The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1908-11-21
EvANs-BoYp.

/ The most brilliant social event o.
the season was the marriage OF Mis-.
valda Caroline Boyd to DR.. James A
Evans, Wednesday evening at the
Methodist church. Rev. j. M. Jen
kins performed the ceremany, which
was witnessed by a large and bril-
liant assemblage of relatives and
friends.
Miss Nell Mckenzie, who presided
at the organ, was accompanied by
Miss Matte Mae Blakesmore on the
violin. AT the first strains of Men
felssohn's wedding march the four
bridesmaids and groomsmen entered
followed by the maid of honor, Miss
Lucille Vincent Rogers. Following
these came the two little flower girls
and the little ring bearer.
The bride entered on the arm of
her father, Mr.Geo. S. Boyd, and was
met at the altar by DR.. Evans and
Mr.. Eugene P. Boyd, the brother of
| the bride, who was best man.
AS a background handsome palms
and ferns were banked with white
chrysanthemums at either end. Can
| dlebras, with wax candles, shed a
soft radium over the bridal party.
The brides wedding gown was an
exquisite white messeline satin, elab-
| orately trimmed with real point lace
yoke and leriha. Her veil was caught
| with orange blossoms and valley ILL
| lies, and she carried a shower boquet
Of brides roses and valley lilies. Her
going-away gown was tailored suit
| of blue cloth with hat to match.
The maid of honor was gowned in
| pink messaline satin, with lace trim
| mings and carried roses. The brides-
maids, Misses Davis, Finch, Mitchell
and Mayo were charming in white
sAk batiste, with touches of pink.
| They carried pink carnations with
ferns.
The little Misses Marguerite Boyd
and Sarah Jeter, who acted as flower
girls, were dressed in white with
pink sashes, and made charming
| contrasI to the ring bearer, little
Miss Katherine Irion, in a dainty
pink frock.
The groomsmen were Messrs. Hugh
Barr, Alfred Thomason, Oscar Alex
ander and Harold Moran. Many
handsome presents were received,
among them a handsome chest of
silverware from the brides father and
| mother, an exquisite cut glass vase,
cut glass punch bowl, pearl-handled
knives and forks, cut glass bowls.
and many Ger beautiful things in
| cut glass silver china and leather-all
with messages of love and good
wishes.
A reception was given at the
house for the bridal party, relatives
and immediate friends, where the
! color scheme of white, pink and
green was carried out in the decora-
tions.
Among the out-of-town guests were:
Mrs. Evans, of New Orleans, mother
of the groom; Mrs. Moody, sister of
the groom; Mr.. and Mrs. Will Boyd,
of Fulton; Mr.. and Mrs. Hilburn Muir
| phey, of Martin, Mr. and Mrs. w. B..
BIakemore, of Martin, and Miss
Aliene Smith, of Martin.
the groom; Mr. and Mrs. Will Boyd,
| On Wednesday morning, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Scott Boyd entertained the
bridal party with an elaborate we'd
ding breakfast in five courses. The
house was beautifully decorated in
white and green. The only addition
al guest to the bridal party was Mrs.
Moody, of Louisiana, sister of the
| groom.
May this happy young couple al,
ways drink deep at the fountain OF
true happiness; may the handsome
young groom from Louisiana ever be
happy in the thought that along life's
pathway to travel with him is one
of the fairest brides that ever graced
the state of sunny Tennessee.-Dres
den (Tenn.) Enterprise.
DR.. Evans and his charming bride
| g