in mourning. Miss Brashear hal
spent much of her time in Bourbon
since the death of her father, with hel
sisters, Mrs Robert S. Thompson anC
Mrs. J. Curtis Larry. and has many