The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-23
ROWLANDS- MERRILL
WEDDING WEDNESDAY
Solemnized Amid Scenes
of Floral Magnifcence.

The marriage of Miss Mary Foote
Merrill to Mr.. Richard Arthur Row.
lands of Barberton, Ohio, was solemn
lied at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Merrill, in
this city last Wednesday evening in
the presence of some 300 invited
guests and with setting of floral
magniicence rarely equalled The
officiating clergyman was Rev. DR.. j.
W. Purcell of the Presbyterian churcn.
/ The ceremony took place before an
improvised altar in the drawinp room,
while the officiating clergyman stood
behind railing covered with trailing
ivy and pink Killarney roses. Stream
ers of roseat tulle hung from the
ceiling on either hand and an immense
fern banked the altar on each side.
The rear of the altar was banked IN
masses of pink roses and ferns, topp-
ed off with palely glimmering can
dies, the electric lights in the room
being shaded with a delicate color of
pink that was followed throughout the
house. Graceful fronds of bamboo
and date branches formed arches over
all the doorways, interspersed with
great clusters of pink Mexican rose
vine. The stairway leading to the
floor above was completely hidden in
masses of the same beautiful vine,
potted ferns and palms covering the
landing and the pink vine streamed
down from the ceiling, forming a pret-
ty contrast to the white wall on which
it rested.
At eight o'clock the little ribbon
bearers, Merrill Wattles and Jim
Millican entered from the drawing
room dressed in black velvet trous-
ers and white Greenaway suits. They
were followed by the groom, attend
ed by his best man, Tim Blaisdell
Merrill. The maid of honor, Miss
Grizella Merrill, came next, gowned In
pink crepe meteor, the overdress be-
ing made long and the undertunic
which showed only some einghteen
inches at the bottom being accordian
plated and of the same material. A
butterfly lace effect was draped in the
back, caught up on the shoulders with
pink tulle and pearls. She carried
pink Killarney roses.
After the maid of honor came the
bride, followed by her two attend
ants, Miss Irene Gardner and Miss
Winifred Haughton. The bride was
gowned in ivory satin with basque
effect in the back, her court train OF
brocaded satin being caught up on
the shoulders and at the waist by
garniture of real pearls. A panel OF
duchesse lace extended down the front
of the gown. The veil was of white
tulle caught up into cap effect with
a wreath of orange blossoms. She
carried a shower bouquet of brides
roses and valley lilies. Her two at
tendants, Miss Winifred Haughton
and Miss Irene Gardner, were garbed
in pink crepe meteor basque effect
with long tunics and rosebud and
pink maline trimming. They likewise
carried pink Killarney roses.
The bride and groom knelt at the
altar on a long silken cushion beneath
the letters NJ and r suspended from
the ceiling, while the solemn words of
the ceremony were uttered by the
minister. the bride being given away
bv her father, who met her at the al
tar, the attendants forming q SEMI
circle about the kneeling couple.
A formal reception followed the
with the bride and groom
and their parents in the receiving line.
ully OUU SueSCS pdSsSu III llhC anu
offered congratulations Mrs. War
ner T. Hamm presided at the punch
bowl, and Miss Priscilla Hamm, Miss
Nellie Lucas and Miss Inez Wattles
kept the register for the signature OF
guests. Ices and cakes were also
served.
The going away dress of the bride
was a coat suit of dark Delft blue
relvet, her waist of dark blue chiffon
and the hat was dark blue plush with
blue ostrich tips.
There were numerous and costly
gifts to the young couple, notable
among which were a silver service
from the brides parents, and an en-
graved chest of silver from the pa
rents of the groom.
Mr. and Mrs. Rowland left about
nine o'clock by automobile for st. Au-
rustine, from which place they will go
to Chicago for a stay of some time be-
fore going to their future home in
Barberton. Ohio.
On Tuesday evening the young gen.
tlemen friends of the groom to the
number of about As rendered him
dinner at James cafe. For more
than ten days Palatka society has
been active in behalf of the brides en-