The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-08-30
A BRILLIANT WEDDING.
Miss Eliza Thompson Caine Weds DR..
Carlisle Lamar Nottingham.

Carlisle Lamar Nottingham.
Two hundred guests gathered at the
| elegant home of Mrs. Earle Monteith
Caine, on South Harper street, We'd
nesday evening for the marriage of
her beautiful young daughter, Eliza
Thompson, to Doctor Carlisle Lamar
Nottingham of Baltimore, which was
celebrated with great brilliancy and
true old fashioned Southern hospitality.
The extensive lawn, which fronts the
Caine mansion and its many verandas,
were lighted with countless Japanese
lanterns, while, within, the spacious
| drawing rooms were brilliant with
throngs of charming women in hand
some evening toilettes. Mrs. Caine,
the gracious hostess and mother of the
bride, herself received the guests, as
sisted however throughout the evening
in looking after their entertainment by
her daughters, Mrs. Albert Dial Gray,
Mrs. John Young Darlington and Mrs.
| w. p. Caine and her nieces, Mrs. L. ID.
Darlington, Mrs. j. e. Clary, Mrs r.
| Fleming Jones, Mrs. William C. Irby,
Jr., and Miss Julia 1rby, group sell
dom equalled in beauty and charm.
Promptly at $50 Miss Josephine Min
ter began playing the wedding march,
a hush fell on the lively crowd and the
| bridal party entered and took their
| places for the ceremony, the brides
maids and groomsmen grouping them
selves around the bride and groom, who
stood under wedding bell of white
| clematis. The bridesmaids were Miss
Mildred Jones, of Cheriton, Va, Miss
Maud Nottingham of Cape Charles,
| Va, Miss Glenn Marshall of Danville,
| Va, Miss Lottie Wardlaw of Columbia,
| 5. c., the groomsmen, Mr.. John Bass
Brown of Charlotte, N. c., Mr.. Harry
Whiting of Cape Charles, Va, Mr. E.
b. c. Watts of Cheraw, S. c., and Mr..
McFarlan Irby of Laurens. The bride
entered with her sister and Maid of
Honor, Miss Tallulah Caine, the groom
with his best man, Mr.. Hunter Mann of
Richmond, Va. Little Miss Claudia
Darlington, sweet and lovely in pink
| chiffon, bore the wedding ring in great
| white August lily.
Rev. Robert Adams of the First Pres
| byterian Church then proceeded with
the ceremony while from the parlor
across the hall hoated in the notes of
that ideal love song, Because | Love
| YOU, sung with rare sweetness by
Mrs Thomas F. Jones of Ninety-Six.
The bridesmaids were all in lovely
costumes of white china silk, with pink
and blue ribbons and carried bouquets
of August lilies.
The bride wore an exquisite dress of
white crepe-de-chine chiffon and lace
and her veil, which gave the last touch
to loVeliness rare and supreme, was
| pinned with diamond lyre. Her bou-
quet was of white roses. Miss Tallulah
| Cane, the Maid of Honor, looked very
| beautiful in white lace over taffeta.
In the parlor, where the ceremony
took place, white lilies and ferns were
banked most effectively in hooks and
corners and graceful sprays of ivy trail
ed from lace porterres and curtains.
The dining-room was thrown open
| upon the conclusion of the ceremony
and an elegant supper was served.
Here pink and green were the chosen
colors. From the ceiling fell a pretty
drapery of pink and green ribbon and
handsome candelabra glowing with pink
candles, lighted the bride s table, which,
covered with exquisite Renaissance lace
over pink, was truly thing of beauty.
From veranda nearby an orchestra
dispensed delightful music.
a cold meat course was served first.
salad, sandwiches, turkey, almonds and
olives, followed by fruit cake, brides
cake and pink ice cream.
Then came delicious bon bons and
finally the punch bowl, which occupied
a popular corner on the South veranda.
Here Misses Toccoa Caine and Wessie
Lee Dial served delightful fruit punch.
The presents were multitudinous and
| numbers of them magnificent.
Everything that man has devised in
silverware from the most elegant SER
wee and chest of silver to bon bon
spoons and berry forks, quantities of
cut glass, dazzling in it's beauty, hand
| painted china, pictures and bricabrac
were included in the varied collection.
| DR.. and Mrs. Nottingham left on the
28th for their wedding tour, and in the
Fall will be at home in Baltimore. The