Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-04-02
WEDDING BELLS.
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| tnus iaH WAS tne priliiHnt WeuuinB ihst
Wednesday evening at the Congregational
church, followed by reception at the
home of the BRIDES parents. The bride
was Bernice Edna, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. t. Giles; the groom, Harry Carver
Achorn, of Boston.
Beneath canopy stretching from the
curb to the church door, the guests, who
completely filed the auditorium, entered
the church. Appropriate music was
played by ii. Everett Hall, OF Bangor,
who, upon the entrance of the bridal
party, played Wagner's familiar wedding
march from "Lohengrin".
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
r. b. Mathews, pastor to the church. The
double ring service being used. Follow
ing the benediction, and to the stirring
strains of Memberships wedding march
the party left the church, and proceeded
to the home on South street, where the
reception was held.
The bride is one of Ellsworth's most
charming young women. She was
graduated from the Ellsworth high school
in 1904, and attended the Martha Wash
ington seminary in Washington, ID. C.
during the school year 1866. She has
always been a leader in the social events
of Ellsworth, and is deservedly popular.
The groom is former Ellsworth boy.
He holds the responsible position of
superintendent OF the New England
Confectionery Co., of Boston. Mr.. and Mrs.
Achorn expect to take up their residence
IN Brookline.
The best man was Joseph Woodward,
also former Ellsworth boy, now of Ban
| gor and Bar Harbor, cousin of the groom.
| The ushers were Howard Z. Morse and
Charles Carswell, of Boston, F. Carroll
| Burrill, of Portland, and Leon E. Rowe, of
| Ellsworth.
Little Rachael Haynes, daintily dressed
in white batiste, was train bearer.
The bride was charming in white i'm
ported bridal crepe with overdress of
hand made pointed applique, yoke and
| sleeves of white chantilly lace. He veil
| of white bridal net with duchesse lace was
tastefully draped in cap effect with a
wreath OF orange blossoms. She carried a
shower bouquet Of lilies-of-th valley
| and wore diamond and sapphire pendant,
| a gift of the groom.
Mrs. Giles wore a wistaria charmeuse,
with trimmings OF silver lace; also dia-
monds. Miss Hazel Giles, the maid-o Of
honor, a sister OF the bride, wore yellow
satin charmeuse with overdress of yellow
ACCORDION plated chiffon, trimmed with
| crystal bead trimmings, and carried a
bouquet OF yellow marguerites.
The fiower-girls were Misses Christina
Doyle, Dorothy Coughlin, Margaret Hall,
Helen Shute, Winifred Doyle and Martha
Miliiken; they wore pretty gowns OF
different colors, and all carried jonquils.
Miss Halls dress was pink and white;
Miss Shute's dress was yellow; Miss Mill
ken's pink; Miss winifred Doyle's laven-
der; Miss Coughlin's light green; Miss
Christina Doyle's pink and white.
Mrs. F. Carroll BurrilI, a sister OF the
bride wore a beautiful gown with gold
beaded tunic over light blue satin
chsrmeuse, with slippers to match. Miss
Bertha Giles, another sister, was charm
ingly gowned in pink satin with lace and
pearl trimmings, and slippers to match.
Mrs. c. r. Burrill wore blue silk chiffon
over silk with silver hand made trim
| mings.
At the house the newly married pair re-
ceived their guests most grsciously. In
the receiving line and assisting them were
the parents and sisters OF the bride, the
mother OF the groom, and Mrs. 8. b.
Woodward, an aunt of the groom.
The bridal gifts were good to look upon
many and beautiful; ornamental and
useful, and excited the admiration of all.
Out-of-town guests, besides those
already mentioned, were the groom's
mother, Mrs. Sylvina Achorn, OF Boston,
Mrs. Margaret E. Woodward, Of Bangor,
Mrs. Emily E. Carswell, of Boston, Mrs.
Joseph Woodward, of Bangor.
Mrs. F. c. Burrill and Mrs. Charles r.
Burrill served; they were assisted by Mrs.
Harry w. HAYNES, Misses Hannah
Holmes, Louise Eppes, Mary Holmes,
Harriet Rollins and Susie Jordan. Miss
Bertha Giles poured, assisted by Mrs. c.
c. Knowlton and Miss Catherine Hurley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Achorn left on the 1888
train; they were preceded to the station
by a group Of friends who made things
interesting for them as they boarded the
train, showering them with confetti and
all sorts OF good wishes for long life OF
welded bliss.
The decorations at both the church aud
the house were most artistic.
At the church the only flowers used
were Easter lilies. Heavy strands of
laurel roping were festooned from the
central chandelier to the top of each win
dow, and from the smaller chandelier
over the pulpit two strands of the laurel
rope led back to the first window on each
side, while two other ropes were caught
up to the arch at either side of the organ.
This effect was duplicated from the chan
delier at the rear of the church over the
gallery.
Around the walls, festoons Of the laurel