Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-05-10
4 TAMpA WEDDING.
Former Gainesville Boy WEEDS Love
" South Florida Girl.

The following, from The Tampa
Evening News Of Wednesday. will
prove Of especial interest since the
groom, Fred Thrower was a resident
OF Gainesville for several years:
"A very simple but beautiful we'd
ding was the marriage Of Miss Bessie
May Snow and Mr.. Fred Mitchell
Thrower, that was solemnized at the
residence Of the brides parents, Mr.
and HRS. H. e. Snow, on Plat street,
this morning at Q o'clock.
THE parlors and reception halls
had been beautifully decorated for the
occasion with 1rofusion of palms
and ferns, intermingled with beauti-
full white lilies. Shortly before the
ceremony and during the service an
enjoyable program Of music was rend-
cred. At Q o'clock, thetstrains of Lo-
hengrin's Bridal Chorus were heard,
and the pretty maid Of honor, Miss
Georgia Anderson, entered, followed
by the stately matron of honor, Mrs.
Laurence Lee Thrower The bride
entered last. on the arm Of her father,
Mr.. H. r. Snow. She was met in the
parlor by the groom and his best man,
Mr.. Ben Thrower, and the officiating
minister, Rev. B. K Thrower, who in
few impressive words, made the two
before him man and wife.
1.-THE bride never looked more love
ly than In her wedding dress. which
was a travelling costume Of dark
brown wolfe, built over brown taffeta,
deliberately trimmed In fancy silk
braid and brown applique. 1t was
made in the short Elton style with the
graceful, Mikado sleeve. The suit was
worn with lingerie waist tan gloves
and tan suede shoes. Her hat was
becoming tan braid, trimmed in tan
roses and loops of brown velvet rib
bon She carried large bouquet of
white brides roses.
"The matron of honor Mrs. Lau.
renee Thrower, wore dainty white
embroidered Elton suit, worn with
lingerie hat trimmed with pink ribbon.
She carried a cluster of white carna.
tlons. The maid of honor, Miss
Georgia Anderson, wore a similar cos
tune OF white linen, with pretty
lingerie bat trimmed with blue rib.
bon. She also carried white carna-
lions
"The musical program was an en-
joyable part of the ceremony. Miss
Berdina Crowell sang beautiful bal
lad, "The Message of the Rose ac-
companied by Mr.. John Turner on the
violin. Schubert's Serenade was sung
by Mrs Claude R. Park in her usual
pleasing manner. with Mr. Turner's
accompaniment. Miss Mary Jackson
played the Wedding March, and dur
ing the ceremony, Moszhowski's Sere.
nata was softly played by Mr., Turner
aud Miss Jackson.
THE number of handsome gifts that
were received by Mr., and Mrs, Throw.
er attcsted to their popularity. After
the ceremony, a wedding breakfast,
consisting of chicken pattles, sailed
nuts, sandwiches, coffee, blanc mango
and angel food. was served and little
boxes OF wedding cake were given
TO the guests at the door.
oMr, and Mrs, Thrower left on the
1880 train for Jacksonville. From
there they viii proceed TO Norfolk,
where they viii take the boat TO New
York. They will also visit jamestown,
Old Point Comfort and Charleston,
On their return. they will be at home
to their friends at the home of the
groom's parents, Rev. and Mrs b. X,
Throwor, on North A. street,