The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-29
HOOd-PIedge

A brilliant home wedding that OF Miss
Berte Pledge and DR.. Il. Doughlas Hood
took place Thursday evening. April 81
al the elegant home OF Mrs. b. ID. Pledge
on Greene street.
The large doubld drawing rooms were
thrown into one and decorated with
green and white, as it was a lily we'd
ding the effect of snowy wilderness was
beautifully carried out by having white
canvass stretched over the carpets of
the drawing rooms, hall and stairway.
Am abundance of cut and pot flowers
were used and the mantals and cabinets
were REALISTICALLY banked in maiden hair
fern, lilies and brides roses. Lilies, roses
and maiden hair fern were used profuseIy
throughout the beautiful rooms with a
relief lof Lare palms and ferns. Lovey
vines trailed over the winding stairs
and ropes of eyergreans festooned the
hall, beautiful shaded candelabras and
irridescent lights shed a mellow glow
over the lovely scene, converting it in
to "A veritable fairy land.
just before the bridal party entered
Miss Leolo Strain sang in sweet and
tender accents the song, Answer"
Then to the strains of bridal chorus
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Topp, jamie Troy. Kathleen Bonner,
Antoinette Clark and Louise Gentry,
four beautiful little maids arrayed like
the lilies preceded the bridal party
forming the ribbon isle. Rev. Dunbar
Ogden, OF Columbus, came first, then
the bridal party descended the stairs as
followers: Miss Elizabeth Wheeler of
Texas; Dr. Willard Gibbs; Miss Nell
Clark; DR.. Stewart Handy of Natchez;
Miss Elizabeth Armstrong; Mr.. Stewart
l.. Crebs, OF Cormi H.; Miss Katy
Miller of Iuka; Mr.. John l.. Finlay of
Greenville; Miss Hattie Lee Hood; Mr..
Eugene A. Skillern; of st Louis; Miss
Lady May Mcbride of Memphis; Mr..
Horace IulIin. Preceding tae bridal
couple came Master Harry Duncan dress
ed in white, bearing on a silver salvor
the ring. Grouping under the white
ribbon canopy, Il tableau OF rare bea lty
was posed. The ceremony vas one OF
unusual beauty and sOlemnity.
The bride looked lovely in a gown OF
white crepe de chine aud carried Gala
lilies and ferns. The brides maids carried
Easter lilies and were gowned in white.
Mrs. Pledge. mother of the BRIDE wore
"A handsome black silk trimmed in lace.
Mrs. Armstrong, sister Of the bride was
gowned in IL beautiful grey crepe de
chine.
About tw hundred guests We're pres.
ent to extend congratulations and many
congratu atory kilograms were received
from distant points.
The library festooned in red ribbon
and beautifully done in red geranium;
was an effective back ground for The
lovely cut glls5, silver, hand painted
china and numerous other gifts which
loaded three large tables and which
materially showed the esteem Of many
friends. The brides gift to her maids
were carved goldcrescent moor breaches
Misses Toy, Poole. McCanless, Nc
Lean and Messrs. knoeble. Jones, Wat
Onand Guthrie We're the receiving com
mittee. Punch was served by Miss Cliff
Blair and Mr.. Tyson Niece from a large
block OF ice with the Initials OF the bride
and groom made OF pink g~eraniums anC
frozen within. Elegant reireshment
were served in the dining through
ont the evening. The ices were in thu
form OF lilies and the cakes were EN-
bossed with the initials OF the bride anC
groom. The cutting OF the beide's cake
containing ring, thimble and buttor
was All important feature Of the brida
party.
Miss Pledge is a general favorite IL
society and has a host OF friends. DR.
Hood is "A prominent young dentist
graduated from the Dental College O
Baltimore. He was reared in :Tudel6
and has been practicing only a few
years, b It has a large and lucrative
practice which shows the high este-n
in which he is held in the community
DR.. ana Mrs. Hood will be at home tC
their friends on Jefferson street.
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