Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-22
BRILLIANT
NUPTIALS
Celebrated
AT The ELDRInGE FERGUSON
Wedding Which Occurred
Last Evening

Beautifully impressive was the
marriage of Miss Emma Louise Ed
ridge and Mr.. James Elliott Ferguson;
which was solemnized last evening at
the home of the brides mother, Mrs.
Griffith Morgan Eldridge, on Lee
street
The color combination throughout
the house was white and yellow, ex-
cept in the south drawing room, where
white chrysanthemums were massed
in decoration, and smilax festooned
the walls in trellis effect. At one
end of the room, and opposite the
door by which the bridal party enter
ed, was the improvised altar, an al
cove filled in with smilaX and palms,
studded with Ascension lilies and sus-
pended from the ceiling, reaching to
the centre of the altar was Tiffany
light.
The other apartments were. lavishly
decorated in smilax, palms and yell
low chrysanthemums. The walls were
hung with smilax, the balustrades of
the wide hall stairway twined with it
and over the mantels and cabinets it
was gracefully festooned.
Yellow vases were filled with chry-
santhemums of the same hue and
brass bowls holding them illustrated
/ the color note.
To the strains of Memberships
wedding march, played by Mrs Thorn
as McLendon, the bridal party came
down the broad hall stairway, led by
four young girls, the ribbon bearers,
Miss Elizabeth Eldridge, sister of the
bride; Miss Lillian Chester, Miss Sa-
rah Sheffield and Miss Mary Hudson,
carrying white satin ribbons, form
ing an aisle through which the bride
should pass.
They were followed by Miss Pearl
Vereen, of Moultrie, maid of honor,
who came in alone.
The radiant young bride then en-
tered brother, Mr.. Griffith Eldridge,
who gave her in marriage and they
were met at the altar by the groom
and his best man, Mr. Lewis R. Fer
guson.
While the celebrant, Rev. ]. w.
Stokes, pastor of the Presbyterian
church. read impressively the mar
riage ceremony and the solemn VOWS
were being made, the organist rend-
cred softly Nevins exquisite Love
Song"
The brides gown was of white char
meuse, it's bertha and sleeves of rare
rose paint, and finished with two ca
bochons of pearls and brilliants, one
clasping the folds of the bertha at
the top of the high girdle, the other
adjusting the drapery of the long
court train. Her veil was of Duchesse
lace, fashioned over a cap of tulIe,
caught on either side with a cluster
of orange blossoms, and reaching to
the end of the train. Her chatelaine
bouquet was of valley lilies and bride
roses, and her white satin slippers
were worn with silken hose, in
pattern Of finest lace, worn by her
great-great grandmother, when a six
teen-year-old bride, in the year 1880.
Her ornaments were pearls, gifts of
the groom, a crescent fastening her
veil, and brooch fastening the lace at
her throat
Miss Vereen, the maid of honor
wore a costume of white brocade,
with trimmings of Duchesse lace, and
carried yellow chrysanthemums
The little ribbon girls wore dainty
white dresses, with wide sashes of
yellow satin.
Council, Mrs. Brown Small and Mrs
d. R. Andrews.
The brides table was picturesque
in it's white and yellow appointments.
The foundation was of white damask,
covered with Cluny lace, and the cen
trepiece was flower basket of sill
yer and crystal filled with white car
nations Silver candlesticks, holding
yellow tapers, had shades of brass
with yellow crystal fringe, and were
tied with yellow tulle, and tall sill
yer compotes were filled with sailed
nuts and yellow mints. From the
yellow Tiffany light over the centre
streamers of white tulle were fasten-
ed with yellow and white bows to the
table. In lieu of place cards, mil
iature bride and groom stood at each
plate. Seated at the table besides the
bride and groom were Miss Pearl We
reen, Miss Matte Hunter, Miss Lynn
Mathis, Miss Ruth Brown, Miss Mil
dred Hollis, Miss Matte Sargent
Mr.. l.. r. Ferguson, Mr. Walter Page,
Mr. John Mathis and Mr.. Eugene Bal
ley.
The brides table was served by the
four little ribbon girls, and an elab-