Evening star., 1942-10-04
Miss Rust Bride
In Impressive
Fairfax Wedding
Truro Church Scene
OF Marriage to
1t. Middleton

White gladioluses against banks
Of palms in the chancel and on the
altar and tall white standards bear
ing tall lighted cathedral tapers en-
HANGED the impressiveness of his
toric old Truro Episcopal Church in
Fairfax for the wedding last eve
ming of Miss Anne Hooe Rust and
1t. Ellis Spear Middleton, II.
Known to her wide circle Of
friends as person of unusual charm
and grace, the bride is the daughter
of former State Senator John War
wick Rust and Mrs. Rust of Fairfax.
She is a graduate of st. Agnes
School in Alexandria and of st.
Mary's Junior College in Raleigh,
N. c.. and George Washington Uni
versity.
The Rev. Herbert A. Donovan of
Christ Church in Charlottesville
officiated at the ceremony last eve
ming, which took place at o'clock,
and the wedding music was played
by Mrs. Walter Tansil Oliver.
Mr. Rust escorted his daughter to
the altar and give her in marriage
and the bridal procession included
Miss Helen Jean Farmer of Bailey,
N. c.. and Miss Betty Chappell of
Washington, counsin of the bride
groom, as bridesmaids: Miss Ell
eanor Mclean Rust, sister of the
bride, as maid of honor; Mrs. John
Howson Rust, sister-in-laW of the
bride, as matron of honor, and Ann
Bayly Corse, little cousin of the
bridegroom. as the flower girl.
1t. Middleton. who is the son Of
1t. Ellis Spear Middleton, U. S. c.
G.. and Mrs. Middleton of Stamford,
Conn, had bis father serve as his
best man, with Mr.. John Howson
Rust of Fairfax, Mr.. Arthur Buell.
Of Herndon, Ensign Robert Mattern,
u. S. N. r., of Washington and 1t.
Lewis Mckee, Army Air Forces, OF
Sumter, S. c., serving as ushers.
Ivory satin made on princess
lines was worn by the bride, the
yoke of the bodice being of Sheer
net and the long sleeves ending in
points over the hands. The full
fared skirt ended in a long train
and with veil of ivory illusion that
fell from coronet OF seed pearls,
strand of pearls worn about her
throat completed her costume. Her
flowers we're an arm bouquet of
white gladioluses and bouvardia.
The matron of honor wore flame
chiffon and lace, the bodice having
sweetheart neckline and bracelet
length sleeves and the skirt very full
Costumes of the same material and
color were worn by the maid of
honor and the bridesmaids, and each
attendant wore strand of pearls
and carried bouquet of talisman
roses tied with transparent pale yel-
low ribbon with streamers that fell
to the floor.
White marquisette trimmed with
white satin ribbon was worn by the
flower girl, who carried a white
basket filled with pompon chrys-
anthemums and talisman roses.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Rust
was attractively decorated with
white roses and gladioluses with
many lighted tapers for the recep-
ton which was given after the cere-
mony. A four-tier wedding cake
centered the beautifully appointed
brides table, with tall lighted tapers
IN crystal and silver candelabra
Illuminating the dining room.
1t. and Mrs. Middleton left later
FOR a wedding trip with the bride
wearing travelling costume of cram
berry red trimmed with fur. Her
accessories were black and she wore
a corsage of red-lipped yellow
orchids. It. Middleton is a gradu-
ate of the University of Virginia,
where he was member of Alpha
Tau Omega fraternity, and he also
attended the University of Virginia
Law School and is member of the
Virginia Bar Association. He is at
present an instructor at the Basic
Flying School at Sumter, S. c.,
where he and his bride will make
their horoe