The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-13
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OF the superiority Of his workmanship and Of his
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MARRIED..
The Hard-Allsn Wedding.

Allen, Esq, OF TINS city, vice president OF the Ma.
tional City Bank, to Mr.. ALBERT W. HARD, of
the c. Il NV h. r. Land Onlce Chicago, son
of DR.. c, Hard, of this city.
The ceremony took place at the residence Of
the brides father on Tuesday evening in tbs
presence of about 100 guests. Those from abroad
wore: W. T. Allen, Misses Hattie Allen, Teal
and Chas. Allen, Riverside; Messrs. o. Il. Glover,
| W. 7. Starin, W. A. Starn and Mrs. l. Curtis,
Chicago; Frank Sizer, Leadvle, CO.; Misses
Belle Parks and Alice Allen, New York; DIR. A.
Hard, Miss Virginia Hard, Mrs. Murphy and Mrs.
Sabn, Aurora; Mr.. VIII c. Furst, Springfield,
The balance Of the brilliant company was com
posed of society people of Ottawa.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. I. j.
Valentine, late of the Congregational church of
this city, now of Chicago. For it the rooms had
been decorated with ferns and flowers. At the
arch Of the bay window of the west paror hung
the floral horseshoe surmountnG a floral mar
rage bell the lace curtains on either side bear
ing the initials "II' and "A" in fern leaves.
| The bride was handsomely dressed in whits
silk and striped satin, Duchess lace, pearl fringe,
peal ornaments, orange blossoms and veil. She
was supported by three mods, whose toilets
were respectively as follows: Miss Belle Parks,
New York. brocaded silk, plain silk, pond lilies,
pearl ornaments; Miss Clara King, Ottawa white
satin, white organdie, diamonds; Miss Jessie
Macarthur, Ottawa, white organde, satin trim
mngs, tea roses, cameo jewclry. The grooms'
men were Frank Sizer, Leadvillc; W. p Sartin,
Chicago, and Clarence, Grggs, Ottawa.
w. c. Furst, of Springfield, and DR.. j. s. Ry-
burn ably performed the duties of ushers.
After the ceremony and congratulations had
ended an elegant repaSt was served, and through
the evening the orchestra discoursed music.
The happy couple left the city the same night
for Chicago, which will be their future home, the
bride receiving after January LIST at l26 Dearborn
Avenue
The revised list of the bridal gifts is as follows
| Diamond ring father OF the bride; one dozen
napkins, one dozen butter plates, one dozen
sauce dishes, one dozen after dinner cotfees, all
hand painted, the brides mother chair, sister
Edith; pictures of father and mother of the bride,
very tine, sister Kate seal skin cloak AID hat, K.
&c. Allen, jr.; an upright oleinway piano, grooms
father and mother; elegant gold bracelets, the
groom; pearl and lace fan, w. {. Furst; fire
screen, hand-painted, Miss Parks, New York;
napkin rings, employees of the Land Office, Z.
Il NV r. r.. napkin rings, Mrs Hanbury Chi
cago; olive dish and spoons, Mrs Lawrence,
Chicago; japanese vases, Mrs. X. II. Parks, New
York Shakespeare, Mrs. +. 5. Eames; Poets OF
England, Mrs. Anthony; Poets Of America, Mr..
and Mrs Sherwood; cream spoon, Mr. and Mrs.
toilet set, Mr.. and Mrs c. t. Smith; Dresden vase,
Miss Eames; glass jug, Mrs. Eames; hand.
kerchief box, hand.Carved, very fine, Mr.. and
Mrt. Lacey, Bloomington; silver and gold card
receiver, Japanese fan design, Mr. and Mrs.
Moore, Detroit, Mich; cabinet and shell, Mr..
Moore, Detroit Mich; card receiver, silver and
gold, leaf design, Mr. and Mrs. Montrose: one
dozen plates painted, Mr.. and Mrs. Tower, We
mona; bible, Mr.. L. II Eames: toilet case, Miss
Anna Lynch; inlaid table, Mr.. Frank Sizer,
LeadyiIle, Colorado; carriage robe, Mrs. G. E.
Allen; cheese scoop, Miss Mollic Barnes, Deca
ter H.. toilet set, Mrs. DIR. Stout; vases, Miss
NJ. Stout; statuary, Mr.. and Mrs. Cady, Bloom
ington; Sigma Phi society pin, Clarence Griggs;
jewel casket, Mr.. and Mrs. High, Kansas City;
celuloid toilet set, viii Barnard basket OF flow.
ers, Miss Florence Nash; knife and sugar spoons,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Nash; Byron, Miss Lura
Nash; Russia leather work.Lo Mrs. and Miss
Fisher; toilet set, Mr. and Mrs L. Leland, Jr.;
Storks," Miss Clara King; gathering Of the
Lilies" Dr. and Mrs. Dyer; Tennyson, Miss
Abbie Teale, Riverside; pair of hand-painted
sea shells, Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Came.
Ter; sugar spoon, Miss Curtis, Chicago; jewelry,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Allen, Riverside; gold and sill
yer card receiver, Japanese fan design, Mr..
Charlie Allen, Riverside; one dozen silver spoons,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. King; silver vase, Miss Gerte
King; lamp screen, Mrs. skinner, Ypsilanti,
Mich; floral horseshoe, Mrs. Fred King; basket
of flowers same: glass vases Alice Macarthur;
tidy, Miss Hard Aurora; lace pillow shams, Mrs.
Abner Hard Aurora; japanese tray, Miss Jessie
Macarthur; gathering of the Lilies, "Dr. and Mrs.
Murphy, Aurora; Songs OF Yesterday, Mr. Shep-
pard, Aurora silver and glass vases, Hard, Auro-
RAJ fruit spoon, Mrs. Geo. s. Bennett fruit spoons,
Mr. and Mrs }. O. Glover, Chicago; silver horse
shoe, Miss Jeanne McArthur coffee urn, DR..
and Mrs. Macarthur; handsome painted tidy,
Miss eastman; old oaken bucket gold, {. G.
Glover; "Storks," Miss Allie Allen, New York;
Placuues, Miss Lille Bull; embroidered pin
cushion and mat, Mrs. d. Walker; Fireside Ency-
clopedia of Poetry, Mr. and Mrs. +. L. Fiskc;
iewelry case, Mr. and Mrs Gates, Lake City, Min
nesota: white satin fan, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rob
inson, Blue Island: Aoral marriage bell Mrs. II.
Smith; Rome" Mr.. and Mrs. Catin; "Rcveries
of a Bachelor" DR.. Ryburn; salad spoon, Mr.
and Mrs A. b. Dox, Peoria; tidy, Nellie Smith;
table cover. Mrs. Aplingto Polo, Ills; satin
hand painted case with comb and brush, Mr.. and
Mrs A. +. Allen, New York; handsome vases,
Carrie Marley; Scott's Poems, Geo. Fisher; Lii
brary Poetry and Songs, Mr.. and Mrs. K. &. Jor-
dan; Jewel casket, Carl Curtiss
CoNGRAM-PEARsoS.-A the Methodist par
sonace Dec l1th, Samuel Pearson and Miss Ma
~ Congram both of this city.
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