The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-26


the week 10 interest and rivalling
all like occasions of the season
in beauty of decoration as well as
ia the charm and grace Of the
bride and her attendants. was
the wedding Of Miss Addie Da
Wis and Mr.. Rupert Richards
celebrated at the First Presby-
terian church on the morning of
"Wednesday the eighteenth. at
ten o'clock. The church was
most effectively decorated in o
color motif of white and green,
with palms of luxuriant growth
arranged in pyramidal design in
front of choir rail. at either end
of which were Easter lilies. fit
ting heralds of the spring. Amid
this rich background of varying
and harmonious tints of green,
shown myriads of candles in sill
yer and crystal candelabra, half
hidden as they scintillated star
like upon so pretty a picture.
At the appointed hour the we'd
ding march from Lohengrin,
played with artistic touch by Mr..
Teasdale, announced the bridal
party. First came the ushers,
Mr.. John r. Maxwell. Mr.. B. A.
Weaver, Mr.. Hampton Young
and Mr. r. E. Leigh, who adj
vanced singly down opposite
aisles, and were followed by the
.matron of honor, Mrs. John r.
Tackett, of Meridian, entering
on the right, and the maid of
honor, Miss Nettie Walker on
the left. Both wore exquisite
gowns particularly becoming in
style to their contrasting types.
Mrs. Tackett's soft crepe de
chine, a pastel shade of green,
had trimmings of chiffon falling
in graceful lines on skirt and
bodice, the costume completed
by white Gainsborough hat and
bouquet of marechal neil roses.
Miss Walker was in white eta
mine over white silk with large
black picture hat, her flowers
bridesmaid roses. She immedi-
ately preceded the bride whose
coming added anew to the at
tractive group of which she was
the central figure. lovely in a
tailOrgown of castor broadcloth,
simply but elegantly fashioned,
with toque to match. She enter
ed with her brother, Dr. John E.
Davis, and was IN ct at the altar
by the groom and his best man,
Mr.. Charles Richards. The cere-
mony performed by the Rev.
Dunbar Hunt Ogden was especi-
ally impressive. and at its close
Mendelssohn S march made an
imposing occasional. Shortly
thereafter, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ards left for visit to Florida and
will be absent until the first of
April. The very general popu-
larity of Miss Davis and Mr..
Richards, in whom are found the
qualities that endear and gained
for them the warmest of friends,
together with the fact that they
are the young representatives of
families CONSPICUOUS in the his
tory of the State and the South
land caused their marriage to be
of prime Importance socially, and
to gather within our gates a num-
Der of visitors, among whom
were: Mrs. Richards, Miss May
Richards of Penn Mrs. Copen-
ing Of Morgantown, N. g., Mrs
Kennedy, of Macon, Mr.. and
Mrs Ernest Bell, Mr.. Hobart
Shaw and Mr.. Frank Young.
Now that Mid-Lent has been
reached, one may look back up
on half of the period of quiet and
find that though gaiety has had
little place in the days, yet their
passagehas been marked by many
pleasant gathering to which the
week just gone by contributed
its share On Monday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew A. Kin
cannon gave delightful tea in
honor of Mrs. John r. Tackett;
Tuesday, Mrs. Jesse Page Wood
ward entertained at a small but
unusually charming dinner party