The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-24
WOMEN ano SOCIETY
Rosaie Armstead Higgins Social Editor. Phone 25Aa
WEDDING OF MIR. BALDWIN

AND MISS TER.
''The world is filled with flowers,
The d dew Is fiiied with love
For you. and you. and you.
A social event of the deepest inter-
est, not only to friends here, but over
the entire State, was the marriage of
Mr.. Josiah Morris Baldwin and Miss
Kate Brooks steiner, which took place
at the Court Street Methodist Church
at o'clock last evening.
The decorations of the church were
brilliant and beautiful; a master hand
had indeed worked there. and the effect
was surprisingly lovely. The color
scheme of white and green was car
ried out in every detail. Smilax was
used to great advantage. and white
peonies were used in great profusion.
Above the church was a canopy of
green. made of Southern smilax. Rope
after rope of the smilax, studded here
and there with white peonies. was
drawn from the centre to the sides Of
the church. The center chandelier
was a mass of white and green with
smilax. white peonies and small cleo
tric lights. The altar was banked
with towering palms and ferns. and
the rail was covered with smilax and
white flowers.
Hundreds of small electric lights
made the effect dazzling.
Above the altar rail. where the
young couple stood, was a wedding
bell of smilax and white peonies. Broad
satin ribbons were drawn down each
aisle and on the end of each pew was
a cluster of peonies tied with large
bows of satin ribbon. Lights were ar
ranged on the outside of the church at
each stained glass window. and the
light was reflected inside. At the
beginning of the ceremony, all of the
other lights in the church were turne5
out and only these were used
The scene was as one at sunrise, the
lights changing from a soft mellow
glow and gradually growing brighter
and brighter. until when the ceremony
was over and the young couple were
pronounced husband and wife, the
lights burst forth in great splendor.
as the rising sun on the dawn of a
new life.
Before the entrance of the bridal
party. a musical program was rendered
by Miss Katie Booth on the organ.
Miss Frances Wolff. whose voice IL
most pleasing, sang % Promise Me.
During the ceremony "Jocelyn' was
softly played.
The bridal party was led by the
groomsrnen. Messrs. Robert Steiner.
Joe Billing, walter Pickett. Jeff
ing. Arnold of Georgia. Fred Wilker-
son and Robert Sistrunk.
The bridesmaids came next each
walking alone. Miss Ethel Pelzer en-
tered first She was indeed lovely in
an exquisite gown of pink embroid-
cred chiffon trimmed In real lace and
carrying an arm cluster of pink
peoniea Miss Ethel Thomas of Win
chester, KY, and Miss Anna Peizer also
wore gowns of pink embroidered chif-
fon trimmed with lace and carried
pink peonies. The other two Brides
maids. Misses Elizabeth Baldwin and
Miss Matilda Norwood. wore white en-
broidered chiffon and lace. and carried
arm clusters of pink peonies.
Miss Helen Steiner, sister of the
bride. was maid of honor. She wore a
handsome gown of white embroidered
chiffon with silver trimmings and her
flowers were white peonies.
Immediately preceding the bride was
little Miss May Steiner. her youngest
sister. who was flower girl. She wore
white embroidered monsselin over pink
silk and carried a basket of pink and
white peonies.
The bride entered the church On the
arm of her father, Major r.. E. Steiner.
who gave her away. She was radiant
~ beautiful In her wedding gown of
duchess satin deliberately trimmed with
duchess lace. She wore the conven-
tional veil, which was caught to her
hair with spray of lilies of the val
ley; she carried shower bouquet OF
the, same exquisite flowers. Her only
ornaments were diamonds.
They were met at the altar by the
groom and his best man, his father,
DR.. B. j. Baldwin,
Or. o. c. McGehee performed the
ceremony.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs Baldwin left for New York
from which place they will sail on
terdam for Holland. They will be
away until the first of September. On
their return they will be at home with
DR.. and Mrs. B j. Baldwin on Madi-
son Avenue.
This marriage unites two of the most
prominent and influential families of
the State. Mrs. Baldwin is the daugh-
ter of Major and Mrs. r.. E. Steiner.
She is a beautiful young woman and
by her charming personality and ex-
ceptionally sweet manner she Is held
in the highest regard by scores of
friends.
Mr.. Baldwin is the son of DR.. B. j.
Baldwin. He is a sterling young bus
iness man. holding a responsible posi-
tion with one of the national banks of
the city, and is exceedingly popular
with his associates.
MARRIAGE OF MIR. BERRY
AND MISS SWEAT.
quiet, but pretty, home wedding.
which was solemnized yesterday after
noon at o'clock was that of Mr.
Alva Eugene Berry and Miss Lydia
Augusta Sweat. The marriage took
place at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. r. l.. Sweat at Capitol
Heights. An artistic placing of palms.
ferns and cut flowers made the home
very attractive.
There we're no attendants. the bride
and groom entering the parlor togeth-
er, where the ceremony was performed
by Rev. H. T. Johnson.
The bride wore an old rose Rajah