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|The marriage of Miss Katherine M. Jones, |
|elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Randolph |
|Jones, 253 Ninth street, and Charles C. |
|Smith was celebrated at 4 o'clock |
|yesterday afternoon at the First Methodist|
|Church, 736 Grand avenue. Rev. William |
|Brown, rector of the church, performed the|
|ceremony. |

It will be noted that in the above story the name of the bride is
written out in full, "Miss Katherine M. Jones." Many newspapers,
however, would simply give her first name, thus: "Katherine, elder
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Jones."

If the above wedding were of greater importance more details might be
given. These would include the attendants, descriptions of the gowns of
the bride and her attendants, the guests from out of town, music,
decorations, the reception, and perhaps some of the presents. Sometimes
the wedding trip and an announcement of when and where the couple will
be at home are added. The above story might run on into detail something
like this:

| Miss Jones, who was given in marriage |
|by her father, wore a white satin gown |
|trimmed with Venetian point lace, and her |
|point lace veil, a family heirloom, was |
|caught with orange blossoms. She carried |
|a bouquet of white sweet peas and lilies |
|of the valley. Miss Dorothy Jones, a |
|sister of the bride, who was maid of |
|honor, wore a gown of green chiffon over |
|satin, with lingerie hat, and carried |
|sweet peas. Douglas Jackson was the best |
|man and the ushers were Dr. John B. |
|Smith, Samuel Smith, Gordon Hunt, Rodney |
|Dexter, Norris Kenny, and Arthur |
|Johnston. A reception followed the |
|ceremony at the home of the bride's |
|parents. |

This is probably as long a story as any average paper would run on any
wedding, unless the wedding had some striking feature that would make
the story of interest to readers who did not know the principals. Note
in the foregoing story the simplicity and impersonal