The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-17
wATERs-HODGSON.
Beautiful Wedding is Celebrated in
 Mobile.

Mobile, April 16.-(Special)-It Is seldom that even wedding attracts so much pleasant comment and is of so much interest to the State in general. and Mobile in particular. as the one or Miss Ethel Hodgson to MT. Julian Wa ters, which took place this evening community in which they reside. both stand for all that is best in man and womanhood.
 MT. Waters has well earned the rep utation for being upright and loyal in his private life as well :n the business world in which he is prominent cot ton man.
 He is a member of the Athelstan, Strikers and other social organiza tions, and before coming to Mobile to live he was sufficiently appreciated to be sent from Wilcox County as a representa- tive In the Alabama Legislature. ,irh.ou ~, Colonel and Mrs. Joseph Hodgson and . sister of Mr. relfair Hodgson, in the Government service in the Philippines Dr. Sam Hodgson. and MT. Joseph Picketts, Davidsons and Jurys, all we'll known families in this State, and to the weightmans of Washington and the Telfair Hodgsons Of Tennessee.
 She has always been one of the most popular of the Mobile girls. and the predictions of beauty and brains made for her in early youth were fully realized in her young ladyhood: She has done much that Is clever also in the literary world and possesses charm of manner that has made her trresistibly attractive to vast num- Der of suitors.
 Since the announcement of the en- gagement at carnival times, all have looked forward to seeing Miss Hodg- son in her bridal robes Her beauty Is just the kind that Is accentuated by the nlminess of tulle, and in her veil, caught with orange blossoms. it would have been easy to have traced the ori- ~-a.. sf.,s- Arrf1 do h Her gown, too. was fashioned of tulle- like net over silk, with entre deux of Point d'Alencon lace, the corsage. which was cut high was transparent were used in the elbow-length sleeves the diamond necklace that sparkled brilliantly beneath the veil. was the wedding gift of MT. Waters, and the the valley tied with tulle.
 Nine o'clock was the hour set for the ceremony, and the wedding march played by Drago's, band announced the coming of the bridal party. The idea of attendants instead of bridesmaids was an original and pretty one, for six of the brides girl friends, carrying two garlands of tulle with Easter lilies, marking their places. was used 10 rope off the guests and form an aisle through which the bride passed, on the arm of her father. Miss Florence Da- vidson of Montgomery matching in her white frock of lace and null. the beau ty of the Easter lilies she carried. pro- ceeded the bride and at the altar where palms, white roses, lilies and a prie- dieu with white embroidered shawl drapery, made an attractive back ground. the bride and maid were met by MT. Waters and his best man, MT. |. A. E. Van Heynigen. The Rev. Dr. Mathew Brewster performed the cere- mony and the attendants were Misses Grace Bestor and Miss Amanda Moore, who came first and wore white lingerie and lace gowns; Miss Maude Middleton and Miss Meta Huger, followed the former in white lingerie and lace, and the lattenin white net; Miss Kate Mid dlston in an imported white swiss em- broidered gown, and Miss Herman Steinhauser of Galveston in white net and lace. brought up the rear. Dr. Henry Goldthwaite and MT. w. M Mar