Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-10
|ASOUTHERN WEDDING
Charles Kendall Mcdowell Married
to Miss Alice Anime Burt
ONE HUNDRED GUESTS PRESENT

VIVG 11OINOAEO OOE0l0 ENC0EN
The following is copied from the Lex
ington, KY. Herald of June 3Oth.
The marriage of Miss Alice Anime
Burt, the eldest daughter of Mrs.
Charles Wellington Burt, of Lexington,
Ky., to Mr.. Charles Kendall! Mcdowell,
son Of DR.. and Mrs. H. B. Mcdowell,
of Middletown, DEL, was solemnized
Tuesday evening at clock, at Allie
CHAN Hall. the beautiful home in the
country on the Nicholasville pike.
1t was an out-of-doors wedding just
before the twilight in the formal gar
den at the north side of the handsome
old mansion.
From the veranda the garden walks
are finished On each side with low box
hedge and these formed aisles for the
bridal procession as they came towards
the tea house IN the middle of the per-
COLA, which was the scene of the mar
riage service. The bride with her
uncle, DR.. Samuel Hampton HALEY,
who gave her in marriage. came along
the walk at the side leading into the
pergola, preceded by her attendants,
first the bridesmaids: Misses Beatrice
Straw, of Augusta, Me-, and Elizabeth
Taylor, of Little Rock, Ark. Elizabeth
Prewitt, of Dunreath, and Virginia
Schnaufer, Alice Bell HALEY and Mar
ian Burt, the cousin and sister of the
bride; then the matron of honor, the
brides sister, Mrs. Clarence LeBus,
Jr., followed by the flower girl, Anne
Hampton Haley. who scattered rose
petals in the path of the bride.
At the same time the bridegroom
with his best man, Mr.. Tim HukiD, of
Middletown, Del, advanced along the
central walk down into the garden,
with its beds of pink flowers, the
groomsmen: Messrs. James M. Pierce.
of Chicago, Wellington l. Burt, of
Battle Creek. Mich; Clarence LeBus.
Jr., Server Bonnie, of Louisville;
Robert Mcdowell, of Danville, Good
loe Mcdowell, of Lexington, leading
the way. At the fountain they turned
into ths walk of the tea house. There
the bride and bridegroom stood before
the waiting minister, with attendants
in a semi-circle and the other guests
grouped about the pergola and walks
and the impressive ceremony was said
in the midst of this most perfect set
ting.
Rev. DR.. Benjamin J. Bush was the
officiating minister and the wedding
music was played by Mr.. Russo, Of
Cincinnati, harpist, and Mr.. Georges
Vigneti, violinist.
The lovely bride wore gown of
| white chiffon and lace with tulle veil
fastened with coronet of orange
blossoms. She carried a bouquet Of
roses and lilies of the valley.
The maid of honor was charming In
gown of pale pink messaline and lace
and her bouquet was of pink sweet
peas. The bridesmaids were in green
chiffon over taffeta and carried tall
handled baskets of field daisies tied
with tulle. The pretty flower girl was
in pink tulle over pink satin and carried
a basket of pink rose petals; the per-
COLA and white pillars of the tea house
| were in asparagus vine and pink pillar
roses with their dainty green foliage
and green rug was spread over the
stone floor.
| After the ceremony and congratula-
tions supper was served, the brides
table arranged in the dining room which
was adorned with pink roses and DEL
phinium.
| An elabora ate menu was served, small
tables being placed about for all the
other guests. The brides cake was cut
and the emblems of fate drawn by the
bridesmaids and groomsmen.
Later the bride and bridegroom left
for trip.
There were about one hundred guests
present, the list limited to the members
of the two families and the NEST inti-
mate young friends. The wedding was
one of the loveliest in the social his
tory of Lexington.