The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-22
Netting Forever Lasts.

If
Comfort thee. neart--this much at least
is true;
Nothing Forever lasts and this thy pain,
Eye. as ;ncy JOY is gone. will leave thee,
Nothing remain
OF All This grief that is so near and new.
Though as the wayside dust to her art
thou,
Cherish not envy OF thy rivals state;
twill some day be with him as with thee
now;
None to be great
Moro than moment the high gods allow
{ The brightest candle only shines TIL day
Puts out the stars and candles OF the
night;
4 Be happy little moth; burn whilst thou
! may:
4 Her little light.
! Ere thou art ashes, will have quenched
Its ray.
what though thy lot be bitter as the sea,
Make no complaint; or, be thy fortune
4 fair,
,.G,ve thou no thanks-soon both alike will
3; And, wherefore care,
what on lfe's page is writ-for who shall
see?
Yin gold upon the mansion of the sky,
ttrhe stars write this last word for us
below;
<, rThe good deeds Of kind hearts VIII
never die,
All else win 60,
with the spent candle and the butterfly"
sIRIchard lie Gnfllennae's translation
From Divan of Hafiz.
WEDDINGS OF THE WEEK.
An interesting wedding OF Tuesday was
that of Miss Lucy Armistead Clenrentina
Hughes. daughter Of ex-SheriT and Mrs
John T. Hughes, to Mr.. Wilbur Nash
Watkins. The ceremony was performed
at 7:3o O'Clock yesterday morning at the
81 home Of the bride, No. s12 North Twenty
ninth Street. the Rev. DR.. w. e. Evans
OF Monumental Church, officiating.
Decorat lions were in palms and cut
\ Mowers to carry out the scheme of WI ~
md green Miss Hattie G. Hughes sista'
OF the bride, was maid of honor ana
II wore n chic costume of tan siik. Her
flowers were white chrysanthemnms Mrs
q b. Baker, of Mathews county, AMI
Mrs. l.. G.. Fowler. of Norfolk, wer2
matrons Of honor. Their costumes were
pf blue silk, and they carried maiden
hair ferns.
DR.. Bernard v. Mccray was best man,
md the ushers were Messrs. James Mon.
cure Bland, of King and Queen county:
w. j. rignor. of Newport News; B. L.
Tinslcy and Q. f, Grady, OF Richmond.
u TIt,le Master William McCaw Hughes,
brother OF the bride, carried the ring
The bride wore a handsome travelling
suit Of grey with hat and gloves to
correspond and carried a shower bou-
quet of bride roses.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Wat
kins left for a Northern tour, and will
be at home after December the LIST at No.
no East Franklin street.
Among the out of town friends present
at the wedding were: Mrs. Dabney G..
Baker, OF Mathews county; Mrs. Lewis
Fowler Of Norfolk: Miss Alma Bland, of
King and Queen county; Miss Lena
Down. of Mathews county; and Mrs.
Ada Marston, of West Point, Va.
Donovan Carpenter.
An event OF much social interest is the
marriage of Miss Eloisc Carpenter,
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. James Cluve-
RUS Carpenter, to Mr.. Bernard Fay Don
ovan, which will take place in the home
of the brides parents. at Clifton Forge,
Va, at 9 o'clock this evening. The Rev
Nv. CASTOR, Of Clifton Forge, will perform
tho ceremony.
The houscI VIII ,;be deliberately deco
rated with.'ba,fks OF palms and ferns and
pink and white carnations. Ropes Of
amilax Will be festooned around the i'm
proyiscd altar and candles in silver can
neabra will furnish the Illumination.
Mrs. w. D. Baker will sing 'Beauty's
Eyes" before the entrance of the bridal
party and she will also sing the bridal
chorus from Lohengrn as n professional,
accompanied by Miss Ella Smith.
The two little ribbon girls, Misses Jen-
ME Snead and Stuart Pettus will enter
first wearing dainty frocks of white
organdy with white ribbons. Then will
come the rng-bearer. Miss Caroline Pet
tue, also in white, and carrying tho ring
on a white velvet cushion.
Next will come the maid of honor, Miss
Jrllen Carpenter sister of the bride, and
following her the bride viii enter with
her father, and will be met at the altar