Matthews - Thomas Wedding

HOME WEDDING;

CHURCH EFFECT

Decorations at the Thomas-Matthews Nuptials.

GREEN AND WHITE

Kentucky Young Man Weds One

of City's Most Pleasing

Society Girls.

Miss Mabel Thomas, youngest daughter of the late millionaire manufacturer, John H. Thomas, was united in marriage last evening at 5:30 o'clock to Lewis P. Matthews, of Covington, Ky., the ceremony being performed at the home of W. S. Thomas, the bride's brother, on East High street. The decorations were among the most beautiful ever seen in the city and were unique in their conception.

Owing to the recent death of the bride's parents, it was not deemed advisable to have a church wedding, as was first intended and only about 50 relatives and friends were present. The interior of the house was arranged to represent a church, however, and the arrangement was decidedly cleaver.

The interior of the parlor is finished in green and white and these colors were used in the decorations, the color scheme prevailing strictly, no colored flowers being used. At the east side of the parlor there is an arch, and in the center of this a stained glass window. Here was placed a chancel railing of smilax, with an occasional bouquet of lilies. Candelabras and massed was candles all burning brightly, aided in the church effect, while a light on the outside of the house gave the stained glass window a decidedly beautiful appearance.

Thomas Summers and John Henry Thomas carried the ribbons which formed an aisle down which the contracting parties marched to the pretty strains of an organ prelude by Miss Bessie Foreman. Miss Lucile Thomas acted as flower girl. Rev. John Clark Hill, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, performed the ceremony.

A wedding dinner followed, and here the color scheme of white and green prevailed throughout the dining room and tables and upon the candles and cakes raised lilies of green and white were placed.

Following the supper a brief reception was held, and Mr. and Mrs. Matthews left over the Big Four for the east. Their array of presents was most beautiful, hundreds of warm personal friends remembering them with costly and useful gifts. Among these was a beautiful rug from a Cincinnati banker, whose life the groom had saved several years ago, preventing him from drowning. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Thomas presented them with a handsome silver ice cream set.

Miss Thomas is one of the most pleasing young ladies in Springfield. She possesses an address which makes friends and endears her to all with whom she comes in contact. Her pleasing manner and sweet disposition have stamped her as one of society's cleverest members, and the hundreds of friends join in wishing her all the happiness life can afford. Mr. Matthews is a young man of unusually fine business ability. He is at present connected with the C. and O. railroad at Cincinnati, and in that city they will make their home for a few months. Early in the coming year they will remove to this city and live in the house originally occupied by the bride's father, and in which she was born, which adjoins that of her brother, W. S. Thomas. Mr. Matthews will enter the firm of the Thomas Manufacturing company and his young business blood, coupled with that of the men who have placed it in the front of Springfield's industries will add greatly to its success in future years.

Among those present at the wedding last evening were the following from out of the city: Mrs. Matthews and daughter, Covington, Ky.; Mrs. Hemingray and two daughters, Muncie, Ind.; Senator and Mrs. Massie, Chillicothe, O.; Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell, nee Miss Emeline Hauk, Chicago.