The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-31
McIIwuin-C Clements
Wedding 10th >

Miss Kathleen McIlwain, daughter
of MI. and Mrs. j. e. McIlwain of
Artegda, Miss, became the bride Of
Louie A. Clements of Durant, Miss.
In . beautiful wedding ceremony sol
emnized in the ethodist church at Ar
tesla at c~andle-light hour Sunday
evening, August 20.
A floral setting of artistic loneliness
gave distinction to the bridal scene
Curving around the altar trellised
arches entwined with smilax and Gle
mats, the rounded tips of each arch
forming a candelabrum to hold white
tapers hat lifted spires Of light above
the bridal tableau.
A background of ferns and smilaz
interspaced with tall floor baskets
Of white gladioli brought into reliet
the semi-circle Of arches. and each
arch framed a bridal couple. the brides
maids in rainbow-hued gowns and
the groomsmen in white. Under the
central arch elevated above the 9th
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ed.
Preceding the ceremony, a program
of nuptial music was rendered by
Mrs. Madge Lipsey Of Durant. Schu'
bert's "Serenade" was played as the
guests assembled, then as the tapers
were lighted by the ushers "Just 9
Song at Twilight" Perfect Day
and Melody OF Love" were played
softly. Mrs. z. B. Thompson Of Tus
caloosa, Ala. and Mrs. e. H. Bailey
Of Artesia sang Because" AT Dawn
Ing" II Love You Truly" and "oa
Promise Me" For the professional
and occasional Mrs. Lipsey gave the
conventional wedding marches from
Mendelssohn and Lohengrin and she
played softly during the ceremony.
At the appointed hour, the bridal
party entered, the ushers first, EN-
NETT McIlwain, Jr., brother of the
bride, James Halbert and Monroe
Foster. The brides attendants fol
lowed. The bridesmaids were Miss
Ruby Kate Clements. sister of the
groom of Durant, wearing rose, and
Miss Margaret McIlwain in green.
Miss Madeleine McIlwain, sister of
the bride and maid of honor, was
gowned in cell blue fashioned on
similar lines as the maids but on
the full skirt scattered tiny pink
satin bows. Mrs. Monroe Foster, ma
iron of honor, wore an identical gown
gown of she'll pink with tiny blue bows
on the full skirt. Their dresses were
of silk net over taffeta and each
wore a short face veil attached to a
corones of flowers and carried colo
NAL bouquets tied with contrasting
satin ribbons. The maid and matron
of honor's bouquets were tied with
pastel ribbons. ALI wore anne pen
dants, gifts of the bride.
The flower girls. Ida Sylvia Nell
vain IN pink net over taffeta, and
Mary Avis Cook in blue carried gard
cd hat from which they scattered
rose petals. The ring bearer, Neil
Randall in white, carried the ring on
a Write satin pillow.
The bride entered with her father,
who gave her in marriage. She was
gowned in ivory lace rel satin, fash
toned along princess lines, falling into
a long court train. Her veil of illusion
was caught under a tiara of seed
pearls with small sprays of valley
lilies on each side. She carried an
arm bouquet of white gladioli and
tube roses tied with a large ivory
satin bow. A shower of flowers and
ferns tied with narrow ivory ribbon
hung from the large bouquet. Her
only ornament was a tiny locket, a
childhood gift.
The groom, attended by his broth
er. j 2. Clements, who served as
best man, met his bride at the altar
DR.. A. T. McLlwain, of Greenvii,e
uncle of the bride, was the Official