The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-23
Social ana
Personal

In many German provinces 1t is still
favorite, symbo1izing as it does unalter-
able devotion and constancy.
Orange blossoms are naturally the
choice Of Southern brides. No others
have half such tender associations or
seem half SO appropriate, indeed, to the
majority OF women, who can perfectly
understand the feelings that impelIed
the sub-waiter at Greenwich to lay
sprig of these flowers beside Bella Will
fer's plate on her wedding day, as Dick
ems tells the story in that Incompatible
book Of his. Our Mutual Friend"
Society here is much Interested in the
marriage of Miss Elizabeth Mann and
Mr.. Oscar H. Cranz, which takes place
to-day at 1880 "A. NJ. in Grace Episcopal
Church, at Gotham, the Rev. j. ]. Ora
watt, of Holy Trinity, and the Rev. Val
entine Jones being the ceIebrants.
Floral decorations at the church will
be In palms and white asters. The we'd
ding march will be played by Mrs. Mon
ey, and the bridal party will be preceded
by Miss Helen Cranz, bearing basket
of white carnations.
The bride will be attended by her sis
ter and maid of honor, Miss Ada Mann.
She Will come in with her father. meet
Ing the groom and DR.. E. J. Moseley,
Jr., Of Richmond, his best man, at the
chancel rail. The bridal gown will be
Nile crepe Oe CIi1He, Vell1nS white SaCln.
The bridal veil will be caught with
sprays of orange blossoms, and tho bril-
dial bouquet will be a shower of brides
roses.
The groomsmen will be Mr.. r, Latimer
Gordon, of the Planters National Bank,
this city, and Mr.. Larry Mann, Of Cob
ham. The bridesmaids, wearing white,
of rnaidenhair ferns. The maid Of honor
will be attired in a lovely costume of
bite and white, with a. Gainsborough hat
to correspond.
Among the wedding guests will be Mr..
and Mrs. William Mann, the parents Of
the bride: Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Cranz.
Sr., The groom's parents. and his sis
ters. Misses Elsie and Marie CRAM; Miss
Isabel Begg. Misses Eleanor and Rose
Page, Mrs. Brisco, Mrs. NIcNIurdo. Miss
McMurdo. Mr.. NIusgrave Brsco, Colonel
and Mrs. Alfred Rives. Miss Landon
Rives, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Potts. Princess
Troubetskoy, Mr.. and Mrs. Longfield
do, Mr.. and Mrs. McGlone Mr.. c. Nc
Clone, DR.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Page, Mr.. Bur
dett and Miss Graham.
After a two-weeks' Northern tour Mr..
and Mrs. CranZ will come to Richmond.
where the groom has a large circle of
friends His bride is very handsome and
most engaging in disposition and man
rers.
a wedding which has awakened much
| interest in Richmond is that of Miss Sal
lie Carroll. Of Lynchburg. to Mr.. Charles
Alexis Hunter Legs, Of New York. The
wedding is set for noon the Sth of Octo-
bar in the Court-Street Methodist Epis-
cop.l Church. of Lynchburg. A wedding
breakfast at the home of the bride, No.
S03 Court Street, LynchbruS. will follow.
Miss Carroll who is very beautiful
and popular, is the daughter Of Mrs.
John Wesley Carroll. Her many friends
regret that her marriage will take her
elsewhere than her native city.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Mary Beverly Radcliffe, the daughter of
Mrs. James w. Radcliffe. OF Ashland,
Va. to Mr.. Richard Leffingwel1 Chenery
The ceremony will be performed Tues
day evening, October 9th, at 7:30 o'clock
in the Baptist Church at Ashland. Miss
Radcliffe is an admired member of Ash
lands society, and Mr.. Chenery is a
prosperous business man of Richmond.
The marriage OF Mrs. Mary Griffin
Lynch. the daughter of the late Captain
John Craighead Griffin, and Mr.. William
Patterson Adkins originally of Amelia.
but more recently of Richmond. Va. is
scheduled to take place to-day at 2:3O
2. NJ. in Ascension Episcopal Church.
Washington, the rector being the Off
ciating clergyman.
Mrs. Lynch, her daughter Mrs. Will
liam Stone Hutton. and her sister Mrs.
W. w. TONNES. of Petersburg, left yes
terday forenoon for Washington. They
will be Joined there to-day by Mr., Will
liam Adkins, accompanied by his
brother, Mr.. Thomas Adkins, and Mrs.
Lynch's two sons-Mr. David H. and
Mr.. Hugh s. s. Lynch.
The wedding party will go from the
home of Mrs. Lynch's sister, Mrs
Stanard de G. Woodson. to the church.
and the ceremony will be witnessed by
a few intimate friends. no cards having
been issued on account of the compare
lively recent death of Mrs. Lynch's
ather. The bride and groom will leave
Immediately after their marriage for a
southern trip OF some weeks. and will
return to their home. No. 212 South
Third Street, some time in December.
The Confederate Memorial Literary So
ciety will meet Wednesday. September
oath, at noon in the Confederate Museum.
The Daughters of the Confederacy Will
meet in Lee Camp Hall Wednesday af
ternoon at $3.50.
Miss Lucy Parl1e Crump, of Baltimore.
was the guest of honor at a dinner
given last Friday by her cousin, Mrs.
Mary Starse Alvey, of NO. 51s West
Grace Street. The occasion was ex-
ceedingly pleasant. the dinner taking!
the form of family reunion. a coin
cidence made all the guests. formerly cf
New Kent county, though none now.
have their homes in that section
Mr.. and Mrs. Frey Gray have left
Clifton Springs for a visit TO Mr. Gray's
sister, in Philadelphia. They will re-
turn to Richmond the last of this week.
Mrs Richardson. of williamsburg. has
been the guest of Mrs. Mary S. Alvey for
few days. Mrs. Away is en- route