The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-12-06
LITTON- COMMON WED
DING.

wedding OF Miss Elizabeth
Donaldson Common, youngest
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Chas
Common, to Mr.. John Wingfield
Litton, of Norton, son OF MIR.
and Mrs. Fillmore Lilton, of
Dot, Lee County, Wednesday
evening at six o'clock.
The impressive ring cerc-
lnony was used by Rev. w. N.
Wagner, the officiating minis
ter.
The color scheme of yellow
and green was carried ont very
effectively in the decorations in
the rooms of the whole lower
floor by beautiful potted palms
and hot house ferns, yellow
candles in crystal candeiabras,
soft yellow shaded chandeliers
festooned with strands of south,
ern smilax, yellow and white
French baskets, the handles
being twined with yellow tulle
and smilax filed with gorgeous
giant yellow chrysantherlums.
Streamers of yellow tulle tied
to small white posts formed the
aisle to the improvised altar in
the parlor over which was an
arch of smilnx and large bell
of white chrysanthemums, back
of which were palms and has
kets of yellow chrysan.
themums.
Miss Janet Bailey, tastefully
dressed in white organdie over
yellow with yellow accessories
carrying an arm bouquet of
sun burst roses, received the
guests at the door.
Before the entrance of the
bridal party, Miss Memo Vine
yard, beautifully dressed in
green taifeta, played a selection
on the piano, after which Miss
Olga Horton, tastefully dressed
in yellow taffcta, sang al Love
You Truly, both wearing cor
sages of sun burst roses Then
to the beautiful strains form
Lohcngrins Bridal Chorus the
bridal party entered the room,
Mr.. John Litton with his best
man, Mr.. james Fleming, of
Norton, then Little Miss Louise
Holton, beautifully dressed in
white orgnndie with green rib
bons, and Master Charles Con
nor III, dressed in white broad
cloth, entered and united the
tulle ribbon leading to the alter,
followed by Master Charles
Pierpont, nephew of the bride,
dressed in white broadcloth car
rying the ring in n large yellow
chrysanthemum Little Misses
Elizabeth Pierpont and Janet
Gilmer, nieces of the bride and
groum, the flower girls, beauti
fully dressed in white organdie
wearing yellow ribbons. enter
ed, scattering rose petals from
little white baskets. Then en-
tered the maid of honor, Miss
Mary Conner, sister of the bride,
who was beautiful in an ex-
quisite dress of green taffeta
combined with green tulle and
silver cloth wearing silver slip
pers and halo hat of green
tulle carrying an arm bouquet
Of spectrum chrysanthums,
followed by the bride, Miss
Elizabeth Conner, on the
arm Of her brother. Mr..
Chas. Connor,J r., of Marytown,
w. Va, who gave her in mar
rage. The bride was dressed
in u handsome midnight blue
chiffon broadcloth suit with
mole skin trimmings with blue
accessories, carrying shower
boquet of brides roses and ILL
lies of the valley. Her only
ornament being a platinum bar
pin set with diamonds and
pearls, the gift of the groom.
Immediately after the cere
mony beautiful reception was
given tho guests in the dining
room, where Mrs. |. Q. Taylor
presided at the punch bowl and
Misses Retta Thompson, Flor
ence Mccormick and Harding,
dressed in evening dresses,
served the guests delicious
green and yellow brick ice
cream and heart and diamond
shaped green iced cakes.
An elaborate cayan cnuraa