The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
NEILsON-sLOss. WEDDING


 The following account from the Tuscaloosa News and Times-Gazette will be of interest to friends, in Bir- mingham.
 "The marriage of Miss Bessie Sless and Mir. Fred Nelson was solemnized last night at o'clock in Christ church on Twenty-fifth avenue. The bridal tones of green and white were chosen for the adornment of this sacred edifice and a delicate tracery of Alabama smilax was used with splendid ferns and palms in mak ing a background of greenery for quaint baskets of Shasta daisies and bride roses. Cathedral candles burned in seven branched candela- bra and were interspersed with standards of flowers.
 'As the guests assembled Mrs. Fred Maxwell, organist, played attractive nuptial music and the superb con tralto voice of Mrs. James Fitts All ston was heard in 70 Perfect Love-" The bridal party was entranced to the strains of Lohengrin's wedding march and the ushers, who were MT. Adrian Van de Graaff, MT. John Dono- ho and Mir. Richard Foster. approach ing the altar first. They were close ly followed by three beautiful young girls serving as bridesmaids and were Miss Anita Sloss of Birming- ham, Miss Kathleen Searcy of this city and Miss Louise Agee of Bir- mingham, each wearing exquisite evening costumes fashioned of flesh chiffon, elaborately beaded, with sil- yer flowers inN their hair. The flow nets of flesh tulle adorned with sil- yer flowers in their haid. The flow CTS were sheaths of pink gladioli tied with silver tulle. The flower girls, Misses Elvira Cochrane of this city and Miss Bessie Minge Cameron of Faunsdale, entered together; pictures of beauty in accordion pleated frocks of white crepe de chine. They car ried French bouquets of white sweet peas fringed with feverfew and fern and tied with silver tulle. The at- tractive maid of honor. Miss Mary Sloss of New York. entered alone wearing a handsome toilette of pink imported crepe exquisitely embroid- cred in crystal beads and combined with silver. She wore a coronet Of silver tulle and flowers and carried an arm bouquet of pink radiance roses. Master John Minge Cameron of Faunsdale, wearing white satin suit and too attractive for words. carried the ring in the heart of a single rose.
 Miss Sloss entered with her fath- CT. Mir. J. Lundie Sloss. by whom she was given in marriage, and present. ed a wonderfully attractive picture of girlish beauty in her superb we'd ding robes built of French satin crepe over radium. The bodice was beaded In seed pearls and cabachons of pearls adorned the skirt. Ropes of pearls adorned the skirt. Ropes of pearls were used from the girdle and a court traine, edged with price- less rose point lace, which Is an heir loom in the Minge family, was caught from the shoulders with pearl ornaments. Miss Sloss' veil was caught into a pearl coronet and she carried a shower of brides roses. orchids and valley lilies. At the ale tar the groom, with his best man. MT. John c. Foster of New Orleans, awaited the coming of his winsome. lovely young bride and pr. Middle ton Barnwell of Birmingham per- formed the impressive ring ceremony. Mendelssohn's wedding march was used as a recessionai. Last nl8ntS 5 pTlue is sHo youhe oss daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. Lundie Sloss. members of two of the best known. most distinguished and most influential families in Alabama. Her grandparents were Colonel Sloss noted pioneer of Birmingham. and Hon. John Minge, one of the states greatest, most beloved citizens. She possesses natural beauty as well a. . sweet, sunny nature. Miss sloss wal reared in Birmingham but received her education from the University oi Alabama, where she was . promi' nent member of the Chi Omega fra ternity and took an active interest Tn. all phases of college life.
 "Mr. Nelson Is a member of one ol ! the old aristocratio families of the state. He was educated in the Uni'