Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-30
LARGE WEDDING
IN SOUTH RIVER
Miss Florence Ten Brock
Becomes Mrs. Herbert Allen
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South River, Jan. BOA most
brilliant military wedding was sol
emnized in South River Wednesday
evening, when Miss Florence Marie
Ten Brock, daughter Of Mrs. Emma
Ten Brock, became the bride of A.
Herbert Allen, a surgeon OF the
United States Navy. The wedding
was one Of the most fashionable
events ever witnessed by South River
society.
The ceremony was performed at
the Holy Trinity church promptly at
6 o'clock by the Rev. Sidney H.
Dixen, rector, and was witnessed by
relatives and a legion of invited
guests, who filled the church to the
doors. Harris orchestra, of New
Brunswick, rendered Shubert's Sere-
made, followed by Berceuse from
"Jocelyn" and as the strains OF
L~ohengrin's Serenade march eman-
ated from the orchestra they an
nounced the presence of the bridal
party.
The bride is a beautiful brunette,
one of South Rivers most ~vivacious
and charming young ladies'. She
looked a picture of grace and beauty
in an exquisite gown of white chiffon
g~orgeously embroidered with pearls,
with train and ~paniers of cream
white charmeuse. She wore a veil
draped in a string Of pearls with
orange blossoms and carried a show
err bouquet of pink orchids and lilies
of the valley. She entered the
church leaning gracefully on the arm
of her brother, c.. Walker Ten
Brock, of Parlin, who gave her in
marriage.
The maid of honor was Miss Doro-
! thy Whitehead, OF Buffalo, N. Y, It
Smith College girl. She vas charm
ingly gowred in a blue chiffon tunic
embroidered in rhinestones and tur-
quoise over charmeuse. In her hair
she wore q band of rhinestones and q
gorgeous blue paradise, and carried
a shower bouquet of pink sweet peas.
The bridesmaids were classmates
of the bride while she was a student
at ST. MarE's Hall, Burlington. They
we're Miss Dorothy Spaulding, of New
York City; Miss Marjorie Howe, of
Roselle; Miss Gertrude Chapman, of
Philadelphia, Pa, and Miss Mar
guerite Simonson, of South River.
They were a combination of grace
and beauty in their dainty gowns of
pink charmeuse with shadow lace
and pearl trimmings and wearing
hair ornaments of a band of pearls
with aigrettes and carried huge arm
bouquets of pink Maryland roses.
The best man was Frank M.
Harris, Of the United States Navy.
The ushers were: Surgeon John II.
Iden, of the flagship Connecticut;
Surgeon Donald H. Noble, Of Phiia-
delphia Navy Yard; Ensign Paul
~Speicker, U. S. 8. Rhode Island; Cap
tain William l.. Redles. United States
Marine Corps. The best man and
ushers appeared in full dress uni
form and looked most imposing with
their swords dangling.
A. Herbert Allen, the happy groom,
is a graduate of the United States
Medical School of Washington, y. c.,
class of 1907. AS surgeon in the
United States Navy he has been sta
toned on the cruiser Washington
and battleship Maine and is still in
the service Of Uncle Sam" temper
arily stationed at Philadelphia, Pa.
The groom's gift to his bride was
a rare necklace OF platinum with
diamonds. He presented the best
man and ushers each with a set of
evening dress shirt studs OF pearl.
The brides gifts to her attendants
were round white enamel pins set In
pearls. The bride vas the recipient
of many costly and useful gifts and
also a large sum of money in checks.
The color scheme of the wedding
was pink and blue and this was beau
tifully carried out in the artistic
work of Florist Kitchenmeister, of
New Brunswick, who had full charge
of the floral decorations both of the
church and house. The church was
profusely decorated with pink roses
and palms. At the home huge
Southern palms graced the rooms,
while from various hooks and cor
ners extensive decorations of pink
roses and potted flowers were In evil
dence and pervaded the entire place
with rose fragrance.
Music was furnished by Harris Or
chestra, of New Brunswick, who rem
dered nuptial strains at the church,
and soft sweet airs during the recep-
ton at the house. L~ohengrin's we'd
ding march was played while the
bridal party entered the church and
Mendelssohn's strains greeted the
first moments at the conclusion OF
the ceremony.
The bridal party proceeded at once
to the home Of the bride where, after
receiving their guests, they were
seated at a large round table decor
ated with orchids and lilies OF the
valley. A large wedding cake adorn-
ed the center Of the table and was
decorated with a battleship. 1t was
passed to the guests and created con
siderable merriment, for carefully
hid away in some pieces was a we'd
ding ring, which signified to the re-
cipient she would be the next bride;
In another piece was a thimble. the
symbol of sp~insterhood; in a third
piece was a nickel, representing great
wealth.
The reception was a brilliant affair
and truly the lights shown DER the
faces OF fair women and brave men,
An elaborate course of refreshments
were served by Caterer Schussler, OF
New Brunswick.
Later In the evening the bride ap-
peared on the stairs in al exquisite
gown OF blue charmeuse with long
coat of sea trimmed In cadet with
huge muff to match and wore a cor
sage bouquet Of orchids, topped of
with a smart little close-fitting hat OF
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