The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-23

Miss Rachel Mcleod, of Moss Point,
Miss. Misses Elizabeth Coppoch,
Florence Peck, Marie and Nell Rowan,
jamie Mcleod and her guest, Gladys
Harrison, of Kansas City, Mo. a
BryantRouse.
interest to their many friends took
place Wednesday afternoon at 4:30
O'Clock when Miss Mary Florence Bry-
ant and Mr.. William Russell Rouse
were quietly married at the home of
the brides sister and brother-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt McInnis, on West
Pine street, Rev. e. ]. Currie per-
formed the ceremony, which took
place in the presence of relatives and |
a few friends.
The room was profusely decorated |
in roses, which seemed to have bios
somed expressly for the bride. The
bridal pair stood in the doorway, under
an arch of bridal wreath, over which
were two hearts, made of roses.
Mrs. Rouse wore a becoming tail
ored suit of tan cloth, with accessories
to match.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rouse left on the eve
ming train for New Orleans, where
they will spend a few days.
The bride Ia quite an attractive and
popular girl and several affairs have
been given in her honor, one of the
most enjoyable OF which was the linen
shower given by Miss Genie Gray, at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Single
ton last Friday evening, at which the
honoree was the recipient of a large
number of beautiful handmade arti-
cles.
The groom is a well.known employe
of the Ship Island Lumber Co., of San
ford, Miss, where he has prepared a
coy home for his bride.
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Mrs. Rogers Beautiful Reception
For Mrs. Macksy.
One of the most beautiful homes in
the city was thrown open to the
friends of Mrs. w. C. Rodgers We'd
nesday afternoon when she entertained
in honor of her house guest, Mrs. E.
p. Mackey, of Tickfaw, La. Mrs.
Mackey is former Hattiesburg ma
iron and is receiving a most cordial
welcome from her old friends of this
city's social world
The imposing stusco residence in its
setting of velvety sreen lawn, was a
lovely back background for the many
handsome gowns worn by the ladies
assisting Mrs. Rodgers as we'll as the
callers. The interior arrangements
of this handsome and spacious home
are as exquisitely tasteful and elegant
as the exterior.
The home was transferred into q
bower of lovellHoss by the artistic
arrangements of sogwood, brides
roses, carnations and Killarney roses.
The living room was fragrant with
roses and dogwoOd which adorned the
) walls. At the door, Mrs Henry Tur,
Ber, in a beautiful gown of white mar
quisette, over silk, with trimmings of
lrich lace, received the guest, while
I MaInpic in nj nh 40
chine and Mrs. W. A. Collins, in white
, net, over pink msssaline, took the
guests to the punch howl. The punch
/ table was in a bower of Killarney and
, brides roses, ana presided over by
three of the most attractive girls from
the school set, MiAss Mary Ellison,
: the sister of the hostess, Anna Maxcy
| Camp and Carrie Jackson, in the
: daintiest of party frocks.
=, gown of pale green messaline, grace
l fully draped in beautiful antique ap-
: plique and Mrs R. N. Collins, in a
: lovely black crepe dc chine gown, In
troduced the callers to the receiving
$ line, which stood in the library. II
, was composed of Mrs. Rodgers, who
y wore abesutIful toilet of yellow crepe
e de chine. with tonches, of pink; the
l guest of honor. Mrs. E. P. Mackey
wore a becoming gown of pearl mar
e quisette over a slip Of old rose silk;
e Mrs. H. A. Elliso.. TIE mother of the
) hostess, was gowned IN black MESA
line, with lace mosss; Mrs. CIV, Rich
r who stood next, was bandsomely
gowped in black H~rQuisette oyer {
slip Of black mesafae while Mrs.. R
X. Smiths gown was of cream chif
n fon over messaline.
' The decorations in the library weir
!, in pink and yellow, roses and carnn
r tons; carrying out color schem'
t. which was of the same hues as t10s>