The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-18
Ceremony at Noon at Home of Brides Mother In
 Courtland Street
REV. CHARLES J. M'ELROY
 OFFICIATING CLERGYMAN
Four Bridesmaids s-Elabor- ate Floral Decorations Groom a Civil Engineer of St. Louis Notable Ar ray of Gifts.

Several hundred invitations have
 been issued for the wedding break fast to follow the soIemniza ton of the
 marriage vows of Natala Bishop and
 John Randolph Reyburn at the Bishop
 home, 199 CourtIand street, tomorrow at high noon. Attendance at the rft-
 ualistic cernaony. which is to be per
 formed by Rev. Charles J. McE1roy,
 rector of St. Augustine's Roman Cath
 olic church, will be restricted to the
 members Of the immediate families of
 the bride and groom. Miss Bishop is the daughter of Mrs. William D. Bish
 op, and is popular among the young circles in local society. MT. Reyburn is
 the representative of prominent fam
 fly of St. Louis, where he is engaged
 as a civil engfn eer. .s~, -.
 The bride will be gowned in a hand some ivory white satin with court train and lace garnitures, will wear tulle veil and conventional wreath, and will carry a bridal shower bouquet of white orchids and lilies of the valley
 as matron' of honor will be Mrs. Geo.
 Ellis of Monsop. Mass, Little Miss Louise IIaviland will precede as flower girl, followed by the bridesmaids, Miss
 Natalie Hawley, Miss Jean Shelton and Miss Marguerite Bishop of this city, and Miss Ruth French of Attic boro.
 The gowns of the attendants are charming creations of pastel pink and blue, daintily combined in a reigning mode. Their hats, specially designed white lace encircled with wreaths of pink satin ribbon roses and ornament ed with large bows of blue ribbon re- producing the tint employed in the gowns. The bouquets of the n1atron of honor and the bridesmaids are to be pink roses with the French paper col lars which are the decided vogue on the other side of the Atlantic. De- pending from each bouquet will be loops and streamers of pink baby rib- bon. The flower girl will carry a poke bonnet filled with beautiful Maryland roses and festooned with pale blue sat- in ribbons. .Y
 ValIe Reyburn, a brother of the groom, will ofhciate as best man, while friends of the former, residing in the Middle West The boutonnieres of the groom and the best man are to be gar denias, those of the ushers lilies of the valley.
 All of the bouquets have been de- signed by stephen Horan, the local ality have found further scope in the beauty of the decorations employed in the home. In the drawing room. where the marriage service will be per be banked with Whitman ferns and white chrysanthemums These will be supplemented with smi- lax and lace ferns. Backgrounded by
  on pedestals three immense vases of white cf1rysanthemums, while palms and ferns will ornament all available spaces The purity of the green and white displayed in the drawing room will be enlivened by the delicate bloom of the pink carnations and santhemums which are to be used in the reception room and on the staircase wherever the white tone of wall or column may be utilized as a relief. The orchestra will be embow- cred in palms and ferns on the upper landing. The side porch, Which will be an augment to the dancing floor, will be screened from public observa- ton by a lattice of wild snllax and autumn leaves
 The floral decorations in the refee- tory will conform to those of the other rooms Of the house, with the exception of the centerpiece for the bridal re- in length filled with Easter lilies ana | lilies of the valley. The breakfast will be served immediately after the con reception to be held at the conclusion of the ceremony.
 Preparations on an elaborate scale have been made for all the details pertaining to the wedding, and local society, as well asrthat of many prom | nent cities of the United States, Will be largely represented at the fest1Vl- ties. Late in the afternoon the newly | welded couple will depart for their l bridal tour, attended by the fel1c1ta- | ions of friends who have already g1V- en substantial testimony of their ap- oreciation in the array of beaut1ful l and costly gifts on display at theN