The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-12-23
CRYSTAL WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sistrunk Give Beautiful
Reception Yesterday.

afternoon from three to seven O'Clock
at their lovely home on Lime street.
Standing with the bride and groom
of fifteen years were the special
guests of honor, Miss Esther Wealth
ers and her visitors, Misses Mabel and
Edith Taylor, of Cincinnati. The
Others receiving were Mrs. E. c.
Welsh, Miss Mary Anderson and Miss
Mary Drake, of Auburn, Alabama.
Mrs. Sistrunk was very lovely in
gown of white embroidered chiffon;
Miss Weathers wore white crepe de
chene; Miss Taylor was in white silk
and Miss Edith Taylor's dress was of
white dotted null; Mrs. Welsh wore
white silk, Miss Anderson pink chif-
fon and Miss Drake pink lowered
net.
At the front door stood Naster La
Grange and little Miss Virginia Sis
trunk, the Two attractive children of
the host and hostess, holding a dainty
little basket to receive the cards.
/ Assisting in entertaining the guests
at this beautiful reception were
Misses Hattie Dye, Edith Piatt, Violet
Harris, Eloyse Izlar, Sue Barco, Sara
Whitfield, Donella Griffin, Annie
Sharpe, Vale5a Potter, Gertrude
Pereda, johnnie Liddon, LoueEa
Gary, Sara Harris Janet Weathers,
Annie Atkinson, Sue Anderson,
Madge Sims and little Miss Edna Mel
son.
The entire house was a bower Of
loneliness. The reception hail, which
is in light blue and silver, was simply
and beautifully decorated in silver
MOSES and crystal dust was sprinkled
over all the plants and flowers. 1t
glistened like silver dew drops and
was most effective. In vases on all
the mantles were lovely bouquets of
fragrans hyacinths.
In the entire room adjoining the
library, where Miss Izlar and Miss
Violet Harris served punch, the dec
orations were of red poincettas and
the library was worked out in red, a
great deal of holly and crimson
Christmas bells being used, and in
one corner of the room was a bealGi-
full little holly Christmas tree, elabor-
ate with lighted candles and red,
bluo and tinsel ornaments.
The dining room was particularly
lovely. over the table was a we'd
ding bell of smilax and two crystal
hearts bearing the dates 18S9-19O4
were suspended from the center of
the room. On the ends of the table
were tall crystal vases filled with
beautiful white roses resting on crys-
tai reflectors. Surrounding them
were wreaths of frosted holly leaves
anG in the middle of the table was
silver candelebra. Mrs. Jack Camp
and Mrs. William Hooker sat at the
table and poured the coffee and tea.
All of the ladies assisting at the re-
ception wore white and all looked
particularly lovely.
The house was thronged with fash
ionabIe folks-both gentlemen and
ladies in their best frocks and hats,
coming in couples and in jolly par
ties and the afternoon was a most
happy one in every way.
As the guests entered the dining
room they were given small sprays of
mistletoe and holly tied with white
ribbon and little silver bells. These
were pinned on by Miss Barco and
Miss Whitfield.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sistrunk, who are one of Ocala's
most popular young married couples,
presented them with many pieces OF
beautiful cut glass, which were dis
plaved in one of the upstairs rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sistrunks' souvenirs
to the young people helping them
were silver hat pins done up very at
tractively with holly and gilt wish
homes and the inscription, Wishing
YOU a merry Christmas"