Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
TILLMAN-HUGHEs.
Beautiful Church Wedding, Fol,
lowed by Brilliant Recep-
ton at Home Of Senator
andMrs. TilIman.

reconciled to the,recent taking away
of their eldest daughter to a far
away state to be permanently dom
iciled before another demand was
made upon the home circle, being
this time for their second daughter.
Such are the dispensations of Prov.
idence. Happy parental homes
must give up their inmates, howev-
er much idoliked, in order that 9th
er equally as Eappy homes may be
founded. Thus it has gone all
down through the years since mar.
riage was diyinely instituted. No
homes are exempt, certainly not
those in which are found bright,
talented daughters 80 richly endow-
ed with the Tirtnes and graces upon
which the real happiness of every
home must depend.
An event that deserves to occupy
a prominent place in the social his
tory of our county was the marri-
age of Miss Sophie Oliver Tillman
and Mr.. Henry Wise Hughes which
took place at Trenton in the Church
of Our Saviour w ednesday evening,
June 2sth. Qfthe many marriages
chronicled in South Carolina in
June,a season in which Cupid reaps
his richest harvest, not one was
more brilliant than this.
The entire recess chancel had
been completely transformed by an
artistic arrangement of flowers and
evergreens. Upon snow-white
ground smilax'Eas gracefully drap-
ed upon the walls from floor 10
ceiling, which with the attractive
arrangement Of palms, ferns and
cut flowers about the altar, made an
exquisitely beautiful background
for bridal party. the beauty of the
whole being heightened by the soft
light from of candles.
While the great concourse was
assembling Beardsn's Orchestra rem
dered .seversI opriate selections,
The arriiSsl s. "a party at the
vestis tbE zounced by the strains
of Mendelssohon's wedding march.
Now the suspense and tense con-
dition of the assemblage was re-
lieved by the entering of the bridal
party in the following order: First
the ushers, S. T. Hughes, Jr., of
New York, B. r. Tillman, Jr.,
Henry C. Tillman of Greenwood
and w. F. Roper. These were fol-
lowed by the attendants in the, fol-
lowing order: Miss Addie Hughes
of Trenton with Alva M. Lumkin of
Columbia, Miss Ella Croft of Aiken
with Henry T. Boucher of Colum-
bia, Miss Elberts Bland of Aiken
with J. Ingle Hazard, Jr., of George
town, Miss Mary Wells of Colum-
bia with Preston E. Lyles of Co.
lumbia, Miss Natalie Belts of Tren-
ton with Mr.. Halcott B. Thomas of
Columbia, Miss Henrietta Taylor of
Fort Smith, Ark, with Julian Ar
nette of Greenville, Miss Maude
Belts of Trenton with Randolph
Murdough of Hampton, Miss Flor
ence Barlow of Urbana, Ohio, with
Benjamin N. Bettis of Trenton.
Next came the dame of honor,
Mrs. Charles Sumner Moore, of At
lantic City, N. j., sister of the
bride, clad in a handsome gown of
white chiffon over white satin with
rose point lace trimmings. Miss
Sallie May Tillman, the maid of
honor, next entered, her gown be-
ing accordeon plated white crepe
de chine trimmed with Duchess
lace. The bride who never appear
cd more beautiful than on this her
wedding day entered upon the arm
of her distinguished father. Senator
B. r. Tillman, being attired in
rich gown of white crepe meteor
over satin, with trimmings of rose
point lace caught with orange bios
SONS.
The groom entered through the
vestry, being accompanied by his
brother, Hon. ]. Gordon Hughes, of
Union.
The bride carried a shower
bouquet of brides roses and lilies
of the valley, and the dame of hon.
or, maid of honor and bridesmaids
carried bouquets of white roses and
asparagus fern.
The beautiful Episcopal ceremo-
ny was used by Rev. r. G. Shan
nonhouse, the rector of the Church
of Our Saviour. THE bride was
given away by her father. After
Heavens blessings had been invok-
ed upon Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes, the
bridal party led the way from the
church.
A large number of guests repair
ed to the hospitable home of Sena-
tor and Mrs. Tillman soon after
leaving the church. Here all who
crossed the threshold were greeted
most cordially and made to feel that
they were at home and amid warm
friends. At the reception as in the
church Rearden's orchestra furnish