The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1916-08-04

With simple elegance the dominant
charm, the marriage of Miss Mary
Riordan to Mr.. Robert Leonard Cham
bers was solemnized on Wednesday
morning, the second of August.
At the hour of seven, the bride and
groom, with members of their fami-
lies, received Holy Communion priv
ately in the chapel of the Sisters OF
Loretto and at ten the wedding
guests, presented their cards OF adj
mission, which was necessary because
of the seating capacity of the church,
to MIR. Gerard T. Wall, Mr.. Richard
White and Mr.. Arthur Riordan and
were seated in the pews. The low
strains of the wedding march an
nounced the coming of the bridal
party as they entered the church form
the convent court yard.
, First came the groomsmen, Mr..
Theodore Murphy, Mr.. Raymond Bah
bitt and Mr.. Walter Chambers; fol-
lowing came the maids, Miss Marga-
ret Rabbit, Miss Blanche Riordan
and Miss Helen Babbitt, each in an
exquisite frock of harmonizing shades
of silver lace and pom-pons of green
tulle.
The chief attendant, Miss Anna
Riordan, sister of the bride came next
her girlish fairness enhanced by her
gown of sea foam green net draped
over pineapple satin and caught with
silver tassels. Each attending maid
carried graceful crooks of white with
orange blossoms caught in huge bows
of tulle. The bride came next on the
arm of her father; her dark hair and
vivid coloring making her charming
picture in her exquisite gown of satin
with an over drape of silver lace with
glints of gold.
The traditional court train and long
bridal veil was held in place with
orange blossoms. She carried show
er bouquet of white orchids and lilies
of the valley, while her only ornament
was brooch-designed in sapphires
and diamonds-the gift of the groom.
The groom, supported by his broth
er Mr.. Horace Edward Chambers, fol-
lowed. The bride and groom, the
bridesmaid and groomsman then took
their places before pris-dieus within
the sanctuary.
Reverend Cyprian Vabre, vested in
cope, and attended by Masters James
Rabbit and Robert Riordan as acoly-
ties, received the bridal couple at the
altar and pronounced the solemn rit-
ual service, uniting them in matri-
mony.
The officiating priest, then assumed
the vestments for mass which was
begun at once. This was low nup-
tial mass, the nuptial blessing given
to the couple kneeling at the altar
steps just before the beginning of the
last gospel, proceeded by few words
of instruction, pertinent to the duties
of the married state, after which the
final blessing was pronounced.
The church of the. Nativity on this
occasion presented an effective tho
simple decorative arrangement OF
greenery with the stately lily as its
complement.
Curtains of smilax draped the altar
and colonnade of smilax--festooned
pillars, increasing in height as the
altar was approached, linked together
with chains of vines, formed an ave-
nue. of greenery through which the
bridal party passed.
The ceremony and setting were
made as simple as possible, while
leaving out no word of the 'splendit
ritual of the catholic church yet the
impression left was that Of charm and
dignity.
The low strains during the service
played by Mrs. w. F. Griffin, blended
now into the familiar Mendelssohn
and the bridal party passed out the
west door of the church.
The wedding guests left immediate
ly for the Riordan home and there
extended congratulations to the bride
and groom. At twelve o'clock thu
wedding breakfast was served in thu
billiard hall, which presented seen,
of lovliness in its arrangement O
green and white-great boughs O.
pine lending their fragrance and tn
flowers giving the touch Of color. TIL
table was in the form Of the lette
III" and the crystal candle sticks he'll
delicate green tulle shades through
which the light softly glowed. Low
bowls Of lovely white flowers witt
maiden hair ferns and smilax wer
set at intervals about the board an,
billowy bows of tulle hung from tn
chaudeliars