The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-04
PooLoWENs.
(The Newberry Observer }


On Thursday evening at six o'clock
at the home of the brides mother,
Mrs. Tench Carson Pool, was SOL
emnized the marriage of her daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Frances Pool to Rob-
ert Spencer Owens, of Mccormick.
Much of the interest of the week in
Newberry society was centered in
the event. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. E. V. Babb, pastor
of the First Baptist church, in the
presence of the relatives and init
mate friends of the two families.
The house decorations wer ebeauti-
full, the spacious rooms lending
themselves in ideal fashion to the
decorative scheme of smilax, ferns
and flowers. In the drawing-room,
where the ceremony was performed,
an improvised altar of ferns in the
eastern window was exceptionally
artistic and effective and threw into
relief. the four white graduated pc
destals linked together with tulle,
each topped with branching silver
candelabrum holding tiers Of burn
ing candles.
After the guests had assembled
Mrs. Jesse Wilson of Spartanburg
sang a group of appropriate songs
accompanied on the piano by mis-:
Margaret Burton. Miss Mary
Quarles Link of Abbeville, played
the wedding march, at the frs
strains of which little Julia Week.
and Brantly Pelham, nieces of tht
bride, dressed in dainty white frock!
drew broad white ribbons across thu
hall to the drawingroom to form al
aisle for the wedding party; they
were followed by Sumter da Vegs
and Ellerbe Pelham, little nephew'
Of the bride, who unrolled the white
canvass. ".-
The bridesmaids, Misses Anne
Jones and Rosalyn Hipp, wore be
coming gowns Of electric blue satil
and carried pink carnations. Th'
brides sister, Mrs. Henry Da Vega
of Chester, who attended her a
dame of honor, was beautiful!
gowned in electric blue crepe me
teor with silver trimmings. Mex
came the pretty little maid Of homo
the brides niece, Miss Carolin
Weeks, wearing a lovely accordian
pleated gown of baby blue crepe d
chine trimmed with tiny pink rose
and carrying basket of pink swee
peas. The tiny little ring-bearel
Carolyn Da Vega, carrying the rim
concealed in the heart of a whit
carnation, preceded the bride, VIII
made charming picture as she en-
tered on the arm of her brother
Jordan Pool, of the Coast Artiller,
of Charleston, and was met at tn
altar by the groom attended by hi
brother, Will Owens, of Clinton, a
best man. "AngePs Serenade" wa
softly played during the impressiv
ceremony.
AS a pretty bit of sentiment, tn
bride wore her eldest sisters wed
ding gown of soft white crepe me
teor with trimmings of handsom
lace; her veil, worn cap effect, fel
in graceful folds to the end of he
court train, her bouquet was BRIDE
roses showered with valley lilies.
In the dining-room, where ;
tempting sala dcourse was served
the decorations were in pink AM
green. The table in the center wa
covered with a handsome lace spreat
in the center of which stood a larg'
cut glass vase holding counties
delicate pink carnations. From tn
vine traced chandelier abov
streams of misty maline were draw
down to the corners of the table ant
tied in fluffy bows. In the room
across the hall, at a prettily ap
pointed table, Mrs. James McIntosl
and Mrs. w. H. Carwile poured cof
fee, which, with fruit cake was serv
ed the guests by Mrs. o. L. Schum
pert, Mrs. Robert Holmes, Miss Lin
da Welch and Miss Annie Bynum
In this room was displayed an un
usually large and handsome collec
tion Of presents representinp th,