Thomas Turnbull Jr.

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Gazzett - -June 7, 1894

A DAY OF WEDDINGS.


HUSSEY -TURNBULL NUPTIALS SOL -

EMNIZED IN SPLENDOR
Pink Weddings and June Roses
Numerous A Brilliant Event at
Creighton-Several Others on the


Card To-Day-Society Gossip.
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The society event of yesterday was the wedding at St. Andrew's Episcopal
church, Ninth street, where In the presense of a large number of friends
Miss Mabel Gordon Hussey became the bride _ of Dr. Thomas Turnbull of
Allegheny, formerly' of Hartford, Conn. It was a. marriage of great
interest to large circles. the bride being the daughter of one of the
wealthiest families in Allegheny, and an heiress in her own right. The
groom represented an old and highly honored family of Conneticut. The
church last evening at 8 o'clock was crowded with friends and relatives,
and was very handsome in its decorations of palms and ferns, making a
dense green background for the bridal party as It stood about the altar.
Beneath a pionted arch of graceful vines, spanning each middle isle the
party entered, the ushers, Mr. John Hussey, Mr. Irving Lyne, Mr. Chester
B. Albree, Mr. J. Verner Scalfe, Mr. Charles Fred Holdship, Mr. Chauncey
Williams, Mr. Grant McCargo and Mr. Henry MeKnight, leading the way,
followed by the little flower girl l Ethel Byram, a cousin of the bride,
in a sweet gown of white silk and lace, carrying a basket filled with
roses.

The brides maids, Miss Alice Holdship. Miss Julia Phillips, Miss Lydia
McKnight, Miss Maidie Siebeneck, Miss Mollie Lyne of Hartford, Conn., and
Miss Mary Turnnbull, wore handsome gowns of white moire silk and chiffon,
with: large boquets of lillies of the valley. Hussey, the sweet maid of
honor, was attired in a beautiful gown of white silk and immediately
preceeded her sister, who was escorted to the altar by her brother, Mr.
Curtis G. Hussey. The fair bride was stately in a sweeping robe of riches
satin and point lace, very simple in style with an immense train, high at
the neck, hugh sleeves holding out the veil, which fell in graceful folds
about the elegant gown. She carried a boquet of whit roses. Orange
blossoms appeared In the folds of the veil. Mr. James Turnbull, brother
of the groom, acted as best man Rev, Dr. Storrs of Brookline, Mass., was
the officiating clergyman.
A reception at the home of the bride' mother on Cedar avenue, Allegheny,
immediately followed the wedding, where amid ferns and flowers, Mr. and
Mrs. Turnbull received the good wishes of their friends, of whom nearby
200 were bride and groom left on an extended we ding trip. The
bridesmaids and usher receive many souvenirs of the wedding, among them
being dainty Jeweled pin from the bride and beautiful pearl scarf


Socity

Society Post June 7, 1894

The marriage of Miss Mabel Gordon Hussey to Dr. Thomas Turnbull, which
took place last evening at St. Andrew's Episcopal church at 8 o'clock,
was one of the prettiest weddings of the season, and was probably the
largest Pittsburgh ceremony scheduled for this month, The church was
decorated with green and white. The chancel had a delicate tracery of
green on the white curtain at the back, and was filled with immense
palms, which reached to the ceiling, forming a bower for the party during
the ceremony. Rev. Dr. Storrs, of Brookline, Mass., officiated, in the
absence of Rev. White, pastor of the church, who was too ill to be
present. It was distinctively a white wedding, all the gowns being pure
white, and all the flowers used of the same hue. The ushers wore lilies
of the valley and sweet peas.

The bride's gown was of rich white satin, made in elegant simplicity, and
trimmed with exquisite lace. - Her veil was fastened with white blossoms,
and the bouquet was also snowy white, The ushers walked first to the
altar to the strains of the Lohengrin march, then the flower girl, little
Ethel Byram, clad in soft white and carrying an immense bunch of white
bride's roses, followed by the maid-of-honor, Miss Clara Hussey. The 6
bridesmaids, Misses Madie Siebeneck, Julia Phillips, Mollie Lyon, Alice
Holdship, Mary Turnbull and Lydie McKnight, wore gowns of white moire,
made with big puffed sleeves, and carried bouquets of white sweet peas
and lilies of the valley.

Mr. James Turnbull, brother of the groom, acted as best man, and the
ushers were Messrs. Grant McCargo, Chester Albree, J. Verner Scaife,
Chas. Holdship, Henry McKnight, Chauncey Williams, Irving Lyon and John
Hussey. The maids and ushers formed a group inside the rail and the bride
and groom knelt directly in the center, making an impressive picture. The
stately service of the :Episcopal church was used, and concluded with a
blessing on the future life of the couple. Mendelssohn's wedding march
was played after the ceremony was performed. The church was completely
filled with the principal society people of both cities, and almost all
the ladies were in evening dress, making a brilliant scene. Ninth street
and the vicinity was blocked with carriages for almost an hour.

A reception was held at the Hussey residence, on Cedar avenue, and the
couple left then for & honeymoon tour, which will last for some weeks.
They will reside With the bride's mother for a short time after their
return, until their own handsome home is made ready for them. Quite a
large number of out-of-town guests were present, including relatives of
the groom, and many friends. The splendid array of wedding gifts
testifies to the widespead popularity of both bride and groom, and is
second to none of the year.

Thomas married Mabel Gordon Hussey, daughter of Christopher Curtis Hussey and Harriet Augusta Byram. (Mabel Gordon Hussey was born on 29 Mar 1867 and died on 15 Sep 1948 in Fauquier, Virginia, USA.)