Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-12
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A wedding OF statewide interest
was solemnized at the first Baptist
church Wednesday evening at s
o'clock when Miss Gladys Brice,
eldest daughter of Judge and Mrs.
C. r. Brice, became the bride OF
billiard Wyatt, Rev. w. r. Hill, pas
tor of the first Baptist church read
ing the beautiful ring service which
united the lives and fortunes of
these interesting young people The
ceremony was witnessed by about
three hundred friends and relatives
/ of the families, The beautiful audi
I torium of the church was effective
| ly decorated in green and white.
! Tail plants and ferns banked the
altar and masses of lovely white
! dahlias were used. White canvas
| Carpeted the chancel and aisles, and
I broad white satin ribbon caught
with clusters of white dahlias AMI
fern roped off the pews for the close
! friends and relatives of the bride
and groom. Prior to the entrance
of the wedding party Miss Anne
/ Peirson, yiolinist, played with or
NiiV1ll th dNtplll HiIllt
white ribbons were drawn down the
entire length of both aisles, and as
the music fell into the strains of the
bridal chorus from Lohengrin, the
wedding party entered. First came
the ushers, Messrs. Rufus |"Con-
nell, Laurie Vauchelet, Guy Black
wood and Willard Prayer, followed
by the bridesmaids, Misses Sadie
Cooper and Helen Rapp of Santa
Fe. Next came the maid of honor.
Miss Evelyn BriCe, sister of the
bride, followed by the dainty little
flower girl, Dorothy Dow, youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
NJ. Dow, in a frilly frock of pale
blue ordangie, carrying a white
basket from which she threw pink
rose petals. The bride entered on
the arm of her father and was met
at the chanceI by the groom and his
best man, Curtis Hill, and Rev.
Hill. who read the impressive ser
vice, the bride and groom kneeling
on a white satin pillow for the pas
toral benediction. During the cere-
mOny the violinist played softly on
muted strings, with piano accom-
the orchestra swelling in
to the stately MendelssOhn wedding
march, as the party left the church.
The brides gown was of heaVy
white satin combined with rose
point and duchesse lace, with IA
court train. She wore her white
tulle veil bound cap fashion with
orange blossoms and carried a col
nnflI hnhnnnt IF hFi1n'G fin1
with a shower of white ribbons in
which were caught orange blossoms.
The bridesmaids and maid of honor
were gowned in orchid taffetd,
made in bouffant apron fashion,
over silver net, in which were
caught garlands of wee roses, and
silver ribbons. They were picture
hats of orchid tulle and roses and
carried colonial bouquets of half
blown pink Killarny roses and
white sweet alyssum. An informal
reception at the Brice home fol-
lowed the wedding and here the
same color scheme was carried out
in a wealth of white blossoms and
green. Misses Gladys Jolly and
Frances Bear served punch on the
wide porch from a flower laden
table, as the guests arrived, and re-
ceiving in the living room with the
bridal party were Judge and Mrs.
Brice, Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Dow,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Jaffa, Mrs.
Wyatt, DR.. and Mrs. II. A. Miller
of Clovis, Mr., and Mrs. II. c. Keer
of Carlsbad, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Smith of Houston, Tex Mrs. Eva