The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-10-28
"A Spectacular
Mock Wedding


take place Monday night at the Meth
odist church and long before eight
o'clock the church was crowded. IL
was understood that there was to be
a womanless wedding. The program
opened with a saxaphone duet by Miss
EVELYN Ware and Willard Marbury,
who played "Love's Fantasy, with
Miss Gladys Miller at the Piano.
Misses Ruth Allen and Mildred
Graves then pleasingly sang that
rag-time "a Good Man is Hard to
Find", followed by quartet who
touchingly gave "Blest Be the lie
that Binds, which was touchingly
sung by Mrs. Geo. Tetley, Mrs. J. E.
Morris, Judge R. c. Tucker and W. B.
Rariden.
DR.. John Robinson then entered and
MANY did not know him in his make
Nm. which was good. After unneces-
sary turning of music and spreading
of skirts, he seated himself at the pi-
ano and displayed many rings and
some bracelets while he played. his
complexion was the envy of many,
and his wig, which was dressed over
his ears and knotted in the back, held
a large comb coquettishly stuck in
sidewise. He accompanied Ted
Graves, who as a young society girl
in a bright dress, beautiful picture
hat and a huge feather fan, which he
industriously brandished while ne
sang "I love You Truly" Here there
was slight pause and the pianist be-
gan the Lohengrin Wedding March.
Mr.. Overall, as ring bearer, came
down the aisle carrying two brilliant
harness rings on large cushion. he
wore a short lace dress, half-hose and
ribbons and rosettes around his hair
DR.. ]. A. Overton, as the little how-
er girl, won the crowd. He was cute
and cunning" with his basket oil
flowers, which he strewed along the
aisle and which he would stop and
smell every once in while, never CIV
ing way to smile. His dress was
short and he wore half socks and white
slippers. His wig was of curis ana
surrnounted by large white bow.
The bridesmaid, Rev. ThOgmortOn,
and best man, Robin Doss, followed.
The bridesmaid was dressed in light
gown, wore red hose and her hair IN
cooties and wore a picture hat. Her
bouquet was large affair of flowers
and vegetables.
Clarence Carver, as the bride, came
in on the arm of the groom, Eugene
Morris. He was all in white robes
with a veil of fly net effectively draped
about his face and several yards
long and a huge shower bouquet, con-
tanning such dainty things as Gamma
leaves, etc.
The groom was in full dress and
wore buttonier, as was also the best
man.
The minister, G.. B. Snider, who
married the couple according to nom
nuptial VOWS, wore black Prince AL
bert and used the ministerial manner
and voice to a nicety. Then there was
the weeping mother, Lee orten, VINO
wore long black dress and little
old-fashioned dress bonnet, trimmed
with the time honored black vioIets
and tied under the chin with colored
velvet, and the consoling father
George Tetley, and his goetee. Inc
nartv. to the strains of music, re-
turned to the basement, which was
spleudidly decorated with autumn
leaves. Here the crowd followed and
all were served to brick ice cream and
cake in pink and white, and the we'd
ding ended amid much "foolishness
and merriment."
The ladies of the Aid Society, un-
der whose auspices the affair was CIV
en-. took in about $50.