Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-06-25
Pretty Wedding OF Miss Fanny Tripp,
Daughter Of HIP. Tripp, Former Sheriff
Of Sullivan Couny.

From the Elmira, N V, Gazette.
In beautiful Trinity Church last
evening amid profusion of green
cry and delicately tinted flowers,
occurred one of the most beautiful
weddings ever seen in Elmira.
Miss Fanny Elizabeth Tripp,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry p.
Tripp of this city, was united in
marriage to Charles Marriott Dean
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Dean al
so of Elmira Miss Anna S. latter
shall, of Whitehaven Pa, was maid
of honor. The brides maids were:
Miss Mabel Morrow, OF EIrnira,
Miss Matte ID. Trip of Freehold,
n. j.; Miss Katherine V. Wilson, of
Philadelphia, and Miss Winifred
Fuller of Ithica. Robert t. Turner
Jr. of Elmira, was best man, and
the ushers werG Messrs Norman
Ray Thurston, Herbert Bartholo-
new, Richard o. Gregory and Royal
w. Franc of Canandaigua. Little
Miss Ethel Morrow was flower girl
and Master Elmer Dean, Jr., acted
as page.
The Rev. Charles Hamilton Nc
Knight. rector of the church, per-
formed the ceremony, being assisted
by John Clark Dean, brother of the
groom, Mr.. Dean having been Or
dained deacon, in the same church
Sunday. George Morgan Mcknight
presiding at the organ, played the
wedding music, which included the
Jenson "Bridal Music" "PriZe
Song from "Die Melstersinger"
the Nevin "Wedding March,,
Bridal chorus from" Lohengrin",
and the wedding march from the
enid Summer Nights Dream,
Mendelssohn.
The Church was filled with the
friends of the young couple and at
the appointed time, to the strains of
the "Bridal Chorus" from 'IOhen-
grim the wedding party passed up
the center aisle of the church to the
altar. The ushers leading, then the
bridesmaids and maid of honor,
then the flower girl and page, and
last of all the bride with her father,
The page carried the wedding ring
on a silver tray and the little flower
girl scattered rose petals and buds
from her basket in the path of the
bride. The bride was met at the
altar by the bridegroom and his best
man.
The first part of the service was
performed by John Clark Dean, and
after the bride had been given
away by her father the bridal party
went up into the chancel where the
Rev. Charles II. Mcknight, joined
the young couple with the ring, re-
ceiving their VOWS and pronouncing
the blessing. The wedding pair then
led the way back through the
church.
No more lovely bride has been
seen this year than this one of last eve
ming. She wore a beautiful princess
lace robe, with long veil, and she
carried prayer book bound in white
and gold. The maid of honor's
gown was a white embroidered robe
over nile green and she carried a bou-
quet of maiden hair fern tied with
green ribbon. The bridesmaids
gowns were of pink crepede chine
with sunburst skirts and yoke and
trimmings of Point Venice. They
carried pink roses tied with pink
ribbon. The little flower girl was
all in white with her basket of rose
leaves.
A reception was held after the
ceremony, at the brides home, 1870
Hall street, where company of thir-
ty including the bridal party and
immediate families We're entertain
ing. Florist Durand decorated both
the church and the home. AT the
church the color scheme was white
and green with touches of pale pink.
Greenery was massed along the altar
rail and choir stands with hyderan-
gia blooms interspersed, and white
and pale pink flowers were placed in
relief against the white and gold of
the altar. At the home pink and