The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-11-07
CUEST-WELLF0RD
Miss Caroline Randolph Wexford
The Bride Of Mr.. Frank B. Guest.
BRILLIANT WEDDING At SABINE HALL

The wedding Of Miss Caroline Randolph
Wexford. daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs. kobt
Carter Wexford, 10 Mr.. Frank Barkes
dale Guest. of "-nuwden' Fredericks
burg. Va. was celebrated on Wednesday
Nov. 6. at noon ut sabine Hall, Rich
mond Co Va, the ancestral home Of the
bride. The CEREMONY was performed 10y
the Rev. Henry c. Lane, OF 81. John =
Episcopal church. Warsaw, Va.
At one end of the wainscDted hal, run
ming the length Of TIL house, upon the
wnlls of which hang the portraits OF
eight generations, beginning with kobt.
C'king' lCarter,oi Curotomnu, the b ida
altnr was erected; from winch the aisle
was formed by ribbons extending tDeach
side of the large arch. through winch TIM
OLD Culonial stairway j. seen The en-
tire hall was decorated with white
crysanthemums. palms and irrns, the
backgrou o. tn altar being "A mass oil
white aud green. The ball, like the rest
of th. hou-., was darkened. and the hight
Of Innumefablc candles threw soft
rad anc. over the scene. The staircase
and bauister were dmptd with white,
and De-, GRATED with uaiitg vines, the
landing being banked with autumn
leaves
The rooms opening into tn bail Werr
thrown open. ! he parlur arustlcally
carried out the color scheme a. white
and green with cosmos and i"rn~, while
ia the library red ch-ysanfhemum' and
autumn leaves were 1iieciiv j. nssd The
old silver in the dining room caught the
ref elton Of masses Of 5,lio" chfysan-
,hemums and ferns.
To the strains of Mei dss-1hn's We ldina
march played by .lrs G,neyl eMi 'hrli
the bridal party. wb ch had iDunel H.
the upper hal. moved slowly down tie
stairway at the loot 81 which they were
met by the gro IN aud his best man. MIR.
BERNARD Guest, ID Ashland, va The
beth,uthal sarvic, was hid under the
wedding bell banging IN the arch.
The four bridesmaids, Miss Narlo
tn, ke-, Of Norio k, Va; Miss Cirnrlia
Ward, Of Wa-hington.D E. Mss Lrudon
Harrison, Of DanyiIie. aGI Mis- Salie
Barron. WarsIw, Va. were cow ed
in white Paris muslin. abJra'ely tim
ID with lare heir gi.des were Of
green satin ribbon aud thy carried
large bouquets ui large white chrysan-
themums, tied with green gtnzi.
linn .aieiy pre- "a x nh" bride can g
Der sister, Miss E'izeb"th iaudol We J.
ford. whp wa mail Of honor. w"ari &
pale green chiffon SAITH tom I'D vi h
baby Irish 90 and earning pl-I Q
violets The bride, whu wa~ giv"n a"' y
10y her father, was gnwned In ivory a. II
trimmed with Dlctess lace Her On 9
veil was caught with u pay OF GRAM g
blossoms and her Il lwer- ore - l'v' r
bouquet a lil'fs-of.fhrvt' 3. ~. 81.
hons were hold bg the hr, I r. OF the
bride, NJ. Armi'tead \ Wexford aud NJ
Wm. Harrison Wexford. fhe 0iOom
and his attendants wore the cnnv,n-
tiunal irock coats aud light trousers
Mrs RO5-rt Cs-tr Wexford was IN
hand rmbr1iisrcd lingerie ak wolfe. hni
dia nond- Mrs Wm Harrison W'lford
in IA princess gown oi white hit lnst 10.
trlmmed with Dnrhes- lace Mr.. Arm
i-tesd l. W~llinri in p-arl gray shk,wIth
point lace and diamQnis Among othl
beautiful costumes were those worn by
Mrs Bernard Guest aud Mrs. \. II
DreWry.
The ceremony wa followed by wed
ding breasiast and RECEPTION. Among
the guests from distance were Miss
Fannie aud Helen X lob. II Ca Mont .
Va Mr. and Mrs Bernard Guest, Of A+n.
land. Va; Mr. Archibald Harrison. q
Washington. b. e. DR.. and Mrs. Arm
istead Il. Wexford. ard Nr and Mr.. q
Randolph Wexford. Of Richmond Va;
Mrs J hn Runin, Miss Caroline kirkland
Ruifn, Mrs 4 H. Drewry ant Mr..
Mortimer Harrison. OF Charles City Co,
Va Mrs Phil Stausbury, Rlckvi j., MI
Hon. and Mrs. VIM. A Jones. Of Wash
ington, D. & Miss Mary Burr, OF Brook
land, u C. Miss Fiuuuoo ward, OF Wash.
ington. o. & Mr. Philip Gooae. Middle
town, Conn; Mi-s Mamie Byrd Turner.
King George Go.