The Washington times., 1934-10-30
Helen Essary


When Miss Helen Essary
Margaret Stuart Grattan and
James Madison Weaver were
married Saturday at Harrison
burg, Va, not only the kinfolk
but the entire town was in a
state of excitement about the
wedding.
The hairdressers we're rushed
to exhaustion. All of their
clients said:
please do my hair over
again, more becomingly. 1t
must look its very best for the
wedding"
Florists sent their men up
the sides of Massanutten Noun
tain to get choice 20-foot cedars
for the wedding. They cut out
their fresh green tops and
placed them side by side in the
chancel of the Presbyterian
Church as a background for
white chrysanthemums and
candles.
Automobiles of the guests
we're so plentiful on Court
House Square that finally the
police department said:
"JuSt turn the whole Square
over to the wedding"
The guests were escorted into
the church early on the arms
of the biggest groomsmen I've
ever seen anywhere. he small
est among them was six feet
one inch tall and weighed a
mere 100 pounds.
After exquisite preliminary
music, violin solos and chorals
by a full robed choir, the
candles-topping the standards
of white chrysanthemums in
the center aisle-were lighted.
Then PROMPTLY the organ
sounded:
"Here Comes the Bride!"
But the bride didn't come
not at once. The groomSmen
entered singly by the side aisles.
Took their places before the
wall Of evergreen.
They were: Jean Mauze, of
New York; J. B. Dyer and
Courtney Mauzy, of winston
Salem, N. c.; Hampton Mauzy,
of Durham, N. c.; John Grat-
tan and HymeS Heneberger, of
Harrisonburg. Russell M.
Weaver, of Washington, was
best man.
The brides pretty attendants
were in costumes of autumn
tints-green, rust and gold.
The bridesmaids were Miss
Elizabeth Dyer, of Winston
Salem, N. c.; Miss Peggy Can
naday, of Biltmore Forest, N.
c.; Miss Mary Grattan, of
Richmond; Miss Annabel Es-
sary, of Washington; Miss
Frances Flavell, of Philadelphia,
and Mrs. Charles Nelson, of
Harrisonburg.
Miss Evelyn Byrd Deyerle
was the maid of honor. The
matrons of honor we're Mrs.
Wilfred Pyle. of Richmond.
whose husband is the son of
the famous illustrator, Howard
Pyle. and Mrs. George Gremer
Grattan Sd. whose husband
gave the bride in marriage.
The little flower girl ar1 the
ring bearer almost stole" the
wedding. The ring bearer, Rus
sell M. Weaver, jr., was most
sedate and handsome. The
flower girl, Catherine Bland
Brown, thought at first it
would be a nice idea to blow
out one of the candles on
the chancellor at least sit on
the brides white satin pillow.
But the flower girl was just 3
years old.
Her long-skirted reach velvet
frock slipped from her dimpled
shoulder once or twice. She
looked like a cherub ready for
Rubens, only more beguiling.
The wedding guests were en-
franc l.
The bride, who is extremely
handsome, wore a lovely gown
of satin and rose point, with
veil and train yards long. Many
other beautiful gowns were seen.
Mrs. Grattan, mother of the
bride, was in black velvet and
sequin, with a corsage of pink
roSebudS. Mrs. w. P. r. Weaver,
mother of the groom, was in
black lace and diamonds.
Mrs. Stuart Ogilvie, of Bilt-
more Forest, aunt of the bride,
was smart in black satin with
panels faced in white satin.
Mrs. w. B. Conover, of Lake
Charles, La, wore a charming
gown of black velvet. embroi-
dered in pearls. Mrs. j. l..
Wright, who entertained after
the wedding. was in black vel
vet, paiheted in cut steel.
The uShers were Fred Swift
Zer, who with Mrs. Switzer
gave a pre-nuptial party after
the rehearsal; George Roller,
Samuel Parkins, Frank SWitzer
and Hamilton Haas.