Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-24

honor. one IN PINK, ,se o,ngr in
white. carrying out the color scheme.
while the bride Was attired In white
silk messalinc with pearl trimmings.
with bridal veil. and carried ulon her
arm a bouquet OF carnations and lily
OF the valley The young ladies' IN
the chorus formed In seri-circle.
behind and above the bridal couple
ard attendants forming very prett
background TO the scene.
In point OF beauty and elegance
no wedding OF recent years in Clar-
endon has excellcd this. The bridal
party returned to the home of the
bride. where they were delayed by a
late train. and did net get away until
about O'Clock Thursday uornins
going first 10 Dallas. then to san
Antonio. then visit the groom's nsr
ents at Colorado City. during the holi
days and will be at home at OKLA
homa CITY. Oklahoma. after Janu-
ary I.
Miss Ruth Gage was reared In Clar-
endon and is Justly popular because
OF her many noble traits Of character
She had endeared herself to the IN.
mates Of her home, who were no.
relatives OF hers. until she will bc
greatly missed.
Mr.. McCreless Is a travelling sales
man and young man of fire BUSH
a happy voyage upon the sometimes
stormy seas Of matrimony.
A FRIEND.
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Observation-Disclosures.
One of the pretticst weddings OF
the season. and one in which a large
number of friends were interested
since both bride and groom were
reared in Clarendon. was that Of
Miss Ethel fIeisler, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Heisler, TO Mr..
James Beldon Rourland, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. W. II. Bourland. which was
solemniZed Wednesday evening, Dec
20. 1911, at the First Baptist church.
At an early hour Messrs Harry and
Homer Stocking (members OF Miss
Holsters graduating class WIN
Hcisler. brother OF the bride. Ralph
Gatlin, Philip and Meredith Gentry
ushered in a goodly number OF wed.
ding guests.
Promptly at eight o'clock Messrs
Meredith Gentry and Harry Brown
led the Misses Josephine Chamberlain
ard Annie Laurie 3ourland 70 tho
piano. which vas hidden in a minia-
ture forest Of cedar, and with Iis3
Chamberlain at tho piano. Miss Bour-
land sang In her charming manner
Thou Art Wine An" by Bradsky.
Both young ladies were dainty gown
ed, Miss Pourland In heliotrope eoline
draped in tissue worn by her moth
er thirty years ago; Miss Chamberlain
In white lingerie Beth wore picture
hats to match their costumes. and
carried pink carnation.
At the conclusion OF the solo the
strains OF Lohenerin's Wedding
March came stealing family from
the piano, and little Miss Ruth Patch
| ing, the ring-bearer, dressed Ia n be-
coming white crepe-de-chine dress,
preceded the bridal cortege, carry
/ ine the lovely white satin pillow.
which bore the ring emblem of eter
nifty" CLOSELY following came Rev.
John Elder and next In order was the
bride, on the arm, OF her brides maid,
Miss Adrian Brown. while the groom
and his best man. Mr.. Fir Bourland.
entered to the right.
The party followed Miss Ruth
Patching to a lovely bower OF erecn,
made OF cedar, and mistletoc; the
bride and groom stood under AN arch,
from which suspended a bell made OF
mistlctcc and above this a cluster
of the same berries which added
much TO the effect and also to the
romance. for this fruitage grew in
the ward of the brides birthplace
When the bridal party took their
stand, a very beautiful ceremony was
spoken by Rev. John F Elder in his
clear and impressive way. made more
impressive by the soft low tones OF
Traumcrei from the piano-as h.
pronounced them man and wife. the
sweet melody changed 10 the trium.