Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-14
BRIDES TAKE WEDNESDAY
AS THEIR WEDDING DAY
Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas p
Hunter Married to Doctor Davis in
Haverford Home-Other Brides.

The wedding Of Miss Izora venetta Hunter
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas P. Hunter
and DR.. j. Leslie Davis will take place tonight
at $50 o'clock, at the home of the brides par
ents, Cookenny. Haverford.
The ceremony will be performed at one end
of the drawing room, beneath bower of Aus.
tralan ferns, with background Of Farleyence
ferns and orchids, which is 1anked on either
side by tall vases Of pink roses. The whole
bower is topped with a canopy of asparagus
vines showered with orchids.
A white prie-dieu, almost concealed by lilies
of the valley and orchids, will be used by the
bride and bridegroom. Leading to the bower
is aisle formed by white standards holding
clusters of white chrysanthemums, and con-
nected by streamers Of white ribbon. The stair
| way leading from the upper floor, down which
the bridal party will pass, is deliberately dec
| GRATED with ferns and pink flowers. series Of
| floral arches over the stairwa.s and doors
! leading into the halls are formed by orchids
and pink flowers intertwined with asparagus
vine.
The orchestra will be concealed by bank Of
palms and huge ferns In one corner of the par
lor. Two large pavilions have been erected on
the terrace which connected with the house
by passageway and the grounds surrounding
the house to be brilliantly lighted by Lam
terms and myriad electric lights.
Miss Hunter will be given in marriage by her
father She will wear a gown of heavy faille
silk made In Empire style. with overdress
of fine net embroidered in seed pearls, and held
in by Grecian grdle of the same pearls The
gown is made with an extremely long court
train of faille silk. which is covered with won
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Of tue, edged with point lace, and will be
arranged in a cap effect to form a sort of dia-
dem. orange blossoms will attach the veil to
the train Miss Hunter will carry arm bou-
quet of white orchids and lilies of the valley.
interspersed with. lace, arranged to form a
shower.
The maid of honor. Miss Edith w. Walz, will
wear white frock, which will have a long far
ing tunic embroidered in silver and tiny pink
The tunic will be edged with silver
thread maline lace. The bodice is extremely
sheer and lacy, and the whole is finished by
girdle of pastel shades of pink and blue.
The bridesmaids Miss Leonora p Walz and
Miss Gladys w. Trnke. will wear pink and
blue tulle gowns over underdresses of taffeta
faille They will carry pink and blue garden
staff baskets filled with roses. These gowns
will be Of the 1880 period. The skirts formed
of graduated ruffles of tulle. The little flower |
girls, Miss Ruth Virginia Belts and Miss Eliza
beth Conover. will wear lingerie frocks, trimmed |
with valenciennes lace and pink and blue
sashes.
Mrs. Hunter, mother OF the bride will wear an
imported gown Of white satin, with hand
somely embroidered overdress. Yelled in black
thread lace.
The ceremony will be performed by the Rev.
Alexander MacColl, pastor of the Second Pres
byterian Church, 2lst and Walnut streets.
large reception will follow the ceremony from
until 10 o'clock, after which DIR. and Mrs.
Davis will leave wedding trip. They will
live at 1876 South 18th street. ard will be at
home after January 1.