St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-10-26
rIarrled at Biddeford.

The wedding of DR.. Harry Gates Bull
lard of this town, and Miss Grace Chan
dler Emery. elder daughter of DIR. and
| Mrs. Caleb J. Emery of Biddeford, took
place at the latter place last Wednesday
evening at the home of the bride. The
| folio wing report is taken from elaborate
reports in the Biddeford papers.
It was one of the most elaborate and
brilliant weddings Biddeford has ever
known. Six hundred and fifty INVITA-
tons had been issued and the guests
thronged the house, the rooms being
crowded during the ceremony and the
brilliant function which succeeded it.
In decorations great quantities OF rock
cranberry, the sombre dark green and
brown of the vine and leaves of which
was relieved by the brilliant red berries,
were employed. with fir and spruce tips.
asparagus and autumn leaves of varie-
gated coloring.
The decorations of the dining room
| were elaborate, although chiefly confined
to rock cranberry. asparagus and chrys-
anthemums. At precisely o'clock the
Philharmonic orchestra began the strains
OF the wedding march, and the wedding
party formed within the bay window OF
the library, where special decorations
| formed an alcove OF rare beauty.
The ceremony vas performed by Rev.
Her bert F. Moulton of the First Univer-
salist church at which the bride was an
attendant. The first at the altar was
| the groom. DR.. Harry Gates Billiard, and
| the best man, B. /. Staples. Down the
q az nd hro 11Il +
| bride and her attendants First the
maid OF honor, Miss Helen Beryl Emery,
sister of the bride, in pink, the brides
| own color, and carrying a bouquet of
pinks. Then the bride, on the arm of
| ner father.
| The brides gown was white crepe de
| chine over white silk and draped with
| Flemish point lace of most exquisite
| pattern. She wore veil and carried a
shower bouquet of brides roses The
lace at the throat of the gown was fas-
tened with the gift of the groom, a
| dOuble-heart pin set with pearls.
The marriage ceremony was most i'm
pressve, the double ring service being
used, and DR.. Emery gave his daughter
away. At the close of the ceremony con-
| gratulatlOns were showered on the
| groom and wishes of life long happiness
upon the bride. An elaborate wedding
breakfast was served. The groom comes
of one OF the oldest families of St. Johns
bury. He is a graduate of Dartmouth
college, and physician of note. Mrs. Bull
lard is graduate of the Biddeford high
school, an accomplished musician, and a
great lover of art. She made most
charming bride and has host of friends
to wish her life long happiness. She is a
| member of the Thursday club and has
| done all that she could to advance it's
interests. She is young woman pos
sessing unusual talent and this ability
has been shown in great many ways.
DR.. and Mrs. Billiard received very
beautiful gifts. Very rarely has Bidde-
ford seen SO costly and brilliant display.
The groom's gifts to the ushers were
handsome stick pins and the brides gift
to the maid of honor was a string OF
pearls.
Dir. and Mrs. Billiard will live at the
family homestead, SO Eastern avenue,
St. Johnsbury, and will be at home to
their friends after Nov. LIST. Their many
st. Johnsbury friends extend congratu1a-
/ tons.