The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-13
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SOCIAL. EVENT:
Picturesque Wedding Of Miss ISIS
Frances Cradlock
Owen
BEAUTIFUL WEDDING CHORUS.
Ceremony Performed On the
Broad Piazza With 1'ableat,x
Effects.
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1oI1NN1STON, HALIFAX County.
| VA October 12.-One Of the leading So
cial events OF the season for Southsldo
4 virginia was tho marriage OF Miss Fran
! ccs Claddock Owen to pr. Emmett
Wilde shackclford ut ''Iyco Heights"
/ the beautiful country homo bf5 Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel William owen, near this
place yesterday afternoon ut $3.50 o clock.
Tho ceremony was performed on the
spacious front plazzn, which had been
| claborutely decorated In running cedar
and palms, with white ribbons. a few.
minutes before tho hour appointed for
tho wedding, Miss Louise Barksdnlc, Of
Houston. sang with sweet effect the
SOLO Beloved, It is Morn; Miss Mar
gnrot Knox. of Salisbury,SN. c., render
Ing the piano Accompaniment. Immc-s
| dlately following tho song the strains Of
Lohengllns wedding chorus were heard
| family from the inside, then sung with
full voice by ten beautiful young ladies
draped In white muslin, who came for
ward bearing ropes Of running cedar
upon their shoulders III two lines, sepa-.
rating and forming a semi circle around
each bay window. These young ladies'
were Misses Margaret Shields Of Scot
land Neck, N. c.; Jennie Ilil of Wide-
water, Va; Annie Long, Of Roxboro,
N. c.; Annie Darlington, Of Mayo Va;
Kathleen Turrcntlne. Of Durham n. c.;
Lizzie Traynhanl, Of Black Walnut, Va;
Kate Pearson. OF Pearisburg, Va: Bes-
sic Lawson, OF South Boston. Va: Fan
Owen Of Turbevlle, Va; Mamie Meyer
! Frederick sblrr Va gss5l SI 5t3l ~
Then came the bridesmaids, twelve In
number, Misses Sarah Craddock, OF
Black Walnut; Elizabeth Eckcnrodc. Of
fredericksburg; Sarah Ferris, of Bronx
Vile. N. "; Charlotte StebbIns. OF Daces,
IVA; Carrie White, of Chatham, Va;
Mabel Young, of Raleigh, N. c.; Sallie;
Wilson, Of News Ferry Va; Portia
Of Scotland Neck; Susie Norvcll, OF
Charlottei Agnes shackelford, Of Mid
dlesex; Helen Easey of South Boston,
and Il like number of groomslncn, Messrs
G. F.. Bell Of irtchmond; Stanton Pill
cher. Of Petersburg; w. o. Ryburn OF
fredericksburg; VIM. l.. Owen, Of New
York; d. Il. Traynham, of South Boston;
James Long. OF Roxboro! Walter p.
Budd of Durham; Charles II. Owen. OF
DennIston; Over, Wilson, of News Fer
ry; Tyree Wright, Of South Boston; Dr.
:
Owen, Of Turbevilc 5..5 &
The twelve couples stood In n semi
circle i in tho centre Of the porch. tho
gentlemenGlin the rear far enough to
form aisles. through which passed little
Misses Annie Laurie Long, OF Durham
NJ O. and Leila, Richardson. of Farm
vile. Va, bearing white silk pillows. on
which rested the ring and q white bound
copy OF the marriage ritual. which they
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and Rev. b. NJ. Becsham, Of South
Boston M
Then came the groom with his best
man. Mr. Walter Shackelford his brother
OF s;aludn, Va, and on the opposite side
came the Bride with her sister, Miss Sue
Owen, the maid of honor. AS the group
stood around the lmprovsed altar In
tho autumn sunlight, while tho vows
were being spoken. the scene presented
was worthy Of a painters brush.
As. the happy couple knet to receive
tho benedIotlon, Miss Barksdalo sang
softly a strain from THE Voices that
Brcathed Over Eden" after which tho
bridal party re-entcred tho parlors to
the sounds of Memberships wedding
march, under the skilful touch of Miss
Knox, and a reception was rendered the
large company Of guests who had wit
messed the nuptlals from tho lawn.
Tho bridesmaids were gowned In nc-
cordton- plated silk, six in white and
six In nile green. and each carried
bouquets OF white cosmos. The flower
girls wore nile green, accordion plated.
silk null. and the maid OF honor nile
green chiffon cloth. trimmed with white
lace, and carried blush roses. The bride
was arrayed in & gown OF white mes
saline trimmed with duchesse lace. In
her hair was the tortoise shell comb "
which her grea grandmother was mar
ried seventy-slX years ago, and her dress
was fastened with "a horseshoe pin, which
nve brides had worn previously at the
hymneal altar. I8#
After congratulations the company res
pAired to the dningroo and back
porch, where Dughi, the caterer, Of Ra-
leigh, NJ C.,A served n delicious repast.
two large tables being spread, one pre-
sided over by the bride and the other
by tho maid OF honor, the BRIDES table
being adorned with her great-grand-
mothers set Of wedding china,
Owing to the condition Of the health,
Of tho brides mother, there will be no
wedding tour, but Dr. and Mrs, Shack
olford will be at homo, Durham, N, ca.
after October the 2bt &
Tho wedding gifts We're numerous nndS
costly, embracing a large quantity OF
silver plate cut glass, and q wcll-hlled
purse OF gold.
The bride Is a young woman OF lovely
Christian character. numbering her
friends by the score In n dozen
States. She is the oldest daughter Of
d, ". owen, ESQ. one OF the most
prominent and highly esteemed citizens
Of Halifax, and the eldest granddaughter
Of the late Hon, William Il, Owen, mem-
bel, Of tile Constitutional Convention
after the Civil War, and also member
~ the celebrated committee Of nine reps
resentlng the Southern States whose call
mon President Lincoln Immediately
FER the fall of the confedoracy had
s,ch great weight In bringing about q.
conservative reconstruction policy for
the South. .,a,,4,at 49,,
The groom is n successful dentist now
of Durham, N, O., put peIongs ~ t..e
| n We make a specially o.
i Ia ~.