The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04
The M'LAIN-STECER
MARRIAGE BRILLIANT
PROMINENT YOUNG DAWSON.
IAN CLAIMS YOUNG LADY
OF TEXAS FOR BRIDE

rived an Dawson Friday morning
from their wedding trip and are at
nome with Mrs. W. A. McLain. The
bride, who represents an old and
prominent family of Texas. is quite
an acquisition to Dawson society,
and will be cordially received by the
groom's hosts of friends, who are
extending heartiest congratulations
on his good fortune.
After graduating at the State uni
Verslty Mr.. McLain assumed the man.
agement of the large business built
up by his father, the late w. A. Nc
Lam, who was one of the most hon
ored citizens of Dawson. The young
man has already established an en-
VlaDle reputation for business ability
and integrity, and is quite popular
socially, The following account of
the wedding of this young couple
from Bonhaven, Texas, paper, the
nome of the bride, will be of wide
interest:
AT the end of a perfect day" verv
fittlngly heralded the marriage last
evening of Miss Maryanne Steger to
Kenneth McLain, of Georgia, which
mas been of such interest to friends
here where the bonny bride was rear
ed and has lived all her sweet Young
life with the exception of the past
few years spent in school in Wash
lngton, and in Virginia.
Very apropos of these war-times
was the simple, but beautiful, cere-
mony of the wedding of these Young
lives in this splendid old Colonial
home. One could scarce keep back
tear as the bridal party descended
the broad stairs, preceded by three
young cousins of the bride who were
home on furlough for the wedding.
Jno. W. Russell H., Sam Meade and
Jim B. Russell II. To the elder guests
this brought memories of by-gone
days, and to others tears and fears
for days of the future, since these
young men are waiting their call-to-
arms for active service in France.
The brides home, which was also
the home of the brides mother in her
glrlhOod days, was attractively deck
ed with garlands of Southern smilax
and exquisite Major Bonnafon chry-
santhemums They had the appear
ance of bouquets of snow-balls among
the greeneries.
Rev. little, of the First Methodist
church, used the beautiful ring cere.
mony in uniting the couple in a short
but very impressive manner. The
bride was given in marriage by her
father, Col. Ed Steger.
Mrs. F. C. Allen sang two pre-
nuptial numbers, "My Song to You, 4"
and Until" both given very sweetly
and with feeling, as she has been a
hclose friend to the family for years,
Mrs. Richard Saunders playing the
accompaniment, after which she
played "The Bridal Chorus" from
Lohengrin as the bridal procession
descended the stair. First came the
cousins in martial tread clad in uni
form. Next Mary Russell and Mar
garet Jones led the way for the
brides maids. These two little girls
wore frocks of pink and green, the
chosen colors for the wedding being
rose and apple green. Each one car
ried single big chrysanthemum. The
maids, Misses Inez Weathersby, Luz
Gle Grey, Eloise Chapman, Margaret
White, Elizabeth Halsell, Dewey
Belle Swope, Eula Agnew, Lois
Evans, Dorothy Duncan, of Ada,
Okla, Sophie Birge, of Sherman,
Guyon Barron, of Van Alstyne and
Lii Atchison, of Nashville, Tenn,
followed alternately, gowned in or
nate creations of rose and green chif-
fon-velvets, or satins with georgette,
and embellishments of iridescent
bandings and sequins made in bout
FAINT and bustle-drape effects-each
would have done credit to beau
monde as they looked like Partisan
models. They carried corsage colo
NAL boquets of pom-pons tied with
cord and tassels.
Then came the petite bride, look
ing radiantly happy leaning on her
fathers arm, in full bridal attire-a
Duchess satin brocade with court
train falling from her shoulders, her
veil caught in back with sprays of
orange blossoms, then fell the length
of the train. The groom's gift was her
only ornament, a platinum crescent
of diamonds She was a delight to
behold, demure, charming and alto
gether lovely.
Mr.. McLain, attended by James
Alexander. was awaiting his bride.
Immediately following their marriage
the father and mother of the bride
stood with their new son and daugh-
ter to receive fluctuations, quite in
formally, there being no stiff re-
ceiving line, the gay maids being
allowed to chat with the guests, but,
they seemed to have eyes only for
the soldiers boys who had just arriv-
ed in time for the wedding.
In the library Miss Elizabeth White
kept the registry book. The jolliest
place of all was the dining room
where the young folks cut the brides
cake for lucky embIems. Rose ma