The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-14
SOCIETY.
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OF the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
David Frierson Watkins of Ashwood
Miss Evelyn Watkins and Mr.. Angus
tus Franklin Sowell, of Birmingham
4 Alabama, were united in marriage
Reverend S. p Halves oficiating. The
entire lower floor of the spacious house
was thrown open, and brilliantly
lighted and beautifully decorated. The
! guests were met in the hall and
served with punch from a daintily
appointed table presided over most
gracefully by Misses Annie Evans and
Kate Sowell. The front drawing room
was most attractively decorated with
Jackson vine. mistletoe and shining
holly, the mantle and chandelier being
wreathed in festoons of evergreens.
Numbers of old silver and brass can
delebra held wax candles. In the
rear drawing room where the cere-
mony took place, a white covered
| altar was arranged In front of the
mantle, and was yelled almost com
pletely with trailing vines, and light
ed with many tiny tapers in crystal
candlesticks. Preceding the cere-
mony a. most delightful musical pro-
gram was rendered, Miss Jessie BOs-.
tick. Miss Kate Neil Winstead of
Franklin, Tenn, and Mr.. Roland Flick,
of Nashville Tenn, taking part.
The bridal party came down the
stairway in the hall and entered
through the front parlor the ribbon
bearers Messrs. A. C. McComb, of
Roanoke. Va. and Mr.. Henry Brown,
of Birmingham, Ala, and Messrs
Ernset Dixon and Charles Williamson
entering first. They were followed
by the bridesmaids Misses Louise
Watkins and Olive Dobbins and Misses
Caroline Walker and Annie Nunnely
of Centerville. Tenn. whose costumes
were handsome white. silk net over
chiffon silk. their flowers being GRIM
son libTty roses. The maid OF honor, /
Misses Lille Watkins, gowned In
a most becoming toilette of white net,
with touches of ros" color and carry
ing pink carnations, entered with her
sister. The bride. who is one. of the
fairest and most attractive of Maury's
never appeared more ra-
dainty beautiful, her toilette was
graceful gown of radium silk, made
empire, worn over white chiffon and
taffeta around the corsage was a
handsome bertha of cluny lace, and
over all she wore trailing veil of
tulle fastened with a wreath of or
ange blossoms. Her flowers were
bride rises The groom entered from
he hall accompanied by his best man.
Mr. John Sowell h
The brides cake which was cut
after the marriage was
n the shape of heart, and ornament
ID with white roses and cupids, with
ilken streamers attached by means
# which the mystic emblems were
lrawn. The prettily decorated table
vas presided over by Miss Jean Dob
ins. The dining room was decorated
n crimson Silver and brass can
elebra holding tapers of that shade.
nd the flowers used in profusion be-
ng scarlet carnations. The polished
urface of the mahogany table was al
1ost completely yelled in rich lace
ieces, in its center stood large bas.
ct holding graceful ferns and carna-
ions, and silver and cut glass can
lesticks held crimson wax candles. q
delicious buffet luncheon of two
purses was served. u
Mrs. Watkins, gowned in a hand =
Dme toilette of black chantily lace, =
as assisted In receiving her guests ?
Y Mesdames Annie Watkins Cecil, o
amuel P. Hayes, John F. Stephen u
IN. Emily Dixon, H. G. Evans, W. B. "
obbins and Mrs. Charles Jackson, a
nd Mrs. Jane c. Dobbins the grand y
lother on both sides of the two y
ouses. The out of town guests at
nding were Mr.. e. C. McCombs, Of ~
Va. Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. "
)well, of Birmingham, the parents %
the groom. Mr.. W. s. Nunnelly, !"
Id Miss Nunnelly of Centerville,
enn., Miss Kate Nell Winstead of
'anklin, Mrs. G. W. Clifford, Mrs M. es
Polk. Mrs. Eunice Polk Norton and WI
ISIS Francis Harris of Nashville, Mrs. d.
I'm Wade and Miss Wade of Spring W,
ILL., Mr.. Maury Brown, Mr.. r. w. Di
.e. Henry r. Dobbfns and Charles OF
tdham Of Birmingham. in
Mr.. and Mrs. Sowell left on the af- Nj
moon train for VISIT to Mrs. p. FRI
McComb, sister Of The groom at tn
'anoke. Va. and from there will go Nj
a trip east and north before return re
: to Alabama, where they will make Sc,