The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-05-02
SOCIAL EVENTS OF WEEK
BEAUTIFUL HOME WEDDING.
FERGUSON-McKINLAY.

FERGUSON-McK
Arcadia" the handsome home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Volney Wheat Fer
guson, on the Georgetown road, was
the scene of a brilliant wedding on
Wednesday evening, when Miss Mar
tina Hume Ferguson became the
bride of Dr. Charles Miles McKinlay,
of Englewood, New Jersey.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. w. E. Ellis, of the Christian
church, in the presence of a large
and brilliant audience, members of
the two families, and most intimate
friends. Mrs. William G.. O'Fallon,
of st. Louis, and Mrs. James
William Thompson, were the matrOns
of honor, and Miss Helen McKinlay
sister of the groom, and Miss Mar
garet Ferguson, were the brides
maids. 1t was a rainbow wedding
and the colors were very beautifully
carried out throughout every detail
of the wedding. Killarney and
Ophelia roses, ascension lilies and
lavender lilacs were used in profus
ion in the decorations. The hall and
stairway were draped in ropes of
smilax, asparagus plumosa and lilac.
The drawing room where the cere-
mony was performed was beautiful
in it's decorations of baskets and
vases of roses, with graceful stream
ers of asparagus plumosa and smilax
over doOrwayS and windows, palms
and potted foliage being banked
around the mantel to form an i'm
provised altar where the ceremony
was performed The bride and bride
groom stood in the center and on
either side forming a rainbow, stood
the attendants. The wedding music
was played by an orchestra entirely
hidden from view by lovely flowers
and foliage and the sweet strains of
music sounded and reSOunded
throughout the lovely old home as
though it came from the Nymphs of
some far away fairyland. 1t was
scene long to be remembered by those
present.
Preceding the bride came the ring
bearers. little Miss Elizabeth Taylor,
niece Of the bride, and Master Hume
Payne Ferguson, young brother of the
bride, both wearing dainty white
frocks and carrying baskets of roses.
The bride entered with her broth
er. Mr.. Robert H. Ferguson, by
whom she was given in marriage.
She is petite and very beautiful, OF
the bonde type, wore wedding gown
of ivory white satin, combined with
English wedding lace and net sleeves.
The draped basque bodice was cut V
in the back and round in front and
edged with orange blossoms. The
court train was fastened at the
shoulders with orange blossoms. The
satin skirt was made tight at the
feet, the drapery crossing at the
back with fullness at the hips and an
overdress of the lace. The tulle veil
was worn at the face and arrang-
ed in a high comb effect in the back
and adjusted with a narrow circulet
of orange blossoms. She carried a
shower bouquet of white sweet peas
and valley lilies.
Mrs. James w. Thompson wore a
lovely gown of green satin with
flowing draperies of chiffon and car
ried an arm bouquet of roses and
sweet peas. She was before her mar
riage the beautiful Sarah Gilmore
Chenault, Of Lexington.
Mrs. William G. OFallon, of ST.
Louis, wore a lovely gown of laven-
der satin and crystal beaded lace.
She carried an arm bouquet of sweet
peas and rosebuds. Mrs. O'Fallon
will be remembered as the beautiful
Cora South Brown, who frequently
visited Mrs. ]. M. Hall, with her
mother, Mrs. John Young Brown.
Miss Margaret Ferguson was gown
ed in pale yellow satin, very grace
fully draped in the same material,
which was becoming to her fair
blonde beauty. :
Mss Helen McKinlay, sister of the
groom, was very handsome in
gown of pink satin with flowing pan
els of chiffon of the same shade. She
carried an arm bouquet Of pink
sweet peas and roses.
The grOom's best man was his
brother. MIR. Harry McKinlay, Of
New York. The groomsmen were Mr..
Charlton Clay and Mr.. Hugh Fergu-
son.
DR.. McKinlay, who is very hand
some and attractive, has but recently
returned from overseas, where ne
was lieutenant in the U. s. A., but
has now returned to the practice OF
his profession in New Jersey.
The ceremony was followed by the
| wedding supper, which was served IN
two delicious courses. The ind1Vld-
ual ices were moulded in the shape
of roses lilies, slippers and wedding
| bells.
The bridal table had for it's CEN
| trail decoration the huge wedding
cake, which was decorated with a
graceful bunch of candied lilies,
/ and from underneath streamers hold
| ing the emblems of fate were drawn
by the wedding party. From the
chandelier a shower of tulle and BABY
rosebuds finished the lovely center
piece. Surrounding this were silver
candlesticks bearing wax tapers, al.
| ternating with silver baskets OF
sweet peas and maiden hair fern.
l. Mrs. w. S. McKinlay, the groom
mother, wore a lovely gown OF grey
satin with flowing sleeves OF chiffon
of the same shade. The brides mother
was gowned in layende y satin and