The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-07
Brilliant Wedding In Mobile Of State
 Interest


 The Cawthon Hotel Vineyard in Mobile was the setting on Tuesday evening for one of the most bril- liant social affairs of ehe year sn this state, the wedding of Miss Helen Gaines Courtright and MT. Henry Fairchild DeBardeleban of Birmng- ham.
 An improvised altar was arranged at the south end of the picturesque vineyard. Banked with palms and evergreens, tall wicker baskets stood on each side. filled with white hydrangeas. The prie dieu, draped with white lace, was flanked with silver candelabra.
 From the central fountain of the vineyard. there led to the altar an aisle, formed with tall wicker bas- kets, filled with blue hydrangeas and pink gladioll, linked together with tulle.
 Before the ceremony beautiful musical program was rendered under the direction of Mrs. Carl Klinge. Miss Josie Paul Savage, violinist played Karganoff's Romance" The wedding music from Lohengrin was sung by quartet, consisting of Mrs Martin Nester, Mrs. John Lynch. Don Barbour, and Thomas Hallowell with |. Me" was played softly on the violin duripg the ceremony, by>Miss Savage.
 Promptly at S:30 o'clock the bridal party entered and passed through the aisle to the altar. First came the maids. Misses Mary McDermott and Isabelle Cowan, and the junior bridesmaid. Donie DeBardeleben sister of the groom.
 All wore French blue georgette over pink chiffon, fashioned basque effect and bouffant skirts with band eaux in their hair. and carried blue forget t-me-nots and pink roses. The maid of honor, Miss Clara DeBardele- ben of Birmingham, sister of the groom, wore similar attire.
 The costumes of the two matrons of honor, Mrs. M. M. Cummings, sister of the bride, and Mrs. Henry Dill, Jr., were of kashan blue georgette over rose pink. and were also made Cummings dress was trimmed in garlands of blue roses around the drop shoulder effect, and Mrs. Dill's dress had trimmings of silver.
 The groomsmen were Prince De- Bardeleben of Birmingham; w. D. Greene of Birmingham; Dr. M. M Cummings, and Benjamin F. Camp bell.
 Immediately preceding the bride came the little ring bearer, in a suit of white satin, carrying the ring in the heart of a calla lily. He was accompanied by the flower girl. Frances Boykin in blue and rose chiffon track, trimmed with gold rib bons.
 The bride was never more lovely than when she entered on the arm of her father, MT. John Reid Court right. Her wedding gown was of ttN pears. Long ropes of pears. reaching to the hem, formed panel in front and back, and panels of the geor- gette oVerdress were embroidered in pears and crystals She wore a girdle of crystals and rhinestones. Her veil was caught to a fan-shaped head piece in Grecian comb effect with or ange blossoms, and fell to the hem where il was shirred into a lace and pearl embroidered train. She carried calla lilies and brides roses.
 The bride was met at the altar by the groom. Henry Fairchild DeBar- deleben, accompanied by his cousin, Charles DeBardeleben of Birming- ham, who served as best man.
 Following the ceremony large re- ception was held, during which an ice course and decorated cakes in white were served by score of girl friends of the bride.
 Receiving with the bride and groom were the brides parents, Mir. and Mrs. Courtright, the latter wearing handsome dress of platinum gray lace over chiffon, beaded in steel and corsage of pink roses; the groom's parents, Mir. and Mrs. Henry T. De- Bardeleben of Birmingham, Mrs. De- Bardeleben wearing 8 gown of lace net over brocaled satin, trimmed in silver roses and wearing a pink cor sage; the brides grandmother, Mrs Belle Daily. in a handsome gown of black georgette, embroidered in jet and wearing white corsage; and other members of the family.
 The bride and groom left during the evening for an extended bridal trip, after which they will be at home in an apartment on Dauphln Way, where the many lovely gifts of a host of friends will adorn the home.
 A large contingent of out-o town guests came for~the wedding and in- cluded; the grooms parents, Mir. and Mrs. Henry T. DeBardeleben, his sister, Miss Clara DeBardeleben, Miss Donie DeBardeleben; Mr. and Mrs Charles DeBardeleben. Sr., MT and Mrs. Prince DeBardelebe Mir. and Mrs. Charles r. DeBardeleben, Jr Mrs. Norman Cooke, Bailey DeBarde- leben, Master Newton Hanson DeBar- deleban. Walker Percy. MT. and Mrs. Leroy Percy, R. N Hanson, Mir. and Mrs. Milton Fies, Sam Earle Greene. all of Birmin gham; MT Robert Vance, R. D. Reeves, John Ebaugh all of New orleans; o. K. Cummings, Mont gomery.
 Miss Courtright was one of Mo- bile's most feted and popular brides and was entertained at numerous pre- nuptial parties in the weeks prior to her wedding.