The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
CATFISH CORNER GIRL
BRIDE OF GAR CREEKER
Miss Nancyfalia Allen Spliced to
GOralog Gibbs in COlOrful We'd
ding at Sanity Sauls Church
(Reprinted from The Coastland Times,
June is. 1851
By MISS PINKIE PERRY

In the most colorful and inter-
esting ceremony of the bridal sea-
son Miss Nancyfalia Allen of Cat
fish Corner became the bride of
Goralog Gibbs of Gar Greek Sun
day, June 8, at high noon in Saint
ly Sauls Church, the Rev. Esau A.
Byrd, the pastor, officiating.
The bride is the oldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arboriculous AL
len of Catfish Corner and attend
ed Fetherpeke Institute for Wom-
en-, Class of 1887. Until recently
she has taught in the Gar Creek
School and it was there she met
her husband, the son of Mrs. Mar
supia Morse of Gar Greek and the
late Mr.. Gondola Gibbs of Gar
Greek. He is one of the most prom
inent fishermen and trappers of the
community, and one of the most
promising young men, having
promised two other girls during
the past Is years but failed to
show up for the ceremony. This
time he was escorted to the scene
of the wedding by Angostura AL
len, bondsman and brother of the
bride, and Grampus Gregory, Dep
uty Sheriff of Catfish Corner.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She wore a gown
made over from her graduation
dress and a part of her grand
mothers wedding dress. 1t had
wide yoke embellished with oyster
pearls and she wore a neckline of
drumfish scales. The sleeves were
sewn to the dress and ended in
Easterlily terminii near the wrist,
fitted to star-shaped self-covered
buttons. There was some stretch
ing of the tight-ftting bodice be-
cause in her hurry to dress she
forgot her girdle. Her veil was
fashioned of plastic mosquito net
ting and fell from a tiara of fish
scales and oyster pearls. In her
hand she carried six gorgeous wat
erlilies and an old testament given
her brother when christened by the
Rev. Angostura Ambrose, his god
father.
Profusely decorated with water
lilies, wax myrtles and long leaf
pine, the church gave a dismal as
pect to the 16 tapers burning at the
altar. The maid of honor was Miss
Bushibelle Brinn of Gar Creek with
whom the bride has boarded in sea-
son during the past IA years. She
wore red nylon net gown over
green tatfeta slip, and of course
her regular underclothes. She wore
brown wool mittens, a brown cape,
and a red headpiece to match.
Misses Parosela and Pristine Pin
ner Of Gar Greek served as brides
maids, all wearing costumes SINH
lar to the maid of honor, and
matching the suit of the best man,
Angostura Allen, brother of the
bride, who held tightly to the arm
of the bridegroom all through the
ceremony. There were two grooms-
men, Jocasta Jones of Wide Spot
and Quondam Dudley of Cat Cove.
Miss Consolena Carter softly
sang a solo, being her popular
original composition, ''I'll Be Your
Headache" and the organ was
played by Miss Begonia Brick
house of Back Road, who presided
through a program of wedding
music selected from the Merry
Widow.
The brides father wore a green
lumberjack, and a pair of khaki
pants, into which were tucked a
late model Fred Pendleton shirt
brilliant with yellow, green and
purple plaids, embellished by a
Towering scarlet tie. He wore Ay-
cock Brown sandals without socks,
and massive gold chain suspend
ed from the lapel of his coat to his
breast pocket, which held his hunt
ing knife, his bandana and a brace
of waterlily buds.
The brides mother wore a huge
spray of gardenia boughs embel-
lished with waterlilies and rose
geraniums in full bloom, and her
dress was of brilliant green crepe
with accessories of canary. She
wore a black hat, decorated with
spring flowers and ornamental lace,
with a model of a singing canary
rampant. 1t was the biggest event
of her life since she ran away 40
years ago and got married over at
Frog Fork.
Following the ceremony, the
couple left in the 1888 Ford which
the bridegroom had been buying
on time, but had not made his pay
ments. However, Bastinado Berry
of Crab Cove agreed to stand for
his payments until he got back
from the wedding trip. They ex-
pect to make their home with the
brides parents, Mr.. Allen having
borrowed money to build an extra
room on his house.