The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-16
A BRILLIANT WEDDING.
BEAUTIFUL SCENE 1T CENTER
 CHURCH YESTERDAY.

At the Marriage Ceremony of Carl
 Brandes Ely of Bryn nIawr, Pa, and
 Miss Elizabeth Trowbridge Hotehkiss
 of This CIty-A Fine Reception.
 One Of the most brilliant weddings ever seen in New Haven was that of yesterday afternoon when Mr. Carl Brandes Ely of Bryn Mawr. Pa, and Miss Elizabeth Trowbridge HotchAlss, daughter of Mir. Henry L. Hotchkiss uf HillhOuse avenue, and granddaughter ot tine laTe Mr. Henry TroWbridge, were united in marriage. Rev. Newman Smyth, D. D., officiating.
 The church, which seats about 1.20O, was filled to overflowing with invited guests, and a brilliantly. heauifGl dig play of fine gowns was seen. The floral deeorat fhe of the church were very tasteful and extremely beautifuL Palms. laurel, smilax and chryahthe- nlIms were chiefly employed.
 Scvera rows of .he 4ront pc gi had been taken out and i platform, carpet ed with a dark red velvet. hui.t out from the pulpit The platform was conf pletely hidden by ! hlgh banking of the palms aa1 laurel, With quantities of white chrysanthemunl forming wids row near the floor. Set away ID high, with large tree pam for hack ground, was huge bunch of immense yellow chrysanthemums the one note of color aside from the green and white used Many thousands of white Schrys- anthemums were used. On each pew down the center aisle were punches of them, held In place with white satin ribbons, and the. gallery rails were screened with the flowers and laurel. Every pillar in the church was trimmed with laurel and smilax. A long canvas canopy led from the church portals to the curb of the street.
 A few moments after o'clock, at the conclusion of fine organ programme, rendered by Mir. Whitaker, and at the beginning of the wedding march the bridal party appeared, the groom ac- companied by the best man, H. Stuart Hotchkiss, advancing slowly up the side aisle, while up the center aisle came the eight ushers, all but one of them being Yale men, and several of them classmates of the groom. These were MT Augustus s. Blagden, 1900, of this city; MT. Vance c. Mccormick, sS, of Harrisburg, Pa; MT. Raynham Townshend of New York, MT. Charles E. Brinley of Philadelphia, MT. George A. Lyon of Pittsburg, MT. Charles x. Tiffany of New York, all of 1900; Mir. Jarnea Nj. Wallace oi Buffalo, 'ss, and MT. James M. Mitchell, Princeton, '9S, .. Buffalo.
 Following the ushers came the eight bridesmaids, in charming gowns of pink and white pompadour silk, wear | ing pink tulie hats trimmed with pink roses. Like the bridegroom the bride was attended by her classmates, all of them being Pennington girls with the exception of Miss May Russell. They were Miss Russell, Miss Eunice Parish Miss Mary Tucker of Albany, Miss Louise Barnes gf New York, Miss Suzette FIail, also of New York, Miss Eloise Williams of Detroit Miss Elizabeth Hudson of Syracuse and Miss Heller Day or Indlanapoils.
 Preceding the bride, who entered or her fathers arm, walked the maid ot honor, Miss Henrietta Ely of Bryr Mawr, Pa, q sister of the bridegroom Miss Ely wore beautiful gown o white lace, simply trimmed with on' large plume and carried shower boti quet of bride roses.
 The bride was handsome in a mag nifieent gown of white satin and poin lace, an old heirloom in the family the corsage made almost entirely 2 lace. Her long veil was also Of tn point and was caught to her hair witl a coronet of orange blossoms. He flowers were orchids and lilies of tn lContinued on Third Page.)
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