Evening star., 1942-02-22
Mary Lloyd
Wedding Is
Picturesque
Old.Time Virginia
Is Represented at
Rites in Alexandra

Several hundred guests, repre-
senting socially and historically
prominent Alexandrians and Vir'
ginians, assembled in the home o.
Mrs. william B. Lloyd in Alex.
andria yesterday afternoon for thu
welding of her daughter, Mis-.
Mary Edith Lloyd. who became thu
bride of Mr.. Laurence Grettel
Fawcett In a 8 o'clock ceremony
held In the large double parlors o.
the old house on st. Asaph street
which has been the home Of several
generations Of the family of the
bride.
All-white flowers against q back.
ground of palms and ferns were ex.
quisitely arranged in keeping with
the large, high-ceilinged rooms, and
candlelight from old silver and
crystal candelabra rejecting In the
prisms Of the beautiful old chan
deliers and shedding scintillatins
rainbow beams over the scene made
lovely setting for the ceremony,
at which the Rev. william B. Nc
Ilwaine, jr., Of Petersburg, Va. OH
ciated. DR.. McIlwaine retired a
few months ago as pastor Of the
Second Presbyterian Church OF
Alexandria. Mrs. Arnold Alexander
Garthoff, pianist, played the nup-
tial music, which included selec-
tions by Mrs. Garthoff's sister, Miss
Florence Frank, violinist.
The daughter of the late Mr.. VIII
liam B. Lloyd, the bride was escorted
by her brother. Mr.. Edward Stabler
Lloyd, down the broad stairway to
the flower-banked bower before
which the ceremony took place. and
she was given in marriage by her
mother. She was gowned in the
wedding dress Of her aunt, Miss
Lucy Leadbeater, when she was
married to Mr.. Laurence Stabler
about IS years ago.
The dress is made Of sheer white
China silk, trimmed with heirloom
lace and fashioned with q fitted
bodice and of shoulder neckline
short puffed sleeves and a very full
skirt, and was worn by yesterdays
bride over a soft white, finely hand
tucked muslin foundation that had
been worn by her grandmother, Mrs
Edward Stabler Leadbeater, at her
wedding. Her veil was that which
had been worn by her matron OF
honor at her wedding and was held
by a halo made of the heirloom
lace with band of orange blossoms
across the back and she carried q
shower bouquet of orchids, white
roses and sweet peas.
Mrs. Edward Mccormick williams
of Berryville, formerly Miss Caroline
Rust Of Alexandria and Leesburg
was the matron of honor and was
gowned in sheer crepe of robins egg
blue, made with a tucked waist
heart-shaped neckline, long sleeves
and full skirt.
The bridegroom is the son Of the
late DR.. and Mrs. Edward Stabler
Fawcett and he had for his best
man his brother, Mr.. Lewis Fawcett
The large number of guests re-
mained for the reception following
the ceremony, after which Mr.. anc
Mrs. Fawcett left for a wedding trip
with the bride wearing a navy blue
ensemble with blue and white &C.
cessories and corsage of orchids.
Out-of-town guests attending the
a t..r L. -. 4 l.
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Stabler Lloyd of Yonkers
N. Y; Mrs. James Douglas Mclean
of Paris Island, S. c., and Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Mccormick Williams
of BerTyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fawcett will make
their home with the brides mother
at 200 South st. Asaph street In
Alexandria.