The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-22

With drawing rooms converted into
palm gardens sweet spring flowers
oiossoming in unexpected hooks ana
corners, spotless Easter lilies blush
ing under the dim light of cathedral
candies and fairy-like creatures car
Tying flowers and good wishes to the
Strains of old, old music. the coming
week may well be called--bride's
week. Showers OF linen and silver
and crystal will foretell the events
and the wedding bells. suspended from
the delicate silver threads over the
wedding cake, will tinkle as the young
bride of today cuts the snowy nil
from beneath it. 1t will smile amid
IL t!nkling at the eager anticipation
. OF the pretty maids awaiting the fate
II will soon disclose. OF all symbols
believed in most firmly by the girl
Of today, who laughs at the super
stftions OF grandmother's day, is this
Affair of the wedding cake. There Is
more excitement over the slice she
chooses than there was in choosing
Acr frock. for she may find the ring,
the dime or the wishbone--these all
promise something. but suppose she
choose another slice. Alas, the little
silver thimble Is not a welcome treas
ure in the wedding cake. though there
= this consolation. that on one OF the
seven nights In which she expects
70 dream. the spell Of the thimbie
may be broken.
That rings have been cut in former
cakes lis not TO be denied when one
chances at the wedding calendar of
brides week
Tuesday at 8 p NJ. Miss Marie
Sands, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
way r Sands, OF 1926 Hanover ave
nue.. becomes the bride of Augustus
Tayeau SiEnons, OF Alabama
Wednesday at $40 o'clock Miss
/ Calva Watson becomes the bride OF
Tfrcy Walton wooton in the home
OF Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sutton. of
Hermitage road. At 7;3o o'clock Miss
Fannie Russell E,ppes will become tho
bride of Joseph August Heisier in
Union Station church.
Thursday at 1880 A. NJ. Miss Marie
Eliza beth Martha Won Gemmingen be-
comes the bride Of Bruce Bowe In
her home. I0s North Harrison street
Saturday morning Miss Virginia
Abbott watkins. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs Walter a Watkins. becomes tho
bride OF Paul Christian. OF Bon Air.
| In the home of the bride, 3l6 North
Harrison street Miss Katherine
Hagan. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
&c Hagan. becomes the bride OF John
EGifyord SHELTON in her home. 400 East
Franklin street At $40 o'clock Miss
Julia langhorne Cone becomes the
bride Of Or Claude G. Coleman in her
home 1905 West Franklin street.
Marriage OF Interest
marriage Of much interest dur
# Ing the coming week is that OF Miss
Julia II. Nixelie. formerly of Knox
| Vile Tenn, now OF Richmond. to
Mr.. Henry A. French, Jr, OF Atlanta,
|Ga. The marriage will take place
very quietly on Tuesday in Grace
street Baptist church
The bride Is the daughter OF MT.
| w. G Mizelle. of this city. Mr..
French was formerly from Nashville,
[.renn.. but is now of Atlanta
After May Mr., and Mrs. French
~,iI make their home in Atlanta. Ga.
Rruch-Cs19l.
OF ,nterest here was the wedding
tr Washington Thursday at $:3o
o'clock Of Miss Marian Russell Cecil.
daughter OF Colonel G. r. Cecil. Y.
| Ia 4. and Mrs. Cecil. to Alfred F..
Rruch. son OF Mr. and Mrs. F. w,
Rr,,ch. of Cleveland Rev. c. Ernest
1he home of tho brides parents The
Aride's only attendant was Miss
Nancy Ieary Patton. OF Richmond,
Following a Northern trip, Mr.. ana
Mira Rruch will motor TO their coun-
try home, Ben Lomond." near Manas-
sas. Va.
Mcbanc-Joncs-
A Greensboro, n. c., wedding OF
last wednesday Is of pa Ft4etlaE :
1 erest TO friends of the bridal party
IN this city. Miss Marion Aber-
crombie Jones. the bride. Is the
laughter OF Mrs. J. Sterling Jones,
ma the groom is Banks Holt Me-
name. of Greensboro. The ceremony
took place at o'clock in the even
1nr At tho home OF the brides
mother. s45 North Elm street. and
vas performed by Rev. c. F. Myers
before a beautiful altar OF palms and
snrinr flowers. Karl Won Wiegand.
\ we'll Unknown violinist. played during
1he ceremony md Mrs Cummings
N. Mebane sang "Movis" and Louis
Hood sang AT Dawning."
Stuart Jones. OF Richmond. gave
his sister In marriage and Miss Vir-
| rinia Stuart Jones. of Richmond. was
|the brides only attendant The bride
wore an imported gown of Brussels
|iace over duchess satin and her veil
[of real Cortadina lace was fastened
| with real orange blossoms. She car
ried a shower Of Brides roses and
lilies of tine valley. Miss Virginia
Jones wore white tulle over silver
|cloth and carried Killarney roses
Later in the evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mebaue left for the North.
Personals.
Mrs. w. B. Miller. Clio Miller ave-
|nue, Barton Heights, left Monday
|for an extended visit to relatives in
FLORIDA and South Carolina.
Mrs. Lindsay Patterson. OF Win
|ston- Salem, N. c.. will be the guest
this week OF Mrs. J. Allison Hodges.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Rueger re-
turned yesterday from their wedding
"trip and are now Mt home ut 1908
|Grove avenue. Mrs. Rueger. who
was Miss Jeanette Iindner, will be
lat home 30 her friends on Wednes-
day.
Mrs. James Garner. Jr., and Mrs.
william p. Thurston have returned
Ifrom visit with friends in Balti-
more and Philadelphia.
Miss Marie Won Gemingen has AZ
her guest Miss Virginia Dickens. Of
Newport News.
Mrs. A. H. Sands. Jr., and her
Eoung son. William Reeve Sands. of
fxsYyxa hath CITY n l. ara vist4au~