The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

A Thanksgiving wedding day of the early sixties was suggested this week ID the marriage of Miss Alice Fellows and MT. George Craig, Jr., of Selma Both Miss Fellows and Mir. Craig arc well known locally and most of tho members of their large bridal party, as well as MT. Reynolds, are frequent vis- tors to Birmingham. The two4brothers fl the bride, MT. John ]. Fellows, Jr., md Mir. W. ". Fellows, are at present residents of this city; Miss Belle Will sins and Miss Kitty Grey Coleman, two pf the bridesmaids: Dr. Galloway and ir. Smith Robbins, groomsmen, are at present visitors in the city and were at the club last night; MT. Louis Davidson, mother Eroomsman, is almost az well Snown here as in his home In the Black Beit, just as is his pretty niece, Miss - Adele Davidson, who was also of the party. The Rev. pr. Thomas J. Beard # Birmingham was tho officiating clergyman. and the decorations foi the yedding-among the most finished and exquisite ever seen In the state-were arranged by MT Baker of Parker's. So the local connection was quite broad.
 The wedding occurred at Cedar Grove, he splendid old estate of the Walkers n Faunsdaie. Miss Fellows and her .oster parents, Mir. and Mrs. W. B. Roy iolds. are residents Of Montevailo, but 'or sentimental reasons the bride chose ne ancestral home of Mrs. Reynolds ss the place for her wedding. It Is in he midst of a beautiful old grove, with 70 acres surrounding the homestead. sixty years ago the present lovely old nome was built from timber hewn on he grounds by the slaves of the first 1wner. MT Walker, whose wife was lovely Margaret Jemison, distant aousin, by the way, of MT. Robert Jcmi- son of this city. Portraits Of the two sang in one of the parlors, among the collection of rare old paintings with which the place is adorned. Every room n the great house suggests ball 'oom in its stately proportions. Quaint ,id portraits, and odd wall pockets He'd with daguerreotypes, hang on the yondcrfully frescoed walls; chairs and ables, walnut "whatnotsn with bisque . rsud ivory and marble ornaments, high ioys and lowboys, giided cornices, hairs and beds after an almost forgot on fashion are among the charming ihings that Interest one touring the lace. The family does not occupy il. tt the retinue of servants, some of whom were slaves on the plantation nd have never recognized freedom,
 rought things to rights and made ev- rything look homeiike, and so. alto ;ether charming to feminine eyes. that many visitor from town had troubled isions of a change in furnishings at is home with a reversion to ante- lellum modes.
 Tuesday night the nuptial festivities Jegan with an elaborate supper served the 2S members of the bridal party md Mir. and Mrs. Reynolds house guests. The residence had been gar lished and beautified for this and the wedding to follow. Supplementary doc ,rations were woodland smilax and ,alms interminGled with chrysanthe- nums. The great rooms were fes- ooned with smiisx, winch hung in long lraperies above each pine trimmed win low and made a broad border about ach room. On every mantel was piled quantity of emilaX and asparagus ,eeplng 'ont from which were great white specimen chrysanthemums. iroups of palms and bay trees mate .umptuous masses ol green in halls and parlors. The chandelIers were twined gilh sinilax and draped with broau vhite Lulle ribbon. In the end ot the nam haiI, crossed after the ante-bet- ub planters arcnitecturai fashion with mother broad eorrioor from slde 10 ;loe, was stationed the splenuld altar sefore winch on the following night the sridal troln was to be piishted. Tn the main dining room tables We're arranged or an elaborate supper A central ta- sle covered with M&deira emprooeries aud centered with a high basket of white chrysanthemums and ferns dis .overed Dan Cupid posed high above he flowers and foliage. Scattered over he cloth were certain of his golden trrows. The tables were each decorated with stevia and greenery arranged in mall imported flower receivers, and he water color place cards were ex- .uisite. The rehearsal for the cere- nony was preceded by a bridal supper n six courses.
 The guests In the house to attend tho wedding the following afternoon num- ,ered. over a score. In tho back yard,