The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-16


 daughter of MT. William Bradford Browne, and Mir Frederick Koenig, fer merly of this city, was an event of state wide interest that took place last night in Columbiana. A number of the guests witnessing the vows were from other cities in the state; the brides uncle, Judge Cecil Browne of Talladega and his daughter, Miss Nina Brown; her aunt. Mrs. J. NJ. DeCottes, and her sIs- ter, Miss Margaret Browne and Miss Jean Lahey of Montgomery: MT John V. Denson of Opelika, Judge and Mrs. Ed ward S. Lyman, Miss Laura Lyman and Miss Nina Lyman, MT and Mrs. George Morgan and Miss Louise Morgan of Mon tevallo, MT. and Mrs. Sam Friedman of Tuscaloosa and Mir. and Mrs Joseph H. Taylor of Isabella, Tenn; MT. and Mrs Theodore Koenig, Miss Emma Koenig, Miss Emily Koenig, Mrs. c. B. Sterrett, MT. and Mrs. Charles Pollard Marks, Mrs. Sam Wallace and MT. Walter Hood com posed the list of out-of-town guests who saw the celebration of the wedding at the church and afterward were entertained a a buffet supper at the brides home.
 The ceremony occurred at 7;9O o'clock, the Rev. John Milner of Birmingham off ciating. It was just after twilight and the evening was ideal. Huge clusters of Eas ter lilies were placed about the altar of the little church and palms were massed back of them: cathedral candelabra each with it's seven white tapers ablaze stood at either side, and the friends of the young people entered the church they passed between soft rosettes of tulle in which were embedded Easter lilies. These graced each pew and added their festive touch. An attractive musical programme was presented. Mir. Percy NJ. Pitts sang. If I Forget" accompanied by Mrs. ]. $. Pitts. "Traumerei' as a violin selection was played by MT. w. w. Wallace, who also rendered the "Barcarolle" from Tales of Hoffman" during the ceremony, Mrs. William Teague playing the plano accompaniment. The ushers led the way, MT. Charles P Marks of this city, with MT. John V. Denson of Opelika leading. Mrs J. T. Leeper with Miss Jean Lahey of Montgomery followed, each wearing delightful toilette built of white char mouse with lace draperes and touch of pink on girdle and bodice and carrying an arm cluster of pink enchantress carna- tions.
 Mr. Chester Browne, the brides brother, with Mr. Walter Hood of this city were the groomsmen next to enter, and Miss Nina Browne of Talladega with Miss Dinnie Mae Rowe of columbiana followed.
 MT. J. T. Leeper and MT. John w. Laps ley of Selma, followed by Mrs Joseph Taylor of Isabella, Tenn, and Mrs. Sam uel Friedman of Tuscaloosa, completed the list of bridesmaids, matrons and groomsmen. The young women all wore artistic toilettes of crepe meteor or char .oic trrit 1aa it,tra and f.,ps touch of pink, and held pink carnation bouquets. The nuptial party crossed as they approached the altar and formed circle to await the coming of the bride and her maid of honor.
 Miss Margaret Browne. who is a young woman of unusually distinguished ap- pearance, was her sisters maid of honor. She was attired in pink pussy-wllow taf- feta with a minaret drapery of chiffon that just matched her pink carnations. As she approached the altar the bride with her father. MT. William Bradford Browne, entered. MT. Koenig with his best man, MT. Winfield w. Koenig, came from the vestry and met her at the altar where the service was read.
 Miss Browne was an exceedingly pretty bride. She is tall brunette, with eX- pressive eyes and sweet pensive express sion, a reposeful air that is charming Her wedding gown was a statuesque creation of heavy charmeuse with bodice STaperies of real lace embroidered in pearls; her court train was caught with chiffon and a cluster of orange blossoms. A wreath of orange blossoms confined Ter Veil. which was bordered with real lace, in coronet effect, and she carried shower bouquet of bride roses and valley lilies.
 The residence, which is one of the charming ante-bellum homes of Shelby county, was adorned for the evening in smilax and palms. The mantels in the living rooms were banked with ferns and had large vases filled with honeysuckle to give fragrance and color. Dogwood twined the stairway, which was out fined in smiax, and on the newel post stood a silver candelabrum tied with white tulle.
 MT. and Mrs. Koenig left last night for Jacksonville and St. Augustine Fla, from which point they will sail for New York They will be at home after May 15 in Columbiana.
 MT. Koenig is a successful young law yer of Columbiana, and has a number of college mates in Birmingham and else- where in the state, among whom he is highly esteemed. His bride is a membe" of one of the oldest families in the south, and is a lineal descendant of the Brad ford family, so well known in the history of Puritan days. She has spent much of her young womanhood with relatives in New York and Chicago.