The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-21

anu Hiteu with brides roses and maiden
hair fern. They were connected with
gariands of maiden hair fern and smi-
lax.
| AT the first landing of the stairway
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Chalifoux, with
an orchestra of six pieces. furnished .
charming programme both before and
following the ceremony
White ribbons tied across the door.
way, removed at the first strains of
the LohengSin wedding march. were un-
! tied and drawn away to form an aisle
to the east wing of the house, where
the wedding party assembled, and
| through which they passed into the
drawing room and formed the beautiful
bridal tableau.
The first to enter were the grooms-
men, Mr.. Hugh McCary. Mr.. Cummings
Mr.. Jesse Atkins. Mr.. Mittlemiss, Mr.
| Mahoney and Mr. Houston Willis.
| They were followed by the brides
maids, Miss Margaret Nelson, Miss
Mary stiles. Miss Caroline Copeland
Miss Katherine Morrow. Miss Elenore
Massey and Miss Josephine Foster. who
| were lovely in gowns of jade green taf-
| feta with French blue trimmed with
filmy lace and silver, and with French
| flowers in orchid, rose and French blue
shades They carried the graceful
| shepherdess crooks, to which were at
tached French hats trimmed with hand
some satin flowers in French colors
tied with wide streamers of silver and
orchid ribbon and filed with Premier
| roses
Miss Josephine Evins. maid of honor
wore a beautiful Lucille costume Of
rose colored DuBarry silk. trimmed
| with French roses. She carried a gar
| land of Premier roses from which fell
l a shower of roses and valley lilies
I The brides mother. Mrs William Ket-
| tig, was matron of honor She wore an
exquisite gown of siIverv pink chit
fon, the corsage of which. was beauti-
fully drapped with a touch of silver lace
ana sllVery pink tulle. The train of
| velvet which was lined with silver. fell
in folds over the gracefully draped
skirt. Her flowers were a bonouet of
orchids and valley lilies.
Little Miss Dorothy Kettig.y sister of
the bride, was the flower girl Her frock
was French lace over turquoise blue
satin, with trimmings of silver and
French roses, in shades of pink. She
carried little French basket on her
arm filled with pink roses and valley
lilies.
The charming young bride entered with
1 her father Mr.. w. IT. Kettig, who gave
presented picture of youthful beauty.
Her gown of ivory bridal satin over
flesh satin, an especially designed Lucille
creation, was beautifully draped in tulle
with touches of silver, and tandem
broidered with flowers The long court
train, which was gracefully draped from
the shoulders. was fined with flesh satin
and in its embroidery reproduced the
flower motif. Her tulle veil, which fell
to the end of the train, was caught to
her hair with a spray of orange bios
SONS. Her bouquet was of orchids with
valley lilies
She was met at the altar by the BRIDE
groom, Mr.. J. Reese Murray, with his
best man, Mr.. w. Fl. Kettig, Jr.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Stockton Reese Murray father of
the groom, from Baltimore, and the Rev
Henry NJ. Edmonds.
While the impressive words were be-
ing pronounced a soft harp accompani-
uent was played by Mrs Chalifoux,
which added an artistic and beautiful eff
feet to the occasion.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held Mr.. and Mrs Kettig and the
bride and groom were assisted in receiving
by the girls of the bridal party and
other friends.
The dining room was arranged for the
occasion in a beautiful Venetian setting.
The table was covered with a handsome
Venetian gold lace cloth. The candle
sticks were Venetian black with garlands
of colored glass flowers There were
beautiful COMFORTS of duh gold with old
fashioned flowers. The bon bons were
most unusual and were held by dolphins
of Venetian glass. tied with gold bows.
In the center of the table was a magnif-
cent black Venetian glass bowl which
held rare and unusual fruits and flowers
in harmonious colors. The bon-bons
were Venetian fruits. Rare reproductions
of alabaster urns done in pale green
candy, with garands of grapes were
filled with paradise fruits. There were
, also dull gold platters of imported Ham
burg grapes in dull puppies and reds
The entire bridal party was seated at
supper in the ballroom on the second
floor at a circular table. built around
a sunken garden. The br s table was
covered with white tulle over white sat tin.
The candlestichs upon the tables of which
tulle over flesh satin with flowers in
French colors carried out the bridal
idea.
The favors, French sachet fans with
ostrich tops, were r flesh and blue and
white. The place cards were white we'd
ding bells. Dainty imported morree boxes
held the gifts of the bride to her brides
maids. gold brooches studded with
pearls. For the men the gifts were nm