The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15

Of Guantanamo, Cuba No priettier wedding has ever beel witnessed in Birmingham than that las evening which occurred at the hom of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs George M Cruixshank. in Linden street when Miss Mary George Cruikshank be came the wife of MT. shaler Charle' Houser.
 The occasion was both brilliant ant beautiful, the prominence of the twt young people making the event one O notable importance in society.
 The friends who had been bidden tt the ceremony thronged the handsome home long before the appointed hour and awaited the appearance of ths bridal party with unusual interest.
 The Bridal Party
 within and without the house ar elaborate decorative scheme was ex- pressed which introduced palms and tropical plants of all kinds. In the re- ception hall where the ceremony took place. there was a luxury of Easter lilies and lilies of the valley with quantities of sweet peas
 An improvised altar covered with white satin, was banked high with ferns and palms. gorgeous Easter lilies and showers of tulle falling around it. Tall vases adorned each side and these were filled with East lilies tied with white tulle while garlands of white tulle and lilies hung above and about the altar making rarely beautiful mise -en-scene for the occasion.
 Palms were placed at the base of tlle stairway and high above them were baske of Easter lilies and bride roses,
 The familiar notes of the Lohengrin wedding march from the orchestra sig raled the entrance of the wedding party, the two ushers. Dr. Farley Har- ris and MT John Dabney, entering first. They came down the beautiful colonial staircase and from the large columns they gathered the wide white satin ribbons, carrying them to the altar and forming an Isle for the remainder of the wedding party.
 Following the ushers came the six bridesmaids and groomsmen in con- ples Miss Eleanor Matthews and MT. Charles Barker, Miss Martha Dabney and MT. Arthur Wellborn, Miss Edith Bowron and MT. Marcus Cruikshank, Miss Jennie Trimble and Dr. William Long. Miss Joy Tomlinson and MT. Duncan Cooper, and Miss Ellen Linn Motion and MT. John Denson
 Each of the beautiful girls in the coterie was distinctly lovely in her gown of soft white lingeries, the flmy dainty materials and entre deux of handsome apparel for the occasion. They wore pink sashes and pink slip pers and carried shower bouquets of pink sweet peas and lilies of the val ley
 As the bridesmaids and groomsmen formed a circle about the altar the lovely maid of honor. Miss Carrie Knox, advanced down the stairway and she never looked lovelier than in her beautiful gown of white lace fashioned over white satin. The long train. was graceful in it's lines and the corsage was festooned with lace. Her flowers were Killarney roses and lilies of the valley.
 The matron of honor. Mrs. James J. Smith, herself one of the seasons love- Hest brides, was unusually attractive, her brunette beauty being enhanced by the handsome gown of white lace and rich white satin that was becom- 
 gown was gracefully garnitured with quantities of real lace and the skirt was draped in graceful lines about her slen- der figure Her bouquet was of Kill larney roses and lilies of the valley.
 From the drawing room the groom and his best man, Mir. Curran Goodwin, advanced to the altar, where they were met by the bride, who entered with her father, MT. George M. Cruikshank.
 The brides gown was one distinctive In fashion and elegance. The material was of soft ivory white charmeuse and the style. which was Empire, had a skirt drapery introduced, this falling In a graceful panel to one side, and edged with a heavy hand embroidery studded with sequins. The cQrsage was almost entirely of real lace combined with folds of the charmeuse. The sleeves were short and of lace and charmeuse, and the bridal veil was finished with lace and tastefullH arranged with clus- ters of orange blossoms. and it fell in lone graceful folds to the end of the ssiperb court train. which carried out tbe hand embroidery motif down the left side. Her bouquet was a shower uf orchids fringed with lilies of the valley and the only ornament she wore was magnificent La valliere, the gift of the groom.
 The beautiful ceremony was impress sivclv read by Rev. Father James E. Coyle and during the ceremony the or- cbestra played the Meditation" from "rhais."
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