The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-01-15
a Notable Meddine


All who 50 pleasantly and admir-
ingly remember Miss Mary Alice
Perkins. the lovely young daughter
of Mr.. E. B. Perkins. who visited
her Grandmother Perkins and
other Brookhaven relatives some
months ago will be interested in
the following account of her we'd
ding, in her home town:
PERKINS-COX.
On the evening Of December 29th
the second notable triumph Of Dan
Cupid was scored in the palatial
hall Of the EIks when Miss Mary
Alice Perkins. one of Paragould IS
social favorites, was united to Mr..
| j. Frank Cox, Of Little Rock.
This wedding was the call for
one Of the most fashionable gather
ings in the history Of Paragouid.
The hall was profusely decorated at
| a big expense, the guests simply
being enraptured with the brilliant
scene. The artistic and elaborate
work Of decorating was done under
the skillful direction Of Albert
Schwartz and showed the work Of
a master at the art.
At $3.50 the soft strains Of Men
delssohn by Potter's orchestra an
nounced the approach Of the bridal
party to the main hall. The first
to enter were the flower girls, the
sweet little Raith twins, Mabel and
Myrtle. scattering petals of roses.
They were followed by the BRIDE S
maids, Misses Mildred Block,
Elizabeth Brown Demetra Parrish.
Lucille Loeb, Harriette Hasty and
Sadie Waxman, who entered in
double file. carrying ropes Of holly
over their shoulders and forming
an aisle through which the bride
and her maid passed to the place of
the wedding, which was marked
with a beautiful arch of palmetto
leaves and gray moss. Under the
arch the bride and maid of honor
were joined by the groom and his
attendant. Mr.. H. b. Huitt, of
Pine Bluff.
Then followed one Of the prettiest
wedding ceremonies ever uttered.
Rev. Morgan e. Genge, former
pastor Of the First Christian
church, pronounced the words that
linked two happy lives. Miss Per-
kins was beautiful IN heavy white
corded silk en- traine, with silk ap-
pliqle and net tulle veil. She was
the typical bride in appearance and
carried a lovely bouquet Of lilies Of
the valley, wearing orange blossoms
in her hair. The brides maids
were beautifully gowned in white
lingerie frocks and offered a charm
ing appearance. Miss Minnie
Bertig, who was maid of honor,
was lovely in pale yellow messaline
with embroidery of the same shade
and carried a bouquet Of white
roses. The little flower girls were
just as cute as possible in white
lingerie dresses with sashes and
slippers. During the progress of
the ceremony Potter's orchestra
played in tones soft and sweet Sim
fronico, an appealing intermezzo
from Cavaliera Rusticana.
There were several out Of town
guests. among the number being
Mr.. Huitt, the groom's attendant.
Mrs. Holmes, grandmother of the
bride. and Mrs. Cox, mother of the
groom. Mrs. Holmes wore pale
gray silk with applique and net to
match: Mrs. Cox was gowned in
black silk. jet garniture, and Mrs.
Perkins, mother of the bride, wore
a gown of tan peau de soie with
applique and touches of pink and
gold.
Following the impressive we'd
ding, the dining hall was thrown
open for an elegant buffet luncheon
Of five courses. AS in the main
hall the decorations were continued
here with holly. mistietoe, ferns.
palmetto and Southern MOSES and
pines. In the table decorations a
unique Christmas idea was cleverly
introduced. a large spruce pine fill
ed in with carnations adorning the
center Of the table, while at each
corner was miniature Christmas
tree decorated with tinsels and
white ribbon.
A dance in the ball room follow
ed the elegant luncheon and at mid
night the bride and groom left over
the Iron Mountain for Little Rock
| for a brief visit. after which they
will go to Memphis and thence to
points in Georgia and Alabama il
which territory Mr.. Cox travels
The bride and groom were the
recipients of many costly and hand
some presents from admiring
friends from New York to Cali
fornia and Mexico. Presents in
substantial checks, chinaWare, sill
verware. cut glass and many other
useful and costly gifts were show