The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-25
YESTERDAYS EVENTS IN THE SOCIAL WORLD Perkins-Curran Wedding Takes
 Place In1New Orleans NOTES HERE AND THERE Birmingham Represented In the Large List of out-of-Town Guests at the
 Wedding Celebrated In
 Trinity Church.

Curran of New Orleans, daughter of MT. and Mrs. D. D. Curran and MT. Bishop chaplin Perkins, which has just taken place in that city. Miss Curran's matron of honor was Mrs. Edward M. Tutwiler Jr., of Birmingham. Among the out-of- town guests were MT Tutwiler and Maj and Mrs. Frank Y. Anderson of this city. Miss Curran has been frequent visitor to Birmingham, the guest of Mrs. Tut wiler. Both here and at Winston Place, the country house of the Andersons, sine has been an admired belle during winter. seasons and during the house party sea son there. She was maid of honor at Mrs. Tutwilers wedding winter before last.
 The following account of the wedding is taken from the Times Democrat;
 "A large and fashionable gathering filled Trinity church last evening to wit ness the marriage of Miss Pauline Mar garet Curran and Mir Bishop Chaplin Perkins, one of the most prominent of the spring weddings, at which a large bridal party was in attendance. Both Miss Curran and MT. Perkins are great favorites in the social world of New Orleans and their marriage in consequence has been of especial interest to a wide circle of society. followers. The church was lovely with the many potted plants of blossomng Easter lilies, tied with large bows of white sash ribbon and the greatest profusion of palms and ferns
 The chandeliers were all trimmed with i southern smilax. The many beautiful spring costumes noted among the we'd ding guests added to the attractiveness and beauty The bridal procession was led by the ushers, Messrs. Thomas Cot tam, Dolf Woeste, Ashley Lawrence and Burt Henry, followed by the groomsmen, Messrs. Harry Shears R. Jefferson Me- Milan, John Solari and Jack Peter. The | maids, entering singly came next and 1 included Miss Lucille Vardell, Miss Adele
 Ford and Miss Vertilee Stanton, followed I by Miss Hazel Ellis. who acted as maid
 of honor. Mrs. Edward Magruder Tut | wiler, Jr., of Birmingham, Ala, was
 matron of honor and immediately pre- ceded the bride. Miss Curran entered | with her father, MT. D. D. Curran who gave her away, the bridegroom, with his best man, Mr. Walter B. Chilean await
 ing her at the chancel steps, Rev pr. Beverley Warren, rector of Trinity
 church, officiated.
 "The gowns worn by the bride and
 her attendants were especially rich and
 lovely. Miss Curran,s costume was becom-
 ing and lovely, French creation of. white duchess satin. made in semi-empire style. with trimmings of rose, point lace. Ictt-. ,,,l,f
 with orange blossoms and sprays of | orange blossoms were also worn on her gown. She carried an exquisite cluster ] of lilies of the valley and white orchids tied with tulle. All of the brides at | tendants were gowned similarly, in love- l ly white lingerie evening costumes, worn | with girdles and shoulder draperies of | corn-colored ribbon. They carried trail | ing bouquets of yellow tulips and jonquils l arranged with fern and tied with long | streamers of pale yellow tulle There was | lovely music before the arrival of the members of the bridal party and the | march, from Lohengrin, was played as they entered. Mendelssohn's march was played as they left the church. A we'd | ding reception followed the ceremony at the home of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. D. D. Curran, on St. Charles ave- nue. Only the members of the bridal party, relatives and out-of-town friends who arrived for the event were among the guests the reception being informal The decorating of the house was car ried out in pale yellow, with clusters of jonquls and tulips and streamers of
 
 dainty ferns everywhere. Among the out of-town guests at the reception were MT. and Mrs. F. r. Anderson of Birming- ham, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tutwiler, Jr also of Birmingham; Miss Mamie Weems of Mississippi MT. and Mrs. w. H. Clark | of Alabama, MT. and Mrs. Lawrence Will Hams of Patterson, La. Mr. and Mrs Walter Harvey of Vicksburg, and Mir and Mrs William Dufour of Waveland Miss. MT. and Mrs. Perkins will be ab- sent few weeks on a bridal trip, after which they will return 10 New Orleans to reside.'
 At the Country club in New Orleans q luncheon was given in honor of Miss Pauline Curran and Miss Lucile Vardel two of the most prominent of the April brides The decorations were exquisitey carried. out, suggestive of weddings and the like, all in white and green In the center of the table was large slipper designed in bridal wreath and tied with huge bow of white sash ribbon, from which streamers were stretched to the place of each guest and knotted to cornucopas filled with clusters of bride roses and bridal wreath. Little miniature flower -bedecked brides decorated either end of the table, and the place cards were hand d-painted and represented cupids Besides Miss Curran and Miss Vardell the guests 'included Miss Hazel Ellis, Miss yertiIee Stanton, Miss Isabel Duggan Miss Jessie Wisdom Miss Kitty Monroe, Mrs. Edward M. Tutwiler, Jr, of Bir-' mingham, Miss Adele Ford, Miss Hilda von Meysenbug and Miss Mamie Weems of Mississippi, all of whom are members of either Miss Currans or Miss vardelfs bridal party.
 meeting of the William l.. Yancey chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock