The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-16

main feature streamers of wide pink
satin ribbon and garlands of smilax
| extending from the chandeliers to the
| table, in which were vases of pink
roses, maiden hair ferns and the large
satin bows on the table having in them
| the souvenirs for the bridesmaids and
groomsmen. The designing revealed
artistic taste.
| STRONACH-HAY WEDDING
BRILLIANT CHURCH EVENT.
A Great Concourse of Friends Attend
ed the Nuptials at Christ Church
Yesterday Morning.
Beautiful in every detail of the sur
| roundings, brilliant in every possible
way, the wedding yesterday morning
! at half-after ten o'clock in Christ
church of Miss Belle Cameron Hay and
Mr.. Frank Morton Stronach was at
| tended by great concourse of friends.
The church without any decorations
| is impressive, but when added to this
| was the fresh beauty of palms and
/ ferns and lovely flowers, with Smilax
and ivy in artistic tracery decoration
upon the white background of the
| chancel, the scene was indeScribably
pretty, the handsome gowns of the
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| this, the supreme touch be given when
the elegantly gowned bridesmaids were
| assembled with groomsmen at the al
/ tar, the lovely bride being the central
gem in the brilliant party.
Preceding the entrance of the bridal
| party some delightful selections were
rendered on the great organ by Mr..
Sam Parrish, and as the bridal party
entered there sWelled forth Tam
hauser's wedding march as a process
! sionaL the feast of melody being in
creased by the violin music rendered
| by Miss Helen Smedes and Mr.. j. j..
| Thomas, Jr. Again after the ceremony
| came the sweet music of violinS and
| organ, the rhythmic swing of Mendels-
sohn's wedding march marking the re-
cessional.
First entered two of the groomsmen.
these passing up opposite aisles, and
! following were TWO bridesmaids, the
alternate groomsmen and bridesmaids
! being Messrs. w. E. Manor and L. A.
Mailer, Of Raleigh Misses Mamie r.
Hay, of Raleigh, and Lilly-Watt Penn,
! of Reidsville; Messrs. Julian Timber
| lake and b. w. Baker, of Raleigh;
Misses Lucy Randolph Mason, OF
| Washington, D. c., and Lima Shields,
! of Richmond, Va: Messrs. W. W.
Robards and j. w Bailey. of Raleigh;
| Misses Mary Armistead Jones, of Raj
eigh, and Annie Root, of Raleigh;
Messrs. Perrin Busbee and w. ii. King,
| of Raleigh. Next entered alone the
maid of honor, Miss Julia Nelson
| Mason, of Washington, d. c., follow
| ing whom came the lovely and radiant
young bride, escorted by her father,
Mr.. Thomas T. Hay. AS the bridal
| party began its entrance the groom
came from the vestry room to the
chancel, escorted by his best man, his
brother, Mr.. John B. Stronach.
| The wedding service was impress
sively said by Rev. NJ. M. Marshall, the
, rector of Christ church, the bridal
party being in semi-circle arrange
ment. The bride was beautifully at
| tired in real Irish crochet lace, hat of
| the same, with large white tips. Her
| dress was made entrain, with pleatine
| CT chiffon and real lace, white Du
| Barry slippers. She wore about her
| throat a gold chain with pendant
| cross, possession coming to her from
| her mother, and the groom's gift, a
| brooch of amethysts surrounded by
pearls She carried brides roses and
| lilies of the valley in shower bouquet
| Miss Julia Nelson Mason. the maid of
| honor, was attractively gowned in blue
| chiffon cloth trimed with Irish point
| lace, blue slippers, hat of white straw
! trimmed i'm pink roses, her bouquet be-
maids were charmingly attired in white
| silk batiste trimmed in German vallen-
! cienne, white slippers, pink satin
girdles, white horsehair brand hats
covered in sweet peas, with white silk
elbow gloves. They carried lovely bou-
! quets of SWEET peas. Leaving the altar
bride and groom preceding, the bridal
attendants were in couples. The
groomsmen were in black, with sack
| coats. boutonnieres of lilies of the
| valley.
The bridal party assembled at the
Marlborough House after the ceremony,
and there preparations were made for
departure, the brides going away dress
being a dark blue voile over futon
silk, real lace waist and blue coat, her
hat of blue French straw with dark
red trimming The gift of the bride
to her bridesmaids was a real lace fan
to each, while the groom presented to
his groomsmen Madonna stick pins in
old Roman gold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stronach left shortly
after the wedding for a bridal trip to
various points North and on their re-
turn will be at home at the residence
of Mrs. w. L. MCGEE on Hillsboro
street.
The bride is an attractive and beau
tiful young woman, of the petite and
brunette style, and is the daughter of
Mr. Thomas Il. Hay, a prominent in
surance man, known well in both the
Carolinas and Virginia. She has
friends i'm many sections and her adj
mirers are many. She is a sister OF
the charming Mrs. William Branch
Jones. of this city. Mr.. Stronach is an
energetic and popular young business
man. the president of the w. c. Stron-
ach Sons grocery business, and has
many friends. He is the son OF the
late Hon. W. c. Stronach, so well
known as an advocate and friend of
the Confederate veterans.
The popularity of the young couple
is partly shown in the magnificent
and lovely wedding gifts, cut glass; sill
yer, paintings, hand-painted china and
other appropriate membranes sent
by friends, while scores of tele-
grams of congratulations came.
Among the valued gifts was a fifty
dollar gold piece from the grand
mother of Mr.. Stronach.
AT the delightful luncheon given at
the Marlborough House on Tuesday,
where all the wedding party were
present the decorations were beauti-
full. In cutting the wedding cake Miss