Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-04
A NEW BRIDAL PROCESSION.
Attendants in Single File at Palmer
johnson Church Wedding.

Thursdays New York Times said:
The wedding of Franklin Wheeler
Palmer, Jr., a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin W. Palmer of Stonington,
Conn, and New York city, and Miss
Loue EsteIIe Johnson, a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Johnson of
sol West End avenue, was celebrated
at 4.3O o'clock Wednesday afternoon in
the Church of the Heavenly Rest, For
ty-fifth street and Fifth avenue. the
ceremony being performed by the Rev.
Herbert Shipman, rector of the church,
Masses of mountain laurel banked the
chanceI sides and vases of white roses
were on the altar.
Miss johnson, whose father gave her
in marriage, wore a short Skirted white
satin frock with a full length tunic of
tulle finished in tiny points over chif-
fon and satin. The low-necked cor
sage was chiefly point lace. as were
the sleeves, and lace also appeared in
peplum effect below the girdle. A long,
square, plain satin court train fell
from the shoulders, and a full width
veil of point applique and roSepOint
an heirloom in the brides family. was
arranged in a. frill effect, with orange
blossoms, over her couture. She wore
several diamond ornaments and car
ried a shower of lilies of the valley and
white orchids.
Mrs. Alfred ]. Chantillon, a sister of
the bridegroom, was the matron of
honor, and Miss May Johnson, a sister
of the bride, was the maid of honor
The Misses Helen Lockwood of Mont
clair, N. J., and Hazel Martin of
maids. They were gowned alike in pink
radium silk frocks. Their gowns, like
some seen at former weddings this
season, also struck an entirely new
note; this time it was in the odd over
dress of tunic. The upper part of the
ell Of
lace, a heavy design on a net founda-
ton, and the foundation skirts or pet
ticoatS were Of the same lace over
pale pink chiffon. The lower half of
the corsages were of the radium silk,
gathered, and between the corsage and
peplum was a folded girdle of glacial
blue and silver.
All of the attendants carried arm
bouquets of Killarney roses and lilies
Of the valley.
A new feature in the arrangement
of the bridal procession was that of
the brides attendants going in single
flee up the nave instead Of in pairs
and also the coming of the maid of
honor alone down the nave to meet
the bridal party before it proceeded to
the altar.
Mr. PaImers best man was Alfred
J. ChatilIon, his brother-in-law. and
the ushers were Donald Durant, VIII
liam Wilson Herrick, Z. Eversley Ben
nett, Roy Kendall Patterson, and
Charles F. Patterson.
The wedding reception was held in
the Hotel Gotham ballroom, the dec
orattons being palms and roses. After
their bridal trip Mr.. and Mrs Palmer
will live in New York. Mr.. Palmer
descends from the old Palmer family,
which was one of the founders of the
town of Stonington, Conn.,, and Mrs.
Palmer's forebears date back In New
York state to 1913
Stonington Pointers.
Carroll Trumbull, whose summer
home is in Elm street, has gonee to his
home in Hartford for a few days.
Frank Gearity has returned to Hart
ford, where ne is employed in the
Palmer drug store.
Sheriff Sidney a Browns reappofnt-
ments of Deputy Sheriffs William T.
Broughton, William II. Casey and
James E. F. Brown. is satisfying to
the people of this section.
The Lopez Fire Alarm company has
been awarded a contract to install the
system in Westport, Conn The sys-
tenn was recently installed in Fairfield
and officially accepted last week
Miss Anne Atwood is entertaining
at her home in the borough, Mrs. Jo-
seph Harvey of Detroit, Miss Caroline
Cove of Salem, Mass, Miss Dolly
Whaley of Norfolk, Va, Miss Anne
Hooper of New York, and Miss Marion
Lowell, of Saco, Maine.
The Chesbro Fift and Drum CORDS
has been engaged by the Rhode Island
Ones for the parade of the Westerly
Fire department, Saturday afternoon.
Dr.. Leslie NJ. eager lis on q vacation