Milford chronicle., 1958-01-10
Wedding
CARPENTER

CLIFTON - CARPENTER
Miss Lima Clifton, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Clifton, Mil
ford -Rehoboth Highway, Milford,
became the bride of Mr.. James Lee
Carpenter, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James H. Carpenter, of near Milton.
on December %, 1857, at 2 p. m, in
Slaughter Neck Methodist Church,
with the Rev. w. w. Hamilton per-
forming the ceremony, assisted by
Rev. VIM. McDanielaof Milton. Mr.
Norman Reynolds was organist for
the occasion and the soloist Was
Mrs Vincent Donovan.
The church was beautifully dec
GRATED with palms, white chrysan-
themums, white snapdragons and
white rosebuds..
The bride was given in marriage
by her father.
Miss Gladys Jefferson of Milton,
served as her maid of nonor :
bridesmaids were Mrs. Eugene Ar
go, Milton, sister of the groom and
Mrs. Robert L. Graham, Milford
Rehoboth Hwy, sister of the bride.
Mr.. Eugene Argo, brother-in-law
of the groom, served as best man.
Ushers included Messrs. Harold
B. Belts, of Milton, and Richard j.
Argo, brother-in-law of the bride,
of near Milton.
Little Miss Janet Kay Reed, niece
of the bride, was flower girl; while
Master James ". Reed, III, nephew
of the bride, was ring bearer.
The bride wore floor length
gown of French nylon lace and
tulle The basque bodice featured
a scalloped sabrina neckline trim
med with sequins and pearls and
he'd long sleeves that ended in a
point over the hand. The graceful
skirt of silk tulle net was appli-
qued with scattered lace motifs en-
broidered with sequins and pearls
and enhanced by tiny ruffled
TERED underskirt Her fingertip veil
of silk illusion was fastened to a
Juliet cap of lace, transfigured with
iridescent sequins and pearls. She
carried a white Bible with white
rosebuds and white streamers.
The Maid of Honor wore waltz
length gown of light blue nylon
chiffon over light blue taffeta. The
midriff was trimmed with rides
cent sequins, pearls and rhine
stones with stole draped down
front with matching mitts. Her
headpiece matched the gown and
was trimmed with rhinestones and
a short veil. She carried a nose
gay of pink shattered carnations.
The bridesmaids gowns were of
coral nylon chiffon over coral taft
eta, waltz length and were made
identical to that of the Maid of
Honor. They carried nosegays of
pink and blue shattered carnations.
The flower girls gown was
floor length of light blue chiffon
over light blue taffeta, featuring
a draped neckline trimmed with
pink and blue rosebuds. Her head
piece was Of pink shattered car
nations and she carried a nosegay
of pink shattered carnations.
The brides mother wore an af-
ternoon dress of gray nylon lace
over pink taffeta with pink acces-
sories and a white orchid.
The groom's mother wore an af-
ternoon dress of sky blue lace over
sky blue satin with white accesso-
ries and white orchid.
A reception followed immediate
lv after the ceremony in the So
cial hall of the church.
The bride is a graduate of Mil
ton Consolidated High School and
is presently employed in the Secre-
tary's Office of the State Highway
Department, in Dover.
The groom is graduate OF Mil
ton Consolidated High School and
is engaged in farming with his
father, near Milton.
After a wedding trip to Florida,
the couple will be at home with the
groom's parents, near Milton.