Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-12-29
sKiNNER.MeDoNAID WEDDING
clear the Mellow wedding BELLS
Golden Bells!

Golden Bells!
What a world Of happiness
Their harmony foretellsW
Of much social interest of the
season was the wedding of Miss
Dorothy Skinner, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. C. C. Skinner, to Mr.. Ed
win Randolph Mcdonald.
The bride was born and reared in
Tensas and is known and loved gen
orally in Waterproof and Newellton
almost equally as well as in st. Jo-
seph, her native town.
The groom is a nephew Of Mr..
Robert L. Wimberly and although not
a native of Tensas, during the two
years he has been here he has been
a popular member Of the social set
and is already a promising young
farmer and business man.
The ceremony took place at High
Noon, on Wednesday, December ~,
1922, at the Union Church, and was
followed by an informal reception
at the home of her parents.
Miss Skinner is a pretty and at
tractive member Of the younger set,
and since graduating from Louisiana
State Normal has been teaching at
Newellton, where she has indeared
herself to every one.
The church was attractively ana
uniquely decorated in Spanish moss
and large brass candelabra, eighteen
tall white candles, in all, were placed
in conspicuous places and added q
warm glow to the general effect.
Miss SINNERS attendants were
Miss Ruby Smitha, maid Of honor;
Miss Alice Gay Bondurent, brides
maid; Mr.. Robert Wimberly, Jr, was
best man, and the ushers were
Messrs. Holman Smitha, Henry VIM
berly. Mr.. Harvey Ross was grooms-
man.
Immediately preceding the entire
of the bridal party, Mr.. Edward
Buckner, accompanied by Mrs. ]. G.
Macpherson, sang Until" with beau
tiful emphasis and tones.
They entered by the exquisite
notes of Lohengrin's Bridal Marcn
and left the altar while Mendels-
sohn's Wedding March was being
rendered. During the entire cere-
mony soft strains Of the organ add
ed to the sacred and beautiful words
of the minister.
Miss Skinner entered with her
father, Mr.. Charles c. Skinner, who
gave her away. She was exquisite a.
a bride in a gown of brown lace
over brown canton crepe, made on
long simple lines with q drapery
caught by handsome double buckle
to one side. Her suede slippers were
Of a lovely brown shade and together
with her long brown gloves and love-
ly brown picture hat added the final
perfect touch to her costume. She
carried a boquet Of Large white
carnations and lilies Of the valley,
tied with satin ribbon and tulle.
Miss Smitha wore rich gown, Of
navy bue canton crepe with hat
of silver metal cloth, draped with an
attractive veil which reached to hel
shoulders. Her long dark grey gloves
and black satin pumps completed hel
costume. She carried q boquet Of pink
carnations tied with pink tulle.
Miss Bondurant wore q lovely
gown of grey canton crepe with grey
suede slippers and long Light grey
gloves. The exquisite silver cloth ha,
was the finishing touch. She carried
a corsage similar to that Of Miss
Smitha's.s
Rev. M. j. Mclean, the Presbyte.
rian pastor, performed the ceremony
Preceding with the brides mother
Mrs. C. C. Skinner, were her aunt
Miss Rosa Guice, and members Of the
bridal party.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald left on 9
trip, the destination Of which they
kept a secret, and on their return
will be at home on Lake st. Joseph
after Jan. 18th.
| Among the out-of-town guest.
were:
Miss Maude Adair of New Orleans
La, Mr.. Harte Stringfellow Of
Gainesville, Florida, Mrs. Theodore
Case Of Homer, La, nee Fannie
Smith.
And from Waterproof the follow.
ing:
DR.. and Mrs. Emile Ehlert, Mrs
L. B. Hunter, Mr.. Randall Hunter
Miss Adele Hunter, Mrs. N. b
Hunter, Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
Lanius, Mr.. and Mrs. John Rucke1
and family, Mrs. John Thomas Cor
don, of Baton Rouge, La, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Duhe (nee Alice Durbin)
, From Newellton the following: Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Wimberly, Mr.. c
! Reiber, Misses FItz, Mr.. and Mrs.
: Howard Netterville, Mr.. and Mrs
J Clyde Ratcliff, and family, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Wade Newell and family.
SMlTH-DANlELL,