South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-24
SOCIETY
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Nuptials Brilliant
Social EUen t

At nuptial hish mass at 1880
O'Clock Saturday morning az ST. Pat
rick's church Miss Nelma Marie
Twomey. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
r.. j. Iwomey. COZ Park av., became
the bride OF Walter Duncan of La
sale. ILL.,, Rev. John j. DeGrOOte,
pastor OF the church, performing the
ceremony.
The wedding was the largest and
Ioyeliest Of the season thus far. The
ceremony at the church was attend
ed bv several hundred friends from
South Bend, Lasalle, Chicago and
surrounding cities and the breakfast
1t the oliver hotel which followed
Immediately was an attractive tunc-
ton.
Asters in porfusion combined with
autumn foliage adorned the church.
Hedges of palms and ferns led up the
steps TO the sanctuary. on each side
of the entrance 10 which stood large
empire baskets filed with white
carysanthemUms and tied with white
tulle. The altar was thICkly banked
with foliage interspersed with cnrys-
anthemums, and clusters of chrys-
anthemums and maiden hair fern
tied with tUlle bows were affixed 10
alternate peWs down The center aisle.
The bride was attended by the
u
ter of the groom, Miss Ann Carlisle
and Miss Helen Daugherty, both of
South Bend, and the groom by
Nicholas Duncan, his brother, as best
man, John J.. Devine, Jr., and Ed
ward TwOmey. brother of the bride,
and William Applington and Vincent
O'COnnOr of Ann ArbOI Mich, serV-
ing as ushers Master John Stuart
Duncan, fOur-year-old nephew Of the
groom. was ring bearer.
The bridal party entered the church
promptly at 1880 o'clock the bride
maids following singly after the ush-
ers and the small ring bearer, dressed
I'm black velvet and carrying the ring
in a Gala lilly, preceding the bride
who entered on her fathers arm
Mss Twomey one of the most at
tractive members of the younger set
ina South Bend for several years,
made a lovely bride. She was gown
cd In white satin, a court train fall
ing from the shoulders i'm a graceful
vatican design. The bodice. a mOdi-
fled basque. was q combination of
satin and tulle terminating I'm a
gracefully pointed tunic, pendant
from the points Of which were tas-
sells OF pearls. faruE collar of real
princess lace was also finished with
pearls The long veil was fastened
To ner halT with pearl ornament
and caught up with a cluster of or
auge blossoms. She carried an arm
bouquet Of orchids and valley lilies
All three bridesmaids were gowued
alike i'm apricot satin embroidered i'm
brown with bodice and tunic of en-
hroidered brown tulle They wore
stunning brown velvet hats trimmed
with a single chrysanthemum Of the
apricot shade. They carried pompon
chrysauthemums in tones of brown.
The mother Of the bride was stun
ningly gowned in raspberry satin with
q 2arniture Of silver and bronze.
The mass was sung 10y the choir Of
ST Patrick's church and Arthur era
mody OF Notre Dame university rem
dered a violin solo. During the Of
fertory Miss Josephine Decker sans
Gounod's Ave Maria
AZ the hotel me young couple re-
ceived their friends in the rose room
which was gracefully arranged with
pink roses The breakfast was served
fn the Turkish room where the buf.
fet table IN the center OF the room
was adorned with q wedding cake ans
clusters Of white chrvs3uthemumS
the ConfeCtiOUs and table appoint
meuts bearing out q scheme Of vel
low and white. The bridal party wa
served I'm the privte dining room