The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-09
aarnea-LlartleY NuptIaI9

BaFne0-Hartley HuPtlale "a.
Christ Episcopal church OF tnlg
city was the scene OF oeaoIILu!
marrlnge last evening when Ml E.
Mary Frances Hartley, only daIlsn-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs; Edwin ; ESI.
4 Haze IA Homer Francis Barnes,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. wafer
BaTnes, Of FaIrmont and Charles
TOM The ceremony was perform
ed9 In the presence OF NUMBER
"a relatives, family connections
md Immediate friends OF the Two
Christ Church lent itself nicely
10 an elaborate decorative schens
< and never appeared to better az,
vantage. About the altar, chanceI
rails aud grill Of the altar ana
choir stalls, clematis IN pToEusl9n
was festooned and arranged, @nlie
tall rubber plants and ferns MADE
al the place o bower OF beauty.
on the altar bride roses were used
With pretty effect and dimly light
ed candles and the sweet aroma
waited from the clematis added to
The romance OF the scene.
Tho choir stall were reserved for
the children OF the family connec-
ton and they were escorted to
their places by the ushers.
Long before seven o'clock the
hour set for the marriage the
church was well filled with rela'
ttVes and close friends and as
5tE1e nuptial hour approached and
the opening chords of the bridal
J chorus from Lohengrin were
sounded by Mrs. E. E. Church, at
the organ, Joseph Greer, Horace
Moderwell and Robert Watson,
cousins Of the bride threw open
I the doors of the edifice and the
ushers entered and proceeded up
! the aisle. They were followed by
the four bridesmaids who enter
ed two by two, the attendants tax:
+ ing their places at either side of
the chancel railing. The bride
preceded by her maid Of honor.
entered the church with her father
who gave her in marriage,
They were met at the chancel
rail by the officiating clergymeu
the groom and his best man, his
brother, George Barnes.
As the bridal party approached
the altar Mrs. Dorsey P. Fitch, Of
this city, sang effectively the brf.
dal chorus and as the bride and
groom and their attendants moved
a NO the inner altar where their
vows were plighted. the sweet
strains OF Savior Breathe an Eve
ming Blessing" came from the or
gan. The Rev. Charles Baird Nit.
schell,4 former rector OF Christ
church and family connection OF
the bride read the marriage rites
using the beautiful and impressive
church. He was assited in the
Z service by the Rev. Herman G.
Steot2er, pastor OF the First Pres.
byterian church.
After the service had been con
luded and the VOWS plighted and
tost the strains Of the Mendolsohn
Wedding march and Midsummers
Night Dream by Mendelsohn the
bridal party left the church in the
reverse order to which they enter
ed and we're driven Immediately
to the Fairmont Country club
where brilliant reception was
held.
The bride was lovely in a bridal
costume OF moroccan crepe satin,
embroidered in pearls, fashioned
entra1ne. She wore a long tulle
veil cap fashion and caught with
orange blossoms. Her bouquet was
OF bride roses showered with val.
LEY lilies and sweet heart roses
and centered with orchids. Her
sgoing away gown was a three piece
Sautt OF Chinese blue duvetyn with
\ which che wore a blue duvetyn
hat touched with silver.
Miss Dorothea Damn, Of Buffalo,
N. y, as maid of honor was at.
tracttvely costumed in a gown OF
orchid tulle daintily ruffled over
sstyer cloth with silver cloth bodice
and with French touches of roses.
She carried an arm bouquet of
pink roses showered with blue del.
phtnium
The brides attendants who were
Miss Mary Greer and Mrs. Francis
Hutchins. the later Of Baltimore,
both cousins Of the bride, Miss
Irene Barnes sister of the groom
and Miss Maude Short, Of Boston,
Mass, were daintily and prettily
! clad In frocks of turquoise tulle
fand silver cloth with silver cloth
bodtces and touches Of French flow
ers. Their flowers we're arm bou-
quets OF pink roses showered with
whit gypsophila and tied with pink
tulle.
The costumes Of the maid OF
honor and attendants were com
pleted with dainty short wells OF
the tulle the shade of their frocks.
tied with silver ribbon.
The ushers were Kenneth
Barnes q brother Of the groom and
sS Joseph, HERSHEY and Forrest Hart.
IN. brothers of the bride.
Mrs. Hartley, the mother Of the
bride, was handsomely costumed
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