The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27
MRS DAVID ROBERTS, JR-Photo by covell

JR.-Photo by Covell
 der. A wreath of tiny silver flowers con- l fined her hair and she carried shower bouquet of lavenderssweet peas and lilies
 of the valley
 The matron and maid were joined out
 side the chance1 by MT. Roberts and his
 best man, Mir Meredith Roberts, a young-
 CT brother and when Miss Gillespy and
 her father, Dr. John Sharpe Gillespy,
 joined them the Episcopal ceremony was | pronounced by the Rev. Dr. L. c. Brans- comb, pastor of the First Methodist
 church. and a relative of the family Birmingham has rarely seen so lovely
 bride. She wore an ivory duchesse satin | robe with court train and an embroid- cry motif. Duchesse and rose point faces were used deliberately on bodice and skirt panel falling on either side from the
 bodice, which was yelled with faces in the
 bolero effect and left collaress. The short
 lace sleeves were embroidered in pearls.
 A tulle veil, caught with wreath of
 orange blossoms fell mistily over her
 face and almost to the hem of the train.
 revealing through it's transparency her bright Titan hair, Her only ornament
 was diamond necklace and her flowers
 were valley lilies and orchids.
 brilliant reception at the home of | pr. and Mrs. John Sharpe Gillespy fol :. lowed the marriage vows The home is | one of the handsomest on Highland ave nue and when decorated for this event
 was especially attractive. Flowers were | tcC fl af, ,,l apartments. In the drawing room white
 roses and lilies of the valley were clus-
 tered on the mantel and filled great 1 basket on a corner table. Smilax fes- | tooned over the doors and windows also | formed a frieze encircling the room. Dr. and Mrs. Gillespy, Mrs. David Rob- I erts, MT. and Mrs. David Roberts, Jr and the bridal party welcomed the guests here. Mrs Gillespy was handsomely gowned, her robe an imported creation of white chiffon embroidered in pink. lavender and blue flowers, and made over pink satin of the shell shade. Mrs Rob- erts was a gracious and beautiful fig
 ure in the receiving line, wearing a black
 toilette. Two charming members of the receiving party were Mrs. Owen, the
 brides grandmother, and Mrs Yates, the grandmother of the bridegroom, Both | representative of past regime, they were much alike in the grace and dig
 nifty which characterized the cultured women of their generation. Each wore a rich black gown with touches of rare old lace.
 In the library clusters of bridesmaids roses made an effective background for the coterie of pretty young matrons who received. Each wore her wedding gown
 of heavy satin, hand-e embroidered and | rare lace, and to one familiar with so-
 cial happenings of the past few years it was easily recalled that the bride of last night had taken part in the wed- ding of every one. They were Mrs. Nor timer Harvie Jordan. Mrs. Mercer Bar
 nett Mrs. Joseph Todd Collins, Mrs.
 Frank Jones, Mrs. William Love, Mrs, Hill Ferguson, Mrs. Arthur Chenoweth and Mrs. Grover Thaxton.
 In the living room a bright color scheme of crimson roses was employed Here coffee table was presided over by Mrs. Samuel l.. Ledbetter and Mrs. George B. Mccormack. Mrs. Ledbetter was extremely handsome in white lace
 robe yelled with black marquisette and Mrs. Mccormack in an imported robe of white chiffon with touches of black, showing a lining of blue and silver gar nitures was most impressive.
 Mrs. Owen Glespy was one of the pretty young matrons noted at the re.
 ception. She wore pink messaline even- ing gown yelled with marquisette and trimmed in crystals. Mrs. Ernest Cav Tor of Charleston the grooms sister, was
 much admired in a handsome evening costume.
 In the dinngroom the brides table | was covered with lace and held a cen | tral vase of Easter lilies around which were clustered lilies of the valley ana white roses. The bonbons and cakes served with the ices were heart-shaped l .1. &H1 @tx,fs lespy in this apartment were Mrs. Ned Richardson NrDavid. Mrs. Claud Zuber of Eufaula and Mrs James Gillespy. Mrs. | McDavid was one of the beauties of the
 evening in an evening gown built of white Imported lace over satin and em- Ybroidered in gold. A note of bright color was given by the crimson roses which fastened the bandeau in her hair. Her sister. Mrs. Zuber, wore a hand some evening gown and Mrs. Gillespy was in black satin with gold and jet trim mings.
 Among the many notable guests at the
 reception were MT. and Mrs Henry Bad
 ham, MT. and Mrs. Rivers Carter, MT.
 and Mrs. J. Douglass Kirkpatrick, MT. and Mrs. James Weatherly, Mir. and
 Mrs. John w. Tomlinson. MT and Mrs.
 Monro Lanier, MT. and Mrs. William
 Walker. MT. and Mrs. William Mudd,
 Judge and Mrs. Zell Gaston, MT. and Mrs.
 R. s. Munger, Mir. and Mrs. Robert Me
 David, Mir. and Mrs. Richard Johnston,
 Mrs. Edward McComb of Virginia, Mir.
 and Mrs. Taylor Southgate. Mr. and Mrs.
 F.. 1T. Cabaniss. MT. and Mrs. Robert
 Jemison, MT. and Mrs. Nelson, Mir and
 Mrs J. D. Moore MT and Mrs. B. r.
 Moore, Mir and Mrs w. D. Smith, MT.
 and Mrs. John Cartwright, Dr. and Mrs.
 Cunningham Wilson, Mir. and Mrs. Will
 liam MacGrath, Mir. and Yrs Paul Ham slton Earle, Dr. and Mrs. William Ed
 win Evans. MT. and Mrs. Tillman, MT.