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

Alter days or OleaK ana uulOI Ulu- 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 x Warner, who carried on business with Hon Smith P. Glover in the same stand where Taylor, Curtis S Go. are now lOca ted.
 The decorating scheme in Mrs Haw- 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. The rear parlor was brilliantly beau 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 ecstas1es over the dining-room. On the center table reposed beautiful mass of pink La France roses, while Lawson pinks were used with good effect. At the ends of 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 4 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 parlor from the hallway, meeting the bride, bridesmaids, maid of honor and uSherS, who came through the side and rear Uuc lIOuU pdIlOI. 4uC LII luC and groom took their places under the canopy of green, while Rev O. o. Wright, rector of St Johns church, read the ritual which cOnSummated the union. During the ceremony the strains of 70 Promise Me'' as played on, the air. Congratula tions, hearty and sincere, were then bestowed upon the happy couple by the assembled guests. The bride was vision of loveliness in gown of White Mar uuisette over white taffeta chiffon, | made in Empire style. It was trim med with rose point lace. She carried a shower bouquet of Bride roses and sweet peas. She wore a veil caught up with orange blossoms. Miss Mabel Ghmp ed Mss Aoa mss as and Miss Mabel L. Taylor, the brides maids, were gowned in white over pink silk, trimmed with lace and made | in Princess style. They carried white carnations. Miss Florence Warner, muslin over pink silk. She carried La France roses. The best man was s. Ernest Sanford. The ushers were James B. Nichols and Louis T. Briscoe. l An elaborate luncheon was served by
 the Andrews Catering Co., of Bridge port, with the following menu:
 Clam Bouinon Whipped Cream
 Lobster sa4aa Fanger Raiis anslare sauce
 Chicken Salad Bread and Butter Sandwiches
 Cakes Eaoes Ice Cream in forms
 Coffee Lemonade
 The high esteem in which the couple are held was shown by the wealth o1 gifts which entirely filled one room Included in their remembrances were
 checks, beautiful silver tea service
 hand-painted china cocoa set, eight
 silver dishes, cut glass berry bowl, par
 Tor chair, Japanese bOuillon set, large
 cut glass vase, four sugar and cream
 sets, three cut glass berry bowls, china . ice cream set, Brides book, carving set, four pair of candelabra, two doZeI and half teaspoons, pie and oak,
 knives and berry spoons, two chocolat' sets, elaborate set of table linen, pickl, . jars, silver grape shears, hand painted
 dish, embroidered centerpieces ant r doilies, cut glass loving cup, silver : almond set, cut glass pitchers anl 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 a tri A tlantic City and Washington.
 Among those present from out o Q town were: MT and Mrs Harry B ? Curtis of Bridgeport, MT and MT y Stephen B. Church and two sons 0 5 Seymour, MT and Mrs Paul B. Warner
 Sherman and Flora Warner of Brook s lyn, N. Y., Mrs Samuel Curtis of Ne1
 tady, N. Y., Miss Louise Bulkley c i, Southport, Mrs Emma J. Peck ( [, Schenectady, N. Y., Miss Clara Drige tOf Brooklyn, Ralph Sherwood, MT an