San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-16

One of the brilliant events of the
season. and interesting to a wide cir
Gle Of friends was the marriage Mon
day evening of julius Barclay and
Miss Polly Venable, daughter OF DIR.
and Mrs. Charles Scott Venable. The
wedding took place at the home of the
bride. with Bishon W. Il. Capers and
Rev. Arthur Huston officiating.
The interior decorating was done by
l~Jack Tobin of Austin. The home was
aylow with white cathedral tapers fill
ing silver candlesticks and tall wrought
iron candelabras. The stairway. down
which the bridal party entered. was
twined with smilax.l Silver baskets on
either post at the foot of the stairs,
were filled with white lilies and ferns.
White ribbons and soft bows Of ma
line were entwined with the smilax and
carnations.
At the first strains of the bridal
chorus from Lohengrin, the ribbon
bearers, Miss Natalie Nenable and Miss
Zuleme Lewis, descended the stairs.
Bishop Capers and Rev. Mr.. Huston
followed. They walked the length OF
the library to the imprOvised altar.
white lilies. On either side of the man
tel. where cleaned a FURNISHED cross,
were rows of white wax tapers. White
lilies, carnations and narcissi filled ar
tistic bowls and baskets about the
\ room.
The ushers. Lafayette Ward. War
wick Field. David Frame of Houston,
Robert C. Davis of Houston and Will
liam Clegg, descended the stairs, fol-
loved by the bridesmaids, Miss Eleanor
Barclay, Miss Eleanor Warren, Miss
Beatrice Stribling. Miss Emily Wurz-
bach and Miss Page Nenable. The
/ maid of honor, Miss Bonney Venable,
preceded the bride, who entered with
4 her father, and was met at the altar
by the groom and his best man, Will
lard Berman.
The bride was lovely in gown Of
white chiffon satin, made along simple
strhight lines. A panel fell from the
shoulders at the back Of the gown, and
was bound with a band OF maline. The
skirt was effective with a slight soft
4 drape to one side, where it was caught
with handsome rose. The small train
Of satin was lined with chiffon and
trimmed with handmade roses and
brilliants. The graceful tule veil was
cnught to the head with becominc
II Spanish comb of lace trimmed with
lilies OF the valley. The tulle fell
4 from the comb in the front yelling her
eggs. She carried a shower bouquet
OF lilies of the valley and brides roses
n The bridesmaids and the maid Of
honor we're charming IN frocks of pal
est green chiffon trimmed with gold
lace. The gowns were made with flow.
ing lines, with panels of gold lace at
4 the sides. Gold hose and slippers com
4 pleted the costume. Combs of gold
lace studded in briliants were wron
| in the hair, and arm bouquets OF Rus
sell roses were carried. The ribbon
| bearers wore attractive frocks of white
pussy willow satin.
Following the ceremony RECEPTION
was held with Mrs. Barclay. and DIR.
and Mrs. Fenable. and the bride and
groom receiving the guests. Mrs. Bar.
| clay was gowncd in black georgette.
| trimmed with jet. Mrs. Venable wore a
charming gown of black chiffon en-
broidered in silver roses.
In the drawing room across the hall.
the same artistic effect was carried
out in the decorations. The mantel was
banked with lilies, and lacey ferns
/ trailed down caught at intervals with
4 tiny bows of maline. The white ia
pers lighted the room, and narcissi.
carnations, and roses filled silver
bowls and baskets.
The breakfast room was also dec
GRATED with a profusion of the white
blossoms. Ferns and smilax studded
with lilies trailed from the chandelier.
making an artistic canopy over the ia
bic. The table was laid with hand
some Italian cloth with filet medal
Hons. The cake, large ring shaped
CONNECTION. was embossed with pink
roses. Coffee was served at n smaller
table, by Mrs. Fidele Chamberlain.
Mrs. Ernest Brown and Mrs Manning
4 Venable presided over the cake Serving
! punch in the sun parlor were Mrs.
Samuel Barclay. and Mrs. Robert Bar,
clay.
Later in the evening, the bride and
groom left for New York. from where
they will sail January 20 on the OIym-
LAis for several months abroad. The
bride wore a smart dark blue suit OF