The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-06-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK
IN TOWN OF CLINTON
Weddings andWeddingFes.
tivitieS Divide Interest.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ON POPULAR PEOPLE
Marriage Of Three Young Clinton La.
dies Contribute to the Gaiety of the
SeasOn-Seyeral Business Items Of
Considerable Importance.

CLINTON, June Z4.-Ihe most inter-
esting events of last week were we'd
dlngs and the attendant festivities. On
Wednesday evening at nine o'clock
Miss Tallulah Neville was married to
Mr.. John Spratt of Laurens. The Rev.
F. ID. Jones performed the ceremony
and large gathering of relatives and
friends were present.
The house was exceedingly attrac-
tive with decorations of ivy and pink
roses. The staircase was banked with
trellis effect which was lovely, and
was covered with white cloth. When
the time for the wedding came Mr.. r..
S. Owens and Mr.. Carl Barksdale made
a pathway for the briday party
through the throng of guests, spread
ing white cloth from the foot of the
stairs to the arch in the parlor where
the ceremony was performed. In this
parlor the immediate relatives gather
ed, other guests looking on from the
hall. The parlor was decorated in
ivy and white roses, which completely
Jones took his place as Miss Julia
Cork OF Rock Hill struck the piano
for the wedding music. She first
played the wedding music. She first
the wedding march as the bridal pro-
cession appeared.
They made a lovely picture winding
down the beautiful stairs. There were
six bridesmaids, three sisters of the
bride and three of the groom. They
came in pairs, and wore dainty lingerie
dresses and carried armfuls of pink
roses and ferns. They came in the
following order: Misses Fannie Spratt
and Matte Mae Neville, Julia Spratt
and Eliza Neville, Nettie Spratt and
Julia Neville. Miss Virginia Neville,
first made of honor, preceded the
bride. She wore white and carried a
lovely bouquet of pink roses Miss
Rose Lindsay Of Yorkville, second
maid Of honor, followed the bride She
was handsome III pink charmeuse and
carried pink carnations.
The bride entered with her brother,
MIR. ID. w. A. Neville. She was a vi
sion in white satin with an enveloping
veil of tulle. Her bouquet was of
brides roses. Mr.. Spratt attended by
his brother, Mr.. Tom Spratt, met her
and they took their places under the
arch, the maids forming group about
them. Mr.. Jones ceremony was mark
ed by it's solemnity and simplicity. 1t
was over very quickly and there was
eager pushing ward to greet Mr..
and Mrs. Spra.,.
In the dining room wedding cake
and cream were served. The beautiful
array Of presents was exhibited in
back parlor, where the guests reg
istered ih the bride book.
There were nearly one hundred out
of-town guests, from Laurens, New
berry, GreenWlle, Walhalla, Rock Hill
Clemson, Greenwood, Abbeville, Ches-
ter, Yorkville, Atlanta, Blberton, Ga,
and Charlottesville, Va.
Nearly all of the near relatives of
both parties were here as well as num-
bers of intimate friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spratt are spending
their honeymoon at Saluda.
A Surprise Wedding,
Miss Matte Mae Neville's engage
ment to Mr.. William Harden James Of
Atlanta, had been announced and the
wedding was to be in the early fall.
However she yielded to the persua-
sions of Mr.. James and many Of the
relatives from distance bhat it fol-
low her sisters. Mr.. James relatives
were notified by telephone and the
wedding was solemnized Thursday
morning at eleven o'clock, it being inn
possible for his friends to arrive the
night before.
The house was darkened and the
lights turned on for the ceremony.
The brides only attendant was her
sister, Miss Eliza Neville, who wore a
white dress and carried pink carna-
tions. She entered with her brother,
MIR. d. w. A. Neville. She never looked
lovelier than in her wedding dress Of
white satin with an overdress of en-