Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-11-03
Brilliant Wedding of Miss Hell
EN- Tillman and Mr.. Preston
Wright of Cincinnati.

brilliant Wedding OF Miss Hell.
EN- Tillman and Mr.. Preston
Wright of Cincinnati.
ESs Weddings are always exceedingly
Interesting, for "all the world loves
Eagloyer," and nothing SO stirs the
leommunity interest as romance,
Respectfully when one of the partici-
pants has for all her life been resi-
Eaent of the place, and all the ac-
Iquaintances, friends and relatives
have been invited to share in the fes-
tive occasion.
E Such was the circumstance which
Eznade the marriage of Miss Helen
Whitman of Edgefeld to Mr.. Preston
Wright of Cincinnati, an event of
[1community, county and statewide
|interest.
The marriage took place on We'd
Enesday evening of this week at $50
O'Clock at the Baptist church. The
decorations were Southern smilax
and white chrysanthemums, the fall
flower most appropriate to the sea-
son. The smilax was festooned most
gracefully around each of the nu-
smerous stained glass windows, on
EIthe green, walls of the church and
every nook and corner and every ele-
waited position afforded a place for
graceful white baskets holding chry-
ssanthemums, these queen of the au-
Efumn flowers.
The electroliers were covered with
white tulle and chrysanthemums, ar
tistically dropping like bells from be-
meath them. This modified the bril-
liant lights, and gave the scene a
Soothing and mellow aspect, lending
81 charm to the bower Of beauty all
ready for the entrance of the happy
bridal party, made up of the loveliest
Of all creations-youth.
(. AS the crowded audience expect
aptly waited the arrival of the party,
Mrs. Lucy Huiett of Charleston gave
d suite of songs Beloved" by
Graxton and "The Wedding Ring"
by Chaminade and again appeared
in Duet, "When Thou Art
Near" with her brother, Mr.. Graves
Gooner of Batesburg. Mrs. Huiett
has won great distinction because of
her wonderful gift of song, being
one of the most sought for in the
Charleston musical circles, and hav-
ing won fame for herself in the city
oees New York where she spent the
past winter. If anything could have
stayed the 1eagerness of the audience
for the consummstion Of the coming
t. ard aulIe ga them into 5forgetful-
ness 5f 0a,sis
would have been accomplished by the
lovely voices of these gifted cousins
of the bride.
Mrs. J. R. Tompkins, one of the
most expert organists of Columbia,
accompanied on the pipe organ, and
as the ribbon girls entered, at the
south of the church, "Gounod's Sere-
made" pealed from the organ.
Two little cousins of the bride,
Marjorie Cooner of Columbia and
Lucy Lee Wilbur of Charleston en-
tered the two aisles simultaneously,
and following them were Mary Can
telou of Edgefeld, and Catherine
Wright of Johnston. These removed
the white ribbons from the reserved
section, that the wedding party
might enter. Their costumes were
rose taffeta and drapery of tulle
with silver ribbon and slippers, and
tulle bows on their hair, not make
believe, but real fairies as beautiful
as those they have read of in their
own fairy tale books.
A most bewitching scene was the,
entrance of the candle bearers who
came to add further glory to the
fairyland by bringing into existence
with their silver torches, myriad of
tiny lights, the fascinating glow of
the candle, which can never be over
shadowed by the greater lights of
These entered the two aisles at
the same time: Misses Grace Tomp-
kins and Margaret May ascending the
white steps towards the altar, cross
ing and standing in an elevated po-
sition on either side. Following them
came Misses Katherine Minis and
June Rainsford down one aisle, and
opposite them, Misses Sadie Minis
and Marjorie Tompkins. Next were
Misses Julia Folk and Genevieve
Norris down one aisle followed by
Miss Dolly Belts of Trenton and
Miss Elizabeth Smith down the oppo-
site aisle.
Each one carried graceful silver
torches adorned with tulle bows. The
costumes were of white satin and
tulle with bodice of silver, silver lace
and slippers, which made one think
Of Heaven and the Shining angels"
Just as the picture seemed to have
reached it's climax, there burst upon
the expectant ear from the ringing
notes of the organ "The Bridal Cho-
rus" from Lohengrin, and the ushers
came slowly in one by one down op-
posite aisles. First, Messrs. Benjamin
Greneker and James o.. Sheppard.