The Newtown bee., 1907-04-26
HOME NEWS.
THE HAWLEY-WARNE WEDDING
A NOTABLE SOCIETY EVENT.

ding weather, Wednesday dawned fair and smiling in all it's spring freshness and beauty, day well chosen for the nuptials of Miss Mary Nichols Hawley and Hobart Glover Warner, two popu- lar members of Newtown's young so- ciety set. The bride is the daughter of Mrs Julia Hawley of Berkshire and granddaughter of the late Samuel Curtis, one of Newtown's pioneer manufacturers. The groom is the junior member of that Well-known Sandy Hook firm, Taylor, Curtis & Co.,, and a son of the late James H. Warner, who carried on business with Hon Smith P. Glover in the same stand where Taylor, Curtis & Go. are now located.
 ley's spacious home was beautiful, the parlors being transformed into bower of sweetness and beauty. It showed the handiwork of true artists. In the front parlor, where the ceremony was performed, the color scheme was green of laurel and ferns, frightened up with white rose buds. The mantle was banked with white roses. From the chandelier was suspended bands of white silk ribbon, the chandelier also being adorned with asparagus ferns. tiful in it's dress of pink carnations and roses. The mantle was banked with Lawson pinkS. From the chan delier pink silk ribbon was suspended. The bay window was prettily draped with pink ribbon and decorated with pink roses and carnations. Here the bridal party were seated while the re- treatments were being served.
 Everyone went into ecStaSieS over the dining-room. On the center table repoSed beautiful mass of pink La France roses, while Lawson plnks were yxvif f. n the table candelabra added to the beauty of the scene. From the chan deliers overhead were suspended pink ribbons to the corners of the table. The west room, where the orchestra was seated, was prettily decorated. Here was screen to hide the orcheS- tra, made of laurel and ferns. The banister rail on the stairway leading to the second story was wound with white silk ribbon and banked with laurel
 The ceremony took place at o'clock The bridal party descended the stair way and proceeded through the aisle roped off with bands of white silk rib bon, to the strains of the LOhengrin wedding march, played by the Bentley orchestra of Bridgeport. The groom and best man entered the front paElor from the hallway, meeting the bride, bridesmaids, maid of honor and uShers, who came through the side and rear parlor to the front parlor. The bride and groom took their places under the Wright, rector of St Johns church, read the ritual which consummated the union. During the ceremony the strains of 70 Promise Me" as played by sthe orchestra were softly waited on the air. Congratulation hearty 1 and sincere, were then bestowed upon the happy couple by the assembled | DnaSfE- bride l loveliness in a gown of White Mar quisette over white taffeta chiffon, made in Empire style. It was trim ! med with rose point lace. She carried 1 a shower bouquet of Bride roses and sweet peas. She wore veil caught | up with orange blossoms. Miss Mabel Camp of Waterbury, Miss Elizabeth l Chambers, Miss A lice Beers and Miss Mabel L. Taylor, the brides maids, were gowned in white over l in Princess style. They carried white carnations. Miss Florence Warner, | the maid of honor, was dressed in silk muslin over pink silk. She carried s. Ernest Sanford. The ushers were James B. Nichols and Louis T. Briscoe An elaborate luncheon was served by l the Andrews Catering Go. of Bridge port, with the following menu:
 
 Lobster Salad Tarlare Sauce
 Chicken Salad Breaa Bngsr ana R35s Butter Sandwiches
 Assorted @ Fancy Cakes Sherry ssheerry's Fancy Cake
 honoong Ice Cream in Safeen fosms simonos
 Coffee Lemonade
 The high esteem in which the couple
 are held was shown by the wealth O.
 gifts which entirely filled one room | Included in their remembranceS were | checks, beautiful silver tea service | h oh Cnf ioyI-
 silver dishes, cut glass berry bowl, par Tor chair, Japanese bouillon set, larg' cut glass vase, four sugar and cream sets, three cut glass berry bowls, chin; ice cream set, Brides book, carvin, set, four pair of candelabra, two dozel
 and half teaspoons, pie and cak
 knives and berry spoons, two chocolat
 sets, elaborate set of table linen, pickl
 jars, silver grape shears, hand painted
 dish, embroidered centerpieces ant doilies, cut glass loving cup, silve
 almond set, cut glass pitchers ant , water bottles, after-dinner coffee cup
 and saucers, three beautiful etchipgs
 oil paintings, landscape picture, Ouch eSs lace handkerchief, and many othe
 articles. MT and Mrs Warner left ol the evening train south for tri
 which includes stops at New York
 Atlantic City and Washington.
 Among those present from out o town were: Mir and Mrs Harry B Curtis of Bridgeport, MT and MT 7 Stephen B. Church and two sons o Seymour, MT and Mrs Paul B. Warner Sherman and Flora Warner of Brook lyn, N. Y., Mrs Samuel Curtis of NeS Haven, Miss Julia l.. Clark of Schenet
 tady, N. Y., Miss Louise Bulkley c
 Southport. Mrs Emma J. Peck ( 1. Schenectady, N. Y., Miss Clara Drige
 of Brooklyn. Ralph Sherwood, MT an
 Mrs Louis Edwards, Miss Ella Beer
 of Bridgeport, E. Bert Beers of Watel