The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-06-05
Mr. A. X. Morrison WEEDS
Beautiful Arkansas
Girl.

'u6 ~ y SeutTtll methodist
Church was the scene of an ex-
ceedingly beautiful wedding
when Miss.Elizabeth Turner the
daughter of Judge p. A. Tur-
ner of this city, became the
bride of Mr.. A. Kyle Morrison
Of Big Stone Gap, Va, and it
took place in the presence of
numerous friends who filed the
building almost to suffocation.
The hour selected for the
beautiful ceremony was par
ticularly lovely one, as the set
ting sun shining through the
great stained windows filed
the church with golden light
and Hooded the aisles with the
rich hues of amber, crimson,
amethist and emerald in rich
contrast to the snowy white.
ness of the magnolia blossoms
that waited their fragrance
abroad from before the rostrom
where they were massed with
graceful ferns. Graceful palms
surrounding the organ formed
a beautiful background for the
organist, Mrs. Hampton Wis
dom in lovely lingerie gown
OF white over pink, and Mrs.
Maidel Turner Taylor, of Chi
cago, sister of the bride, whose
sweet contralto was heard in a
beautiful pre.nuptial song. She
was superbly gowned, white
lace and pink which mad e an
exquisite setting for her blonde
beauty, and carried great
boquet of sweet peas, knotted
with floating ribbons of pink
and white satin-striped tulle.
At the conclusion of h @
beautiful solo, Mrs. Wisdom
struck the first,chords of the Lo.
hengrin Bridal Chorus, which
was the signal for the entrance
of the ushers, Alessrs. j. d.
Hart, w. II. Grim, N. p. San
derson and Hon. Sam Smelser.
who together came down the
two aisles in the central por-
ton of the church and station
ed themselves upon the rostrum
besides DR.. w. |. Carroll, who
entering from the study stood
awaiting the bride and groom.
Next came Mrs. Joe E. Kirby
of Meridian, Miss, also a sister
of the bride, who was exceed
ingly handsome in gown of cut
steel and net over pink with
bodice heavily trimmed with
the same effective metal, and a
boqnet of sweet peas with
pink ribbons held in her arm.
After the matron of honor
came Miss Sarah Barker of
Bristol, Tenn, in gown of pink
chiffon ov er pink messaline
with the same exquisite bios
SONS and ribbons carried by
the matron of honor and soloist.
in her arms.
She preceded the bride who
came in with her father, her
girlish beauty being exquisite
ly set oil by the beautiful gown
of white charmeuse embeilish
ed with crystal fringe, which
outlined the high waist and
glcmed against tn lowcut
bodice, with its soft filling of
tulle tucks. Handsome lace
formed panel in the back and
edged the skirt whose short
train was gracefully overdrap.
ed with the softly knotted tunic
falling almost to her feet. A
Juliet cap of pearls with quaint
rosettcs of ribbon and orange
flowers on either side caught
into place the tulle veil that
reached to the edge of her
! gown.
A shower boquet of brides
roses and lilies of the valley
completed the charming ensem-
Bile.
Mr.. Morrison entered from the
study in company with his
brother, Mr.. Hugh Morrison of
JohnsonCity Tenn. and met his
bride upon the rostrIm.
Here tn G impressive cere.
mony was read by DR.. Carroll
and the bridal party left the
church to the strains of Men
deisonhn's Wedding March and
were driven to tho residence of
Mrs. l.. A. Byrne who presided