The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
Dy MYRTLE MILES

Time, Wednesday evening; place, th' Southsde Baptist church, and event, th' wedding, of course, of Miss Mary Kinney daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Griffitf Kinney, and Mir. Alburto Martin Throck morton. The weather not usually men toned on a programme, had been stormy all day, but toward evening, as if in sym pathy with the happy event, the skies cleared and the nuptial service occurred under smiling heavens. As for the future of the bride the rain had no significance anyway, for rainy weddings have beer followed by joyful years and, to avoid un- pleasant susgestions-for antithesis, vice versa will suffice. All our mental mem orandum books go to disprove the old saying At any rate, the wedding was lovely from a pictorial standpoint, the bride one of the sweetest who ever stood before a Birmingham altar, the guests 2 representative and exclusive company oi Brmingham's prominent people.
 Beginning at o'clock and continuing throughout the half-hour preceding the ceremony, a programme of nuptial music was played by Mrs. Laura Jackson Da- Nids. organist for the Southside Baptist church. As the music of the third act from "Lohengrin' merged into the we'd ding march, the bridal procession, grouped in the vestibule of the church, and the bride whose veil was touched lightly by the evening air. as it f1oated in the hali open door. descended the two long aisles to the altar. It was the first procession that has stepped with the tones of a bridal march in the beautiful new edi- flee, consecrated so lately to It's sacred service. This gave an additional element of interest to the friends who watched the entrance of the bridal company. First to enter were Mr. William Swearenger Mudd a cousin of the bridegroom. and Mr. Smith Cullom. These. and the ones who followed them, came in simultaneous ly but singly in separate aisles. They were followed by Mir. Monroe Banistei Lanier and MT. Val Kolb, who concluded the group of ushers.
 The bridesmaids entered alternately with the groomsmen, Miss Gamaliel Dix on and Miss Fredrika Ferguson, followed by MT. Hubert Kinney, the brides DTOlntTB NltD MI J0ihS NdboiiSs, AhiSs Elizabeth Morris and Miss Margaret La tady next, appearing in advance of Mir Henry Bramlette Gray, Jr., the cousin of the groom, and MT. Beach Chenowethi then Miss Ellen Percy and Miss Sophie Murphy of Greensboro, in advance of the last two men-Mr. w. R. J. Dunn and MT William Callahan of Kansas City
 The gowns worn by the six young women varied in certain details of de- sign, but all followed the same exquisite general plan of color and conceit. A rink satin foundation was draped with blue chiffon. The skirts, with long pointed trains, were gracefully draped and here and on the bodice were pear ornaments and garniture of lace and rose buds. The flowers which, in arm clus ters, were beautiful accessories to thess artistic toilettes, were pink roses 'and sprays of white lilacs.
 Mrs Culpepper Exum, the brides sis ter, was her matron of honor. Simplicity was the chief characteristic of her filmy blue gown-a characteristic that but served to accentuat- the wearer's marked beauty-the brightness of hei eyes, the perfection of her features and their sweet expression. She carried a cluster of pink roses. Entering with Mrs Exum in the opposite aisle was the maid of honor--Miss Marguerite Howell of Dayton, O., cousin to the bride The colors employed in creating her pretty gown were the forget t-me-no tints oi the bridesmaid robes, and she carried roses and lilacs
 Little Lestra Kinney EXum, the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Cupepper Exum, and Jamie Barrett daughter oi Mir. and Mrs. Edward Ware Barrett were the two clever little brown eyed tots in white lace frocks, pink sashes and hair ribbons. who ~lth the gravity b fitting the occasion, slowly preceded the bride to the altar. They carried baskets filled with pink rosebuds and forget me -nots, and they were both very correct and evidently very mucl surprised at everything connected witt this grownup affair. MT. ThrockmortoI and his uncle, MT. William Mudd Mar tain, who attended him al best man, en- tered from the vestry and met the bride as she approached the altar with hei father, Mir. Frank c. Kinney, who gave her in marriage
 In her bridal attire Miss Kinney ap pcared even more charming than whei little more than year ago she mad,
 
 brilliant balls of the season. Nor, charming, more radiant than ever. he beautiful robes were fitting vestmenti for her. Her gown was fashioned of luminous charmeuse; the court traii and much of the waist were embroidere, in lilies of the valley, and pearl garn lures were used With pleasing effect ol the skirt drapery and the back of tn bodice. On the corsage and to give soft effect to the pointed throat opening falling from the side of the waist wher it had been draped from the shoulder almost to the edge of the skirt. wer cascades of rose point and duchesse lace which fashioned the dainty sleeves q well. Her bridal veil Of tulle envelope, her figure and fell to the edge of tn skirt It was caught fin cap effect ol Ter head, falling over the face, and wa ornamented at either side with cluster of orange blossoms. Her bouquet wa made of a profusion of lilies of the val