St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-06-25


performed the ceremony before
OF white teathered carnations,
pink gladioh and four branched
candelshars holding lighted white
tapers,
The bride is the daughter OF Mr.,
and Mrs, George Cox Sr,, OF 92s
Sixth Ave, f. Duluth. The groom
is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Char
ence Gordon of Bakersfield, Calf
Proceeding the ceremony, Mrs.
Katherine Greene rendered nup-
tial music and also accompanied
the soloist, Miss Diane Loveland
who sang oh Promise Me- and
Because"
Given in marriage by her
brother George Cax Jr., the bride
was lovely in her bsllerina length
dress OF white Chantilly lace
over slipper satin fashioned on
princess lines featuring long tap
erinE sleeves of lace fitted bodice
with self covered buttons in the
back extending from the neckline
to the waist.
She complimented her dress
with three-strand pearl necklace
with matching earrings. Her fin
ger tip veil OF bridal Illusion was
attached To a coronet OF lace in
set with seed pearls, She wore
white brocaded ankle straps, The
bride carried white Bible topped
with white feathercd carnations
and yellow roses from which fell
showers OF white satin strcamers
interpreted with clusters OF white
stephanotis.
Miss Florence Cox attended her
sister as maid-of-honor. Her dress
of pink lace and net over match
ing taffeta was styled with a fit
ted bodice with lace jacket and
full gathered skirt OF net, ballerina
leigth She wore coronet of lace
with insets OF white carnations.
white kid pumps and carried a
Colonial bouquet Of pink roses.
Bridesmaids were the Misses
Bernice Potter and Bonnie Brooks
of Duluth. They wore identical
dresses of yellow net over taffeta
fashioned with bodices OF match
ing lace, fun gathered net skirts
balierina length. Yellow tuiie
bandeaux and W hite kid pumps
complimented their dresses. They
carried Colonial bouquets OF vel
low roses.
Diane Colman OF Duluth anC
Diane Cox of Minneapolis, niece o.
the bride, were the flower girls
Their ballerina length dresses o
white lace and net over whit
satin were designed with bodice
: of lace and very full skirts OF ne
! with appliqued lace medallions
s. They wore white satin bonnet
|, with self trim and carried Colon
= ial bouquets of sweetheart rose'
2 Glenn Waters OF st. Paul wa
2 ring bearer. He wore formal al
tire, dark striped trousers an
, white jacket. He carried whit
4 satin pillow holding the ring.
Z Mr., Charles Sailing attende,
Mr.. Gordon as best man AM
ushers were Kenneth Richardson
Edward Nichols, Charles Cox. 81
Paul, brother Of the bride ant
Airman SIC Donald f.. Baker Tn
men all wore summer formal at
tire, black striped trousers, whit
coats and buttonaires OF whit
? carnations.
Mrs. George Cox. Sr., mother o
the bride chose an aqua dress lac
> bodice rhinestones studded an
b, crepe skirt with which she wor
!, white accessories and a corsage o
, red roses and feathered carnation
, Mrs. Gordon, mother OF the groor
chose pink nylon lace over or
CANDY and wore corsage Of sol
yellow roses and pink carnations
n Miss Amanda Byrd Of Mime
3 apolis. aunt OF the bride. wore
I dress Of white ground rose pat
: termed organdy featuring a JACKIE
She complimented her dress wit
rhinestone jewelry. white pump
and corsage OF red roses.
Immediately following the csre
mony a reception was held in tn
. church parlors. The brides tabl
was covered with white lac
cloth and was centered with
three TERED wedding cake toppe
with bells centered between whit
lilies-of -the-yalley. The cake wa
decorated with pink rosebuds
0 wreath Of apple blossoms er
X circled the cake.
z The couple received varied a.
( sortment Of beautiful and usefl
e gifts.
Y Hostesses were: Miss Armand
Byrd, Minneapolis; the Nine
Minnie Adams, James Thomai