The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-01-03
"A, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1913
WEDDING OF MISS ESTHER
WEATHERS AND Mr.. GEORGE
FORD SOIEMNIZED

i at Grace churcn, the marriage or
Miss Marian Esther Weathers and
Mr.. George Horace Ford was very
quietly solemnized. Only the families
and the most intimate friends of the
bride and groom were present at the
ceremony, and the wedding was one
Of absolute simplicity.
The church was prettily and simply
decorated with asparagus ferns, and
larger ferns in pots, and the altar
was adorned with the most perfect
specimens of brides roses, and light
ing the altar were the same candles
used at the wedding of the brides
cousin, Miss Hattie Dye, five years
ago, and which were made by an
aunt of the two brides.
Miss Byrd Wartmann played a
short musical program, and at five
o'clock the wedding march announced
the coming of the bride and groom
and their attendants.
Miss Weathers, the tall and state
ly bride, was a picture of loveliness
in her wedding gown of pure white
satin crepe meteor, trimmed with rose
point and Duchess lace. 1t was sim
ply but exquisitely fashioned on II
draped model, with long train, and
the costume was completed with the
fllmy bridal veil of tulle. She. carried
Z white ivory prayer book, gift from
the groom, with shower bouquet of
valley lilies, and her only ornament
was also the groom's gift, a rope of
pearls with a pearl pendant. Attend
ing Miss Weathers was her only sis
ter, Miss Janet Weathers, as maid of
honor, her cousin, Mrs. Vernie Ste
Mabel Taylor of Glendale, Ohio, and
Miss Edna Cushing of East Orange,
n. j., as bridesmaids.
Mr. Fords only brother, Mr. Don
aid Ford, was his best man, and the
five grown brothers of the bride,
Messrs. Neal A. Weathers, B. S.
Neathers, Hilbert Weathers, B. a
Weathers, Jr., and Paul Weathers,
were the ushers and groomsmen
Miss Weathers was given in mar
riage by her father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs B. A. Weathers, both of
whom stood with her
With deep earnestness Rev G. Hen
dree Harrison Of Jacksonville, an III
innate friend of both the bride and
the groom, read the beautiful ring
ceremony and pronounced the bless
ing, and Miss Esther Weathers be-
came Mrs. George Horace Ford. The
bridal picture, with all the members
of the brides family taking part IL
the ceremony, was a beautifully i'm
pressive one, and a scene that will
not soon be forgotten by those who
were present at the ceremony.
Miss Janet Weathers wore a very
girlish and lovely bridesmaid gown
rosebuds. She wore a wreath of pink
! rosebuds in her hair and carried an
arm bouquet of pink roses. The ma
tron of honor wore her own lovely
wedding gown and carried bridesmaid
roses. Miss Taylor's beautiful gown
was of pink brocaded charmeuse with
lace trimmings, and Miss Cushing
wore blue charmeuse gown with
imported brocaded trimmings. Both
carried arm bouquets of pink roses.
Mrs. Weathers, mother of the
bride, was very handsomely gowned
in white embroidered imported crepe
with trimmings of fringe and lace,
and her flowers were also white roses.
Mrs. Nancy Brooks Ferguson of
Oldtown, the aged grandmother of
the bride, was also an honored guest
at the wedding, and was very sweet
in a black satin gown.
Following the wedding, between
the hours of six and eight O'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Weathers entertaine
at a very beautiful reception in hon
or of their daughter and her hus-
band. Mr. and Mrs. Weathers, Mr.
and Mrs. Ford and the groom's moth
er, Mrs. Herbert A. Ford, received
the guests in the parlor. Mrs. Ford
wore very lovely and becoming
gown of gray chiffon over gray satin,
with trimmings of fur and real lace.
A large number called during the
evening to extend their compliments
and good wishes to the bridal couple.
In the living room the bridal at
tendants received, and assisting in
the hall in entertaining the guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Birdsey, Mr..
and Mrs Charles Lloyd and Rev. and
Mrs. Hendree Harrison. In the rear
hall very delicious champagne punch
was served by Miss Annie Atkinson