The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-04-06
RICE-EWAN
Wedding Of Two Prominent Young
People SOIemnized At Mill Creek
Christian Church Wednesday.

A wedding of great beauty as well as
prominence, took place Wednesday
afternoon at the Mill Creek Chris
tian church, when Miss Julia Duvall
Rice became the wife of Mr. James
Werner Evan before an audience of
friends that crowded the building to
capacity.
Miss Rice is the daughter of County
Judge and Mrs. w. n. Rice of the
county, a most beautiful and accom-
plished young lady and a social IA
vorite. Mr.. Evan is son of Mr..
Avery Evan, and prominent farmer
of Fleming county.
The church altar was a thing of
beauty, being artistically decorated
with ferns, smilax and carnations, the
color scheme of pink and white being
carried throughout, and as the bridal
party stood grouped about, the rays
of many cathedral candles spreading
their light, made a most beautiful pic
ture
Promptly at 1 O'Clock the musical
program was begun by Mrs. Marvin
Early and Mrs. Charles Williams sang
swoetly "'Till the Sands of the Desert
Grow Cold" At the approach of the
wedding party Lohengrin's wedding
march was beautifully played.
First down the left aisle came Miss
Mary Frances Key beautifully gowned
in pale blue silk draped in georgette
crepe en- train, carrying a shower OF
pink carnations, and down the right
aisle the minister, Rev. J. l.. Finnell.
Then down the left aisle came Miss
Elizabeth Leedom Walker, cousin OF
the bride, tastefully gowned in pale
green georgettc crepe and chiffon,
with pan velvet train, carrying a show
er of pink carnations and across in
the right aisle Giles Fleming Rice, also
cousin of the bride. Then followed
down the left aisle the matron-of-
honor, Mrs. Preston Pickett. beauti-
fully gowned in chiffon over pink tat
feta en- train, carrying a shower of
white carnations. Following the mat
ron-of-honor came the beautiful little
flower girl, Dorothy Rice, sister of
the bride The bride then followed,
leaning on the arm of her brother, j.
II. Rice VIII gave her to the groom,
who had arrived at the altar from the
other aisle accompanied by his broth
er, Early Evan, of Greenville, Ky, his
best man.
The bride wore an elaborate gown
of corded satin draped with marqui-
settle en- train, with trimmings of silver
lace and pearls caught here and there
with orange blossoms. Over all a
cloud of tulle with a crown on her
brow of orange blossoms and carry
ing a shower of Brides roses. She
never looked lovelier than when she
stood before the officiating Minister to
take upon herself the sacred vows.
After the benediction the wedding
party passed by opposite aisles to the
strains of Mendelssohn Wedding
March to the outside, where autOmo-
biles waited to take the party to the
home of Judge Rice. There Mrs.
Evan changed her beautiful gown
for a lovely blue serge suit with pic
ture hat, in which she was most
stylish and attractive. From there
the happy couple were hurried tol
Maysville to board c. & o. train No,
for a bridal trip.
The Public Ledger joins with the
many friends of the happy young
couple in wishing them every joy and
happiness in life that is possible.
The wedding gifts were costly and
numerous, running into the hundreds
of dollars. One of the most beautiful
was an exquisite chest of silver given
by the county officials.