The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-05
LANGFORD-kEMP WEDDING
IS NOTABLE EVENT
Wichita Times.

Wichita Times.
The most beautiful and elaborate
home wedding of the season and from
a social standpoint the most interest
ing event of the fall was the wedding
Of Miss Jewell Kemp and Mr. William
Smith Langford of Newberry, South
Carolina, Wednesday morning at the
home of the brides parents, Nj. and
Mrs. J. A. Kemp, on Grand avenue.
The ceremony was witnessed by 200
guests, intimate friends of the family
and relatives, and there were from
five to six hundred more who called
during the wedding reception follow
ing the ceremony.
The beautiful home furnished truly
exquisite setting for the bridal party,
the art of the florist being added to
the architectural perfection OF the
rooms to heighten their attractiveness.
An altar fashioned of ferns and palms
banked the high fire place in the
music room, the green being reliered
by Easter lilies. The columns on
either side of the entrance from the
reception hall were twined with
ferns and smilax and the stairway was
marked by laceWork Of smilaX. The
wedding colors of yellow and white
were accentuated in many floral dec
orations noticeable, as we'll as in the
costumes of the attendants, yellow
chrysanthemums being used in the re-
ception hall, dining room and con-
servatory, in connection with the green
cry. The dining table was oVerlaid
with lace cloth and centered with
an immense vase cluster of yellow
plume chrysanthemums.
A carpet of white extended from the
stairway which the bridal procession
I descended to the altar. THE prelude
was given by Mrs. Bruce Greenwood,
"Somwhere Voice is Calling" vio-
lin number, followed by Promise
Me" vocal solo by Mrs. Made Walker.
The bridal chorus from "The Rose
Maiden" sung by Mesdames Tully
Maer, Darnell, Wade Walker and Cliff
ford, was blended into the notes of the
Lohengrin wedding march, Mrs. Mark
Walker at the piano, with violin
obligato by Mrs. Bruce Greenwood \
At the first notes of the wedding
march Master Anderson Kemp, only
brother of the bride, and little Miss
Sadie Adickes, came down the broad
stairs carrying broad bands of yellow
and white satin ribbon They pro-
ceeded to either side of the altar and
were followed by Mary Joe Kell and
frankie Adickes, Flora Bruce Green
wood and Pierce Langford, Ben
Langford and Audrie Sadie Kemp and
Mark Walker and Robbie Kemp. These
children took their stand at intervals
from the altar to the stairs, forming
by the ribbon aisles through which the
bridal party passed.
Miss Willie Mae Kell, cousin of the
bride, followed the last couple of the
ribbon bearers. She wore a creation
of silk tulIe over white satin. Bodice
and skirt were elaborately trimmed
with silver lace and court train OF
silver embossed tissue hung from the
waist
Miss Kell was followed by Miss
Agnes Reid, who wore white satin
gown, lace trimmed. The silver lace
was caught in cascade effect at the
side of the skirt and banded the waist.
The long court train was of white
satin.
Miss Bess Kell was the third atten-
dant. She was gowned in white satin
and tulle, garnished with silver lace.
The court train was of white char
meuse. lined with georgette crepe.
The bridesmaids all wore half length
wills caught with orange blossoms.
Their flowers were yellow plume
chrysanthemums, caught with tulle to
slender white stats.
Mrs. Newton Maer, older sister of
the bride, was the matron of honor,
following the bridesmaids in the pro-
cession. She wore her wedding gown
of brocaded satin radium with a
bertha and trimmings of rose point
lace. Her hair ornament was fash
| ioned of brilliants.
The younger sister, Miss Bertha
Mae Kemp, was the maid of honor,
following Mrs. Maer down the stairs.
Her gown was of white satin with an
ovnr drecc of white silk tulle Gold