The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-08-27
WEDDING BELLS.

| of the bride, Hon. and Mrs. hopeFI F. Dui'-
ton on Cedar street, when their second
| daughter. Miss Edith Farrar Dunton, was
| united in marriage with MIR. Charles Dean
Cool of Madison, Wisconsin. Inc house,
which was decorated under the direction OF
the brides sister, Mrs. Elon B. Gilchrest,
| was transformed into perfect power OF
flowers and ferns. In the parlor, where the
ceremony took place, the fireplace was en-
tirely filled in with ferns, and the mantel
was banked with pink and lavender sweet
peas. while punches of those dainty flowers
were effectively placed about the room.
| The BACKGROUND for the corner where the
ceremony was performed was formed py
screen covered with ferns bordered with
white phox and decorated with Whlte as
tors and white sweet peas. A white fur rug
carpeted this corner. Between the parlor
! and sitting room drapery OF OAK leaves
fell gracefully from the grill. Red and
green were used in the sitting room, the
piano was banked with red geranlums ana
green, and there was drapery OF red and
green over the windows. In the small
room off the sitting room yellow was the
keynote of the decorations, and screen
covered with asparagus fern anu gol-
den glow was one of the features. The
decorations in the hall were most strik--
ing. The stair rail was wound with ever
green and everlasting, and bunch Oh orll-
liant lilies ornamented the newell post, while
another bunch, banked with nasturtiums,
was on the hall table AT twelve O'CLOCK, to
the strains of the wedding march, played py
Miss Amy E. Stoddard, the wedding party
descended the stairs, led by Mr.. Cool and
his best man, Mr. Elon Barker Gilchrest.
Mrs. Gilchrest was matron of honor and
was gowned in her own wedding dress OF
white silk chiffon with satin stripe over
white taffeta silk, and carried pink asters.
Miss Florence E. Dunton, the brides sister,
and Miss Isabel Rice of Geneva, N. Y,
college friend, were bridesmaids, and both
were gowned in pale green. Miss Dunton's
dress was of eoalne, trimmed with maltese
lace, and Miss Rce's of messaline, made in
empire style and trimmed with princess
lace They carried white asters and aspara-
gas fern. The bride, who was given away
by her father, Hon. r. F. DuntOn, wore
beautiful gown of white messallne with
tucked chiffon yoke, a deep bertha of NAL
tese lace and maltese lace trimmings. The
skirt, which was long and trained, was made
with deep cross-way tucks and handmade
buttons. She carried white sweet peas and
maidenhar fern. An informal reception
followed the ceremony, which was impress
sively performed by Rev. George s. Mills of
Bennington, Vermont, former pastor OF
the North Congregational church, of which
the bride is member. After the reception
wedding breakfast was served, the we'd
ding party seated at the dining table, and
other guests at small tables. The decora-
tions in the dining room were green and
white. Draperies of oak leaves were en-
ployed with most artistic effect about the
windows and walls. The mantel, ETC., was
banked with hydrangeas, and dainty bas-
ket of ferns and hydrangeas was suspended
over the table. The centerpiece was of
ferns in a cut-glass fern dish on a table
mirror. The hahd-painted place cards bore
dainty fern sprays, and at each place was
white bride rose. The breakfast was served
by Miss Edith West, Mrs Willis Arnold
of Springfield, Mass, and Miss Amy E.
Stoddard. After the breakfast Mr. and
Mrs. Cool left for Crehaven for a
wedding trip of about two weeks, after
which they will return to Belfast for a
short stay before leaving for their home in
Madison, where their apartment is waiting
| for them. They were literally sprinkled
with confetti and the coach which took them
| to the Castine boat was decorated with white
| flowers, etc The brides travelling suit was
of brown with pongee waist and d
small brown silk hat to match. The bride
is one of the towns most popular and
attractive young ladies. She is a graduate
of the Belfast High school and of Mt Hol
woke college. After her graduation she
went to Madison as private secretary to
Professor Ely, resisning year ago to be at
home, during which time she has been
ster ographer in the Office of DuntOn &
Morse. In social, club and church circles
she has been most active and her departure
from town will be regretted by IA very large
circle of friends, whose Warmest good
wishes go with her to her new home. Mr..
Cool, who is the son of Isaac N. Cool of
Decatur, ILL.,, is connected with the depart
ment of Romance Languages at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. He was graduated
from the University of Michigan, and re-
ceived his advanced degree from Harvard.
Those who have met MIR. Cool on his brief
visits to Belfast entertain the warmest re-
gard for him, and the heartlest congratula-
tions of all are his. Their wedding gifts,
which were unusually beautiful, included
several substantial checks, gold, variety
of handsome silver pieces, beside set of
flat silver, cut glass, china. pictures and
embroidered linens. The out-of-tOwn guests
were the groom's father, l. M. Cool of
Decater, ILL.,, the groom's sister, Mrs. W. j.
Parks and her little son Roland of Detroit,
Mich, the Misses Alice and Charlotte
Phillips of Medford, Mass; Mrs. Albert
McCorrison, Miss Jennie Mcfarland and
Miss Mary Mcfarland of Searsmont, Mr..
and Mrs. John Crie of Criehaven, Mrs. Geo.
Washburn of New York, Mrs Geo. S. Mills
of Bennington, VT, and Miss Isabel Rice of
Geneva, n. Y.
SMITH WILSON. Frank Ernest Smith of
Greenville, Maine, and Ethel Maude, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester A. Wilson,
were married at the home of the bride on