The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
A Beautiful Wedding.

The wedding of Miss Florence Bower
to Dr. George Peterson, son of the lat
John w. Peterson and Mrs. Peterson
which took place on Saturday, Octobe
the sixteenth, at high noon, at st
Mary's Chapel, Aquasco, was witness
from Baltimore. Washington ant
tracing parties are we'll known.
The church was tastefully decorated
for the occasion. The entire chance
walls were closely covered with brighr
autumn leaves. which formed an effect
i've background for the bridal party
| The candles on the altar, cleaning
| among bank of ferns and flowers
seemed to increase the solemnity of the
beautiful marriage ritual of the Episco
pal church, which was impressively
performed by the Reverend DR..
Ernest Smith, rector of St Thomas
Church Washington. Promptly at the
appointed hour, the bridesmaids came
through opposite doors in the chancel,
and marching down the aisle to the
strains of Lohengrin's Bridal march,
met the bride. and with the ushers,
escorted her to the chancel.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore an exquisite
gown of ivory satin, court train, with
pearl trimmings and lace. Her bridal
veil was becomingly arranged with the
lace cap effect with the coronet of
orange blossoms. She carried show
er bouquet of lilies of the valley and
roses. MISS Katherine Mcpherson
Briscoe, who was the maid of honor,
was becomingly gowned in pink and
Miss Jeanette Peterson, sister of the
groom, as best girl, looked equally at
tractive in blue.
The six bridesmaids Miss Mary Peter
son Broome, Miss Mary Evelyn Parran.
of Calvert County, Miss Virginia Lind
sey Sylvester, Of Aquaseo, Miss Ann
Myers Crenshaw, of Washington, Miss
Julia De Remus Mcpherson. and Miss
GRACE Stone Craycroft, of Aquasco,
wore costumes of pink and blue, alter
mating.
All of the attendants wore similar
gowns of faille taffeta, made with high
waist line, edged with pink roses and
brown fur, corresponding with the edge
of the skirt. Smart cream lace jack
cts over waists of flesh colored chiffon,
finished their attractive costumes.
They wore picture hats of black velvet,
and carried pink chrysanthemums. Little
Rachel Morton Parran, and Anna Lee
Craycroft, the flower girls, carried
Ere nch baske Is filled with pink rose
buds. These two little maidens, of
seven summers, lent a picturesque air
to the procession, in their quaint little
white frocks of French Organdie, made
with full ruffled skirts, and handker\
chief fischus held in place with pink
chiffon roses.
Mr.. j. VIM. Peterson, of Baltimore.
was his cousins best man, and the ush-
ers were; Mr.. P. A. Bowen Jr., broth
er of the bride. of Aquasco, DR.. John
P. Briscoe, and DR.. Thomas Parran, of
Washington: DIR. Richard Sylvester of
Baltimore, and Lieut., w. S. Pye, U.
S. N. MIR. Thomas Mackall, and Mr.. J.
Dude Broome, of Calvert County. The
groom and the ushers wore black cut
away coats, dark gray trousers, ties
and gloves. Harry Lee Bowen, and
Franklin Parran. were the ribbon
boys. The wedding breakfast which
followed the ceremony, was served en-
buffet, at the beautiful country home
of the bride, which was attractively
decorated with potted plants, ferns,
vines and pink Killarney roses. One
of the enjoyable features of the oc-
casion was the beautiful music, render
ed at the church and the breakfast, by
Prof Green's orchestra of Washington.
Later in the afternoon DR.. and Mrs.
Peterson left in an automobile for
Washington. Mrs. Peterson was be-
comingly attired for travelling in a
dark blue broadcloth suit, wearing
black furs and modish blue velvet hat
with soft breast trimming. On their
return from the North they will make
their home in Calvert County, where
DR.. Peterson is successful physician
The wedding gifts were numerous
and handsome The brides family
gave her silver service, and indivi-
dual gifts from friends, completed the
set of fiat silver of the Kirk pattern.