The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
WEDDING OF INTEREST TO
THE SERVICE.

A brilliant wedding at Wynnton,
Ga, Jan. Is, 1914, was that of Lieut..
Edmund w. Strother, u. S. N, who
is attached to the L. S. 6. Texas, and
Miss Marjorie Browne, daughter of
the Hon. and Mrs. Rhodes Browne
The home was deliberately decorated
for the occasion. The chandeliers
were yelled in tulle showered with
lacy ferns and valley lilies, and hand
some palms and other ported plants
were artistically arranged throughout
the apartments open to the guests.
The ceremony was performed at one
end of the spacious cross hall, where
before a beautifully improvised altar,
Rev. S. Aston Wragg, rector of Trim
ity church, officiating. Across the top
Of the altar was a single row of crys-
tai candiesticks. in which wax tapers
cleaned, and gift baskets filed with
valley lilies and Killarney roses
formed the beautiful decorations on
the altar. On either side OF ths altar
were floor baskets filed with Gala
lilies.
Preceding the entrance Of the bridal
party Miss Corrinne Russell sang, &C
companied by an orchestra, which also
played the wedding music and rem
dered a delightful program during the
evening. The bride entered with her
father, by whom she was given in
marriage. She wore a handsome we'd
ding gown of crepe meteor with trim
mings OF rose point lace and pearls.
Her veil was OF rose point, and caught
to her dark hair with orange bios
SONS in most becoming cap fashion.
Her bouquet was of valley lilies and
her only ornament was a very hand
nt he off Of
Mr. George Swift was best man for
Lieutenant Strother. There were two
bridesmaids, Miss Emmie Willingham,
of Atlanta, and Miss Roberta Slade.
After the ceremony an informal re-
ception was held. In the library and
living room a color scheme of green
and white was beautifully emphasized,
quantities of white carnations aug
mented by handsome palms and ferns,
being artisticalIy arranged. In the
dining room pink was the color motif
used. The table was covered with
a handsome Cluny cover, and from
the center rose a handsome silver vase
lied with Killarneys. Placed at in
tervals on the table were silver vases
lied with rnaidenhair ferns and valley
lilies. Silver bon-bon dishes, filed with
tiny rosebud CONNECTIONS, completed
the pretty appointments. Directly
above the table the chandelier was
yelled with pink tulle. showered with
valley lilies, the fluffy loops informing
ling with the beautiful roses.
The brides cake. beautifully en-
bossed in roses and valley lilies, was
placed at one end OF the table, which
was later cut by the bride and a few
Of her most intimate friends. The bride
cut the thimble. Miss Aylmer Illges
the ring and Miss Hazel TuggIe the
dime.
Both young people are popular and
are representatives OF families long
identified with the city's best social
and civic life. The brides education
was completed in New York city. She
travelled in Europe, and since her de-
but. two years ago, she has been recog-
nized as a reigning belle. Lieutenant
Strother is a Georgian by birth, and
before entering the navy he made his
home in Wynnton with his sister, Mrs.
Minna STROLLER WaddeIl. and aunt,
Mrs Cornelia Bacon Osburn.-Army
and Navy Journal