Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
Recent Weddings.

The marriage of Miss Mary Blue Hull
c., L. S. A.. which took place recently at
the home of the brides parents, Mr. and
Mrs Joseph Hull, on McDonoush street,
Savannah, was of widespread interest.
There were hundreds of roses used in
decorating the brides home The drawing
rooms at the left of the hall, with their
golden and brown tones, gowed with the
rich color of American beauties massed
in great clusters on the marble mantelS
and reaching high against the gold
framed mantel mirrors. Against the wall
mirrors at opposite ends of tie two draw
ing rooms the same vivid. fragrant flow
ers were massed, and with them, in deli
cate contrast. lovely clusters of white
Killarney roses. The quantities of flowers
used made the whole background like a
great rose garden of white and red roses
In the second room there was placed at
the south end against this background Of
roses the priedieu yelled with white
satin, and beside it, and at each side of
the mantel, tall standards. smilax screen
ed, which were baskets filed with
white roses. Leading from the drawing
room door to the altar in the second room
was an aisle formed of such standards,
wreathed with smilax and crowned with
round white wicker baskets full of red
Richmond roses and lilies of the valley
and through this aisle the bridal party
passed.
Only members of TIE family were pres
ent at the marriage ceremony. While they
We're assembling the orchestra played
mum bers arranged for cello, violin and
organ. Just before the procession, THE
Romance from Samson and De!ilah,
was beautifully played violin solo,
and the wedding party then descended the
broad stairway as the bridal chorus from
''Lohengrin" was begun, passing through
the hall and entering from the first draw
ing room, through the aisle of flowers, to
approach the altar.
At the head walked the little flower
girls. Miss Resale Hull and Miss AL
and carry ng baskets of yellow roses
The groomsmen. Lieut.. Marcel Keene
L. S. "A; Lieut.. Seydel. L. S. a; Mr.
Frederick Dawson of New York. Mr..
II. G. Daniel, Mr.. Dana Stevens and Mr..
Joseph Hull. jr., entered together and
stood at each side of the altar and Were
followed by the bridesmaids. Miss Anna
Stevens. Miss Sophie Meldrim, Miss
F,linor Shot er, Miss Elizabeth Malone
Miss Pauline Magruder of this city
and Miss Eliza Lamar Hull. Just before
the bride. who entered with her father
walked her young sister. Miss Mana
Lamar Hull, as maid of honor.
Lieut. Magruder with his best man,
entered from the second room and met
the br de at the altar. The marriage
ceremony was performed by the Rev
Joseph ID. Mitchell of the Cathedral of
ST John the Baptist. During the cere-
mony 1.-The Swan by Saint-Saens. was
softly played. and just following il the
wedding march from midsummer Nights
Dream.
The brides gown of white satin and
point lace was simple and beautiful in
design. with it's graceful triple-leaf skirt
and court train. The corsage was en-
tirely yelled with point lace that crossed
the shoulders and was confined at the
high waist line. and the little sleeves were
of lace From the shoulders the train,
which was square, fell straight, heavily
embroidered all along its outer edge in a
narrow vine design done in silver, and "a
band of the silver embroidery was intro
duced az the front of the corsage. There
was no other trimming except for the ex-
quisite veil of rose point lace that, laid
over another veil of soft tulle, fell the
whole length of the train. About the
face 1t was arranged in becoming cap eff
| feet and held with half wreath of or
ange blossoms She wore the BRIDE
| grooms gift. a platinum chain with dia-
mond-shaped pendant set with diamonds
and sapphires, and carried a shower bou-
quet of lilies of the valley.
Red and gold, the colors of the artillery
were shown in the dresses and flowers of
| the bridesmaids. Miss Mana Hull, the
maid of honor, wore charming gown of
| yellow satin yelled with cream lace and
| cloth of gold. A drapery of cloth of gold
| crossed the corsage, with a band and
knot of crimson velvet at the front, and
was drawn around the graceful skirt like
| a wide sash and folded near its lower
| edge into soft bow. She carried a bou-
Quet Of deep red Richmond roses thai