The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-04
GILMAN-ELLISON WEDDING
MARKED BY SIMPLICITY
Ceremony Quietly Performed Mt Home
OF Mrs. J; w. CuIlinEworth,
on Grove Avenue.
wAvERLY a. sIruLrIoE WEEDS
iiicI,mond Man Claims Miss Mamie *.
richardson ny Bride In Uticn, n. Y.
Porch Party Tonight.

Ing tapers that decorated the long
drawing rooms of the homo of Mrs. j.
w. Cullingworth. 1921 Grove Avenue,
for the marriage OF her niece. Miss
Martha Ellison, daughter of Mrs. Eliza
McAtinn Ellison and the late stephen
a. Ellison, to Charles Ashburton Gil
man. Of Brunswick. Me. The ceremony,
which took place quietly ut o'clock
Yesterday evening. was performed b.
tho Rev. T.. r. McI'adcn. and only rcla
tives and n few intimate friends were
present, The utmost simplicity marked
tho details OF the decorations through
out tho handsome Culling worth home,
and an orchestra, screened by palms
hnd trailing vines. played the wedding
music.
The bride descended the stairway on
the arm OF her brother. stephen y. FL
lison. Jr, who gave her away, and
they were met ut the improvised altar
by the groom and his best man. Con-
gresham John a. Peters. OF Maine.
Her wedding gown WAS fashioned of
exquisite white liberty satin, and the
long court train fell from the shoulders
md WAS fcstooncd with orange bios
sons The bodice was formed of IL
lusion. edged with pearls. and rose
lace and the drapcry of the skirt vas OF
tho same. an embroidery OF white or
ch!ds finishing the tunic The yoke
was also OF illusion. and was cmbroid-
cred In seed pearls TO carry out de-
sign OF lilies OF the valley. Her veil
of tullc. which fell to the hem Of her
gown was arranged with orange bios
sons. She carried an old-fashloned
rosegay OF stock. white roses lilies.
orchids and maidenhair fern. fringed
with a papcr-lacc frill and tied with
long tullc steamers.
Mrs. ". r. Boswell, who was dame
OF honor, was gowncd In white satin
embroidered in crytals ana Jet and
carried an nrmful of pink peonics.
Misses Elizabeth and Martha Boswell
were bridesmaids. and wore simple
white frocks and carried bouquets of
pink pconics. The groonsincn included
j. Latham Allen Esq. OF PITTSBURGH,
Ia. and Baker Spann Esq. OF Sumter.
Following the ceremony a reception
Misses cordelia Boswell. Constance
Grant. sue Sharp and Margaret Can
non distributed fascinating pink bas-
ke;s In the shape OF hats favors for
the guests Later In the evening MIR
aud Mra. Gilman left TO spend their
honeymoon in the North. ana VIII be at
home next month At the Gilman Man
sion. brunswick. Me.
The wedding IS ono Of the mos. in
tcrcsting events Of the early summer
season and many distinguished guests
from a distance were in Richmond TO
attend III" ceremony Mr. Gilman Is
great grandson OF Nathaniel Gilman.
of Exeter y. H., ana his family is one
OF the most prominent in tina; section
OF the country. Some OF the out-of-
town guests present we're Mr. and Mrs
Iucian II. Cooke, OF Roanoke; Dr. Hugh
Johnson ilaEou. OF Johns Hopkins Uni
NcTsitE; Miss Helen T.. Mullin, OF Ham
ilton. carada: Miss Katherine Sparrow
of Montreal, Canada: Miss Frances
lfcwes. OF Baltimore, Mr.. and Mrs. John
l.eilh. OF Norfolk; John w Ellison. g.
T. Ellison. Of WaNncsboro; !. VI. ELI
son, OF Crozct; Lindsay McMinn OF
Hanover; Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Boswell
OF Greenwood; J. Latham Alien. Esq,
OF Pittsburgh; Mr. and Mrs l.. s Raw
Nngs. OF stanton: Baker Spann Of
sumter. s. c.; Dr. and Mrs l.. d.
Mount, Of philadelphia; Miss Mary Gil
Inan OF Brunswick. Me; Edward ~
Dunlap, OF Boston; John y. Peters
United states Representative from
Maine; Misses Elizabeth and Martha
Boswell, OF Greenwood, and many
others.
Wishing Mrs. nnrItsdnIe.
MISS Eliza Edmunds. who has been
visiting in Georgia, is now the guest
of Mrs. Dallam Barksdalc at her resi-
dence on Monument Avenue. Miss sd
nunds viii accompany Mrs. I}arksdale
on Z trip TO the Great Lakes and Can
ada.
Miss Gum n Dridesmnid.
Says the Washington Post of yes
terduy:
~ beautiful wedding was solemn
'%ed in st. Thomas Church on Tues
DAY cvcring at o'clock, when Miss
OF MIR. and Mrs. John g. Davidson was
married 10 Sidney Taylor Thomas The
ceremony was performed by the Rev
G. Ernest Smith, j. D., in the presence
OF Il large and Fashionable congrega-
ton.
THE church was cxouisitelv dec
GRATED with white lilies and pcoNics
combined with palms and ferns. The
hriae was given III marriage by her
1ather and wore Il gown OF white satin
l. Lax t,,1l
was made with 4 long train and had
tunic of tullc embroidered in pearls
The bodice WAS Of tulle and old rose
point lace trimmed with pearl cmbroid :
cry Her veil was of tullc, and was
arr'nSed with orange blossoms, and
she carried Il shower OF white sweet
peas and lilies of the valley Her only
ornament WAS n handsome pearl brooch,
which is an heirloom in her family.
Mrs. Wilmot Vail Castle, OF New
York, was matron of honor. She wore,
gown of white satin and valenciennes
FACE and carried a basket filled with
r!rk sweet peas. Miss Mary Monta-
que was maid of honor Her gown was
green taffeta. She also carried bas-
ket of pink sweet peas. The brides
maids were Miss Lucy Mackall, oG
Virginia; Miss Katherine Gum, OF
Richmond. and Miss Eloise Orme. of
this city. They wore gowns OF pale
green taffeta. with tunics OF chiffon
caught at the back with huge bows OF
green taffeta, and the hodices made
with high Model collars of lace. They
carried crooks. upon which were ticu
lunches of white peonies with broad
green chiffon ribbons.
Wilmot Vail Castle, Of New York.
was best man, and the ushers were
Lieutenant Humphreys. United States
Marinc Corps; Albert Willctt, III. Brad
ley Davidson, Jr.. II. Rozicr Dulancy,
Jr., and James Mccartney, of New
York The wedding was followed by n
small reception at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Davidson, 1900 IT. Street. There
the decorations consisted of baskets OF
spring flowers.
Later In the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas left for n wedding trip. Mrs.
Thomas travelled In smart suit of
green ratine with O hat of tho Same
color. Upon their return they VIII
SnnQl Inn n