The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-24
MARSToN-FARMER WEDDING
OF INTEREST

OF the recent wedding of Captain
Oliver Marston, of Pensacola, and Miss
Ruth Farmer. the Canal Zone Gazette
says:
The Marston- Farmer wedding was
an event of much moment and interest.
to those on the Canal Zone, and it
was solemnized at the Hotel Tivoli
on Wednesday evening at s o'clock.
All the world loves a wedding and es-
pecially so when two such popular
and attractive members of the life
here as Miss Ruth Frances Farmer, of
Buffalo, New York, and Capt. Oliver
Ferguson Marston, of Pensacola, Fla,
and of the 22nd Field artillery, u. S.
army, were those who plighted their
troth. Few events have created more
interest owing to the popularity of the
young couple and in the ball room at
the Tivoli, in which the wedding cere-
mony took place, the many friends of
the contracting parties We're assem-
bled for the wedding. The ball room
had been converted into a chapel of
beauty with every available space a
waving pretty mass of bamboo and
palms, and the posts that marked the
aisle through which the bridal party
passed garlanded and wreathed with
gardenias. The altar erected at the
far end of the room was most artistic
with it's palms and a background of
gardenias arranged in a heart shape
design, myriads of lights with shades
of fringed pale green silk and the
aisle marked by white satin ribbons
beautifully carried out the green and
white color scheme.
To the always inspiring strains of
Lohengrin the bridal party, the ushers.
Major w. c. Houghton, Capt. II. r. Z.
Bultman, Capt. E. NJ. Graves. Capt.
James Walbach, 1t. M. J. Conway and
1t. Palmer entered. They wore the
army white which with their glittering
swords made fitting mise en- scene I
for the bridal party. First came the
two lovely little daughters of Admiral
and Mrs. Bryan, Elizabeth and Helen,
who wore dainty crisp pale pink or
CANDIES with Dresden flower embroid-
cry and carried baskets of pink roses.
These little maids walked with pretty ,
grace just in front of Miss Florence
Burr, who acted as the brides maid !
of honor. Dressed in orchid colored |
organdy with many ruffles and a sash
of pastel pink and carrying pale tinted
pink roses, Hiss Burr made a lovely
picture.
The bride, who entered alone, was a +
vision of loneliness in her exquisitely I
fashioned bridal robe of heavy cling
ing white satin cut en- Prtncesse. tile
slight bit of drapery at the side
caught with orange blossoms. A square
yoke and miniature sleeves were of
priceless Brussels bridal lace and
this lace was also used as a border on
either side Of the long satin court
train on which bow knots Of ribbon
tied small sprays of orange blossoms.
The exquisite coloring of the bride,
her raven black hair, her snow white
skin, and pretty features were in
pretty contract to the bridal wnlre of
her tu1le veil attached to a crown of
bridal lace and the veil worn off her
face, and In her arms she carried a
shower bouquet of brides roses. The
bridal party was met at the altar by
the bridegroom and his bast man,
Capt. Victor r. woodruff, Z. S. Il,
and Chaplain Claude S. Harlzey, II.
S. A., performed the ceremony ac-
cording TO the rites Of the Protestant
church. An effective and
pretty feature OF the wedding was the
avenue OF swords through which the
bride and her gallant and handsome
husband marched at the conclusion Of
the ceremony. Capt. and Mrs. Mars
ton We're assisted IN receiving their
many guests by Mrs. Farmer. the