Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-04-06
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Esther McGougan
Becomes Bride
OF Don Hughes


daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. d. f.
McGougan Of Tabor City, and Don
Hughes, sen of Mrs. D. j. Hughes
and the late Mr.. Hughes of Tabor
City, were united in marriage in
a lovely formal candlelight cere-
mony Saturday evening. April 2,
at 7:3O o'clock at Mount Tabor
Baptist church in Tabor City. Rev.
P. c. CAN'T. pastor of the bride
and bridegroom officiated.
The vows were spoken before q
background Of palms; woodwardia
| fern. floor baskets of white glad
ioli and snapdragons, and seven
branch candlelabra holding white
tapers.
Prior to the ceremony pro-
gram of nuptiai music was render
ed BY Mrs. Furman j.. Fowler of
Tabor City. organist. and. Mrs.
James Richie of Petersburg, Va,
soloist. The Traditional wedding
marches were used. the bridal
chorus from "Lohengrin" by Wag-
ner as the professional. and Men
delssohn's march from "A Mid
summer Nights Dream" as the
occasional, Mrs. Richie sang" l
Love Thee" "Oh Perfect Love"
and The Lords Prayer.'
The bride, given in marriage by
her brother, Duncan Frank Nc
Cougar. Jr., wore 4 gown OF
heavy white duchess satin, featur-
ing an off shoulder neckline and
with y bertha Of Chantilly lace
conferred at the front with a spray
of orange blossoms. The back
waistline was indicated by tiny
self covered buttons. The sleeves
extended over the wrists to form
lily points which were delicately
ruffled with lace The fullness OF
the skirt was broken in front by
shirring which draped into three
flounces. Revealed by the flounces
was Chantilly lace which extended
to edge the full court train. Her
veil of French illusion fell from a
pearl studded lace cap when
caught the veil with clusters OF
orange blossoms. She carried
cascade bouquet of white lilacs
interviewer with white maine ana
conferred with an orchid. Her on
w ornament was string OF pearls,
a gift of the bridegroom.
Miss Ann Brooks McGougan
was her sisters maid of honor.
She was gowned in a lovely shade
of spring green. The dress was OF
mousseline de sole and SATIN ana
was styled with a close 1lttins
bodice, the satin accentuating the
low cut portrait nckline. The s'art-
was boufant with yards OF nous
seline de sole with a wide pahk
of satin at the hem. Her bouquet
was a muff matching the dress
and covered with pink freeZlas,
which were repeated in ne
stlea1ncrs extending from th Z
muff. She wore a small nosesas
of flowers in her hair.
Bridesmaids were Mrs. Henry
B. Barnes Of Wilson. sister of the
bridegroom, Mrs. Duncan Frank
McGougar. Jr., of Wake Forest
sister in law of the bride. Mrs
Zen Nesmith, III, of Tabor City
niece of the bride, Miss Mary Ellz-
abeth Allsbrook of wilmington
cousin of the bride, Miss Puckette
Walden of Tabor City. and MISS
Rernice Freeman of Hickory. Jun
ior bridesmaids were Anne Eliz-
| abetb Mallard. ,iece of the pfioe,
and Caroline Jessup, both or razor
City. .,.;o,
bridesmaids wore gowns Identical
"a that of the maid of honor.
Their flowers were muffs covered
with yellow and white iris with
matching nosegays for their nalr,
The bridegroom had as his best
man his brother, Phil Hughes, OF
Tabor City, Groomsmen were WIZ
lie Brook Webster of Fairmont'
Henry B. Barnes of Wilson, ooth
| brothers in law OF MI. %1oS
Jimmie Roberts of Chapel Hill
cousin of the bridegroom, Frank
and Ben N e m h, Ill, OF
Tabor City, nephews of the orloe'
| and Fred Horb!bein of Marion, 5
lie. ,
Mrs, w. w. Woody and Miss
Miriam Carroll, directors, recelV-
ed the wedding party. Mrs. Woody
was attired in a white gown and
had at her shoulder a corsage OF
red roses. Miss Carroll was was va,
lovely in a gown of yellow with
which she also wore a corsase OF
red roses.
Mrs. D. F. McGougan, ST., moth
er of the bride was charming IN a
dress of grey imported lace. Inc
bodice was fitted with a "V'' neck
line and long pointed olsnop
al ~ fl111 grace