The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-09
RICHARDSON SULLIVAN.
Clarendon and Laurens Join in Happy Uniol

R1CHAROSON-SULLlV
Clarendon and Laurens Join in Happy Union.
Laurens, November Especial: At
II o'clock this morning at the elegant
Main street residence OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Hewlett Sullivan, their daugh-
ter Margaret became the bride of Mr..
Richard G. Richardson, of Clarendon
County. The wedding was the most
brilliant social event of this and many
seasons previous and for several weeks
has been anticipated with interest and
pleasure by the society people OF the
city. Several hundred invitations were
sent out in Laurens and elsewhere, the
guests at the ceremony and reception
of this morning numbering ABOUT
eighty. The entire plan of the wed,
ding was a most artistic and beautiful
conception, of which every detail, from
the most important to the most 'nslg-
nircant. was carried out with absolute
perfection. The blinds were drawn IN
The reception rooms, and the light from
myriads of candles in handsome car
delabra shaded with pink, fell softly
over the scene. The decorative scheme
was pink and white, and chrysanthe-
NUNS, palms, trailing ferns and smilax
were used with most graceful and beau
tiful effect.
The musical program was unusually
elaborate, Mr.. G. L. Bennett rendering
'sSunset" in superb baritone as the
guests assembled, and "Dost Thou,
charming love song, Just before the
ceremony.
In the receiving party with the
brides mother, Mrs. J. Fl. Sullivan,
were Mrs. C. C. Featherstone, Mrs. I.
ID. Darlington, Mrs. A. Dial Gray and
Miss Josephine Minter.
Miss Josephine Minter, a most &C
complished pianist, struck the opening
notes of Lohengrin when the hour 1or
the ceremony arrived, and the bridal
party entered taking their places be-
heath bower OF pink and white chrys-
anthemums and srnilaX, a creation OF
art and loveliness, and fitting back
ground for the bride and attendants.
First came two fairey-like little tots,
Misses Phoebe Featherstone and Wilma
Prentiss, flower girls, one in pink and
one ir white, scattering the brides
chosen flower, the chrysanthemum, be-
fore the wedding party. The brides
maids and groomsmen then entered as
follows: Miss Josephine Sullivan, OF
Agnes Scott Institute, a sister OF the
bride, with Miss Sarah Pelham Wheel
| er, of Greenville, Mr.. Manning Rich
ardson, OF Clarendon, and Mr.. }. M.
Richardson, of Silver, Miss Susan Rich
ardson, of Clarendon, the groom's SIS
ter, with Miss Emily Meng, OF Laurenss,
Mr.. Richard Richardson, of Pinewood,
and Mr.. Herbers Ruff, OF Rldgeway,
Miss Helen Sullivan, a pretty little SIS
ter of the bride, bearing the wedding
ring on a cushion of white satin, and
the bridegroom with his best man, Mr..
Henry Richardson, of Pinewood. Miss
Jean Sullivan, the maid of honor, came
in alone, preceding the bride, young
and beautiful, on the arm of her father,
Mr.. J. 81. Sullivan. The Rev. Watson
B. Duncan, OF the First Methodist
church, performed the ceremony, using
the marriage service of the Episcopal
church, while Miss Minter softly rem
dered Starts 'sPrayer." The ceremony
ended, the bridal party marched to the
strains OF Mendelssohn from one draw
inc room to another, where the bride
and groom were showered with con-
gratulations and good wishes.
Luncheon, or more properly an eiab-
orace wedding feast, elegantly served,
followed congratulations. The dining
room when thrown open was found to
be another fairey scene, with its mas
ses of pink and white flowers, and the
brides table, with its snowy cakes,
dainty bonbons and sparkling glass
and silver, a marvel of beauty. Here
Misses Willie Jones, Elizabeth Green,
Gadsden, Ala, Annie Gilkerson. Lila
visanska, of Georgetown, and Mrs. w.
o.. Prentiss presided and looked after
the comfort Of each guest. Miss Lillian
Jameson, beautiful young visitor
from Newberry, was in charge OF
most attractive table, serving dainty
cups of delicious chocolate.
The bridesmaids wore costumes OF
white China silk, with high girdle OF
pink and pink picture hats, which
were fetching in the extreme, and car
ried mammoth pink chrysanthemums,
tied with pink tulle. The maid Of honor
was becomingly gowned in pink China
silk, with large pink hat, trimmed in
chrysanthemums. The brides gown,
of clineing silk crepon, over heavy
white Bengaline silk, garnished with
chiffon and real lace, was very hand
some and bridal costume. The brides
travelling dress was stylish blue shirt
waist suit of silk, with piplngs OF Grim
son.
Another pretty feature OF the occa-
sion was the distribution of tiny boxes
of wedding cake, each guest receiving
a box, engraved with the brides ini-
tials. Miss Lucia Featherstone. little
cousin of the bride, distributed these
pretty souvenirs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson left at ?
O'Clock for Southern trip, after which
they will be at home at Pinewood,
Clarendon County, where Mr.. Rich
ardson has extensive planting interests
An array of handsome bric-a-brac,
cut glass, silver, bewildering and beau
tiful, constituted the wedding gifts.
The bride has grown from childhood
to wcmanhood in Laurens, and charm
ing and cultivated, with unusual social
gifts, numbers her friends by the score,
who are loath to see her make her home
elsewhere.
Among the out-of-town guests, in
addition to those of the bridal party,
were Major H. B. Richardson, Of Clar-
endon: Messrs W. Il. and Hewlett Sui
livan, of Anderson: Douglas Richard
son of Columbia; DR.. Wardlaw Pelham,
of Asheville, and W. E. Pelham OF
Newberry.-Sunday News.