St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-01
RECENT WEDDINGS
HaIe-Sargent.


Hale-Sargent.
One of st. Johnsbury's most popu-
lar young ladies', Miss Elsye Lola
Sargent, made a very pretty June
bride, Tuesday evening, June so,
when she was united in marriage to
] Harold Burns Hale of Newbury. The
/ ceremony took place at $50 at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
4 Emerson f. Sargent at II Church
| street. The lawn was very prettily
/ trimmed with electrical displays
/ The guests, were met at the door by
/ Eleanor and Wesley Steele. The
\ house gave a very festive appearance
being lavishly decorated with ever
/ green's and flowers. In the double
! parlors where the ceremony took
place the color scheme was green
and white. Garlands of evergreen
were hung over the doors and win
dows, and in the further corner of
/ the room was very lovely arch of
! evergreen from which hung a white
/ bell made from flowers. Numerous
/ ferns and boquets of white peonies
added much to the effectiveness of
the room. The hall also was in
green, the banisters being wound with
/ garlands.
To the strains of Lohengrin's we'd
| ding march played by Miss Mary Hale
sister of the groom, the bridal party
entered the parlors. Ribbon aisles
were made by little John and Ed
mund Steele, the same ribbons being
used that were used at the Porter
| Stanley wedding. The ushers were
/ Paul and Carlyle Sargent, brothers
of the bride. They were followed
! by the bridesmaid, Miss Helen Syl-
vester of Woburn, Mass, and then
the bride and her father. They were
met at the altar by the groom and
his best man, William Knight of
| Newbury. The ceremony was per-
| formed by the Rev. George A. Mar
tin of the Methodist church, the sin
gle ring service being used.
The brides gown was of white
Duchess satin with a train and trim
med with baby Irish. She wore a
veil caught with lilies-of-the-valley
and carried a shower bouquet of
brides roses and lilies-Of-the-val-
/ ley. The bridesmaid wore silk
wolfe shading into lavendar and
pink, trimmed with pearl beads.
Her flowers were large bouquet
of snowy ladies slippers,
very rare orchis. Mrs. James
B. Hale, mother of the groom was
most becomingly gowned in black
silk. Mrs. Sargent wore a very
| handsome lilac crepe de chine, with
a pan velvet girdle of a darker shade,
caught with a bunch of violets. The
gown was draped with shadow lace.
Immediately after the ceremony
! the guests, about so in number, were
invited into the dining room by Miss
Mabel Silsby and Miss Beatrice Potts.
This room was decorated in green
and pink. Pink ribbon streamers
were draped from the electric dome
to the corners of the table and these
were wound with smilax. Mrs. Frank
o. French had charge of the dining
room decorations. Mrs. Dwight Har-
ris of Keene, n. H., and Mrs. Ray
mond Worthen of Newbury, served,
assisted by Miss Helen Steele and
Miss Margaret Leet of Newbury.
Upon leaving the dining room each
guest was presented with a piece Of
wedding cake in a little white box
on which the bride had painted in
gold, H. S. Miss Vera Barrett pre-
sided over the cake table. The
guest book was in charge of Miss
Myra Walker, cousin Of the bride.
The last of the party to enter the
dining room were the bride and
groom and the younger guests. The
brides cake was cut by the bride
and much merriment was afforded in
seeing who should find the ring,
dime and thimble which it contained
Young's orchestra furnished music
during the evning.
AS the bride went up the stairs she
threw her shower bouquet to the
friends below. The brides present
to the groom was a stick pin, set with
pearls, and to her maid, gold friend
ship pin. The groom's gift to his
bride was a very handsome Sautier
watch chain, and to his best man
and ushers, scarf pins. The gifts to
the bride were very numerous and
costly.
The brides travelling suit was
Alice blue silk moire with waist to
match trimmed with Venetian lace.
Her hat was of black maline with a
crown of pink rose-buds. After a
short wedding trip, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hale will make their home in New
bury at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hale for the present. They
intend to build soon.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Hale were mem
bers of the class of 1910 at st. Johns
bury Academy. The groom attended
Pratt Institute in New York City for
one year, and is now a partner in