Wichita eagle., 1889-10-20

gone, to keep the threshoId warm for an
other bride.
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Wednesday evening one Of the most i'm
pressive and gorgeous weddings that has
taken place in Wichita, occurred at the
| First Presbyterian church. The marriage
of Miss Kate Redfeld and Mr.. George T.
Whitlock
While the evening was slightly disagree
able and drilling rain was falling, yet
inside the church with its bounty of floral
decorations and the splendid company as
sembled, all was suggestive of merriment
and the kindly warmth of congenialty at a
| friends happiness. At o'clock Miss
| Anna Zeininger commenced Mendelssohn S
| wedding march and the party advanced up
the aisle the church. 1t was preceded by
two airy folk, Misses Ruthie McCabe and
| Nellie Strong, as flower girls Next the
ushers, Messrs. L. E. Bleckley, Harry Ban
| croft, Bert Allison and Wells Miller; the
bridesmaid and best man, DR.. w. d. Nc
Clses and Miss Matte Fabrique; attend
ats, Mr.. and Mrs A S. Munson; then the
| bride and groom, an exceedingly hand
| some pair. Miss Redfield, who is an ex-
| ceedingly attactive lady in face. looked
| extremely captivating in her bridal cos
tune of white fallie franchise, en- train.
! The conventional semi-circle was formed
and Rev. David Winters performed the
| ceremony and made very affecting, heart
| felt prayer, and at the close the party re-
| tired in the order in which they entered.
| Immediately after the ceremony recep-
| ton was given at the home of the brides
parents, 437 South Market, where num-
| Der of friends collected and after congrat-
| ulations, ETC., a regal bridal supper was
served. Those present at the reception We're:
Mr.. and Mrs Talbert, Mr.. and Mrs. George
| Strong. Mr.. and Mrs. Wood, DR.. and Mrs.
! Fabrique. Mr.. and Mrs. George Miller,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Comfy, Mr.. and Mrs. a.
S. MUnson, Mesdames 2. Russell, c. r.
Miller, McCabe, J. II. Todd, Moore, of
Carthage, No.; Z. Russell, Misses Maude
Saunders, of Wellington; Grace Jewett,
Lille Russell, Osie Foye, Lydia and Maude
English, Emma McClees, Allie Littell,
Anna Zeininger, Lena Rossler, Messrs. w.
| d. Mccormick, w. L. Osborne, Hackney,
| Ii. II. Hettinger.
| The couple were the recipients Of large
number of beautiful presents.
The happy couple are at home, ass ave-
teenth streets Both Mr.. and Mrs Whit
lock have long been important members
of Wichita society; Miss Kate has been a
young lady whom all her friends have
| loved for her gentleness of disposition and
honesty of heart, and admired greatly for
her pretty face and form and her sweet,
| unselfish WAYS She is a dear friend to all
her acquantances, who extend all their
kindest wishes TO her, at this momentous
and joyful period of her life.
Mr.. Whitlock is gentleman who is ad-
mired for his manliness and fine stamina
of character, and has the wishes of all his
friends for long life and prosperity.
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Perhaps no wedding this season has
attracted so much attention as that of
Miss Artie Smith and Mr.. Charles r.
Champion. Both the contracting parties
have legion of friends, by whom they are
loved and respected.
Miss Smith is Wichita lady; she has
lived here number of years. She is
pretty; her gentle disposition and mental
strength the admiration and the remarked
of all her acquaintances., The city is
proud of her, proud that it has such a
knowledge that she shall still live in
Wichita, and where she has been a loying
daughter heretofore, she will now become
model WIFE
Mr.. Champion has no less flattering
qualities as a man.
At p. m. the ceremony was performed.
The services at the church were very
unique and impressive, the decorations
being very appropriate and quite elabor-
ate. AT the foot of each of the two center
aisles were picket gates, the posts of which
were covered with a dense foliage of ma
deira vine, while the gates Were literally
covered with cut flowers, ferns and autumn
leaves, a wreath extending from the gate
along the tops of the front row of seats
to the sides of the church.
On the front of the rostrum, before
which the wedding party stood during the
ceremony, was picket fence covered with
creeping vines and flowers, and in the CEN
ter an old-fashioned stile with high posts
forming an arch over the stile, where was
suspended large floral monogram of e.
and S. exquisitely arranged, the S. in red
and the c. in white carnations and sweet
elyssum with smilax. The entire design
plants, the drapings of madeira vine and
smilaX, with the tasty arrangement of cut
flowers made one of the handsomest dec
orations ever witnessed by wedding
party.
Promptly at the appointed hour the or
ganist, Mrs. J. p Furlang, began playing
the Lohengrin wedding march and the two
flower girls, Misses Fodie Stanley and
Winnie Barnes, entered and ad-
vancing, opened the gates to
receive the wedding party. Immediately
after the fair. bIue-eyed flower girls fol-
lowed the ring bearer, Miss Bessie Mccoy
bearing the pledge of love upon silver
receptacle. After this rare little fairy, the
ushers. Messrs. Troope, f. r. Van lyle,
.. a. keach and o. A. DeLong; then Miss
Belle Fox, maid OF honor, on the arm of
the best man, Nj. L. Ii. Robinson; the
bridesmaids, Misses Anna Mulvey and
Emma Hazen, and groomsmen, Mr.. F. T.
A. Smith and Mr.. John T. Moore Then
the bride and groom followed, Miss Smith
In her prettineSs and Mr.. Champions
handsome face and physique, making
very dlstlngue couple. The bride was at
tired IN gown of cream collored faille
fracaise en- train, bearing white roses n
her hand. Entering the gates the parrv
formed a semicircle, and the Reverend T.
W. Reed performed the ceremony in a very
impressive manner. the wedding march
continuing pianissimo, the while Rev. j.
I. Post concluded with an earnest PRAYER
and the wedding party retired to the swell
ling tones OF the organ, the dainty, elf-like
Hover girls scattering the posies in the