The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-13
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n Atlanta, Georgia. last evening, TIL
bride was Miss laura Shorter Covles
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, Johl
VI Shorter Cowles. Of Atlanta. Tn
groom. Charles Berkeley Wilson. Il
the son of Mi and Mrs George 4
Wilson, Of Upland. Pennsylvania
4 Rev w. r. Hendrix. pastor of st
Marks Methodist Church. perform
| ed the ceremony The brides home
sra Spring Street was beautifully
decorated with Smilax. roses and
pains. An improvjsed altar OF palms
and tail cathedral candles with a
canopy Of Easter lilies end white
roses Was arranged at one end of the
drawing room. The bride, enterin L
with her father. was sownel In white
tnile embroidered in rose designs.
with pearls and crystal beads over
silver cloth. Her veil OF tuile was
caught to her head with n wreath
OF orange blossoms She carried a
cascade bouquet or lilies of the val
ley showered with Easter lilies Miss
Sarah Chose Cowles. sister of the
bride, was maid OF honor. and Miss
Ns& tldH IlQd&SRtI- o. ttA5iNile. NFttEEl 4.
was bridesmaid, Their costumes
we've lavender tulle. touched with
silver. and they wore silver slippers.
Their bouquets were of yellow roses
showered with Parma violets Little
Miss Eliza beth Spaldine. as flower
! 6frl. wore a dainty frock Of white
lace and pink ribbons. and carried a
BASKET of pink roses and vioiets
William Eugene Harrington. Of
Atlanta, acted as best nsn. A re-
r&ption followed the ceremony. after
which Mr., and Mrs Wilson left for
Florida. On their return they will
make their home in Charlotte, North
Carolina.
Taylor--tsarnett
OF much interest to society here
and throughout the State is the wed
ding OF Miss laura Levering Car
nett daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. James
Garnett of Peach Grove" near
.Owenton, King and Queen County, to
John William Taylor, of King VIII
liam County. son OF William II
Taylor. OF Norfolk, and nephew Of
Judge and Mrs. owen Gwathmey.
The-4ceremony was performed AT II
o'clock on "Wednesday morning. De
cember 6. al Upper King and Queen
Church, Rev. Mr.. Frazer. pastor OF
the church. officiating 1t was an
old Fashioned country wedding, and
the church was decorated through
out in quantities Of running cedar.
evetgreens and fragrant white
Movers The altar was banked with
trailing vines and white blossoms.
and Miss Reed. OF King William.
played the wedding march.
4. TIE bride entered the church with
her father. who gave her away Her
wedding dress was fashioned OF soft
white crepe de chine and rare old
Lace. and her veil of illusion, which
Tell to the hem OF her gown, Was ar
ranged with a coronet OF orange
blossoms. She carried "A shower bon
\ quef Of Brides roses and ferns. John
sfswathmey, of King william. was the
kroom's best man, and Miss Eliza e
beth Cloybrook Dew, of Richmond,
Ras maid of honor. The bridesmaids
Included Misses Lucy and Anna
Hutchinson, Hilda Broaddus and Mat
\ tie Ma hon. and the groomsmen were
John NJ Garnet Edward Hutchin-
son. George Ellis and William Frank
: I'm Ellis
4 color scheme OF palest pink
blue and green was carried out lr
the costumes OF the maid OF honor
{ and bridesmaids. They wore unatn
frocks OF yoile and net embroidered
! In flowers and draped over silk.
Immediately after the ceremony A.
the church wedding breakfast was
given at the home of the brides par.
Y ents for the bridal party. immediate
i families and a few intimate friends
the same color scheme of green and
white used at the church was carried
Z OUT In the decorations, and the pretty
old rooms were arranged everyw here
IN evergreens and white flowers. Mr.
and Mrs. Taylor left later for wed
ding journey North.
Both bride and groom are widely
and prominently related in Richmond
ana their wedding last week united
two families distin guished for genera
ttons In the social and political his.
tory OF the State.
Weil-RuskelI
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. r Rusken an.
tor. Lizzie Dorsey. TO Mr.. Clifford
Wea. both OF this city The cere.
mcny was performed Tuesday. De.
cember -. 1915, In Washington. d
g. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Gunst and
Misc virgie Gray .Ruskell. OF this city
we're present at the ceremony.
Richmonders in Norfolk.
Much entertaining Is -hetng- aoaA-h,
Norfolk society in honor OF the women
attending the Southern Commercial
ConSress there. Many Richmond wo-
men are playing prominent parts al
these functions
ID. 4. II. Entertain
Yesterday afternoon, from 70 g
O'Clock, at the residence of Captain
William Eyre TAYLOR In Norfolk
the Great Bridge Chapter. Daughters
~ the American Revolution, enter
tanned at a reception given In COM
plin1ent TO the Woman's Auxiliary Of
The Southern Commercial Congress
and tall the distinguished women visi-
tors attending the congress The
quests were received by Miss Mamie
10. Kensett. regent of the Great Bridge
Ihapter. Miss Ieta Serpell. State re-
Gent OF the Daughters OF the Ameri-
en- Revolution; Miss Louise Lindsey,
president general OF the Woman's
auxiliary OF the Southern Commercial
N0nkress, and regent OF the Cumber-
land Chapter, ID. A. r.. Mrs Cordelia
Powell Odendhe!mer. president gem
seral T. ID. G.; Mrs Charles A. Nash.
regent OF the Fort Nelson Chapter
~ A. r.; Mrs. William Rufnn Cox.
Heesident OF the Colonial Danes Of
sR1Tg1nia. and Mrs. Walter Mclean. and
SAone assisting IN the dining room
aMere: Mrs. Hugh Nelson Page. Mrs.
|EAarles Webster. Misses Leila Taylor.
atxAbeth Baldwin, Harrie, Srsies