The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-30
SCHOOL DAYS ROMANCE ENDS
 BEFORE ALTAR Six AuntS of Bride Attend Wed ding of Miss COley and MT.
 Wallen Church Wedding Abandoned Owing to Recent Death in
 Brides Family

Culminating a romance begun when as a small boy he ran after the little schoolmate who appeared the dearest and best of all the little girls in Bar mum school this evening at half after six o'clock Perry Ellsworth Wallen will be united in holy matrimony with Jane Coley, only child of MT. and Mrs. William Gilbert Coley of 64 Grove street.
 Miss Co1ey is a graduate of the Bar mum school and has been until recently a student at the Courtland school for young ladies. Numbered among her accomplishments is a decided talent for music. Mr. Wallen is also one of the alumni of Barnum school, and dur ing his residence in this city attended the Park Avenue Institute and the University School, subsequently, being employed for two years in the First National Bank of Bridgeport. At the present time he holds a position of re- sponsibility in the treasurer's office or the banking school at Hampton. Vir- ginia. MT. Wallen is the nephew of Mir and Mrs. Herbert Booth of 723 William street.
 The ceremony will be performed in the bow window of the drawing room. where the bridal party will be back grounded by palms and lace ferns The home has been elaborately decor ated for the occasion by Hawkins. the florist. a profusion of palms. daisies, white and pink roses being employed.
 The bride will be attended by Miss Louise Adams Topping, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Topping: as maid of honor and little Harriet Frances Hunter as flower girl. The best man will be Joseph R. Pierce of New York city, and the ushers Elliott Curtis of this city and James Fullam of Bur lington. Vermont.
 Guests to the number of one hundred have been invited, and will be present from New York. New Haven, Hart ford, Derby. Ansonia, Naugatuck. Wa terbury, Fall River and Providence, in addition to the local coterie. An elab- crate church wedding had originally been contemplated. but owing to be- reavement occasioned by the recent death of the brides paternal grandfa- ther, the plan was abandoned and home ceremony with a restricted guest list substituted.
 The brides gown is beautiful toil- cite of ivory white satin en traine. with trimmings of Duchesse lace. She will wear tulle veil, caught with or ange blossoms. and carry a shower bouquet of white roses and sweet peas.
 The gown of the maid of honor is
 
 fon. Miss Topping will carry an arm bouquet of pink roses. The little flower maid has a dainty frock- of white handkerchief linen enbellished with German valenciennes lace. The basket from which she is to strew flowers in the brides path is to contain daisies and white roses.
 Bentley's orchestra will discourse music during the evening.
 Entering on the arm of her father. IL k<1 1.o bride will meet the groom and the ushers and the bridal group will stanC before the officiating clergyman, Rev John McLaren Richardson, pastor Of the First Presbyterian church. while the marriage VOWS are being solemn ized A congratllatory reception inn mediately after the ceremony will pre- cede the serving of the bridal repeSt by Caterer Andrews.
 Many handsome toilettes, specially designed for the occasion. will be dis played conspicuous among them be- ing ing the gowns of the ladies in the i'm mediate family party. The brides mother, Mrs. William Gilbert Coley, will wear primrose satin yelled with foral-bordered chiffon, with point lace plastron and yoke and sleeves of gold net.
 Mrs Herbert Booth has a gown of gun metal satin combined with gray foulard and richly embellished with Irish point
 Mrs. Sarah McBrien. maternal grand mother of the bride will wear a rich black silk; similar gown is to be worn by Mrs. George s. Coley, also a grandmother of the bride
 Included in the family party are to be six aunts of the bride Mrs. James Marshall of Fall River. in white em- broidered crepe de chine draped with embroidered chiffon: Mrs Charles Pot ter of Naugatuck, in black lace over white silk; Mrs. Philandres E.. Abbott of Newtown. in white silk combined with white crepe de chine and silk lace; Mrs Edward H. DeForest of Der by, in lavender silk and white lace; Mrs. Fannie E.. Fullam. in gray pom gee with silvertrimmings; Mrs.. Frank T.sMills. <in n-creamslansdowne+ and, silk