Ammons-Townsend Wedding 1895

AMMONS, TOWNSEND, TRSMAINE, KENNINGTON, LARIMER, JASPER, RYAN, HOUGH, WINSLOW, SAMPEY, RYAN, HARRAH, WINN

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 3/30/2012 at 09:43:19

A Lover’s Knot.

A large and handsome church. Ablaze of electric lights. Several hundred guests in fashionable and becoming garb arrayed. The air filled with wondrous harmony of sweet sounds issuing from a pipe organ played by skillful fingers, all other sounds hushed in the eager expectancy of what is to come. Four charming young ladies in dainty evening attire seating the arriving guests. The pulpit adorned with graceful palms.

Such was the scene presented at the congregational Church last Wednesday evening, before the wedding party came, their arrival making the beautiful picture complete.

Miss Anna Trsmaine played the organ, and the first numbers given were the Swedish Wedding March and that exquisite melody, “O Promise Me.” These were followed by the Lohenquin Wedding March, during which the bridal party appeared. Down the main aisle, escorted by the attendants, first came Mrs. Townsend, mother of the bride and George, brother of the bride, then Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Kennington, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Larimer, and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jasper, the three young brides all being attired in their wedding gowns.

The attendants were girl friends of the bride, the Misses Edith Ryan, Grace Hough, Jet Winslow and Armenia Sampey. After seating this party they returned to receive the others at the door. The sweet bride, Miss Stella Townsend was preceded by her only sister, Miss Le Ora, and came in with her father, Mr. N. Townsend. As they entered through the front door, the groom, Mr. Eli Ammons, came from the side door, accompanied by his best man, J. B. Ryan; at the same time the attendants separated, two and two, and went around along the outside aisles, all meeting at the altar, where Rev. C. C. Harrah, the officiating clergyman stood to receive them. The peculiarly impressive Episcopalian ring service was used, and the father gave the bride away. After the vows had all been plighted and the two been pronounced husband and wife, the organ sounded forth the inspiring strains of Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, and the bride and groom led the procession out to the church doors, where carriages were waiting to convey them to the bride’s home. – and thus was ended one of the most brilliant social affairs ever held in Newton.

The ladies of the bridal party were all handsomely dressed. The bride wore a rich, cream silk, cut entraine with high neck and long sleeves, trimmed with duchess lace. A long tulle veil, confined to the hair with algrettes, gave the finishing touch to the charming wedding dress, together with the lovely bouquet of bride’s roses that she carried.

Miss Le Ora Townsend, maid of honor, wore a beautiful pink brocaded silk and carried carnations and ferns.

Mrs. Townsend, mother of the bride, wore black silk with lace trimming.

Mr. L. S. Kennington, cream silk, duchess lace trimming.

Mrs. Robt. Larimer, white satin, pearl trimming.

Mrs. W. H. Jasper, cream corded silk, duchess lace trimming.

Miss Ryan, canary colored silk, pearl trimming.

Miss Hough, dainty Swiss, with lace and ribbon trimming.

Miss Sampey, pink silk crepe, with ribbon trimming.

Miss Winslow, light blue crepe trimmed with accordion plaiting.

The gentlemen all were elegant in full evening dress.

The home was ablaze with light and adorned with flowers and plants, and looked very inviting. About seventy-five guests were there to enjoy its warm hospitality. After congratulations were over, an elaborate and appetizing supper was served. The many presents were very choice and handsome, all of the best quality and genuine.

Thus, under the most auspicious skies, these two young people have embarked together on life’s sea, followed by the hearty well wishes of hosts of friends.

“May their joys be as deep as the ocean,
Their sorrows as light as its foam.”

Stella was born and raised in Newton and by her winning ways and sensible, true womanliness, has become one of the most popular girls in Newton society, and deservedly so. Eli, by dint of hard work and enterprising business qualifications, has risen from a clerk to a proprietor of a prosperous clothing house. Mr. and Mrs. Ammons have gone to live in two elegant rooms in F. D. Winn’s new house, where they will be glad to welcome their friends. ~ The Newton Journal, 10-16-1895.