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HOME WEDDING

Miss Eugenla Miller Robertson n
Dr.. Charles Augustus Baskin were
happily married Thursday afternoon,
April 18th, 1921, at the home Of the
bride, Rev. A. J. Derbyshire, of Trim
ity church performing the interesting
ceremony.
/, For weeks the friends of the young
bride have looked forward to this
event and all gathered to do her
honor on Thursday. The house was
beautifully decorated for the occa-
sion and being of the old colonial
type lent itself well to the deft fingers
of the friends. In the room in which
the ceremony was performed the deep
window at one end was banked with
ferns and cedars to make a solid
background of green from which rose
many tall white candles shedding
their soft rays over. the bridal party.
In front of this bank Of green was
a beautiful arch made Of white roses
and sweet peas from which hung a
wedding bell Of tulle and orange
blossoms while around the arch inte-
spersed among the flowers were many
small electric lights made soft by
bows of maline. Leading to the arch
were four pedestals of white twined
with ivy, containing baskets Of
graceful peonies and roses. Through
out the room were many vases and
bowls Of roses while the window fes-
toons were made of ivy and cedar.
In the hall pink peonies and roses
we're the chief decorations. In the
room where the many presents were
purple sweet peas lent
their gorgeous color. to the scheme Of
decorations.
Preceding the ceremony Miss Fan
ME Stark sang, "In the Garden of
Heart" then to the strains of the
march from Lohengrin, played by
Mrs. W. E. johnson, the party enter
ed in the. following manner: Miss
Louise DeBruhl, of Greenville, the
bridesmaid came first attended by
Allen Robertson, the brother of the
bride. Miss .DeBruhl wore a pink
and lace dress, white lace
hat and carried in her arms a shower
bouquet Of pink carnations. Miss
May Robertson, the maid Of honor,
entered alone and was handsome in.
pink charmeuse trimmed in lace and
silver trimmings and a lace hat. She
carried a bouquet of carnations.
The little flower girls, Adelaide
.hilson and Elizabeth Stephens were.
in muchly be-frilled frocks of
pink organdy trimmed in flowers Of
shades. They carried in their
hands baskets Of pink sweet peas.
The groom entered from a side
door and was attended by his best
man, Mr.. George Smith, of Spartan
burg. The bride was, attended by her
brother, Mr., TONNES Robertson. She,
wore a g~oing-aWay gown Of midnight
blue serge, with embroidered blouse
of grey and a grey and blue turban,
trimmed in appliqued fruit Of bright
colors. Her bouquet was Of white
brides roses, the shower effect being
given by many ribbons in which were
tied lilies of the valley. The impress
sive Episcopal ceremony was used
and the ring for the occasion was that
which her father had presented her
mother, bearing the tender words,
"Jennie, 1 love you d~evotedly," such
being the vogue in Col.
Robertson's young days.
After the congratulations and
good wishes of the guests were ex-
tended the young couple, they were
invited into the dining-room and
cream hearing a pink heart in its
and pound cake were
bevy of dainty and
beautifully dressed little girls. Mrs.
C. D. Brown and Mrs. ". D. Barks-
dale cut the cream.
1t was in the dining-room that the
decorators taste showed to perfec-
ton. The color scheme was pink. On
the table was a beautiful, lace cover
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