Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-04-30
SMITH..-BORDEN.
Beautiful Home Wedding OF Wide
Interest SOIemniZed

daughter of Mrs. William FL. Borden,
of this city, and MI. e. Ehrlich Smith,
son OF the late Bishop Coke Smith, OF
Virginia, which was solemniZed at the
palatial Borden residence on James
ST., Wednesday night at $50, Rev. DIR.
f. D. Sw1ndell, of Wilson,a former pas
tor here, assisted by Rev. E. II. Davis,
pastor of St. Paul Nj. e. church, off
ciating.
For many weeks there had been
widespread interest in the elimination
Of his happy event, tor the beautiful
young bride numbers the whole COM
munity as her friends, with whom from
favorite. The personality of gracious
ness and kindness towards all worthy
OF her thought, cheerfully ready at all
times to assist in person or in charity,
wherever the need was commendable,
the sunshine OF her ever happy dispo-
sit1on and her superlative beauty-and
the yet more admirable charm of her
utter Inconsistencies thereof-won for
her the good will of all with whom she
came in contact, and their best wishes
for her happiness will abide with her
through life.
The commodious residence had been
rendered a veritab1e dreainIand of be-
wildering beauty in its adornment Of
cut flowers and growing plants and
myriads of electric lights. The front
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hall were used as reception rooms, and
here we're displayed the bridal pres
ents-so many, SO varied, so lovely as
to exhaust enumeration and beggar
description, mute yet eloquent tribute
to what measure of esteem the young
couple are held by their immediate
friends, not to speak of the wealth of
gifts from members Of their respective
families.
The rear parlor on the left had been
converted into a bridal chapel, the
way to whose altar was ribboned for
the approach Of the bridal pair, and
when the officiating ministers took
their position there, and loves old
sweet song OF triumph, as recognized
in the thrilling notes of the wedding
march, resounded throughout the peo-
pied chambers and halls, telling that
the moment OF the ceremony was at
hand, all eyes were turned and all in
terest centered upon the beautiful
with white roses ard brilliant with
many electric lights that shimmered
amidst the flowers and threw their
shadows along the 'tufted foor,' as a
hower-Way meet for her to walk to the
loYe-orOwning of her young life who
was the light of that home and the
joy and solace Of the fond mother who
stood by, at that home altar, to seal in
approval with a mothers kiss the COM
pact--the same as h herselfhad known
in the years agone-the old, old story,
yets ever new. And it there be one
thing above all others that God has
given US as the highest exemplifcation
of goodness and sweetness and light
and faith, gladness and joy and heaven
resounding glory in this world, it is 9
mothers tear-bedimmed kiss bestowed
upon a bride-daughter at the parting O.
the ways, at the Intel of the new life
The whole scene was like some old
master-picture that we have looked
upon and stood reminiscent before, bu,
rendered tenfold stronger by the living
presence that peopled it. The proud
structure of refined and Cody society
is builded upon such scenes-the bride
at the altar, in surprising and unsur.
passable l%ovliness; the groom gallant
and cultured of ancestry, and of unre.
strainable pride and happiness in his
priceless achievement, around them
both loved ones and friends of a life.
time who loved them; who that looked
upon the scene will ever forget the
beauty and the sentiment of it all.
1t was d simple without
attendants, other than the sweet little
flower and ribbon girls, cousins of the
bride, little Misses Claude Aycock,
Mary Michaux n Ethel Miller.
The bride was gowned in a duchess
lace robe over ~taffeta, with bridal
veil caught up with lilies of the valley,
and she carried a shower bouquet of the
same flower, and as she stood before
the officiating minister and spoke the
vows of the bridal, her beautiful face
flushed and radiant under the excite
ment of 1t, she was the ideal personif-
cation of superlative lovliness. Her
go1ng-away gown was of blue wolfe,
with hat and veil to match.
Mrs. w. H. Borden, the brides
mother, was most beoomingly gowned
in q handsome black lace robe over
gray taffeta.
Alter the ceremony the bridal pair
were shOwered with cordial congratu-
l%ations, and were also beshowered
with the conventional rice throwing as
they took the north bound train at 10
| n,clock for hridal trim aS4ax Hhiol,