The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-20
R|KER Girl WEEDS
1ST LIEUTENANT
. IN ENGLISH ARMY
Brilliant Ceremony Takes
Place This Afternoon In
Fairfield.
MISS USHER rs TO
BE HEARD IN CITY
connecticut State Suffrage
Association Sets Con-
vention Date.

Society folk from this and other
cities to the number of over a thou
sand gathered in Fairfield this after
noon to attend the wedding of Miss |
Edith Whiting Rtker and Lieutenant |
Bertram Ainsworth, which was SOL |
emnized in st. Pau1's church at 4:30 |
O'Clock. Miss, Riker. who has occu- |
pied a prominent place in social cir |
cles in this city and New York since
her debut few seasons ago Is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew L.
Riker Of Fairfield. Lieutenant Aims
worth Of London, England, is mem
Der of the British Commission on duty
In this country, and at present Is sta
toned in Cleveland, o. There were
many uniforms in evidence and the
atmosphere was distinctly military.
st. Paurs church WASH most artistic
ally decorated by John Reck & Son,
and made an ideal setting for the we'd
ding party The side walls and chan
eel were festooned with Southern
srnilax and on the deep lodges of the
windows on either side of the church
were placed tall vases of white chry-
santhemums. In the chancel were
palm ferns and bay trees, while the
altar was a solid mass of Ascension
~@~~O~
was filled with the pure white blooms
while on the left at the pulpit stood
a tall vase of the lilies. On the first
two pews were tied bouquets of lilies
and chrysanthemums and from these
the ribbons ran back setting aside the
pews for the families and speciai
guests Two more bouquets of lilies
and chrysanthemums marked the
/ place where the reserved space ended
| Alvin c. Breu1, organist at St
johns church was at the organ and
he played a selected program previous
] to the entrance of the bridal party
These selections were: Introduction
from the Third act Of Lohengrin,
Wagner; Ario, from Samson and
Delilah, Saint-Saens; Largo, from
/ Xerxes, Handel; Evening Star, from,
Tannhauser, Wagner. At 4:30 the
| strains of the beautiful Bridal Chorus
i from Lohengrfn swelled through the
church as the bridal party entered and
made its way with measured steps to
the altar where Lieutenant A1nsworth
attended by his best man, Captain
Critchiey Of London, England, awaited
his BRIDE
| While the strains of ooh, Promise
Me- DeKoven stole softly through the
church, weaving a golden fabric OF
melody around. the words, Archdeacor
Allan e. Beeman read the beautiful
Episcopal service uniting the couple
Miss Riker. was given in marriage by
her father and she made most beau
tiful bride.
In her wedding gown of heavy satir
which hung in straight lines with it.
i wonderful train of brocaded velve
lined with cloth of silver and girdlet
with silver and pearls, she looked re
gal and as if she had, stepped from
some old world picture. This effec
: was Strengthened by her veil of tull,
which on the head took the form of
high Russian coronet of lace ant
pearls. In her arms she carried :,
sheaf of pure white orchids
Miss Charlotte Riker, whose en-
gagenaent to Lieutenant Heyt PER-,
was announced short time ago, at
tended her sister as maid of honor
; Her gown was of lavendar taffeta of
: delicate shade, with bib and aprel
. effect carried out in hemstitching o
! silver threads Her hat was of vel
: vet in a harmonizing shade with
crown of ostrich feathers. She CARRIE
; an arm bouquet of yellow chrysanthe
, NUNS tied with chiffon.
! Miss Mary Haskell, Miss Margare
j Strong, Miss Gertrude Hoyt and Mis-
Ruth Riker of New York. all cousin
! of the bride, and Miss Gladys Conns1
of Scranton; Pa, were the brides
;, maids and their gowns were replica
1 of that worn by the maid Of homo
: except that. they were maize coI6rst
4 and they carried lavendar chrysanthe
: NUNS Their hats were of brow
9 | velvet.
| FilI-1 r,.1-
brother of the bride, Lieutenant Hoy
Perry, Jonathan Grout, and. Ensig
) George Cat1in.
. After the ceremony there was a bi
1 reception at the Riker home whic
/ | had been converted into a veritabl
floral bower, In the reception ROOF
: on the left where Lieutenant an
n | Mrs Ainsworth received was a ban
r of, palms, the chandeliers and sid
: walls festooned with. snilax, and til
: mante1 banked with bride roses an
g | chrysanthemums. In the hall
. great deal of srnilax was used and ia
d vases of light lavendar chrysanth,
: NUNS added pleasing note Of colo
r In the music room SpeidePs orche
d ira played a selected program behiI
a screen of palms and bay trees ar
4. on the mantei were massed the lavel
v udF pink -CIlFyStdHtHoiliutIiS LII Il
q dining room where Sherry of Ne
\ York served the wedding breakfaa
\. a large plateau of bride roses w
r. used for the centerpiece. On ii
r mantel were banked the chrysanth
l. mumG, lavendar. yet almost pink
n. tone, and tall vases Of these f1owe
e. were set in the corners. All throuf
e. the house with the exception of II
o room in which the bridal party we
s. stationed, this same color scheme W
e. used.
c. Both the wedding and the rece
n. ton were very brilliant and Liel
v and Mrs. Ainsworth left very ear
a. in the evening on their weddi
p trip. They are to be located for
while in Cleveland, where Lie
. Ainsworth is inspecting militia
trucks. Miss Riker had been mu
entertained in the weeks previous
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