El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-01
MISS ANNE LEE GAINES BECOMES BRIDE OF
LIEUT.. A. D. SURLES A BRILLIANT WEDDING

{ white net, with silk crown, trimmed
with a single cluster of white rosebuds.
| She carried a round boquet in the lace
! holder. Of white narcissus and snap
/ dragons and yellow tulips and jOnquils.
! Miss Lemire Nebeker was the maid
! Of honor. She was gowned in a quaint
/ 1860 costume of pink taffeta and wore
] a tiny little poke bonnet of white
! straw, trimmed with tiny pink rOsebuds
and a band Of black velvet and black
/ velvet streamers. The small short
wasted bodice was trimmed with three
rows Of narrow ruffles; three ruffles
formed the sleeves, and the short, full
skirt was trimmed with three narrow
rUffles, arranged in a ''V'' effect in the
front and back and high at the sides.
Her boquet was of jonquils, yellow
/ tulips, snapdragOns and narcissus in the
quaint lace holders.
Rev. c. L. Overstreet, with the groom
and his best man, Lieut. William w.
Gordon, aide de camp to Gen. J. J.
Pershing, entered from the vestry and
awaited the bride at the flower decked
rostrum. The bridal party grouped
themselves by couples on either side.
Miss Gaines entered with her father,
". L. Gaines. who gave her in marriage
Her gown was of heavy ivory white
satin, made instep length. The skirt
was made in pointed tiers. Each point
was Ornamented with small cloth of
silver rosebuds. The gown was made
with the high waist line, which was
Ornamented with a group Of silver rose
buds The low cut waist and small
sleeves were of heavy point and duchess
lace. Her only ornament was a dia-
mond brooch, which was worn by her
mother on her wedding day, rs years
ago. The brooch was given to Mrs.
Gaines as a wedding present from her
father and was Mrs Gaines's wedding
present to her daughter. Sprays Of
orange blossoms were on the shoulders
OF the gown. Her veil Of old lace was
worn over her face until the close Of
the marriage service and held about
her head with sprays Of orange bios
SONS. The veil extended in a long
train behind her and to 1t were at
tached small sprays of orange blossoms.
She carried round boquet, in lace
holder, Of orchids, lilies Of the valley
and maiden hair ferns with shower
Of tulle ribbons and ferns.
The ring service of the Presbyterian
church was used. Following the cere-
mony as Mrs. AIcNa.ry began playing
the strains of the wedding march from
Mendelssohn's Midsummer Nights
Dream" the groom stepped down the
aisle and the grOomsmen advanced and
drawing their sabers, formed an arch
way under which the bride passed TO
join the groom The bridal party left
the church in the following order;
Lieut.. Gordon and Miss Nebeker; Lieut..
Barnett and Mrs. Murchison; Lieut.
Sands and Miss ThurmOnd; Lieut. era
mer and Miss Davies; Lieut.. Collins
and Miss Stewart. The church was
packed to its capacity with the friends
of the bridal couple and the line Of
waiting automobiles extended for sew
eral blocks outside Of the church.
The wedding reception was held inn
mediately after the service at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
". L. Gaines, on Montana street; Mr..
and Mrs. Gaines, Mrs Caroline Surles,
mother of the groom and the bridal
rarity formed the receiving line. Mrs.
Gaines was gowned in an 1860 costume
of cloth of gold" brocaded with sill
ver-and gold flowers. The sleeves and
filling of the ~ shaped neck was Of
white tulle laid in folds, with narrow
edge Of black net at the edge Cf the
brocades. At her girdle was a black
velvet and jet ornament from which
extended black tulle streamerss fin