Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15
Society
NNHE BEAUTIFUL HOME of Mr.. ana


Mrs. Valentine Peyton on the
Il corner of Westlake avenue and
Ninth street was the scene last even"
ing of one of the most elaborately ap-
pointed weddings of the season, when
their eldest daughter, Miss Edna, be-
came the bride OF Charles Cotton, a
young business man of Gallup, N. NJ.
The ceremony, which was solempized
by Rev. D. F. Howe, D. D., pastor of
Westlake Methodist Episcopal church,
assisted by Dr. John l.. Pitner, was
witnessed by a company numbering De-
tween 200 and 800 guests, and the pic
ture was a brilliant one, the handsome
rooms with the decorations of palms,
ferns and white blossoms forming a
fitting frame for the beautiful gowns
and jewels worn by the women guests
The color scheme employed through
out was green and white. An overhead
arrangement of feathery ferns canopied
the ceilings, while ferns and palms
with white blossoms banked the great
fireplaces to the mantels and almost
entirely hid the balustrade of the
winding stairway in the reception hall,
where on the second floor a string Or
chestra was stationed and rendered a
choice program as the guests were as
sembling, and later for dancing.
The ceremony took place in the music
room before a white altar in front or
tail mirror, where heHlld pains, lSI =
sonii ferns land nodding white chrySan-
themums formed a background. An
aisle for the entrance of the bride and
her attendants was outlined by low
white pillars that were connected by
festoons of white ribbons and extended
from the altar through the reception
hall and living room, the bridal party
entering from the dining room. Back
of the altar, on each side and in front
of the mirror blazed a multitude OF
candles.
The bridal party approached the altar
to the music of selections from The
Rose Maiden" "A Nuptial Blessing, >"
and the bridal chorus from "Lohen-
grim" sung by quartet composed OF
Miss Katherine Ebbert, A. Miller and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Shank, with accom-
Ianiment by Miss Mary L. O'Donoug-
hue and the julius Bierlich'S string or
chestra.
Advancing first down the long
aisle came the little flower girl, Mary
Margaret Hawes, the brides niece, who
was attired in a dainty white French
lingerie frock, made especially attract
i've by the long loops and ends of mar
row green ribbon which fell from the
shoulders, where they caught the
sleeves, to the floor. She carried a tiny
basket of green and white which was
filled with rose petals.
maids were the bridegroom's sister,
Miss Barbara Cotton of Gallup, N. NJ;
Miss Grace BeckWith of DanVille, ILL.,;
Miss Eleanor Brooks of Springfield,
Mo- Miss Mabel Gregory of San Fran
CISCO and Miss Bess McMurray of
Kansas City, all of whom have been
guests at the Peyton home for several
weeks.
This charming group wore sheath
gowns of nile green messaline, cut
demitraine; the small yokes and high
collars were of tucked white net, and
the bodices and long sleeves, which
We're of green tucked chiffon, were
outlined with narrow passementerie OF
silver Wide French ruching topped
the collars. Each wore a Psyche
wreath of white tulle and silver gauze
on her hair, and a directOire scarf of
green, worn low over the shoulders,
terminated in silver tassels which fell
to the floor. Each maid carried one
long -stemmed white chrysanthemum.
Miss Mary Peyton, who attended her
sister as maid of honor, was in an en-
pire gown of maize messaline, cut with
a Dutch neck, and with yoke and
sleeves of gold net. In her hair was a
Psyche wreath of gold foliage, and
she carried a shower bouquet of maid
enhair fern. Tiny gold slippers and hose
to match completed this fetching COS
tune.
The bride, who was given in marriage
by her father, was picture in her ex-
duisite bridal robe, making a beautiful
motif for her picturesque group of at
tendants
For her wedding gown she had
chosen messaline satin, the sheath skirt
being made with a long court train.
The bodice was entirely of rose point
and Duchess, cut high al the throat
and the long, close French sleeves came
well down on the hand, and she wore
no gloves. The satin girdle was heavy
with hand embroidery. Her only orna-
ment was a magnificent diamond pen
dant, the gift of the groom. Thef
French circular veil was of lace and
fell only to her waist. Her bouquet
was a shower of lilies of the valley,
and she carried a white prayer book.
Following the benediction Mr.. and
Mrs Peyton and Mrs. Cotton, mother
of the groom, received with the young
people.
Mrs. Peyton was attired in an i'm
ported robe of white marquise lace,
rich with hand embroidery, and her or
naments were diamonds. Mrs. Cotton's
beautiful gown was of white chiffon,
hand embroidered, and she also wore
diamonds
A large round table in the dining
room accommodated the bridal party