The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-28
The Aftllur-RentIey Wedding.

The following account of the Arthur
| Bentley wedding. more circumstantial
and complete than the one printed 10
last weeks Chief, is reproduced from
the New Orleans Item OF Sunday,
March p:
"Prominent among the springtime
marriages was that Friday evening of
Miss Ella Bentley, one of Louisian a IS
most gifted writer's, to Mr.. Stanley
Cltsby Arthur, formerly Of San Fran
cisco. which was celebrated at the
home of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Linden E. Bentley, 59l5 Pitt
street, at 8 O'Clock. Only relatives
and small number of close friends
We're present to witness the rites, which
were impressively performed accord
ing to the Episcopal faith.
1.-THE rooms throughout the house
were in gala bridal array, the place
OF celebration being arranged in an
alcoVe of the drawing room, which
was filed with palms and Easter lilies.
Here the bridal pair stood to be
united, the ceremony being performed
by Rev. DR.. Beverley E. " arner, rec
tor of Trinity Church. The bride's
only attendant was her cousin, Miss
Elizabeth Lowden, who was most
lovely in creation of white chiffon
and lace, carrying shower of pink
sweet pea blossoms and asparagus
fern, tied with streamers of rose
colored ribboa and tulle. The bride.
who entered with her father, who gave
her in marriage, was rarely lovely in
an exquisite princess gown Of grand
mothers swiss, elah0rately trimmed
with lace. The veil fell in it's pearly
depths tn the hem of the train, from q
cluster of natural orange blossoms.
Her HowerS were 10 shower effect of
white sweet pea blossoms yelled in as
paragus fern, tied with steamers of
tulle. Elsa's bridal chorus, from
'Lohengrip, was rendered as the
bride entered and passed to the place
of celebration, where the bridegroom
waited with his best man, Mr.. Richard
Foulke Bierne of Virginia, and DR..
Warner.
After the ceremony the orchestra
rendered Loves Confession. - The
bride aud groom, who were the recipi-
ents OF large number of beautiful
gifts and were showered with manv
good wishes and congratulations by
those present. sailed next morning for
New York on board the steamship
Antilles, en- route to Fall River, Mass,
where they will remain several months.
and in the autumn will go TO New
York to reside. Among the wedding
guests wer,: Mrs. L. E. Davidson.
grandmother of the bride; Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Donnaud, Mr. aud Mrs.
Charles Donnaud, MIR. and Mrs. G.
Donnaud Bentley, Mrs. r. j. Lowdeu.
Mrs. +. FL. Carnal, Mr.. James Nj.
Thompson, MIR, Marshall Ballard. A
large number of friends and relatives
were at the steamer Saturday morning
to wish bon voyage to the happy
bridal pair
The marriage unites two unusually
talented young people, whose artistic
and literary gifts have received wide
recognition. Mr.. Arthur is ORA
matte critic and playwright of ability
and fattering offers for the exploit of
the latter talent IN Fall River call him
10 that place. During his residence
af 81 ghteeu neHths in New Orleans
AIR. Arthur has been on the staff of
tie New Orleans Item aud was popular
IN its every department as a man, a |
writer an aud artist. The bride is a |
pcetess and writer of charm, who con-
tributes not only to the local press,
but to many northern publications, = |