The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-23
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD
The Lanier- Leach Wedding in
New Orleans
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewing Entertain Bridal
Party-A Quiet Wedding-An-
nouncement Cards-Mrs. De-
BardeIeben Hostess
BY MYRTLE MILES

A notable and brilliant event of the
spring in fashionable circles of New Or
leans and elsewhere says the New Or
leans TimesDemocrat, was the wedding
last evening of Miss Katherine Beverly
Leach the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Christian S. Leach, to Mr.. Monro Banis-
ter Lanier of Birmingham, Ala. The
wedding was celebrated at $50 in the
evening at Newcomb chapel, with large
number of attendants on both the bride
and bridegroom, and with many promi-
nent strangers from different parts of
the south among the wedding guests and
as members of the bridal party.
Newcomb chapel was a bower of beauty
with lavish decorations in white and
green. Tall arches of fringed palms were
arranged at intervals across the center
aisle, tied with white tulle bows. Palms
were also about the chancel and banked
in the windows, and on the altar were
large silver candelabra with lighted cam
dies, and a glorious loose bunch Of las
ter lilies tied with tulle. The chan
deliers were hung with garlands of white
flowers, and the church floor was COW
cred with white drugget.
Before the ceremony there was a musi-
cal programme of exceptional beauty.
when Shubert's serenade, THE Angels
Serenade," 1.-THE Evening Star" of L ann
hauser MELODY in F. and other selec-
tions were played The march from
'Lohengrin" was played as the bridal
party entered. The latter included the
ushers, Messrs. Christian S. Leach, Jr,
and Robert Robinson, the groomsmen:
Messrs. A. M. Throckmorton, William
Fl, Weller, Jr., George watkins, and DR..
Miles A. Watkins, all friends of Mr..
Laner from Birmingham; Miss Flea
nor Gutenberg, the young daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Charles Gutenberg; Miss
Mary Lanier of Birmingham and Miss
Hilda Phelps as bridesmaids, and Miss
Agnes George as maid of honor. Mr.
Lanier was attended as best man by
Mr. William S. Mudd of Birmingham.
The bride was given away by her broth
er, Mr.. Neal M Leach Her bridal cos
tumc of white satin was rarely lovely
1t was yelled in white tulle and finished
with trimmings of duchess lace caught
with orange flowers.
She carried an armful of orchids
and bride roses from which fell
shower of lilies of the valley and
asparagus fern and tulle streamers
Miss Gutenberg wore white lingerie
over pink and carried basket OF
bridesmaid roses and fern. Miss
Phelps and Miss Lanier also wore
lovely lingerie evening gowns with
pink tulle sashes, and they carried
bridesmaid roses with streamers OF
pink tulle. The maid of honor's
gown was lingerie creation worn
with a white tulle sash ana she car
ried an armful of Faster lilies tied
with tulle During the ceremony
"Traumerei' was played on the or
gan. Bishop Sessums of the Episco-
pal diocese of Louisiana OBLIGATED
at the ceremony. A wedding recep-
ton followed at the family home in
Pitt street, the guests including the
members of the bridal party and
very few others. White roses and
ferns and palms In profusion and
numerous candles held in candelabra
decorated the several reception rooms.
Mrs, Leach was receiving in a hand
some gown OF black crepe WITH OUCH
ess lace trimmings and touches of
jet She was assisted by the men,
bers of the bridal party and also by
her daughter, Mrs. Charles A. An
derson, who wore white embroidered
crepe with rose point lace trimmings,
and Mrs. Sterling Lanier of Bir-
mingham. in black lace over white
satin. Among the out guests
besides those mentioned in the bridal
party were Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling
Lanier of Birmingham, the parents
of the bridegroom; Mr.. and Mrs
Warren Rohr and Miss Margaret
Rohr and Miss Juliet McClatchie of
Chattanooga, Tenn. There was an ar
ray of beautiful gifts sent to the bride
and bridegroom from all parts of the
south Mr.. Laniers gift to his bride
was string of pearls They left
last night for the east, where they
will spend a few months before go