Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-14
REMINGTON ALLEN.
Beautiful Wedding Mt st. Paul's
Church SATURDAY. Aftcrn0on.

Shurch saturday Afternoon.
wedding Of very great interest for
Burlington was rorfo, med at four o'clock
last Saturday afternoon at st. Paul's
Episcopal Church in this city. The
bridegroom was the Rev. William Proctor
Rcmineton of Philadelphia. assistant rec
tor Of Holy Trinity Church If that city:
the bride, Miss Florence Lyman Allen of
burlington. Glorious September weather
after week of rain and clouds. very
beautiful decorations and n large and
distinguished company of guests made
tie ceremony ono of the most impre ss,ve
and moving that have ever been ceie-
lratcd here.
The decoration of the church oi dark
foliage ana white flow ers arranged ny
friends of the bride and groom under the
direction Of Miss Martha Brown. was I'M
usually effective. About tho pillars sup
porting the main arch of the nave wer.
clustered graceful slender young poplar
trees. increasing in height and fulne IS
toward the chanccl; the central aisle was
lined with spriPs of oak and pine mingled
with white asters and feathcry Queen
Annc's lace; oak branches and white
hydrangeas screened the font. pulpit. lec-
tern and choir stalls and masses Of
white astcrs covered the altar rail. lie
%ond, nothing except light branching
sprays of white lilies above the gold
embroidered white of the altar cloth.
The church filled early with brilliant
asscnhlasc Of guest while Mr.. S. +.
Whitney, the well known orpanist and
choirmaster Of the Church of tho Advent
Boston, played the following music.
prelude ...............R Rink
Invocation .... E. .... ... .Guilmant
Pastoralc -. 49,. ....WclN
prelude .... =. ..... Lemaigr"
ohertoire ...... ...Icmaigro
fnshetta .... go. ....Lcmalgrc
buctto ........... -. Mondeissohn
March from tho Neistorsinger. Wagner
Then the supplied choir entered from,
the south tr1nsept singing "tilorous
Things Of Thee Are Spoken" followed by
tho officiating ministers, the Rev. DIR.
Floyd w. TCmkins. rector of Holy Trinity
Church. Philadelphia. and The Rev
George Y. Bliss, rector of St Paul's. AS
the orGanist began the wedding march
from 'Lohcngrin" tho bridesmaids en-
tered from the tran.cpt ana passed down
the central aisle 10 meet the bride at the
door. whence the bridal procession passed
up tho aisle in this order: fishers, Mr.
NJ. Shal"r Allen of Brooklyn and Mr.
Frank Warren of Buffalo, Mr.. Edward
u. Rich of Burlington. n. j., and ur
| Arthur II. Remington Of Philadelphia,
DR.. Lyman Allen of Burlinrt m
ana Mr., Joseph d. Allen Of Phln-
Elizabeth. n. j.. and Mr.. Ell
bridesmaids. Miss Elizabeth Allen Of
| Phlad nlphia, Miss Buell. Of Burlington
and Miss Marie Clark of New York. Miss
Elsie Remington and Miss Annie Clark
Of Philadelphia, Miss Elsie Brown and
Miss Mary Lyman of Burlington; maid
Of honor. Miss Elizabctr Allen of Bur-
linpton. the brides -vear-old niece;
the bride. on the arm of her father.
Charles f.. Allen The bridegroom, was
attended by his brother. Mr. ]. Fercy
Remington Of Philadelphia.
After the hetrothal. MS the wedding
party moved forward to the altar rail,
the choir sang Barnhys setting Of the
HMM 60 Perfect Love" and at the con-
clnsion of the marriage ceremony the
rarty left the church to the music OF
| Mcndolssohn's wedding march.
The bride wore an Italian lace robe of
orange blossoms. At her throat was al
exquisite necklace Of gold set with pearls,
the gift Of the groom. She carried n
| bouuct of bride roses. TIC maid Of honor
was dressed in white India lawn, with
lace insertion. and carried pink sweet
Icas. The bridesmaids gowns were ~
white net and Valcncicnnos lace. with
girdlcs of liberty satin of rastel shades,
ana white Eats trimmed with flowers 1T
the same color ns the sirdlcs. those of
the frs two bcirg Of pink. the next
lavender, the next blue and the last
green. Their hoquets were astCrs, two of
pink and two OF purple and four of
white.
After the wedding reception was
given by the brides uncle and aunt the
Hon. and Mrs. John J. Allen at their
house on Main street Here the decora-
tions were of green and white. and Mr..
and Mrs. Remington received their
friends in a bay window beautifully hung
With white hydrangeas. Music was fur
nstcd hv an orchs stra under the direc-
ton Of MI. Franklin w. Riktr. The we'd
ding cake and brides favors were from,
Marcs Of New York.
Tho guests from out Of town included
in addition In those of the wedding PARTY
previously mentioned. Mr.. and Mrs. 10.
scph p. Remington, tho proom's parents
Mrs. Arthur II! Remington, Master
!, George c, r. Remington. Mrs. Joseph l..
Allen. Mr. and Mrs c. Howard Clark and