The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-26


every viewpoint, brilliant as a
social occasion, and the inter
esting focus of many antici-
pations since its announce
ment some weeks ago, was thatof
Miss Ida Josephine Billups and
Mr.. Robert Alexander Carson
celebrated at the First Methodist
church on Wednesday morning.
All the decorative details which
Manifested a lovely design along
original lines, were IN white and
green, the church, handsome and
stately always, presenting with
it's wealth of flowers a picture of
rare artistic charm. ~, Chrysan-
themums we're the favored bios
SONS. and in the fullness of their
splendor abOunded amid trop-
ical.luxuriance of palms, ferns
and Southern smilax. A pyra-
midal effect was observed in the
decorations, first conspicuous IN
the arrangement of palms which
received their GROWING touch IN
a giant palm placed midway the
choir rail, covered as was the
chancel rail by the delicate
tracery of smilax, this vine en-
twining also the columns uphold
ing the gallery on either side.
At the gateways, leading into the
chancel where the bridal party
stood. great clusters of white
chrysanthemums with bows of
white satin ribbon were gath
cred, the marble font just be-
yOnd holding tall slender stem
med cut glass vase in which
were the same m gni tic en- t
blooms. Perhaps amid so much
that caught the fancy, the eye
fingered especially upon the dec
orations of the pulpit and the
surrounding elevation whic b
were unusually attractive, the
former half hidden by a shower
boquet of chrysanthemums vary
ing in size from the huge balls of
modern culture to the tiny daises
that ended the cascade, the
flowers caught together by mar
row streamers of white satin
ribbon; the latter being the base
of innumerable Waxen candles in
crystal and silver candelabra
seeming to gain the very centre
of light within a sea of green.
The pews reserved were desig-
mated by rosettes of white tarle-
ton in which were sprays of
chrysanthemums tied with white
satin ribbon. The entire effect
suggested a rich garden wherein
autumn and summer met, scat
tering the best Of their offerings.
Shortly before the appointed
hour, Miss Brown sang with
characteristic finish and perfect
style an appropriate serenade,
and scarcely had the notes died
away when they yielded to the
majestic Memberships march
skillfully played by Mr.. Howard
M. TeaSdale and heralding the
wedding party. First entered
the ushers, Mr.. B. A. Weaver,
Mr.. Willis B. Harris, Mr.. Max
well, Mr.. Malcolm Franklin, Mr..
Love and Mr.. jamie Billups.
Following them the matrOn of
honor, Mrs. B. H. Mcfarland, of
Aberdeen, in a most becoming
gown of white crepe de chine
with which was worn large
white picture hat, the costume
completed by loose boquet of
snowy chrysanthemums. S h e !
Immediately preceded the bride |
with her father. Gen. Saunders
Billups; the groom and his best
man, Col. Il. NJ. Waddell, advanc |
ing at the same time from the
rear stairway. In front of them |
came the prettiest of ring bear |
ers. in the person of little Miss
Louise Morgan, whose dainty
white organdy with garniture of
and lace, added to the
fairy-like appearance of the little
wearer. Miss Billups made a