The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-20
Barbara Allen,
Paul Darden, Jr.
Wed In Church
Lovely Late Afternoon We'd
ding Solemnized At St.
Andrews-Covenan

In an impressive candle : light
ceremony at the st. Andrews-Cov-
enant Presbyterian church, Satur-
oay afternoon, April 10 at 6
o'clock, Miss B b a Allen.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
E,Auen became the bride of Paul
oxford Dardea, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul C. Darden of Will
soa. DR. Eugene D. Witherspoon,
pastor Of tn church, officiated
using the double ring ceremony.
The vows were spoken before a
background of fern and palms in.
terspersed with eleven branch
candelabra holding burning cathe.
ORA! candles. On each side of the
altar we're floor baskets of white
gIadioli. The choir loft was dec.
grated with two seven branch can.
6elabra aud greenery.
Prior to the ceremony Mrs. 81
ton Skilton of Morris. Connecticut,
rendered a program of pre-nup.
tial music including cat Dawn
ing" tCadman), professional in
D.. (Calver), ITO a Wild Rose"
MeDowelD, "An Evening Star
Wagner) and Lyric TIL M e.
Tschaikowsky). Arthur john
sang Because" (d'HardeloD and
q Love You Truly Carrie Jacobs
Bonds. "Leibestraum" tLiszt)
was played softly during the GER
emory. The bridal party entered
to the strains of Wagners' Bridal
Procession" from Lohengrin and
Mendelsohn's wedding March"
was used as a occasional.
The bride, who a S given in
marriage by her father, wore a
lovely gown of white faille t a f.
feta fashioned with a dropped
bertha necklin e trimmed with
Italian hand embossed heirloom
lace and a net yoke, long tapering
sleeves, a voluminous bouffant
skirt, with long full traditional
train falling from tn waistline.
The full length veil extended from
& tiara of exquisite imported lace
which was worn by the brides
mother at her wedding. The bride
carried a cascade bouquet OF
white s%weetpeas and white carna.
tons showered with lilies-of-the
valley ard centered with an
orchid.
Mrs. Roland Perry OF Whining
ton, sister of the bride, was mat
ron of honor and wore a maize
gown of taille taffeta. The neck
line was fashioned On similar
lines as that of t h e bride with
short puffed sleeves and full bout
fant skirt. She carried a bouquet
Of iris and daffodils tied with 3
heavenly blue ribbon.
Attending as bridesmaids were
Miss Susan Darden of Wilson.
sister OF the bridegroom, and
Mrs. Allen H. VanDyke of Green
vile, who wore dresses of heaven.
ly blue faille taffeta fashioned af-
te- the gown Of tn matron of
honor and carried bouquets of
daffodils tied with maize ribbon.
In their hair were flower arrange
ment to match the bouquets.
Lawrence P. Fleming of Wilson
attended the bridegroom as best
man. The groomsmea were l..
Gleason Allen, brother Of the
bride Wilmington, Stuart Walls
ton, H. H. Walston III, and James
Rowland, all of Wilson.
Mrs. Allen, mother of the bride
vas attired in a gown of dusty
rose crepe with a double corsage
Of talisman roses.
The backgrounds mother wore
a gown of apricot crepe with a
shoulder corsage Of. orchids.
Immediately following the wed
ding a reception was held at thu
home of the bride for the bridal
couple, members of the wedding
party, out = of : town guests anu
close friends.
The house W a S decorated with
southern smilax, white roses,
gladioli and snapdragons. Mrs. D.
S, Carr greeted the guests at the
door and directed t h e m to the
living room where they were in
tToduced to the receiving line.
Miss Mary Nisbet presided over
the brides book.
Receiving in dining room
was Mrs. Ben Davis. Jr., OF Rox-
boro, sister of the bridegroom.
The brides table was covered
with a hand made lace cloth CEN
tered with a silver bowl holding
ar arrangement Of white snap
dragons and carnations and on
either side were burning tapers in
silver candelabra. At one end OF
the table was a three TERED we'd
ding cake topped with a miniature
bridal couple. Miss Mary Daniel
Carr served punch from a beauti-
fGl crystal bowl which was flank
cd by smilax. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Charles Bell, Mrs.
Garland Palmer, Mrs. George F.
Tlenken and Mrs Jack LeGwin.
After the reception tn e bridal
couple left on a wedding trip OF