The Newtown bee., 1904-05-13
The NewtOWn Bee
CIRCULATION
Ten Pages.
LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
WASHINGTON.
A NOTABLE WEDDING.

NOTABLE WEDDING.
 A wedding of much interest and a very charming one, occurred on Thursday, May ,, at F 30, in the Con- gregational church. The contracting parties were Miss Amelia Brinsmade and Frederick Bronson Colby of the United States Navy. The church was green, with pink and white, the color scheme in flowers. The navy colors, blue and white, were used for aisle ribbons. The bride looked lovely in beautiful gown of white crepe cloth, trimmed with Irish point lace. She wore a bridal veil fastened with orange blossoms, and carried an inn mense bouquet of bridal roses. The best man was MT Rogers, paymaster on one of the naval ships. The ushers were Arthur Colton, Frank Bradley, a cousin of the bride, James Bassett and Stafford Colby, brother of the groom. Bradley, daughter of MT and Mrs Bradley of Montclair. She wore charming white gown and carried a bunch of white sweet peas. The flower girls, carrying baskets of pink and white sweet peas were the Misses Dorothy and Charlotte Brinsmade. The brides gifts to her maids were very dainty gold pms. H. G. Colby. the groOm's father, has been retired from the navy with the rank of rear admiral. The groom was student at the Gunnery for seven years and was very popular in town, on account of ment to all. His rank is past assist ant paymaster. His present duty is on board the Chesapeake, cruising along our coast. The bride is the only daughter of Mrs Lyman B. Carhart, and has always spent greater part of her life in Washington, where she is universal favorite. She is also great favorite in New York society, where she resides in winter seasons. After the wedding at the church, about 100 guests assembled at the Washington club house, where a very fine break fast was served. The room in which ed in green and with potted plants, the prevailing color being pink. An other room carried out a red color scheme, and the ladies' parlor was in yellow. Among the out of town guests were the groom's father and brother and his wife, MT and Mrs Ly- man B. Carhart, Mrs Charles Bradley of Derby, Mrs pr Phillips of Derby; Misses Nellie and Mana Murphy and Miss Murray of New York, MT and Mrs Frank Bradley of Montclair, Miss Shaw and Miss Herrick of Brooklyn, Mrs and Miss Brown of Stamford, Miss Florence Reed of New York, Dr and Mrs D. B. Brinsmade, Mrs A. D. Woodruff, Miss Ellen Woodruff of New York, Mrs w. B. Beach of Bridgeport Mrs Charles Nettleton of Derby, MT and Mrs Sanford of Roxbu
 ry, Madame and Mademoiselle De Pal kowska, and Miss Luta De PalkOwska. There were many beautiful and costly presents but as they went to the bride s New York home, they were not seen here. The gifts varied from the usual order of wedding presents, in that the friends realized that things difficult of transportation or breakable were not for the navy. Af- ter the reception the bride and groom departed for Annapolis, where the groom reports for duty. His ship, which is school ship for the naval students, sails on the fifth of June. The bride will return to Washington for the summer The first of Septem- Der MT and Mrs Colby go to Honolulu, where his ship is stationed for two years. The best wishes of hosts o1 friends go with this popular couple for many years of happiness and use- fitness.