The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-02-07
A PRETTY HOME WEDDING
Popular Young Couple Unitsd-witnessed
By Friends.

place last night at the home of tn,
bride, in the presence of quite
number of invited guests, includ
ing relatives and intimate friends
It was happy event indeed. Low
ling hands with the aid of flower:
and green foliage had transformed
, the home into a bower of beauty
making a fit setting for the pretty
vet solemn scene to be enacted
within its doors. In the parlor
trailing smilax sprays, ferns and
palms, with pink roses were arts
tically used for decoration. At one
end was a beautiful floral altar in
front of which the youthful pair
plighted their vows. Red roses
with ferns constituted the library
decorations, while the dining room
was beautiful also in green and
white. A Mexican band stationed
in the conservatory played through
out the evening.
The ceremony took place at half
past eight o'clock, being perform
ed according to the impressive rites
of the Catholic church by Rev.
Father Levoyer. To the ever sweet
strains of Mendelssohn' Wedding
March rendered by the band, the
bride approached the altar on the
arm of her eldest brother, Oliver
l. Hicks, who gave her away. The
groom with his best man, E. A.
McGary, met her at the altar. Miss
Katie Hicks served as maid of
honor and Misses Zoe Wells and
Corinne Clay as bridesmaids, with
Edgar Hicks and J. K. Combe as
attendants to the groom.
The bride was fair to see in
lovely gown of white silk, en-
traine, with flowing vail and a
beautiful shower bouquet of brides
roses. Her maids carried bouquets
of pink rosebuds. The groom also
looked handsome, in full dress.
After the solemn words had been
spoken that made the twain one,
the usual congratulations and good
wishes were expressed by the
guests, with many kisses for the
bride and warm hand-clasps for
the groom. As soon as they could
escape, the happy young pair went
for few moments to the home of
the brides uncle. DR.. c. B. Combe,
who has always been greatly devot-
ed to her, to receive his loving
Denediction, he being unable to at
tend the wedding, to his great dis
appointment.
The rest of the evening was pass
ed most pleasantly with mrsic and
nerry-making. Some excellent
vocal music was rendered. The t
bride, who has a fine soprano voice,
oined in several quintettes with
,ther members of the family, who !
nearly all have musical talent. She t
llso sang a beautiful solo. /
Supper was served in the dining c
DOM. The table was attractively '
let, and the menu tempting, COM t
,rising chicken salad, sandwiches,
dives, ices, cake and coffee. Cham a
,agne punch of an excellent brew t
vas also served in the library, the {
lunch bowl being presided over by
discs Wells, Clay and Jeanne
3r'llay.
Later the newly welded pair
we're accompanied to their home.
which is the Lindsey cottage on
street, scattering them
With rice as they went. The new
Iome, where they began house
.eepiDg today, was fitted UP most T
for them, most of the F
urniture being the gifts of friends,
nd including a sitting room set
rom the BRIDES uncle and auntiMr. :
nd Mrs. J. L. Landrum, kitchen
urniture from Judge and Mrs.
Wells, dining room set from Mr..
nd Mrs. J. G. Fernandez, and set
# china from E. A. McGary. Near
y every article necessary for set
ing up housekeeping was present.
d by some devoted friend or rela-
i've, and the pretty little home is
thing of which any young house :
wife might well be proud. Another
lift of more than ordinary value =
vas check for $500 from the
rooms mother. Besides these
other articles of silver, 1