The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-21
MISS GRAVES WEEDS
EARL SHOEMAKER
OF ELMIRA, NY.
Fashionable Wedding at Rose
Manor Saturday Evening
BRILLIANT SOCIAL AFFAIR
Elaborate Gowns, Beautiful Decora
lions, Reception and Supper
Delightful Combination.

The wedding of Miss Elsie Irene
Graves, daughter of Fred Orson
Graves, to Earl Wesley Stegmayer
I of Elmira, N. Y. one of the prettiest
and most fashionable events in the
social history of Bennington. TOOK
place Saturday evening at $50 o.
clock at Rose Manor, the beautiful
residence of the brides father. The
Rev. William F. Meyer, pastor of the
First Baptist church, officiated.
Planned and carried out by Miss
Graves herself, the wedding was void
of the usual furry and confusion
which Immediately precedes events
of this character. Determined to be
at her best on her wedding day, she
declined all invitations preceding her
marriage. Another daughter of the
| family had a large wedding with an
issue OF many hundred invitations,
but Miss Irene Graves had always in
tended that her wedding should be a
small, intimate affair. Consequent
| ly of the many hundreds of friends of
! the family. only small number Of
| guests, relatives and few close
| friends, were hidden. Notwithstand-
ing this, presents began to be receiv-
ed as soon as the announcement of
the date of the wedding was made.
The ceremony was performed In
| one corner of the drawing room
where two sisters of the bride have
previously pledged their VOWS. The
bridal party marched down the front
stairs, the bride on the arm of her
father who gave her In marriage
The wedding march from Lohengrin
was played during the bridal process
ion by Goldsmith's orchestra.
The bride wore a beautiful gown
| OF white brocaded satin trimmed with
pearls and rose point Duchesse
| lace, Brussels pillow var
iety made originally in Belgium and
resembling Honiton guipure. II was
worked with fine thread in large
sprays with much raised work. She
wore a. handsome pearl necklace, the
gift OF her father. The exquisite
rose pointed lace veil. made in Spain
was presented by Mrs. Frank Whit
ing and was fastened to the hair
in capshape fashion and encircl.
ed with coronet of orange blossoms
worn by her mother at her wedding
The long, bias point of the veil hung
to the length of the narrow, vatican
train of the dress, which was
carried by Elain Irene Graves, a
| daughter of the bride by former
| marriage. The little train bearer
wore dress of white lIngere trim
med with pink ribbons. The bride
carried shower boQuet of white
bridal roses and lilies of the valley.
The bridesmaids, Miss Sallie NJ.
Graves, sister of the bride and Miss
Avis Frances Babcock of Hoosick, a
cousin, were gowned in pink brocad-
ed satin trimmed with silver lace and
carried pink roses. On their
heads they wore caps of butterfly
fashion with bows OF pink tulle
The matrons of honor were Mrs.
Calbraith Perry Rodgers of Pasadena,
Calf, and Mrs. Frank Brockway
Whiting OF Neenah, Wis. Mrs. Rodg-
ers wore a semi-mourning gown of
yelled crepe meteor. Mrs. Writings
gown was of pink brocaded satin
trimmed with silver lace. The mat.
rons wore butterfly caps of tulle and
carried bouquets of pink roses.
Inc best man was William II.
Shudt OF Troy. The ushers were
Fred 0. Graves. Jr., Alden r. Graves,
Harry Green and Grin B. Bowen.
The wedding decorations were in
pink and green colors. The house
was trimmed with foliage, groups OF
palms and ferns and clusters OF
southern smilax with roses. The
florist was handbook OF Troy.
Following the wedding was a re-
cepton and a wedding supper was
served by Lucas of Troy as caterer.
The guests we're received by the bri-
dial party.
Mr.. Graves gift TO the bride. other
than the pearl necklace, was a chest
OF nat silver and beautiful gold bag.
Mrs. Whiting gave her sister a fine
dinner service Of Sheffield silver. The
bridesgroom's gife TO the bride was a
diamond breach.
The bridegroom's presents to the
best man and the ushers we're dia-
mond stick pins and the bride gave
each of her attendants a gold bracelet
The going away dress OF the bride
was OF blue serge with cuffs and a
semtbelt Of eponge. Her hat was
blue trimmed with green chiffon.
Among the out OF town guests
were Leland Babcock. Mr.. and Mrs
George Babcock OF Hoosick, Harry 4
Green of Petersburg. r.
Fradenburgh Of Boston. George l..
Prouty OF Troy. Fred +. Sherman of
Williamstown.
After the bridal supper Mr.. and
Mrs. Stegmayer. accompanied BY the
bridal party. left for North Adams
where a dinner was given at the Rich
mond hotel by Pred Sherman Of VIII
Jamestown. The bride and groom
passed the night in North Adams. A
dinner was given BY the groom at the
Rensselaer, hotel In Troy early Sunday
evening. When the couple arrived al
Elmira late Sunday night a supper and
reception was given BY friends Of the
bridegroom The couple will not take
their wedding trip until next fan
They are TO pass the month OF July