Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-29

A RUTLAND SOCIETY EVENT
ERNEST j. WATERMAN WEEDS
MISS SUSAN II. MATHER.
Marriage Took Place Wednesday Ev-
enins in Presence Of Large Gather
ing Including Guests from BrattIe-
horo--Will Spend Summer Here.

ing Including Guests from Brattle-
| horo-WilI Spend Summer Here.
In the presence OF large gathering
of relatives and friends from Rutland
and other cities, the marriage OF Miss
Susan Harris Mather to Ernest James
Waterman Of this town took place al
| the home Of the brides uncle C. T..
| Harris In Rutland Wednesday even
ing. The rooms in which the cere-
mony and reception took place were
temporarily transformed into arbors of
flowers and potted plants. The color
scheme was green and white, serving
as a back ground for a tasteful ar
rangement of pink. At either side OF
the two large doorways, opening from
the hall. were white pillars, surmount-
ed by palms or ferns and wound with
strands of green. The walls were fes-
tooned with laurel, while asparagus
ferns and pink and white carnations
added to the pleasing effect. In the
north pnrlor where the wedding was
performed We're two white pillars
standing before ground Of laurel and
supporting an arch of green. The /
music for the occasion was furnished 4
{ by Brehmer's orchestra, stationed in |
an upstairs room.
The house was filled with guests |
when at o'clock the orchestra be-
gan to play the wedding march from
Wagner's "Lohengrin." An aisle was
formed from the south parlor to the
arch in the other room by the follow
ing bridesmaids, who held ropes of +
nurel Miss Helen Mackay- Smith OF
Philadelphia, Miss Alice Waterman of
Brattleboro. sister OF the groom:
Miss Grace Newell, Miss Dorothy
Bowles and Miss Hart Lester Harris
Of Springfield. Mass, Miss Harriet
Lester Sweeney Of Newton Center.
Mass, Miss Anna Wheeler and Miss
Edith Dunton Of Rutland. The bride ,
passed along this aisle 10 the arch,
where the groom awaited her She !
was attraetively gowned in white chif- !
fnn cloth, trimmed with point APP j
plique lace. and wore tulle veil She /,
carried shower bouquet Of lilies of =
the valley r
The maid Of honor Miss Cornelia j
B. Schwartz of Lakewood. n. j., wore .
a gown of pale green chiffon and car
ried Lillian Pond carnations The 4
other bridesmaids were Mrs. Charles q
A. Boyden of Brattleboro. a twin sis !.
Ter OF the groom, and Miss Caroline
Clement of Rutland who wore white !,
crystalline over silk, with green trim
nings and carried white carnations.
rhe brides favors to the maid of hon
r and maids Of the bridal party were
lainty stick pins with pearls. Her NJ
avors to the other bridesmaids were al
.old cuff pins set with turquoises. IN
'he best man was Clarence C. Wells So
4 Middlebury, college chum of the
room. The ushers We're Homer L.
,keels of Ludlow. William Russell OF
White River Junction, Charles A. i, =
soyden of Bratteboro and James P. n,
lawyer of Rutland. AL wore pearl %,
carf pins, favors from the groom. !,
The ceremony was performed be-
cath the arch of green by Rev. Or.
gorge w. Phillips, pastor of the Con- ~
regational church OF Rutland.
The Episcopal double" ring service ae
as used, the rings being those with J"
hich the brides parents had been ms
arried The bride was given away Vel
I her uncle, C. p. Harris. During VIC
le ceremony, Schumanns "Trau-
erei" was played softly by the or ket
lestra, the musicians bursting into iec
e Joyous strains of Mendelssohn's Ro
edding march at its completion. We
The wedding was followed by re- roo
ption from $50 to 1890 o'clock. dur Sat
g which Mr.. and Mrs, Waterman re- lie
ived the congratulations and best
shes of hundreds of friends. The
ests We're presented with a souvenir -
t of wedding cake in a box tied
tn white ribbon and bearing the ,liu
lther- Waterman monogram. c,4e
mong the out of town guests We're
's f. l.. Waterman. DR., and Mrs. ,lie
L. Waterman. Miss Alice Water re.
in. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Boyden Of W, WI
attleboro Capt. and Mrs. Water ,e''
m left Wednesday evening for NY
eff wedding trip. They expect to We
in Washington, D. c., until June /, ieSe
/ to remain in Brattleboro during MAJ
summer, living at the Brooks
use.
Hiss Mather is the daughter of the III
: Mr.. and Mrs. George Mather of Nerl
" York city. She has spent most he
her life at the homes of her grand Mon
ther, Mrs. Joel B. Harris, and dres
lie. Charles P. Harris, in Rutland. loug
Waterman is the son of Judge vile
Mrs. f. l. Waterman of this town. ten
is a graduate of Middlebury col ing
:, a member of the Vermont bar conn
'panish- American war veteran and expe
until recently captain of Com man,
Y l. V. n. G. He is at present man!
k of the Senate military com prese
tee at Washington. d. C.