The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-23
SOCIAL and
PERSONAL

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Over the state. is much interested in
the marriage of Miss Anna Elizabeth
Sell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Grandy Bell. and John LoItier Cabell,
son OF Mrs. Anna Branch Cabel. Of
this city. The wedding. which will
he one OF the most fashionable events
OF the spring season in Savannah. Ga
VIII take place this evening at . o'clock
IN the Independent Presbyterian
church of that city, the Rev. Rockwell
3 Drank officiating. The chancel and
aisles Of the edifce will be decorated
IN standards of Ascension lilies and the
altar Will be lighted with tall burn
ing tapers and massed with fragrant
white fowcrs. y stringcd orchestra
hidden by palms and white blossoms
VIII render the wedding music.
The brides wedding gown is an i'm
ported affair OF ivory satin yelled in
point d'alencon and the long court
train is of brocaded satin. lined with
silver tissue. She will wear an old
lace veil of dalencon caught with
orange blossoms. and her bouquet will
he of natural orange blossoms and
lilies. Mr.. Bell will give his daughter
away, ana The groom and his best man.
Robert Gamble Cabell. I'LL. of Rich
nond. Will join the bride at the chancel
steps. Miss Kate Bell will hc her sis
ter's maid OF honor Her gown will
he rose-colored chhrmeuse, draped in
pink rosebuds. and she will carry an
armful of white Killarney roses
The bridesmaids Will wear fetching
costumes of White chariucusc made
with drnpcrics OF palest green chiffon
and silver lace, and they VIII carry
~ -,ch baskets of pink roses They
include Misses Eliza Schley. Mildred
Cunungham. Laura Boyd. OF Savan-
nah, Ga; Saydc Cox, OF st. Louis; Mar
Gucrite Cabcli Wright, OF Augusta
Ga; Belle Battey and Helen Ellis
y large and brilliant reception at
the home OF the brides parents. PIG
Huntington Street, East, will follow the
ceremony at the church. and several
hundred guests will be present The
entire house VIII be cXquisitcly deco
rated in Killarney roses, masses OF
pink rhododendron and Southern
smilax. An orchestra will also play
for the reception and buffet supper
viii be served, the table in the dining
room being set with huge basket of
pink roses and lilies. Some of the out
of-town guests in Savannah for the
ceremony include: Mrs Anna Branch
Cabell, Miss Effie Branch. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert G.. Caben, I'LL, of Rich
mond Mrs. l.. NJ. Bozart, of Jackson
Vile, Fla; Craig Mitchell OF philadel-
phia, and others.
Mr.. Cabcll and his bride will leave
later i'll the evening for a Northern
wedding trip. stopping for visit to
relatives in Richmond and 1T the Vir-
Sinia Hot Springs.
Beautiful Hull.
The Confederate ball given last
night at the Masonic Temple was n
brilliant anG beautiful function IN
every detail. from the worn old flags
that drapcd the walls 10 the dauint2st
old costume worn by tbs l.vclicst
girl present. This ball has become an
annual event. and is given under the
direction of the Richmond Chapter
United Daughters of the Confectionery
every spring. The ballroom presented
a lovely setting in it's decorations or
american Beauty roses, scarlet and
white streamers and old guns. for the
beautiful and interesting costumes
that Were worn and the old reels,
uuadrills and marches added another
touch OF days gone by Much gold
lace as well as old lace was in evil
dence, and there were several hun
drcd guests or the ballroom floor with
nearly as many more looking on from
the galleries. The orchestra played
"DiNie" and numerS of old reel tunes,
and the dance went forward with a
gay charm and 0uaintncss that was
perfectly delightful. A buffet supper
was served from long tables arranged
with bright red flowers In slender
vases, and groups of palms also dec
GRATED the supper room. Mrs. E. a.
Blenner was chairman of this very
creditable and unique affair. and much
OF the success OF the ball is due to
her effort
Some OF those especially noteworthy
were Mrs. May Foster. of Gwathmey,
I'm quaint Persian figured gown with
hoops and a lace bertha $50 years old:
Mrs. c. NJ Thompson, wife of the
commander of Pickett Camp, in an old
black silk gown finished with jet
bertha. and the costume completed
with her grandmother's lace cap: Mrs.
Sen Taylor. in blue and tan silk and
fichu of tullc. rosebuds and lace $50
years old; Miss Chapman In an in
tcresting costume, worn at ball
given 10 Lafayette during his visit
here, of ivory white satin and real
lace; lovely young girl in her grand
mothers wedding gown of yellowed
white satin and real lace; Mrs. Peter
j. White, in yellow satin with Law
cnder overdress and old lace; Mrs. G.
w. Massie, in pale blue satin AMI lace;
Mrs. u. C. Elicit, in lavender and gray
satin trimmed in crystals; Mrs. g. A.
Blenner, in pale blue chiffon, old lace