Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-27
MISS WARING
PRETTY BRIDE
Ceremony Was Performed in
SeWarsn Last Night.
Special to the EVENING -EWs.

April Zts-AL 81. JOuu !
church, SewaTen, last evening at
1880 o'clock, Miss Mary Alice
Waring, of this place, vas married
to Mr.. Lindsey Durham, of Railway,
Rev. DR. Durham, of st. Mary's
church, New York, performed the
ceremony. The little church was
~tastefully decorated, the altar bank
ed with pink and white carnations,
and the chancel prettily decorated
with smilax, ferns and eyergreens,
The church was filled to its capacity
with the creme de la creme of Sewar-
en- and Railway society, and alto
gether the wedding was one of the
prettiest church weddings ever wit
messed in Sewareu.
The bride was r~adiantly beautiful
in a heavy, soft white satin Empire
gown. with square court train, the
corsage garnished with exquisite
lace, and her tulle veil was most ar
tistiCally draped from a wreath OF
orange buds, the veil enveloping her
entire figure in a misty cloud which
fell to the hem of her long train.
She carried a bouquet of lilies OF
the valley and asparagus fern.
Miss Anna Waring, sister Of the
bride, was maid of honor and looked
most charming in a costume of pink
m~essaline, with overdress of pink
chiffon, carrying a large bouquet OF
pink roses and green foliage.
The bridesmaids were Miss Helen
Ballard, and Miss Muriel Wright, OF
New York; Miss Ella Williams, of
Jersey City, and Miss Dorothy Dun
ham, of Railway, sister of the groom.
The bridesmaids costumes we're all
Of pale green messaline with white
chiffon Overlapping, and they car
ried bouquets of pink sweet peas
tied with broad pink satin ribbon.
The best man was Mr.. w. J.
Peterson, of Railway. The ushers
were H. L. Robinson, Bertram BOst-
wick, and Joseph Robinson, all of
! Railway, and Mr.. Walter Brokaw, of
! Philadelphia. All made a fine ap-
pearanCe as they marched up the
aisle Of the pretty little church to
the strains of Lohengrin's wedding
march, rendered by Miss Susie
Dixon, of Woodbridge, who presided
at the organ.
Mr.. j. Ernest Waring, brother of
the bride, gave her away, her father
being too much of an invalid to take
any part in the nuptfal ceremonies.
Mrs. Wilson Waring, mother of the
bride, was beautifully gowned in
pale heliotrope satin, and Mrs. Dun
ham, mother of the groom, wore a
costume of white satin. Many ele-
CANT costumes were een among the
guests.
After the ceremony at the church
a small and Informal reception was
held at the home of the bride, only
the most personal and family friends
being present. The house was pref
tily decorated for the occasion. The
foyer hall was bright with ionquils
and d%afodils. The drawing room
was in pink and green to correspond
with the costumes of the brides
maids and maid of honor.
The going-away costume of the
bride was navy blue throughout. The
bridal pair left town in an automo-
bile after the reception, but OF
course no one knew their destina-
ton.
The wedding presents were num-
erous, and the most elegant and ar
tistic that could be imagined. Superb
cut glass of every design, Sheffield
anu SNllN CllfCL pICNGo VI SACdI var
ETY., pictures, oriental rugs, gifts of
copper and brass, h]and-painted
china and linen drawn-wOrk, lunch
sets, Irish crochet lace, a complete
dinner set of Haviland china, solid
knives. forks and odd spoons of
every kind. In beautiful designs OF
silver. Many solid mahogany pieces
were among the collection of gifts
seen at the brides home here, and
the new home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Durham, in Railway, which they will
occupy on their return, is completely
furnished with solid mahogany, rugs,
pictures, china cabinets and every
thing useful as well as ornamental
which loving and generous friends
could supply.
The bride gave a dinner Monday
night to her bridesmaids and after
ward all adjourned to the church for
a rehearsal Of the wedding ceremony.