The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-03-16
Northcutt-Venable Wedding of
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lue soclaI interest centerS In the
marriage of Miss Charlotte Asenath
Northcutt, the only daughter of Mrs.
Ellzabeth Winters Northcutt, to Mr..
Melvin Melborn Venable, Jr., of At
Lanta, which was solemnized with ele-
giant simplicity Wednesday evening
at eight o'clock at the home of the
bride on Atlanta Street.
The impressive ring ceremony was
performed by Rev. j. H. Patton of
the Presbyterian Church, before a
large circle if relatives and interested
friends.
The large hallway of the spacious
nome when the altar was erected was
transformed into a bower of rich
green palms, ferns and Southern
smliax' In an alcove the altar had as
It's background stately palms and
terms forming pyramid to the cell
ing. On each side were placed white
pedastals turned with smilax and tied
with fluffy bows of white tulle hold
ing large cathedral candlesticks with
white candles. Tricky studding the
greenery, graduated candlelabros
held white burning tapers which cast
soft G low over the bridal party.
The chandelier near the altar was
turned with smilax and gracefully
,showered with white tulle.
The bridal party approached the al
TAR from the stairway which was heav
lily hung with green vines through
an aisle formed by white pedestals
with tracings of greenery topped with
large tulle bows.
Preceding the ceremony Mrs. G.
D. Elder sand For You Alone ac.
companied by Miss Glennis Hancock
at the piano who also rendered Lo-
hengrin's Wedding March to the
strains of which the bridal party en-
tered; during the ceremony Miss Han
cock softly played Schubert's Ser
made.
Jeanean Massey and Jane North
cutt wore dainty dresses of pink taft
1eta velIed with tulle caught bv rose
buds and ribbons. The flower girl
was little Helen Northcutt, cousin of
the bride and she was also dressed IN
PINK taffeta and tulle and carried a
basket Of pink and lavender sweet
peas.
Mrs. Floyd Northcutt, sister in law
OF the bride, was matron of honor
her gown was an exquisite model of
orchld tatfeta made bouffant etyle
ana she carried an arm boquet of
Columbia roses.
Miss Hattie who was maid of hon
or was lovely in pink taffeta also
made bouffant style and her flowers
were Columbia roses.
The bride entered with her broth
er, Mr.. Floyd Northcutt, who gave
her IN marriage. She was a picture
OF radiant lovliness in her exquisite
bridal robe of white swede charmuese
Whlch was fashioned with Florentine
neck; graceful draping from the
ieIt shoulder formed a sleeve of real
iace' which was used in her mothers
rousseau. Her waist was encircled
by a satin rope girdle dropping to one
SIDE IN shower of orange blossoms.
"A long court train of satin embroider-
ed with seed pearls hung from her
shoulders in lustrous folds and her
veil of misty white tulle falling tbe
length of the train was fastened to
her hair Spanish style with a wreath
OF orange blossoms. Catching her
train on the shoulder was a hin of
hand carved orange blossoms. a trea-
sured heirloom of the family. Her
Movers were a gorgeous shower bo-
quet of orchids and valley lilies.
Mr.. Joe McCord of Atlanta, acted
as best man to Mr.. Venable,
After the ceremony a lovely re
ceptlon was held. The drawing rooms
were made beautiful with vases and
bowls of forsythia and jonquils used
IN protuslon lnterspersed with candle
abra holding white burning tapers.
Receiving with Mrs. Northcutt and
the bridal party was Mrs. NJ. w. Ven
able, mother of the groom.
Mrs. Northcutt, the brides mother
wore gown of beautiful black chan
tlliy lace and corsage of Parma VIC
lets and pink roses. Mrs. Venable,
mother of the groom was handsomely
gowned in black georgette beaded
in red and wore a corsage of red
roses.
Miss Emmie Montgomery was in
charge of the brides book.
Assisting and receiving and enter
tanning were Mesdames George Mont
gOmery, John Boston, Leon Gilbert,
James T. Anderson, R. H. Northcutt,
t. L. Wallace, Ralph Northcutt and
Miss Jean Wallace.
The dining room was lovely in A
icolor scheme of green and white. The
dining table had as it's centerpiece a
beautiful plateau wedding cake en-
bossed in white and festooned with
pink roses and green leaves. The
4 tabll also held silver candlS sticks
holding pink tapers and silver COM
ports filed with pink heart-shaped
minis. Suspended above the table
shading the chandelier was a large
pink wedding bell showered with val
ley lilies and feathery fern. From
this to the four corners of the table
pink tulle streamers extended on
wh.ch sprays of feathery fern and
valley lilies were gracefully arrang-
ed.
The buffet and mantle held crystal
vases of peach blossoms and white
burning tapers.
Those serving were Mrs. S. A.
Conner Mrs. Hugh Blair, Mrs. Tom
er,Jr., Mrs. ]. J. Black, Jr., Misses