The Columbus commercial., 1907-07-02


est by Columbus folk-The Gov
ernmept sire et Presbyterian
Church Thursday evening, June
q. at 6 80 O'Clock was the scene
of one o. the most notable ana
beautiful weddings that has ever
been solemuized within the sacred
precincts of this grand and holy
old edifice, the occasion beng
he marriage of Miss Margarett
Tarleton Billups to Colonel 4.
l.. Russell. The church, Gre
clan in it's architecture, symmet-
ricaI. and spotlessly white in its
exterior as we'll as interior deco
rations, was doubly beautiful in
the harmonius blending of green
and white. Large tropical palms
reaching almost to the celling
banked the pulpit, potted ferns
and graceful trailing vines, just
beneath the palms formed
BACKGROUND whose rich foliage
was intensified by the large clus-
ters of pure white oleanders
which bloomed and blossomed In
vases on tall pedestals on either
side. This wedding, taking place
in the dusk of a June eventide,
Just before twilight bade adleu
TO day and gave welcome to a
starry and moonlight night was
sweet and holy at this hour and
the only light was from the can
dies which fell upon the bridal
party. Bunches of white olean-
ders marked the pews separating
the family from the large and
fashionable assemblage from
this and other cities gathered to
witness the marriage of these
two prominent people. AS the
bridal chorus from Lohengrien
sung by the quartette, Mrs. +.
p. Davis, soprano, Miss Mabel
Heustis, contralto, Mr.. T. H.
Halliwell, bass and Mr.. Thomas
Hallett, tenor, vibrated through
out the church the bridal party
entered. The groom and his
best man, MIR. Frank L. Ross,
awaited then and the ceremony
was performed by the BRIDES
pastor, Rev. Archibald Fairly
Carr, assisted by Rev. Matthew
Brewster of Christ Episcopal
Church, which church the groom
attends. The bride, a dainty
and petite blonde, was exceed
ingly lovely in her wedding dress
of soft tulle over chiffon trimmed
in real lace, and made princess.
The tulle veil enveloped her and
wreath of orange blossoms
crowned her curly golden hair.
She carried an elaborate shower
of lilies of the valley tied with a
silk gauze scarf hand embroid-
cred in sprays of lilies of the
valley, and wore Colonel Russel's
wedding gift, magnificent dia-
mond necklace. The maid of
honor, the BRIDES only sister,
with her chaste and modest beau
ty as pure as the lilies she bore,
wore a white chiffon gown trim.
med with Irish point lace. a
white hat with sweeping ostrich
feathers and carried an arm bou-
quet of white lilies, "Speciosum
Album" tied with scarf Of
white chiffon. Around her throa
was the groom's wedding gift, q
chain of gold linked together
with pearls. with a large pearl
nCdit Will 0iAhiOlQ CCnltTs OOi-
onel Edward Lafayette Russell.
first vice president of the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad and vice pres
ident of the Southern Railway,
in Mississippi, is the most widely
known, the most highly esteemed,
and perhaps the best loved man
in all the South. A man with q
heart of gold, whom every one
is proud to call friend and whose
friendship. generosity, and inter-
terest knows no bounds or limi-
tations; is yet, with all his PROM
inence and with honors showered
thick and fast upon him possess-
ed of nature so true, so sweet
and so unspoiled as to make the
compliment paid him by Stephen
ID. Lee, commanding general of
the United Confederate Veterans.
IN a Ietfar of ocnorafnlotso~c