The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-15
MISS HOLL|F|ELD
HAS A BRILLIANT
SOCIETY WEDDING
Second Daughter Of Late Pas
tor of Third Presbyterian
Church a Charming Bride.
MARRIES CHARLES FAWCETT
NICHOLSON, OF BROOKLYN
Six Hundred Guests at Nuptials,
to Which Magnificent
Gowns Add Lustre.

Leaders of smart %societ.' in Newark
and Brooklyn ~thronged the old Third
Presbyterian Church yesterday after
noon to witness the marriage of Miss
Mary fIelson Hollifeld, second daugh-
ter of the late Rev DR.. A. Nelson Hol-
lifield, who for rneny years was pastor
of the church where the ceremony was
performed, and Charles Fawcett Mich
olson, of Brooklyn. Nearly 900 guests
were present for the and
nearly every family of social promi-
hence in this city was represented.
The Rev. DIR. Robert Scott Inglis,
pastor of the church and successor to
the brides father, performed the cere-
mony.
The bride was given away by her
brother-in-law, Fran and Briggs, a
son OF United States Senator Frank o.
Briggs. She was attended by her two
sisters, Mrs. Briggs and Mrs. Edward
w. Scudder, and Mrs, Harold Armour
Dodge, of his city, as matrons of
honor, Mrs. Scudder Immediately nre-
ceding the bride in the brida process
sion. The ushers were the brides only
brother, A. Nelson Holliheld; Harold
Armour Dodge, William Bryant and
Mortimer j. Bryant, of Brooklyn;
Charles Curie. CT New York, and Con-
rad Moller, of New Canaan, Conn.
Arthur j.. Murphy, of Brooklyn, was
the bridegroom's attendant.
Some Of the GOWNS.
The brides dress was a handsome
creation of white chiffon cloth over
white satin, elaboratel" trimmed with
duchesse and rose point lace. Her veil
was edged with point lace and her only
was a bow knot brooch of
diamonds, the bridegroom's gift. Her
bouquet was a cluster of lilies of the
valley.
Mrs. Scudder wore an empire robe of
cashmere de chine, with gold filet lace.
She wore a white picture hat decked
with a. long pink ostrich plume. The
other two matrons wore white satin
crepe de chine and pink velvet hats,
trimmed with long white ostrich
plumes. All three attendants carried
pink roses.
Mrs. Hollifeld, the brides mother,
wore gray silk, with trimmings of rare
lace and a black hat trimmed with
plumes.
Mrs. Nicholson, the br~idegroom's
mother, was also attired In gray silk,
ri Those mt the wedding.
Among the guests were former n
tor John f. Dryden, Mrs. Dryden and
their daughter, Mrs. Anthony r. Kuser;
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace M. Scudder, Miss
Antolnette Quinby Scudder, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward N. Crane. Miss Crane,
Mr.. and Mrs. Littleton kirkpatrick.
Miss Louise Washington, Miss Marian
Bauman, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur H. Mac
Kie, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Boggs, OF
Perth Amboy; the Rev. David Rud
dach Frazer and Mrs. Frazer, Mr.. and
Mrs. James M. Cumming, Mr.. and Mrs.
John q. Wright Clark, Mr.. and Mrs
Paul Cook Downing. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence c. Ward, MI. and Mrs.
Franklin Conllin, jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Marsh Riker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adrian Riker, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Headley Atha, Miss Murphy, Miss
Florence Gilmore Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard H.. Rankin, Miss Lucretia Mil
Ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. McCarter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Potts. Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthias Plum, jr., Miss Con-
dict, Mr. n MIS-. JdiHeS Lo"iehie'
Ogden, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew van
Blarcom, Mr.. and Mrs. edward Heath
Peters. Mr.. and Mrs. James Gordon
Taylor, Miss Kate Ross Wallace, Clar-
ence Gillespie, Graham c. Hunter, of
New York; Morgan X. Smith, John
Holden, G. Bertram Woodruff, OF
Elizabeth; Irving Griffin. Rutger
Blocker Miller, of New York; DR.. Jas
per Coghlan, William j.. Coghlan, DR..
William o. G, Quimby, Leslie H, Lord,
Carl Smith. Edwin Schenck, Rolfe
Roosevelt Booraem, Ludolph Conklln,
Andrew c.. Hedges, Harold Dennis, AL
fred l.. Dennis, Gayle Young, Stuart
Young. w. Clark Symington, Harold
Dennis, Mr.. and Mrs. James Gordon
Taylor.
Following the ceremony there was a
small reception in the home OF the
brides mother for the relatives and a
few intimate friends.
On their return from their wedding
journey the young couple will reside at
1116 Broad street.