The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-27
BRILLIANT SOCIAL FUNCTION.
Reception Given by FIR. and Hrs. o. W..
BlacknaH at KittreH.

Reception Given by fir. and frs. o. W.
BlacknaII at Kittreli.
Mention was made in these columns
last week of the marriage of Mr..
Charles H. Blacknall, of kittreli, and
Miss Bessie Ballard, of Greensboro,
on August 3rd.
After spending a couple OF weeks at
Asheville their home coming was cele
brated by brilliant reception given
in their honor by Mr.. and Mrs. 0. w.
Blacknall on Wednesday evening OF
last week. In response to beautifully
engraved cards which had been sent
to friends a goodly company gather
ed at Blakenhall despite the rain and
the evening was most delightfully."-
spent by ALL
The magnificent family residence
and the spacious lawn and rose gar
dens were brilliantly illuminated,
while the porches and conservatory
were made beautiful with japanese
lanterns and chandeliers of various
colors. The whole lower floor of the
splendidly appointed and convenient
ly constructed residence which, by
the way. is named for the manor in
England from which seven hundred
years ago the family derived it's
name-was thrown into one, and the
parlor, library, sitting room, dining
room and breakfast room were deco
rated with flowers and evergreens.
The receiving party consisted of
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. W. Blacknall. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles II. Blacknall, Mrs.
c. S. Allen, of Raleigh; Miss Gordon,
of Morganton; Mrs. Philemon Haw-
kins, of Oxford. Light punch was
served in the conservatory by Mrs.
Henry S. Blacknall, of Atlanta.
The bride was robed in white silk en-
train and wore a handsome antique
cameo pin, an heirloom in her family
for many generations. She wore
also as belt ornaments, two gold and
brilliant buckles, which were heir
looms when one hundred and seven
ty-eight years ago the Blacknalls
brought them from England.
The groom is a grandson of Colonel
Charles c. Blacknall and bears his
name. He is a young man OF fine
business ability, and is a member
and officer of the Continental Plant
Company. the largest concern OF the
kind in the world.
The bride is native of Franklin
county, and is a most attractive and
accomplished young lady, as lovely
in character as she is beautiful in
person. She is the daughter of Capt
W. H. Ballard, another gallant and
devoted Confederate soldier 1t was
to Capt. Ballard that the pin found
on the battlefield of Seven Pines
forty years before was last year re-
turned by q Federal soldier-or rather
to Mrs. Ballard, the Captain being
then dead.
Itwas brilliant and gay company
of that thronged Blakenhall. There
were guests from Virginia, Raleigh,
Morganton, Louisburg, Franklinton,
Oxford, Henderson, Kittrell, and the
surrounding country.
A most sumptuOus repast was
served. The two dining rooms thrown
into one presented a picture of sur
passing beauty. The tables were
adorned with rare roses in great pro-
fusion.
There were burned on the wedding
table for a while two sperm candles
with a history. Forty years ago
these candles were brought home
from johnson Island prison by Col.
Charles C. Blacknall, a parolled pris-
oner and are never lighted except on
some special family occasion. They
ars believed to have been part of a
number collected and secreted to
light work in a tunnel contemplated
to be run under the Federal stockade
so as to enable the prisoners to
escape over the ice to the mainland
and Dixie finally, it was fondly
hoped.
The bridal cake was a thing Of
beauty-a creation of the confection-
ers' art. On it was reproduced the
name of the bride and the groom and
also the Blacknall cOat-of-arms. The
cutting of the cake occasioned much
interest and merriment. Miss Kate
Ballard, of Franklinton, cousin of
the bride) won the opal ring, and
IhISS AcDCCCCl w dUklls, VI 1lcIuclSoI,
the thimble
Mr.. and Mrs. Blacknall entertained
most charminglv and at the hour of
midnight the large number of guests
departed, declaring it the most
enjoyable event of the season.
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