Wake County NcArchives Marriages.....Busbee, Charles - Cooper, Florence 1891 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Connie Ardrey n/a January 30, 2008, 7:18 pm The Charlotte News 23 Jan 1891 Wedded in Washington A North Carolina Couple are Married at the Residence of Senator Vance. Mr. Chas. Manly Busbee and Miss Florence Cooper, of Raleigh, were married in Washington City last Wednesday, by Cardinal Gibbons, at the residence of the bride's relatives, Senator and Mrs. Vance. The Post says that the house was beautifully decorated with palms, a profusion of azalia bushes and growing plants, which filled in every available space. In the first parlor, where the ceremony was conducted, the bay window was transformed into a bower, banked with palms and white azalias against an immense mirror background, which reflected the beautiful scene presented by the wedding party. The sides of the bower were formed of white brocade curtains, while in front were portieres of smilax asparagus vines, looped back from the center, from which depended two hearts of white carnations, under which the bride and groom stood to be married. Cardinal Gibbons, who officiated, assisted by Father Chappelle, stood just within the bower, his scarlet robe forming a fine bit of coloring. The presence of his eminence was due to his friendship with Senator Vance, with whom he was intimately associated when a priest in North Carolina, which State is naturally most partial to him. The wedding party formed in the third room and passed down the aisle formed by ribbons, on either side of which stood the guests. The two ushers, Mr. Cooper, brother of the bride, and Mr. Martin, son of Mrs. Vance, walked first, followed by Miss Justice and Miss Norris, of Raleigh, as flower girls, in gowns of silk tulle, with ostrich tips and hats of white mousselin de sole, trimmed with clusters of ostrich tips. Then came the four bridesmaids, Miss Bowles, of Kentucky; Miss Helen Fowle, daughter of the Governor of North Carolina and Miss Weller and Miss Bullock, of Kentucky, the latter grand- daughter of the late Judge Bullock, of Kentucky. These young ladies wore white, silk gowns, trimmed with grasses and silver passementerie. Miss Hoke, of North Carolina as maid of honor, in a train gown of white faille, immediately preceded the bride who entered on the arm of Senator Vance, her step-father, Mr. Pierce being detained at home by illness. The wedding gown was of white brocade satin, with trimming of ostrich tips across the lower part of the skirt and about the round neck and elbow sleeves. A long tulle vail was worn, and a large bouquet of white lilacs was carried. The diamond earrings and pearl brooch worn were gifts of the groom. The groom with his brother as best man, Attorney-General Theodore Davidson, of North Carolina, met the bride in the first parlor. During the ceremony the young couple stood upon a magnificent tiger-skin rug, on either side of which against the wall were arranged the wedding party. At the conclusion of the ceremony, after receiving the congratulations of the distinguished guests present, the newly married pair led the way to the dining room, where the ceremony of cutting the wedding cake was duly performed. In this cake was a ring with heart-shaped jewel, a silver wishbone, a gold thimble, and a ten-cent piece, which caused no end of merriment over the successful ones to whose share the different articles fell. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wake/vitals/marriages/busbee206gmr.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb