The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08
Sylvia Bortnet
Dr.. P. Nichols
Wed In Florida

The First Avenue Methodist
church, ST. Petersburg, Fla, was
the scene of the marriage OF Miss
Sylvia Alicia Bortner, daughter OF
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Rayman w.
Bortner, and DR.. Pameroy Nichols.
Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Pomeroy
Nichols of Wilmington. The wed-
ding took place Saturday after
noon, July 5.
DR.. o. g. Cole oeficiated at the
ceremony, performed before an
altar banked with palms, Candida
bra and white flowers. The aisle
cloth was of white and pews were
marked with white ribbons and
flowers.
A musical prelude to the we'd
ding ceremony, given by Richard
Lehman, organist and Mrs. Wal
ter Hoppe, harpist, included BE
cause Il Love You Truly and
sLeibestraum." Mrs. Hoppe play
ed "Clair de Lune' on muted harp
during the ceremony and tradi-
tional wedding marches were
played by Mr.. Lehman.
The bride given in marriage by
her uncle, Robert L. Hope, wore
the wedding gown Of her mater
nal grandmother, the late Mrs
Wade Hampton Gray Of Balti-
more. Of heavy ivory satin, it was
fs shioned with basque waist,
sweetheart neckline and yoke o.
ruffled Alencon lace. The gown
closed down the back with a row
Of tiny covered buttons and lego
mutton sleeves ended in points
v e the wrists. Her full skirt end
ed in a train of heavy lace and a
long veil of net trimmed with lace
had a large heart at the end OF
the train. The veil was held in
place with a beaded crown in
heart design. .
The brides bouquet was a cas-
cade of white roses, lilies of the
Wiley and small spray orchids,
centered with white orchids ana
showered with sweetheart roses.
Maid-of-honor, Miss Irma Jane
Martin of Baltimore, classmate OF
the bride at the University of
Maryland, was gowned in powder
blue tissue taffeta. Her dress was
styled with a V-neckline, with
small rolled collar and tiny COW
cred buttons closing the blouse.
She wore matching mitts, which
came to points over the wrist and
carried bouquet of blue tinted
gardenias.
Miss Catherine M. Daley, also
Of Baltimore, was Miss Bortner's
bridesmaid. She wore a canary
yellow dress of tissue tafseta, fash
Toned similarly to that of Miss
Martin and carried a cascade bou-
quet of yellow roses.
Earl Cranston Williams, Jr.,
cousin of the bride, served as best
nan and ushers we're Robert L.
Hope, Jr., Charles Y. Lane and
John M. Tickling.
Mrs. Robert Linwood Hope, aunt
of the bride, a printed silk
of salmon pink with black acces-
series. Her corsage was of or
chids. Mrs. Nichols, mother of the
bridegroom, was dressed in white
crepe. She wore white accessories
and an orchid ccrsage.
A reception was held after the
ceremony in the green room Of
the Yacht club. The brides table,
covered with a cutWork cloth, was
centered by a three : tered we'd
ding cake, topped with a bell, and
was lighted with antique silver
candelabra.
Out-of-town guests were DR.. and
Mrs. Joseph W. Hooper, DR.. j..
Barefoot, DR.. Joseph W. Hooper,
Jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. Pomeroy
Nichols Wilmington and Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Cranston Williams, Jr.,
College Park, Md.
After a wedding trip in North
Carolina, the couple will reside in
Wilmington until DR.. Nichols en-
tiers the army this summer.