San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-12
In Society

One of the brilliant events Of thu
season took place Wednesday eyenni
al 81. Marks Episcopal Church wheI
Stephen Maston Nixon and Miss Hal
lie Fincham. the daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs Charles Thornton Fincham, were
!, ioined in matrimony. The impressive
ceremony was performed by Bishol
Gamers and DIR. Arthur 5. Huston.
The church was beautifully decorat
oil with white lilies and greens. Arhce'
entwined with trailing smilax made
passageway down the center aisle
The windows were filled with mounds
OF candy tuft and ferns. Palms
banked the altar and smilax trallec
around the huge pillars. Brass jar:
held masses of white lilies and tall
cathedral tapers burned in brass
candlebra on the altar.
Previous to the entrance OF the
bridal party. Miss Corrine Worden
plaved IAN Mine Alone" on the VIC
lin. accompanied by Oscar ]. Fox at
the organ, who also played the Bridal
Chorus" from Lohengrin. The ushers
entered first. Ross Boothe. Lee koker-
NOT of Gonzales, Frank Crook, Linton
Savage of Corpus. Christi, George
Walker and Edgar Beakley of Robs-
Town. The bridesmaids followed, Miss
Marie LANCE, Miss Evelyn Moore OF
Laredo. Miss Beatrice Stribling, Miss
Ress Spear and Miss Margie Lou
Moore of Paris. Tex, and the junior
bridesmaid, Miss Mary StubbS OF
Gonzales. Miss Cornelia Vaughan.
the maid of honor, preceded the bride
who was met Mt the altar by the
groom and his best man, Welly Hop
kins of Gonzales.
The bride was charming in a gown
of heavy satin trimmed with hand
some roses. The full skirt was
trimmed with garlands of roses
around the hem.
Over this was skirt of fine old
lace. The tight bodice was long
wasted and was trimmed at the neck
with rosebuds. The lace sleeves were
long and full. A chiffon train was
caught TO her shoulders with white
rosebuds. And over the train hung
the lace veil, which was caught to the
head in a becoming helmet effect:
made of tulle and lace with sprays OF
orange blossoms holding it in place.
A tiny veil of real lace covered her
eyes. She carried a shower bouquet
of brides roses, orchids and lilies OF
the valley.
Miss Vaughan, the maid of honor,
was attractive in model of pale blue
effect, with tight bodice and long
waist. A fischu Of the material made
a becoming collar. and the full skirt
was trimmed with pink rosebuds. A
crownless hat of pink maline trimmed
with pink rosebuds and silver ribbon
: completed the costume. She carried
an arm bouquet of pink rosebuds. -.
The frocks of the bridesmaids and
the Junior bridesmaid were made IN
the same quaint style, with pink tat
feta. They, too, wore the becoming
crownless hats, and carried Ophella
roses.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held in the new home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fincham on East Grammercy.
The long living room was beautifully
decorated with white blossoms, filling
bowls and baskets and making a
mound on the mantel. Receiving the
guests in the drawing room with the
bride and bridegroom and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fincham were Mr.. and Mrs.
Stubs and the bridal party and Mrs
a. r. Fincham. In the dining room
white rosebuds and ferns adorned the
buffet and cabinet. The table was
laid in a handsome lace cloth and was
adorned with the brides cake, love
ly CONNECTION embossed with white
rosebuds, and in the shape of two
hearts linked together. Green tapers
burned in silver candlelabra. The Ii.
brary and sun parlor were decorated
with purple flags and pink rosebuds
M
Page. Miss Joyce Mcclellan. Miss Hen
Miss Mae Louise Schreiner, Miss
guson and Miss Eloise Carr. Mrs. W
D. McCarty, Mrs. ]. Frank Davis
Mrs. Hayden Smith. Mrs. Everett De
Frank Winerich, Mrs. f. +. Stauffer
served in the sun parlor by Mrs
and Mrs. Phillip Coldwell.
Later in the evening Mr.. and Mrs
Nixon left for North Carolina where
they will spend a month. From there
they will go to points of interest
further north, after which they will
be at home at the Nueces Hotel in
Corpus Christi, Tex.
Mrs. Nixon wore an attractive
tbree-piece suit. a Beller model. of
beige wool eponge. The upper part
of the suit was of Romano creme in
shades Of tan, blue and crimson. Shoes
and hose and becoming hat were of a
deep blue.
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Mrs. Lyle Gosling entertained
NTH a CHARMING 1npchanp NJ tho
Japanese tea room at Wolff & Marx.
Thursday complimenting Miss Mae
Louise Schreiner. The table was
charmingly adorned with bowl of