The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-24
SPERRY- Y-BlRDSEYE
 NUPTIALS PRESENT
 MEMORABLE SCENE
Marriage Linking Prominent Families Is Witnessed by
 Society ThrOng.

Two of the citys most prominent young residents were united in mar riage last evening when Miss Joseph inc Birdseye, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Isaac Birdseye, became Mrs. Ralph Milo Sherry.
 The ceremony was so1ennized at 7:30 o'clock at the home of the brides parents, 733 Fairfield avenue and was witnessed by a large assem- blaze of prominent people of this vii cinity as we'll as friends of the young couple who had come considerable distances to attend the affair.
 Rev. Richard L. Swain, D. D., pas tor of the South Congregational church read the two-ring Episcopal service and the members - of the South Church choir, led by Mrs. FL | mer Beardsley, sang the Northf1eld benediction. The. choir is composed of Miss Reba Harris, soprano; Mrs. | Robert Hard, contralto; Louis Gi- hand, tenor, and Joseph Weller, bass. The ceremony was performed be- fore a, huge French mirror in the east parlor and at both sides of the i mirror were four tall candlesticks l holding large white lighted candles. All the rooms on the first floor. of the residence had been beautifully hung with southern smilax and other green vines and with white rosebuds until 1 it resembled rather a small piece of
 
 residence. Set among the greeneries were tall pedestal electroIiers shaded 1 with white chiffon and lace. The | aisle through the four rooms through which the bridal party marched was | marked off by broad white satin rib bons supported by carved white posts i ornamented with the white roses.
 When the orchestra struck up the Bridal chorus from Lohengrin, Miss | Alice Curtis, the maid of honor, foIA lowed in single file by the two brides maids, the Misses Marion Gibney and
 Helen Knowles of Pittsburgh, Pa, tentered from the dining room and 1 proceeded through the drawing room, across the hall and to the library, by way of the reception room where she l awaited the bride. The professional proper was then formed, headed by the ushers, George Holmes Edwards, Alton Farrel of Ansonia, Horace B. Merwin, c. DeForest Harrel, Freder- ick E. Morgan and Ralph M. Read of New Britain, who walked in twos and were followed by the brides
 maids and maid of honor. The bride entered on the arm of her father, who was to give her away. MT.
 Sperry was attended by Samuel F. l lBeards1ey.
 The bridal gown was of soft white satin with a bodice of Belgian lace
 made in Belgium particularly for the
 occasion. Two ruff1es of the lace
 edged bottom the skirt and were 1 headed by orange blossoms. The l gown had a court train of the satin over which~fe1l the illusion veil of 1 tul1e. A face veil was worn, falling
 from a, circ1et of pearls and orange blossoms. With this, she carried an
 armfu1 of white orchids and lilies of the valley formed in a shower.
 l The most striking feature about the I bridal attendants costumes were the
 Sheperdess crooks which they car
 ried. These were rose colored and l at about the height of the shoulder 0
 round bouquet of Killarney roses and l maiden hair ferns was tied to each. | Their gowns were of rose satin, that f of Miss Curtis having a bodice of
 white lace embroidered in rose opal escent cup spangles and having a
 short tunic of the same, The brides
 maids gowns were fashioned with
 transparent waists of silver lace, gird1es- of cloth of silver and front
 half panels of the silver lace. With
 the costumes they wore silver slip peES and rose silk hosiery. Each of
 the young women wore her hair low
 with a, curl over one shoulder.
 Mrs. Birdseye, the brides mother wore forget-me-not blue charmeuse trimmed with (duchess lace and pearls. An ostrich feather and aigrette ornamented the hair.
 Miss Birdseye presented her at tendants with Tiffany pins set witE pearls and sapphires and her gift to
 MT. Sperry was a crest ring. The groom's gift to his bride was plat
 mum dinner ring set with diamonds and\to his best man and ushers. gold cuff~1inks.
 During the reception whichf o1- lowed the ceremony, the orchestra
 played popular music, and Maresi o1 New York catered. MT. and Mrs Sperry left later in the evening for 8 wedding trip of three weeks dura- tion. On their return they will re
 side on Park avenue, in the hand some residence, the grounds of which adjoin those of the Birdseye resi- dence. The house was MT. and Mrs Birdeye's wedding gift to thei1