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ABBEY-VANBLADMARRIAGE WASPRETTY EVENTLARGE CONCOURSE SEE YOUNG BELLE AND JOURNALIST MEET AT CHURCH ALTAR■IwnrofMOne of the year's most beautiful j * weddings was solemnized at Ans-garlus Lutheran Church, Smcthport, at 5 o'clock Saturday evening, when Miss Louise Ilulda Vanbiacl, daughter or Mr and Mrs. o. Vanblad, and one ol Sniethport's fairest belles, became the bride of Kenton Clark Abbey, son of Mrs. Nettie Abbey, and city editor of the Mc-Kean County Democrat.The impressive wedding service was performed by the Rev. Russell Lmiilgrcn. pastor of the church. The of a j rin% ceremony was used, isn't j Miss Vanblad was a radiant bride. to a . attired in the beautiful wedding • gown her mother wore at her wed-— ! ding in the same church 40 year? j ago. The exquisite gown was ol | white brocaded satin, made with a I Queen Anne collar. 2eg-n -mutton |I sleeves, while the long, wide skirtH WaS piped ln v*lvet Her mother1* w1 II1 br*rinl veil Was secured by an orange -Mj blossom wreath, emphasizing theprv I :ride's blonde betlut’- She carried a shower bouquet of Talisman roses J and gardenias. : ^The high-vaulted church, lighted ' the 1 only by the flickering gleam of the Hoi-1 altar tapers, presented a beautiful i at picture as the bridal procession moved up the be-ribboned center aisle to the strains of the Lohengrin j Wedding March, played by Miss RenabelJe Bloomster.The church sanctuary and altar and i werp riccfir*ted in white chrvsanthe-Krf!munis anlt;* ferns and baskets of these flowers were placed at the end of each pew to form a floral aisle for the bridal march.Miss Vanblad was supported on ! the arm of her father, C. J. Vanblad,| who gaye his daughter in marriage.Mrs. Orson G. Stull of Bradford: sister of the bride, was matron of honor, being attractively attired In , a vintage gown of deep purple with!p a square neckline, trimmed In gold and green sequins and a vintage hat. trimmed with a gold clip. Golden | slippers completed her costume and ishe carried a bouquet of lavender i pompoms.rprJ The Misses Arleen Savage and -^ , Jenny Lundqulst of Buffalo, N. Y, j b ?o^ i beautiful cousins of the bride, were j bridesmaids—reenacting roles per-nrl. formed by their own mothers at the I wedding of the bride's mother 40ln-onro-had:nothadAlor-ro-t.hrug-C7faof i tr-ar im-war-...» ■ years ago.-T.I.I iIMiss Savage and Miss Lundquis!: were pictures in identically-designed . gowns of corded silk of teale blue and dark red aTJubonnct, respectlve-alJ ly. Their blonde types were at- at nfj tractivcly enhanced fay shoulder I length veils of tulle, matching the ;to: color of their costumes and each | carried ivory and bronze pompoms, np j Dainty as a bit of Dresden was 11 be | little Mary Beth Lindhnlm, another j ,e-j cousin of the bride, who acted ns.rw ut i flower girl. The tiny lady wore a ™ to long princess-styled apricot taf-e- feta frock, trimmed In turquoise n-; She carried a miniature bouquet a- | similar to the bride's.•rt j As Mr. Abbey met the bride before j the altar he was accompanied by ns his boyhood chum, Dr Hllding A Bengs, eminent psychiatrist of the 111 Warren State Hospital staff, acting * as faest man. He had performed a r' similar service at Dr. Sengs’ wed-15; ding several years ago. er; The ushers were O. Albert John-'J j son and Robert E. Johnson of Smethport.Mrs. C. J, Vanblad, mother of the a‘ bride, was becomingly attired In a lace-trimmcd dress of dark blue and’e i Mrs. Nettie Abbey, mother of the y’:groom, was beautiful in a vinMcr i gown of velvet. Miss Hazel Abbey, * sister of the groom, wore a gown * of royal blue velvet. *ro j The guests taxed the capacity ol n: i Continued on Page 5, Column 5I -
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McKean County Democrat
Smethport, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Nov 17, 1938
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