The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-01
Miss Rubie COrbett and Mr..
C. w. Thompson United.
Solcmnized In First Christian Church
In Presence of Fashionable
Audience.
MOST IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY.

A wedding notable as social
event and beautiful In Its solemniza-
ton was that OF Miss Rubie Corb.tt
and Mr.. Charles William Thompson
last evening at the First Christian
church. A large and fashionable au-
dienee witnessed the event and added
TO the brilllancy OF the scene.
The church was most effectively
decorated. A curtain Of smilax over
white formed the background for the
bridal party and the chancel was
banked with palms and ferns. The
choir rail- was intertwined with
smllax and palms and ferns were
gracefully arranged. 1864
The bridal professional down the
central aisle was as follows: Mr..
Charles Alcott and Mr. Arthur y
Martin; Miss Pauline Purcell, OF Lex
ington: DR.. Charles Llghtfoot and
Mr.. Richard Rudy: Miss jeanette
Campbell; Mr.. Nolan vanCulin and
Mr.. Douglas Nash; Miss Mary Belle
Taylor. OF Frankfort; Mr.. Louis
Rioke. Jr., and Mr. Wallace Well;
Miss Elizabeth sinnott; DIR. J. @.
Taylor. Little Misses Hannah Cor
bett and Lucle overly preceded Mrs.
Henry Rudy. the matron OF honor.
who was followed by Miss Faith
Langstaff. the maid Of honor. The
effect at the chancel was very pretty
with the matron and maids inside the
rallied altar and the men grouped be-
low IL. The bride entered with her
brother. Mr. Jacob Corbett of Wick
life. and was met at the chancel by
the groom aud his best man, Mr..
Horace W .Shinn. Rev. W. L. Cave.
b. D., pronounced the ceremony very
impressively. Mr.. owen Tul,ey was
a. the organ, rendering Lohengrln
for the professional and the Mendel-
ssohn wedding march as the recess
sional. A musical program was
played throughout the ceremony.
The bride looked especially beau
tlful In an exquisite princess gown
OF white messalIne satin, oncrusted
with pompadour lace. She wore the
bridal veil caught with lilies OF the
valley. and carried a shower bouquet
OF brides roses and lilies OF the VAL
ley.
The maid Of honor wore a most ar
tistic creation OF white imported chif-
fon bordered with American beauty
roses on the skirt, the waist being
also a charming effect In the rose de-
sign.
The matron OF honor. q bride OF
last spring, wore her handsome we'd
ding dress OF white satin and point
lace. 'i"'lf
The bridesmaids were very lovely
IN white crepe de chine embroidered
In pink rose buds. They carried
pink chrysanthemums and Wore an
aigrette OF pink ostrich tips in their
hair. 49,
The flower girls wore pretty lin
gerie frocks over pink silk slips.
They carried baskets OF roses and
scattered the rose leaves before the
bride.
A reception from 80 to IL o'clock
al the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hal S.
Corbett on North Eighth street foil.
lowed the church ceremony. The
house was an attractive bower OF
green and white with artistic blend
ings Of the wedding color, pink.
Southern smllax was gracefully
festooned ON the walls, about the
chandeliers aud intermingled with
white crysanthemums twined tho
stairway railing. while many Candida
bra with pink shaded candles gave a
pretty effect In the reception hall
aud parlor Mr.. and Mrs. Corbett and
the bridal party received and were as
sisted by Mrs. Rebecca II. Corbett,
MT. ana MIS-. jacob torpett, oi WIN
life, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. c. Leech, Mr..
and Mrs. Armour Gardner, Mrs. Emily
Marshall, of Missoula; Miss Anna
Marshall. of Missoula; Mrs. Arthur
Crary, Chicago: Mrs. W.W,Rlchmoad
OF Clinton; Miss Halle Richmond.
of Clinton; Miss Virginia Kinney. of
New York; Miss Frances Wallace.
The punch bowl attractiyely arrang
ed in the hall alcove was presided at
by Mrs. Victor yoris. who was no
tlceably handsome in an Empire gown
of white duchess satin Powered Ia
American beauty roses and trimmed
in lace aud two-toned velvet.
The brides table In the dining