The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-25

EELIL-LONDON.
Beautiful Wedding of North Carolina
Belle and New Jersey Business
Man at PittsbOro.

wan at PlttSDOf0.
P1ttsboro. Nov. 24.-(special. 1.-THE
most beautiful wedding ever celebrated
| n Pittsboro was that of last night
when one of North Cardinals most
lovely daughters gave her hand in
marriage to a prominent young bust
| ness man of New Jersey.
| The bride was Miss Sallie Lord Lon
| don, the winsome and lovely daughter
| Of Hon. and Mrs. Henry Almond Lon
| Ion. She is one of the bellies of the
| State and has many admirers in this
| md other States OF charming grace
| and attractive manners, highly educa-
led and member of one of the States
| most distinguished families, she is not
/ alone a social faYorite but in house
hold affairs, in many kindly acts to
| the poor. a Daughter of the Confeder-
| ICY and as an earnest church worker.
| she has high place. The groom, Mr..
! John Henry Fell, is a highly esteemed
| gentleman with large business inter-
| ests in Trenton. New Jersey and is a
.eader in the social life of his home.
| The wedding was celebrated at the
Episcopal Church, ST. Bartholomew
which was deliberately and artistically
decorated for the occasion. The chan
| eel was especially lovely in it's decora-
| tons and the scene was one of rare
oveliness when the bridal party was
grouped for the giving of the vows in
| front of it. An artistic feature was
| an arch of chrysanthemums, from
which was suspended a chrysanthe-
mum monogram of the letters F.
and L." the bride and groom standing
beneath this arch as the vows were
riven by Rev. Thad A. Cheatham, the
rector of the church.
! The wedding music was rendered by
Mrs A. Nj. Haughton. the professional
l a n 1sah n
hengrin, the occasional Mendelssohn's
| wedding march. The bridal party con-
| sisted of Miss Betsey j.. London as
| maid of honor and Mr.. Edward Com
! y. of Trenton, as best man. the brides
maids and groomsmen being: Misses
| Frances l.. Bond, of Chattanooga,
| Tennessee; Annie M. Taylor, of Pitts
boro: Sallie Frew Londco of ROCK
Hill, South Carolina; Ellen K. Thorn
as of Philadelphia: Reba w. Fell, of
Trenton; Lavinia B. Eyre. of Newtown.
| Pennsylvania; Meta lie Grand. of Will
/ mngton; Ida Aston and AZile Hill, of
Pittsboro and Josephine Osborne, Of
Charlotte; and Messrs. Walter III.
| Hickey. of Trenton w. NJ. Muschert
| Of Trenton; Seymore Y Warner, of
Philadelphia; Stephen 3. Twining, of
| Yardley, Pennsylvania; A. NJ. Maddox
| IT., of Trenton; Henry NJ. London, A.
| H. Bynum and Isaac S. London, of
4 Pittsboro; Hal Worth, of Asheboro;
and David w Curre of Fayetteville.
The bride was charmingly gowned in
1 dress of white peau de cygne silk
| trimmed with a. panel and inserts of
real lace and chiffon. She wore
/ full veil caught with orange blossoms,
/ IND a necklace of pearls which had
been worn by all the brides in her
! fathers family for five generations.
/ The grooms gift. d beautiful pin OF
1 Z iof, do ri m,
| the corsage. A beautiful and grace
! full young woman. she never looked
fairer and lovelier than tonight when
! she plighted her troth to the man
who had won her heart.
The maid of honor, Miss Betsey
L. London wore a white china silk
gown over pink and carried white
were little Misses Camelia London
and Lucy London Anderson. who wore
dainty little gowns of china silk and
carried pink baskets filed with chrys
;anthemums these being scattered IN
the pathway of the bride. after the
the ceremony. The bridesmaids were
gowne1 i'm white china silk, carried
unk chrysanthemums and were a
lovely party of young women escorted
by handsome cavaliers in evening
dress
Following the church services there
was reception at the home of Hon.
and Mrs H. A London which was a
notable social event. Four large
rooms on the first floor of the hand
some home were thrown open for the
guests and were most artistically dec
GRATED. The front parlor was in white.
large white chrysanthemums and
white festoons suspended from the
ceiling in the centre of the room belnS
used. In one corner stood the bride
1a, an Of
pine and cotton, from which was sus-
pended over their heads large bell
of cotton the ciapDer of which was
cotton boil. The rear parlor in which
We're displayed the presents, part of
them being on a table that had be-
longed to the great-grandmother of the
brides father, was decorated with pink
chrysanthemums in great profuson.
The refreshment rooms were decora-
ted with red and yellow Chrysanthe-
NUNS and here were served delicious
refreshments. the ices in special shapes
being by Dughi, Raleigh's celebrated
caterer. The Northern guests were
charmed with what they were pleased
TO call Southern hospitality" beyond
their most sanguine anticipations, and
their expressions showed that they en-
joyed their visit South to the highest
degree. Hon. and Mrs London are
ideal hostesses.
Inc W0QutHS presents IOf the DODu-
lar couple were very numerous very
handsome and very costly, coming
from friends in this and other States
These were in gold. in silver. in cut
glass and in all the various kinds of
lovely bric-a-bra the whole showing
the high esteem in which the happy
couple are held by host of friends
and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fell have gone on an
extended wedding tour and will later
be at home in Trenton, New Jersey.
1t is with regret that Pittsboro and
North Carolina gives up Miss London,
who by her unvaryipg courtesy and
many kindnesses has won a place in
the hearts of all who know her.
There were many guests from a dis
lance and among these were the
groom's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Ridgway Fell, OF Trenton: Mr.. and
Mrs. ;, w. Throp. OF Trenton; Mrs, r.