The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

Concerning marriage, an exchange gives proper recipe for the society wedding.
 "Take care and pick with anxious care blushing bride, surpassing fair; Add friends and relatives galore; or showers six; of teas a score Mix thoroughly with hats and gowns. Drop in few receptions gay;
 Stir with reporters night and day. "Then add lovely night in June A powered church, an organ tunei Twelve pretty bridesmaids all in blue, A Other and six ushers, too.
 A minister, a vow, a ring,
 Then in the mixture quickly fling Congratulations. kisses. smiles Twelve clocks, six platesi twenty styles Of folks and spoons some cut glass;
 ware:
 A Turkish rug an easy chair; A check from father on a plate A picture, painted by Aunt Kate. "Then stir again and add once more carriage waiting at the door; A peck of rice. friendly brawl. A mother weeping in the hall; A shout a shoe; hurried run; A click of hoofs-the thing is done
 
 more
 To add before the task Is OCT. A burst of joy? pinch of gloom? Oh,. yes Of course. Throw in q
 groom" During the past week a number of in teresting engagements were announced and there were several smart weddings; during the coming weeks there will be other nuptial events of absorbing mo- ment. Usually June is the favored month for such happenings-the month of brides and roses 1t Is. There have been, however, announced an unprece- dented number for Aprrr. so many that one Is quite prepared for a series of shocks when the June happenings be- gin to be forecasted.
 The marriage of Miss Willie Wander grift and MT. Carrutners of St. Louis will introduce the April calendar of weddings, taking place Wednesday evening at the home of the brides pa- rents, MT. and Mrs. A. B. Vandergrift. The same day Miss Eva Lillian Col lns and MT. Culver B. Edwards of Mont- romery will be married at the brides home.
 On ApriI=1O in the evening will oc- cur the marriage ceremony of Miss Mary Kinney and MT. Burt Throckmor- ton at the Southside Baptist church, to be followed by a. reception at the Country club given by Mir and Mrs. Frank c. Kinney. the brides parents. The marriage of Miss Ella Josephine Nandiver and pr. James Slaughter Nor ton will occur at the home of the brides I 1aT hot day will also be marked by prominent weddings elsewhere in the state,
 April Is Miss Lollie VIII Wilmot and MT. Robert McLester Strong will be married at the home of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. ". E. Wilmot. The marriage of Miss Gaynell Chamblee and Mir. John McLin will be another inter esting event of the day On the next evening Miss Elizabeth Morris and MT. 5elks Cabaniss will be married. The wedding will be a brilliant church af- Hair. followed with 8 reception given by MT. and Mrs. John NJ. Cartwright.
 The marriage of Miss Vernon Lee Marks and MT. John Roy Stuart Scott of Toronto, Canada, will be celebrated the evening of April a at St. Mary's on the Highlands, and the following evening Miss Mary Campbell and MT. John Lewis Underwood vii be united in marriage. This also will be a large event and attended by the interest of hundreds here and elsewhere.
 The third brilliant nuptial event of that week will be the marriage of Miss Mary Ruth McLester. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Robert McLester. to MT An drew Carnegie Ramsay, which occurs on Saturday. April 2f It will be fol- lowed the first of the following week by the marriage ceremony of Miss Julia Edmonia Parker of Memphis and MT. Carl r. Wittiche of this city, which takes place April 29 at the John c. Hem ley, Jr., residence. And thus until the first of May. when other weddings al- ready announced willSccur, the calendar will be filled with weddings of tho utmost interest to local society.