El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-16
Weddings


Miss Nary Eleanor Roman. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Roman, and George
Edwin Becker. of Mobile, Ala, were
united in marriage Thursday morning
at $3.50 o'clock at nuptial mass in the
church of the Immaculate Conception.
Rev L NJ. Krentz being the officiating
priest The decorations of the church
were elaborate, palms and potted ferns
banking the chancel rail and forming
an aisle through which the bridal
party passed. The altar was ablaze
with candles and adorned with quaint
ties of pink and white carnations sent
by the brides aunt from California
Preceding the entrance of the bridal
party, the choir, composed of Misses
Ethel Howard, Ruth Howard, Rachael
Howard. NJ Ferry. A Ferry Dora
Grady. Edith Maloney, Minnie Hiseler,
and J. Ferry, Carol Roman and J. Cor
don, sang the Bridal Chorus" from
'Lohengrin,' Miss Dixie Fasset being
the organist The ushers led the bridal
party up the aisle. They were Edwa I'd
Redding. Leo Hiseler. Tom Carberry
and Hugo Briesh. Next came the little
flower girl, Edna Snoddy, q God-child
of the brides, dressed in pink silk and
carrying a large basket of pink flow
ers, tied with big pink bow. Master
Pat Snoddy was the ring bearer, car
rying the golden circlet in cut glass
dish Miss Alice Buckley, the brides
maid, cousin of the groom. followed.
overslip of pale blue chiffon The gown
was finished at the neck with a band
of Irish crochet and the bodice trimmed
with crystal and pearl ornaments She
wore a large pink hat and carried an
arm boquet of bridesmaid roses
The maid of honor. Miss Gladys Ro-
nan, preceded the bridal couple. She
was dressed in pink satin, the gown
trimmed with a wide band of Macranay
lace around the skirt and a peplin of
shadow lace. She carried pink brides
maid roses and wore a white picture
hat ornamented with roses of pink.
Jack Roman. brother of the bride,
was best man, and Ed Buckley, a cousin
of the groom, was groomsman-
The bride and groom entered to-
gether. The bride wore a gown of soft
pearl white satin, with a demi- train.
The elbow sleeves and yoke of the en-
pire waist were of real baby Irish lace,
which ended in a panel down the front
to the hem of the skirt. A graceful
bertha of princess shadow lace draped
the waist. being caught at the girdie
with bow of satin ribbon. Her tulle
veil was arranged with hood effect with
a coronet of orange blossoms; a spray
of orange blossoms caught the veil half
way down the back She carried a
large boquet of Killarney roses ar
ranged with shower effect with white
ribbons and ferns, and tied with long
white streamers.
The ceremony established a prece-
dent in FL Paso in that the wedding
ceremony was performed within the
chancel rails, the couple kneelins on
pre- dleu within the chancel for the
office of the mass This is a custom
in many cities. but has not been OBJ
served in Ell Paso before. During the
service Miss Ethel Howard. sang the
Ave Maria from Cavaleria RuSticana
and the following hymns We're sung by
the choir How Pure, How Fair How
White. Give Ne Thy Heart" and
What Could Ny Jesus Do More"
Miss Fassett played the Menhelssohn
wedding march as the bridal party left
the church
Following the service, a wedding
breakfast was served at the home OF
the bride. 1912 Wyoming street In
addition to the bridal party. the follow
ing We're present: Mr. and Mrs. J. C..
Roman, Mrs. T. ". Stanley Miss Flor
ence Buckley. Daniel Buckley, Mrs.
Minnie ". Redding, Mrs. J. H Snoddy
and Mrs. NJ P. Maloney.
At the reception in the afternoon
Mrs. NJ NJ Redding. Mrs James Meutt-
mann and Mrs John Cagney, were in
the receiving line with the bride and
groom and the brides parents The
bride and groom stood in the archWay
between the bell of pink and white car
nations and ferns. the rooms were at
tractively decorated with palms and
ferns and an arrangement of ferns and
flowers extending In a border around
the walls of the room Pink and white
carnations were used effectively in the
decorations.
The wedding cake. surmOunted with
a CONNECTION arrangement OF flowers
and wedding bells, was in the &c lter
of the table in the dining room sur
rounded with ferns and flowers.
Instead of the wedding finds" be
ing enclosed within the cake, the new
custom was followed of having them
attached to pink and white ribbons undar
the cake, each guest drawing a ribbon
after cutting the cake. Miss Bess Muir
tie found the wishbOne attached to her
bit of ribbon; Miss Greta Palmer found
the bachelors button; Herbert Stan
ley found the thimble; Miss Thelma
Beeson found the ring and Miss Alice
Buckley the dime.
Refreshments of sherbet. ice cream
and cake were served by the Misses
Agnes Donahue, Grace Gray. Julia Gal