The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-16
THE CHlLD-ELLIS WEDDING
The Guests The Costumes The Pres
 ents Reception at the Parsonage.

i auditorium and the adjoining Sunday
 school room were crowded until only standing room could be had The six ushers were kept busy showing fash | lonaDiy gowned ladies to seats. There
 was rich and varied display of cos | luines, many empire dresses being in leF1dence, while the colors were the new shades of silver, ivory, old gold | hauVe, lilac. amethyst, and tones Of red While the audience was waiting TOT the hour of the ceremony, the or | ganlst gave q fine musical program, ana promptly at o'clock the wedding | Inarch stuck up, and the folding doors 1 or the church parlors opened and the | prloal party sallied forth, walking the WhChe length of the school room and the auditorium.
 The ushers came first, six in number MT. Pemberton SturgeS having been
 added to the list of young men already mentioned Next followed the eight bridesmaids, all wearing white cos tumes, and leghorn hats, four of them trimmed with wide bows of blue satin ribbon. and four with peach blow sat
 ln- The gowns were of chiffon, and made empire style, with short over !acktes of waists of embroidery. and long white sashes. Each of the young
 ladies carried a large bouquet of maid
 en hair ferns. Miss Theodora Child, the maid of honor, was dressed in a shirt waist of rich lace. Her hat was Of blue and trimmed with wide blue
 ribbons. She carried a large bouquet
 of American beauty roses. The bride came next leaning on the arm of her brother, Dr. Frank Samuel Child, jr. i The groom, MT. Aldis Ellis, with his l father for best man, MT. John A. Ellis l of Berkeley. Cal. waited at the altar for the coming of the bride.
 l Rev. Dr. Child, the brides father,
 performed the ceremony, which was | brief, the organ meanwhile giving
 forth a subdued intonation. During the | ha on 1air cd standing. A large number of automo- | piles were at the church to convey
 guests to the sherman parsonage, in
 vitations to the number of 600 having l been issued for the reception.
 At the parsonage the bride and groom received in the east drawing 1 room, standing beneath an arch of
 smilax and tulips backed by palm | trees. The bride wore a full train, white satin dress, the edge of the train
 formed of large box plaits, between l each of wkfch there was a placque of
 rare lace. The style of the dress was 1 empire, with a waist of rich old point lace. A long veil completed the cos | tune and she carried a large bouquet l of white bride roses. Mrs. Child, mother of the bride, was gowned in a | white satin striped chiffon, the waist | trimmed with crystals. She carried a large bouquet of lilies of the valley and
 maiden hair ferns. The interior of the parsonage was profusely decorated with flowers. All the open fire places were banked with spires and azaleas, | while the vases on the mantles were | filled with bouquets of pink roses. The l east drawing room where the guests l were presented to the bridal party, was I a mass of pink azaleas.
 As the guests entered the house they
 were taken in charge by the ushers and presented to the bridal pair the eight | bridesmaids standing in a row at the | left of->the bride.
 A few of the guests noticed in the | . ,@1 Wheeler and the Misses Wheeler, MT. and Mrs. O. G Jennings, MT. and Mrs. Frederick SturgeS MT. and Mrs. Nel- | lis Sherwood, MT. and Mrs. Charles B. Jennings, MT. and Mrs. Wallace Bulk | ley, Prof. and Mrs. Pinckney Hargrove, the Misses Hinckley, MT. Benjamin Belts and Miss Sallie Betts, Dr. and | Mrs. William H. Donaldson, Rev. Dr. Guilbert, Supt. and Mrs. William A. Wheatley, Mrs. William B. Glover and the Misses Glover, Prof Harvey Swann, Prof. and Mrs. Saunders, MT.
 and Mrs. Henry S.. Glover, Rev. and Kippen, MT. and Mrs. James O.
 Wright, MT. and Mrs. Charles A. Wyrt- zen, MT. John Boyle, MT. and Mrs. Liv- ingston G. Smith, MT. Roger Smith, | MT. and Mrs. John Deyo, Miss Sadie Deyo, Rev. and Mrs. Deyo, Biting F.,
 and John E. Deyo, John Donaldson and
 Marion Donaldson, MT. Fred w. Smith, Deacon and Mrs. A. P. Wakeman, MT.
 Jsuitce Bacon Wakeman and Mrs. Wakeman, MT. and Mrs. Bullard of Bridgeport, Miss Emma F. Wakeman.
 Miss Eleanor Morehouse, MT. and Mrs. Howard Wakeman, MT. and Mrs.
 Francis H. Brewer, Mrs. Beach. Miss
 Lena NJ. Schwartz, Mrs. Burroughs of Bridgeport the Misses Bradley, daugh-I ters of Clarence H. Bradley, MT. Will liam O. Burr, MT. and Mrs. Henry S. Burr, Sheriff and Mrs. Stagg of Strat-
 ford MT. and Mrs. Buckingham, MT. J.
 F. Kingsbury of Bridgeport, MT. Frank
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 The presents were very numerous and filled three rooms. On the first ta-
 ble in the study was collection of candlesticks, Tiffany faveril glass, tall Several tables came next loaded with all kinds of silver ware, tea sets, | chests of knives, forks and spoons, sil- | yer plate and covered dishes. a silver | chaffng dish, servers, etc Another ta- | ble contained hammered brass work | and rare specimens of pottery. In the | ante-room to the study there was a | table loaded with china, consisting of | hand decorated ware, dinner sets, | large number of cups and saucers, etc. 1 In another room there was table | loaded with pictures of all kinds-wa- | ter colors, engravings, and oil paint | ings. Still another room contained a | fine display of linen, and sofa cushions. | napkins, with the letter B embroidered | upon them and much Mexican drawn | work. The collection of jewels was very fine and costly, consisting of neck | laces brooches, watches, traVel1ng clocks, rings, fans, etc.
 The reception continued until about | o'clock, and after the presents had been | examined the guests passed into glass pavilion at the rear of the house | where creams, coffee, cakes of all kinds | and cooling drinks were served. A dozen or fifteen young ladies in white | formerly members of the brides Sun1 | day school class. served the refresh l ments while many young men as- | sisted at the tables in the dining room. | About 5 o'clock the bridal party took | an automobile and proceeded upon | their wedding tour, the destination be- | ing kept a secret. The caterer for the | event was MT. John E. Boyle, who had l all the cakes, creams, silver and china, | used for the occasion, brought from | New York.