The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-03

contender with the month of June
this year for honors as the most
popular month for summer nup-
tials. II seems that the cool, mild
days and evenings of early summer
might give way to the brightness
and warmth of August with its
more rampant colors and fullblown
flowers. for many of the summers
most delightful ceremonies have
taken place during the past month.
Highlighting last weeks nuptial
news was the marriage Saturday
afternoon of Miss Virginia Char
lotte Hamilton, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Dana Hamilton, to
Mr.. Robert Evans Hage, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sigurd Hage Of Sc
attic. Vows were exchanged at
4:30 o'clock in the garden of an
aunt of the bride, Mrs. Robert
Beadle. the Rev. Marmaduke
Dodsworth officiating.
Two large jardiniers containing
white gladioi added to the charm
Of the formal garden setting. De-
Bussy's "Claire de Lune," played
on the harp by Mrs. Edith Knapp
Lundgren. provided a soft musical
background for the ceremony.
Escorted by her father, who gave
her in marriage. the bride wore
a gown of ivory lace over satin,
made with q full skirt, a tight
fitting bodice which was trimmed
down the front with buttons, and
three-quarter length sleeves. Her
finger-tip length veil fell from
simple halo. Her flowers were two
white orchids surrounded with
sprays of stephanotis.
Miss Stewart IL Attendant
Miss Rosemary Stewart was
maid Of honor. wearing a blue
dotted swiss gown with matching
wide-brimmed sailor with white
streamers. Bridesmaids were the
Misses Margaret Simpson. Mary
Hage. Patricia Davis and Mae
Carlson. All were gowned in
white dotted swiss with which
they wore white halo hats with
blue streamers. All dresses were
similar In style to that Of the
bride. Their flowers were pink
shaggy asters and blue delphini-
ums.
Mr.. Daniel Hage was best man
and ushers were Aessrs. Gene
Williams. Thomas Jamison, Edwin
Hamilton and James Robinson.
After the ceremony, there was
a reception in the garden. Mrs.
Hamilton receiving guests In a red,
white and blue gown with which
she wore a blue hat and a corsage
Of orchids. A gown Of shell pink
lace was chosen by the BRIDE
groom's mother who also wore a
blue hat and orchids.
AD-White Predominates
An all-white arrangement Of
gladioli and other seasonal flowers
centered the table which was fur
Their appointed with white candles.
Presiding were Mrs. Calvin Stew
art, Mrs J. c. Haley. Mrs. Howard
z. Gregory and Mrs. Cecil Evans.
Assisting were the Misses Virginia
Haines. Virginia Grove, Patricia
Poe, Marjorie schwalen, Dorothy
LaCasa, Mary Jane Mcdonald,
Barbara Nordley. Martha Wagner,
Nina Lou sanderson and Mrs.
Gordon Sweet and Mrs. Douglas
Conyea.
For going-away. the bride chose
a brown silk suit over which she
wore a beige top coat Her aeces-
SORES were brown The new home
viii be made In Seattle.
The bride attended Stadium high
scnooi ana the University Of
Washington where she was a men,
Der Of Delta Gamma. The bride
groom Is a graduate Of the Uni
versity Of Washington. later re-
eeiving his masters degree at the
Massachusetts Institute Of Tech
nology. His fraternity IL Phi
Gamma Delta and Ms other affiIi-
atoms are Tau Beta ri. Oval club,
Sigma H and Big w club.