St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-29
The Cushman-Wicker Wedding.

An unusually pretty home wedding
took place in Cambridge on Wednesday
evening, January 22d, when Miss Ger
trude Wicker of Cambridge was married
to James Moore Cushman of St. Tohus-
bury. The house was elaborately and
beautifully decorated with ropes of ever
green and laurel, relieved here and there
by large punches of pinks. In the parlor
these ropes met in an inverted canopy
under which the bridal party stood. At
eight o'clock, to the strains of Lohengrin,
played by Miss Florence Bushee, the
bridegroom, accompanied by his best
man, Burton Jones, entered the parlor.
Through an aisle edged with white rib
bons held by sisters OF the bride and the
ushers came the rest, OF the bridal party.
The bride, with her mother, was pre-
ceded by the maid-ofhonor, her sister,
Miss Alice Wicker.
The double ring ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. DR.. R. A. Beard of Cam
bridge assisted by Rev. DR.. Charles
Pickells of st. Johnsbury. The service,
one especially adapted from the Episco-
pal prayer book, by DR.. Beard, was read
from a white and gold book which was
the pastors present to the bride and
| later contained the names of all the
! guests present. very pleasant feature
was the arrival, Immediately after the
ceremony, of four congratulatory tele-
grams directed to Mr.. and Mrs. Cush-
man and signed by St. Johnsbury friends.
The bride wore a most attractive dress
of white silk batiste trimmed with
orange blossoms, white satin ribbon and
panne velvet over white taffeta. She
wore long veil fastened at the top by
diamond sunk in a wreath of orange
blossoms and carried a bouquet of brides
roses. The maid of honor wore white
and carried large bunch Of blush pinks.
From the daintily trimmed dining
room, two sisters ofthe bride, Misses Daisy
and Georgia Wicker, and the ushers,
George w. Sweet and William S. Farrow,
served ices, cakes and chocolate, while
punch was served in the parlors by Mrs.
Norton.
The presents were many and beautiful,
iAcluding bank book with a deposit of
500, many gold pieces, chest OF silver,
exquisite pieces Of cut glass and china, a
clock, table linen, books and pillows.
One sofa pillow of interest was made by
an aunt of the bride since she was IS
years old and was lined with piece of
her own wedding gown. About 60
guests were present, nearly all being rela-
tives of the bride and groom. Those not
residing in Cambridge were Cassius
Wicker, Miss Wicker, New York city Mr..
and Mrs. George F. Cushman, St. Johns
bury; Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Cushman,
Boston; Miss Alice Wicker, Westhoro !;
Miss Ellen M. Cushman, Springfield /;
Burton Jones, Newport; Rev. DR.. Pick
ellis, ST. Johusbury; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
E. Rankin, Brookue; Mr.. and Mrs. A.
w. Parker, Miss Parker, Mrs A, c. Rus
sell, Miss Russell, Lester Russell, Miss
Mabel Russell, Lowell; Charles E. Earle,
Taunton; Miss Elva Norton, Miss Ruth
Farnsworth Miss Florence Bushee,
Taunton; Miss Mabel Carpenter, Norton.
The bride will be gladly welcomed back
to st. Johnsbury, where she made many
friends during her former residence, and
the groom is one of our most popular
young men, to both of whom most
hearty congratulations are extended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cushman left Thursday
for New York city, and after they return
to st. Johnsbury. they will be at home
to all their friends.