Evening journal., 1916-01-29
Miss RAMSAY BRIDE
TODAY OF Mr.. ferris
Brilliant Nuptial Ceremony
Is Performed at Noon In
Trinity P. E. Church
SPRING FLOWERS
FORM DECORATIONS

Of beautiful wedding at noon today
vixen Miss Elizabeth Gouvenour Nor
ris Ramsay daughter Of Major and
Mrs. William G. Ramsay. became the
bride OF Van wyck Ferris. son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Morris Patterson Ferris. Of
Garden City. l.. ] The Rev Frederick !
Nj. Kirkus. rector of Trinity Church Z
omclated
Tho bride. who was given in mar
1iagc by her father. was attended by /
her sister. Miss Carol Ramsay. as
maid of honor. and by Miss Constance /
Moore. Miss Eleanor Pyle, Miss Lydia
Chichester. Miss Virginia Kirkus. OF
Vassar. Miss Valerie Marhury. OF Bal |
flmoro. Md. and Miss Margery Lee. ot
Philadelphia. as bridesmaids. Another
sister Miss Jane r. Ramsay, and a !
cousin. Miss Polly Hoffecker. attended
a. bridesmaidlets. while the little
Misses Margaret and Dorothy Roberts
OF Rideewood. n. j., nieces OF tho
bridegroom were flower girls.
NJ. Douw Ferris. of New York CITY
was his brothers best man. while the
,shers were Edward A. Townsend, OF
New York: Arthur DUPONT Chandler
Jr of Philadelphia: Nelson Leitch, OF
Haskell. y. j., Arthur du Bois, OF
Now York. Joseph Gales Ramsay, a
brothor of the bride. of Princeton
University. and Howard Pyle, of this |
city.
The bride wore gown OF heavy |
ivory satin made with a long square |
court train The bodice was draped |
with Duchess lace while the skirt !
was draped in the panier effect with |
the same lace I2scaded over the tram
The lace used on the bridal gown
was worn ny Major Ramsay's mother |
A mlle veil caught in the latest cap |
effect with real orange blossoms
completed the bridal costume. The
brides bouquet was shower OF
lilies OF the valley.
Miss Carol Ramsay, as maid OF
honor. wore a charming gown OF blue
chiffon taffeta. trimmed with panniers
of pale blue moussslein and rose pink
talfeta She wore a blue messaline
hat with a gold lace brim, faced with
pale blue chiffon.
The bridesmaids wore dainty frocks
oi pink chiffon taneta, trimmed with
pale pink mousselein panniers and
blue taffeta They wore gold lace
brimmed hats with crowns of blue
messaline and edges Of pink satin.
Pink chiffon faced the brims, while
simple folds OF blue messalt = around
the crowns we're the only trimmings.
Both the maid of honor and brides
maids Gowns were made very short
with three tiny rufiies at the bottoms
OF the skirts. Their hats were of
the broad brimmed sailor shape. The
maid OF honor's gown was daintily ~
1n by silver slippers and stockings,
while the bridesmaids wo', pink sa In
slippers to match their gowns.
As bridesmaidlets MISS Honecker
and Miss Jane 4. Ramsay wore white
chiffon frocks trimmed with pink taft
feta. while the flower girls wore
dainty lingerie dresses with blue rib
bons. All the attendants carried
shower bouquets of spring flowers
tied with tulle TO match their gowns,
with the exception of the little flower
girls. who carried dainty baskets
dlled with a profusion Of spring
flowers.
Mrs Ramsay. mother of the bride.
wore a gray imported gown with a
corsaEe bouquet Of freezia and pink
BaFardia.
Mrs. r. T. Candy. the brides grand
mother. wore handsome gown OF
black chiffon velvet trimmed with jet
aud black thread lace. with duchess
lace around the neck. while Mrs
George Honecker. an aunt OF the
BRIDE wore gown Of gray faills
rimmed with silver.
Thr srruafimc note was emphasize.
in fhe decorations at both ihe chwc
and fhe lou-e. flowers Of that seasol
forming thc chief motif oi the decorative
srhelnes Az fhe church the pcws Dc
served lor the relatives and guests wer
marked ritb white ribbon and bouquet
If ro.e-. Decorations at fhe house wer
nor, ei.'irafc. Tie porch was enclose
and was filled with a profusion IT nj
-Urfs Of -Tring lnwer-. including Nio
ief. snap dragon. lilac. dafodil-. mig
n0urtto. roses. . sisie- and buttercupi
riilo Palms. lerns and other plant
inrmei a pretty haci ground. An arc
NJ Sou Boo .milay divided the library
81 fhe east eud of which the bridal partl
uas srted ihc ncddine breakfast lh
fiuiug raom. uhefc tine remainder ~ th
.uests were -oVrd was attraciifel.
f.eflvtei nifh proiu-ion q spriu.
forer- and pofted plants.
The usual mode OF procession wai
7nserVed. the ushers leading follow
ri by The bridesmaids bridesmaid
lets. Slower girls. maid of honor. anf
lastly. The bride. on the arm Of he
father. The groom and his best mar
met the bridal party az the chance
While the guests we're assemblin
me Following musical program wa
played by T. Leslie Carpenter. orgai
ist Of the church: In the Garden
from the Rustic Wedding" by ca
Goldmark; March Nuptals."
Etheibert Nevin: "Humoresque."
DVorak; Spring Song" by Afr
Hollins: and Russian Romance"
Heinrich Holman. Upon the
trance Of the bridal party the orgi
list played the bridal music from L,
engrin while the Mendelssohn Rec
sional was played following the ce
mony.
Immediately after the ceremony
reception was held and a wedd
breakfast was served at the residei
Of the brides parents. No 913 De
ware avenue. Several hundred que
were present from New York. PEI
sylyania, Maryland. Long Island 4
from this city and State. AmC
the out-of-town guests were:
J. d. Allen OF Buffalo. n. Y,
George Douglas Ramsey of Newpl
A. ord afrc Martin Ramsay