The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-30
OTHER SMART EVENTS
Wood-Parker Nuptials-Linen Show ers-Fitch-Page Wedding and Other Topics of Mid-Sum-
 mer Interest Socially
By MYRTLE MILES

graceful charming manner Miss Gillespie, | typical Alabamian of the sort one finds l in the pioneer Jefferson county family, for her people were among the early corners to our young city and have lived
 in the county for many. many years. She was one of the most aueenly brides that
 has ever stood at a marriage altar in Birmingham; regal of figure and with her | golden hair and fresh complexion brighter
 than ever, perhaps in her bridal finery,
 she made picture not soon to be forgot
 ten by those who sat in the South High
 land Presbyterian church during the mar
 riage ceremony. Some remembered her
 mother as bride and recalled the resem-
 blance. Mrs. Gillespie is the daughter of
 the late Dr. Purifoy Burgamy. an honored
 and useful citizen of Birmingham. and her own marriage was an event of signal im- portance.
 The church was handsomely decorated
 for the wedding. Greenery arranged
 about the altar made verdant back ground, while overhead was an arch of
 green. inlaid with white roses. In the | highest point of the arch were two white
 hearts, fashioned of carnations and valley
 liies, and interlaced. Piercing one of
 them was gold arrow shot from the bow Of chubby Cupid hanging from above. The bridal party entered the church
 through arches of green dotted with white
 flowers placed over each of the two aisles
 f'ollowing recital of organ music Mir. Claud Hartzell played the wedding march from 'Lohengrin" for their entrance.
 The ushers, MT Barton White of Boston
 and MT. Robert Heath of this city fol-
 lowed by MT. John Gillespie and pr.
 Anthony led the procession. The brides
 maids simultaneously with the erooms- nen followed. Miss Helen Lake Little
 and pr. Fonville entered together and
 proceeded to the altar down opposite
 aisles. Miss Mary Tardy and MT. John
 Rogers appeared next.
 The bridesmaids were charming trio
 in their soft, trailing marquisette robes
 over white satin, the pearls and lace and light touches of gold giving a touch of
 grace heightened by the picturesque gold
 bands In their hair. They carried arm
 bouquets of yellow roses showered with lilies of the valley.
 Mrs. Dale Shelton. who was Miss Gold smiths maid of honor, was handsomely | gowned in gold satin with an overdress
 of jewelled marquisette and garlands of
 gold roses. She wore a gold fillet in her
 hair and carried bouquet of pearl of
 the garden" roses showered with daisies
 The maid of honor was Miss Leta Will Goldsmith, a cousin of the bride, who was
 extremely pretty in a yellow satin robe with oyerdress of white marquisette and trimmings of gold and lace. She carried
 an enormous bouquet of yellow roses tied
 with gold chiffon. and wore gold orna-
 ment in her hair. Gillian GoodalI and
 Alice Gillespie were two little flower girls
 who strewed rose petals In the path of
 the bride.
 Miss Gillespie entered with her father
 MT. John Finley Gillespie, who gave her
 in marriage, meeting the bridegroom and
 his brother, MT. Frank Towne of Boston.
 who was his best man, at the altar as
 they emerged from the vestry. The dou-
 ble ring ceremony was used and the ser vice pronounced by Dr. J. T. Plunket, the pastor of the church, was very impressive
 and beautiful.
 The bridal gown was unusually hand some and was worn with much distinc- ton by this handsome bride It was built
 of duchesse lace over heavy satin. The
 laces about the throat were heightened in effectiveness by the necklace, which was her only ornament. This was a da-
 mond placque set in platinum-the gift of MT. Towne. Her bridal veil was draped becomingly over her face and caught with orange blossoms and a spray of valley lilies. Her bouquet was enormously large
 and very handsome. White orchids and hundreds of valley lilies effected the clus- ter and shower.
 the home of the brides parents, Mir. and Mrs. John Finley Gillespie. It was thronged with guests. In the receiving line were the members of the bridal party. MT. and Mrs. Gillespie the grooms mother, Mrs. Towne of Boston, and the brides grandmother, Mrs. Purifoy Bur gamy.
 Lambert, who is both original and artis tic followed the triumph that he had made in the adornment of the church. IA background for the receiving line, ex- tending through the drawing room and into the dining room, was mass of palms, among which stood tall vases of
 white roses. In the dining room on buff fets and mantes were clusters of roses and the central motive on the brides | table was very handsome. A shower of | lilies surrounded Dan Cupid. who swung | from the chandelier apparently master | of ceremonies, or the presiding spirit of | the occasion.
 | White roses and daisies filled the large l has in the center of the table and
 around this were tapers blazing in silver sticks Pursuing the color scheme of the | wedding the ices which were served here | to the guests were in yellow ramkins that | supgesteG he hearts of flowers. Masses of palms and other greenery made a handsome setting for the orchestra and also furnished a luxuriant note in the other rooms.
 l Mrs Gillespie was gracious and lovely hostess She was gowned for her daugh- | ter's wedding in cream embroidered chf- | fon over satin of a deeper tone. Mrs. i Towne the groom's mother, wore black
 lace over white satin and Miss Isabel | Gillespie and Miss Edlena Gibson Of l Huntsville. who were among the out-of-
 town guests, wore yellow satin with gold
 trimmings, and pink and silver respec- | lively.
 | A punch bowl in the library was pre-
 sided over by Miss Annie Tardy and Miss | Mary Brockman. In the dining room
 were Mrs w. H. Gillespie, Mrs. Lucien | Brown, Mrs. John Patton and Mrs. J. D. Gibson.
 | Mr. and Mrs. Towne left last night for
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