The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-10-21
BRADLEY-PRESSLEY.
Marriage of a HOpular Young
Couple Last Wednesday.

, One of the most beautiful wedding:
of the Autumn was that of Miss Mary
Bradley anu 1tev. Henry E. Pressly, o.
Tampico, Mexico. The wedding tool
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas
F. Bradley on Wardlaw street on the
Wednesday evening, October the 14th
1914 at $3.50 o'clock The father of the
groom, DR.. Neill Pressly, performed
the ceremony, assisted by the groom's
brother, Rev. Grier Pressly.s
After the ceremony reception was
held for number Of relatives and
relatives of the bride and groom.
The parlor where the bride and
groom were married was decorated in
white and green and was a scene OF
beauty and simplicity, but very beau
tiful. The marriage took place be-
tween two white pillars festooned in
maiden hair ferns and holding jar
dinieres filled with white snow bego-
MAS. In the background was hand
some ferns banked on every side. The
walls and windows were draped in
Southern smilax and the mantle was
banked with trailing lace ferns with
numbers of cleaning candles shining
through. The library where the pres
ents were displayed was in gold and
green, golden rod being used in pro-
fusion. The presents we're beautiful
and great in number. The hall was in
golden-rod and ferns and the dining
room was in pink, large vases Of pink
roses, carnations and begonias were
placed on the mantle sideboard and
and tables. A large crystal vase filled
with handsome pink roses stood in
the centre of the table, surrounded
by compotes of\pink and white mints,
pink and white cream with angel cake
was served during the evening. In
the hall to receive the guests were Mr.
and Mrs. C. J. Lyon, DR.. and Mrs. c.
H. McMurray, Miss Kate Marshall,
Mrs. W. P. Greene and Miss Long OF
Due West. n..
Rev. Grier Pressly sang 20 Prom
Use Me-" with Miss Ada Mcmillan at
the piano just before the bridal party
came down stairs. Exactly at S:So the
wedding march was played by Miss
Mcmillan and first came the ribbon
bearers: Willie Bradley and Mark
Edward Bradley dressed In white sat
in suits; Rev. Neill Pressly and Rev.
Grier Pressly, Mrs. E. Pressly' dame
Of honor in pink Dutchess satin en-
train with lace tunic and carrying
mink roses; Miss Marguerite Bradley
in green charmeuse with tule tunic
carving Killarney roses; John NC
Murray carrying a large pink rose
in which the ring was placed; the
groom with Dr.. J. E. Pressly, and the
bride on the arm of her father, j F.
Bradley. The bride wore a lovely
dress of crepe meteor en- train with
exquisite lace tupic and long lace
sleeves. A coronet of orange blossoms
adonred her head from which the long
bridal veil hung and flowed to the
hem of the train. She carried mag
nfcent bouquet Of brides roses and
wore a diamond brooch, gift of the
groom.
Receiving with the bridal party
we're Mrs. J. F. Bradley, gowned In
white satin with overdress of black
|1ace; Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Fouche, Mrs
John E. Bradley, DR.. and Mrs. Neill
Pressly, Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Bradley
Mrs. J. C. Klugh, DR.. and Mrs. ]. E.
Pressly, Miss Jennie Roseborough, Mr.
land Mrs. M. E. Bradley.
In the dining room were Mrs. W. K.
Bradley and Mrs. G. ]. Lyon, refresh-
|ments were served by Misses ELIZA
beth Faulkner, Many Greene, Mary
lGraydon, Edna Bradley, Madge NC
ILeskey and Lucille Pressly. Punch
was served all through the evening ny
Misses Louise McDill and Mary Klugh
land Mr.. C. E. Williamson.
| Anon gthe out-of-town guests were,
Rev. Grier Pressly, Hickory Grove
Rev. Jamie Pressly, Miss Eleanor
Pressly, Miss statia Phillips, Miss AL
berta Montgomery, Miss Lucy McDon-
aid, Miss Jean Kennedy, Miss Eliz-
abeth Montgomery, Miss Barbara
Grier, Miss Floride Jackson, Miss
Long, Miss Nellie Garding, Miss Lucy
mcdonald, Mr.. Lawrence P. Fouche'
Iof Anderson; Mr.. and Mrs. l.. M.
Fouche, of Columbia; Miss Mary Fra
zier, of Columbia; Mrs Alice Bradley