The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-01
-Grosvenor.

One Of the most beautiful weddings
of the spring was solemnized Wednes-
day evening at $50 o'clock, when Miss
Phoebe Olivia Grosvenor, the charm
ing daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Niles Grosvenor, became the bride Of
Mr. Marion G.. Evans,
The wedding, although a quiet one,
was very beautiful in every detail and
was Of unusual interest throughout the
South because of the prominence of
the two families and the popularity of
the young couple.
The handsome Grosvenor home, where
the ceremony took place, was artistical-
" decorated in wreaths of smilax and
beautiful Easter lilies.
The colonia stairway, dow which
the bride descended on the arm of her
father, who gave her in marriage, pre-
sented a charming picture. Twined
about the balustrade vas smilax,
starred with lilies, while large baskets
Nof Gala lilies, caught with bows Of
" tulle, in the center of which were
white doves, poised as If for flight,
were placed at intervals on the stair
way.
Through the reception hall into the
drawing rooms were hung with smilax
and white roses and the rooms resem-
bled a veritable fairyland, with their
l decorations of hundreds of lilies on
the background of soft greenery, and
the soft glow of hundreds of lighted
tapers in cathedral holders cleaning
over it all.
In the front drawing room a beau
tiful altar was formed of the bower
of greenery and Easter lilies, and 1t
was there that the ceremony was SOL
emnized, the Rev. A. B. Curry, DID,
venerated pastor of the Second Pres
byterian church, officiating,
III A SDlandid orchestra rendered the
nuptial music, the selections being
played before the ceremony being La
Paloma," a great favorite of the brides
grandfather, the late Napoleon Hill,
and the intermezzo from "Cavalleria
Rusticana." For the entrance of the
bride Mendelssohn's wedding march was
played, and during the ceremony the
beautiful Schubert's serenade was soft
~ played by the harp and violin.
The charming bride was never lovelier
fan, gracefully draped over cloth OF
silver, and caught with orange bios
SONS. The bridal veil of filmy tulle,
was caught with real orange blossoms,
She carried a small iyory-bound book,
which contained her f~avorite chapter
fTcm the Bible, her marriage license,
and her wedding certificate. Her only
ornament was an exquisite chatelaine
watch of platinum and diamonds
which was a gift of the bridegroom.
Her wedding ring was one Whlcf
had belonged to her great grandmother
Benigna Polk, a favorlte aunt of Pres
ident James X. Polk, which is an heir
loom in the Grosvenor family. This
historical band of gold, which had beer
worn thin by time, was set in a hand
somely chased ring of platinum by the
bridegroom, for his lovely bride.
Mrs. Grosvener, mother Of the bride
was her matron Of honor, and was
charming in a beautiful cow of heavy
white satin, with diamonds as her onl,
ornaments. She carried purple orchid!
and lilies.
Little Miss Mary Anna Nickel, o
Waukesha, Wis, was the dainty flowel
n girl, and wore a lovely French frocl
of chiffon.
The bridegroom was attended by Mr.
Thomas Airey Evans, his brother, al
best man; and Messrs. Napoleon ant
Niles Grosvenor, brothers of the bride
as ushers. GO. s..
Following the wedding, a reception