Evening journal., 1914-08-21
MISS abbott BRIDE
OF R. N. Browning
Daughter of Former Milford
State Senator is Married at
Rainbow Wedding"
ATTENDANTS GOWNS
OF DIFFERENT COLORS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MILFORD Del, Aug 21-Miss
Mary Pouline Abbott, daughter of
ex-senator and Mrs. Sylvester John
Abbott. of West Front street, North
Milford, became the brido of Richard
Mortimer Browning, of Baltimore, at
o'clock last evening. The we'd
ding ceremony was performed in
Christ Church. Of which the bride is
a member. by Archdeacon Benjamin
+. Thompson, and was witnessed by
about two hundred and nifty irlends
of the contracting parties. The we'd
ding march was played by Harry =.
Weyrich, of Baltimore, who rendered
the "The Bridal Chorus from Lohen-
grin. by Wagner, as the bridal party
entered the church. The recessional
was by Mendelssohn.
II was a rainbow wedding" the
bridesmaids being gowned in dresses Of
various colors The brides wedding
gown was of white brocaded crepe-de-
chene with court train and veil, caught
with orange blossoms and lilies OF the
valley. She carried a shower bouquet OF
lilies of the valley and brides roses. The
maid of honor was Miss Rosalie Mich
OILS Abbott sister of the bride, who wore
blue crepe meteor with a blue chiffon
hat. and carried bouquet Of pink
roses. The bridesmaids were Miss
Annie Jones. Denton, Md. Mildred b.
Truitt. Sara Anderson, Sara Davis and
Della Hall, who wore gowns respectively
of American beauty, green, yellow, law
ender and pink chiffon trimmed with
lace and lace cape They carried bas-
kets of garden flowers. The brides
mother was attired in a lavender crepe
meteor gown with black lace hat, while
the orooms mother wore black crepe
meteor and n black chiffon hat.
The church was decorated with
gladiolas, as was the home OF the
brides parents. The setting OF the
wedding was one of the most beau
tiful for any wedding ever held in
Milford
william c. Barker, Of Baltimore.
was best man, and the ushers were
DR.. Samuel NJ d. Marshall, jay
Pierce, Harry Thaw, Harold Salmons
and Paris T. Carlisle, 3rd Follow
ing the ceremony the invited guests
were entertained at a large recep-
ton at the fine home Of former SEN
ator and Mrs. Abbott, after which
the bride and groom left in an auto
mobile for Wilmington. Their honey
moon will be spent in the North, fol-
lowing which they will reside at
Greensboro, North Carolina, where
Mr.. Browning Is organ instructor at
Greensboro College for Women.
The bride is a member of one of
the oldest and best families in lower
Delaware, and is well-known
throughout the State. She is a tai
ented musician, being proficient at
the piano and having a beautiful So
prano voice. She attended Peabody
Conservatory Of Music for six years
and received a diploma from that In
stitution.
Mr. Browning is a member of a fine
Maryland family He is the son of The
late r. NJ. Browning, secretary of Sod
ler's Business College, and Mrs. Rather.
inc b. Browning a descendent of the old
famous family of the late Noah Walker
and Batemaan of England. He is an or
ganist and has held several prominent
positions in Baltimore. He is holder OF
teachers certificate and a graduate
of Peabody Conservatory of Music.
A few of the out of town guests were
Mrs. X. B. Browning, Mr.. and Mrs. viii
liam p. Richards, of Washington, ID. CT
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lord, Dover; Mr.
and Mrs. T. W. Jones, Ridgely, Md.
Miss Clare Peters, Philadelphia; Miss
Mary Eisman, Greensboro, Pa; Mrs
Leonard Glider, Easton, Md; Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Pratt, Philadelphia; Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Arnold, Philadelphia; Mis-
Jennie Marvel, Laurel.