The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-22
The SEASONS BRILLIANT FINALE.
Wedding Of Miss Elizabeth M.
Porter to VIM. F. Jacobs.
Ottaws's -Four Hundred Witness the Cere-
mony at the Baptist Church-Spisn-
did Reception at the Res
dence Of the Brides
Parents.
THE CEREMONY.

DAY ana tne coming OF LeHtl eilueu III
a fitting manner last Tuesday even
ing, when Ottawa's four hundred wit
messed the marriage Of Miss Elizabeth
NJ. Porter, eldest daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs j. +. Porter, to William Fenton
Jacobs, Of Amboy, at the Baptist
church at $3.50 clock.
The church doors were opened at
half past seven, but there was not that
rush Of the unlimited which has OBJ
tanned at church weddings in Ottawa
for so many years. Black ribbons had
been placed before the doors, and John
Porter, who had been made acquainted
with the names OF all who had re-
ccived invitations, gave notice that
none but guests would be admitted,
at least until the invited guests had
been seated. In consequence the four
or five hundred who had been favored
found ingreSS easy and were cOmforta
bly, seated by the ushers, the church,
when the bridal party appeared, being
filled and nearly every seat in the
house occupied.
The bridal party was announced at
half past eight by the rythmic melody
Of Memberships wedding march,
Mrs. c. A. Cation presiding at the or
gan. The groom, preceded by
Rev. O. O. Fletcher, of Springfield,
formerly pastor OF the Baptist church
here, and Dr. Frederick, pastor of the
church, assembled the private stairs
at the left of the rostrum, and,
with the groom'S best man, Mr.. Braiden,
of Amboy, awaited the bride at the
head Of the central aisle. The uSherS
w. j. Graham. Charles and Arthur
Hook, Nate Degen, Thos. j. Lynch,
Will Scott, Rector G. Hit, and Harry
Smith, of Springfield, had passed up
the aisle and formed in group at the
right of the groom. The bride, accom-
panied by her maid Of honor, Miss
Louie Porter, her youngest sister, and
preceded by eight bridesmaids, Misses
Alta Best, Dayton, O.; Little, of Am
boy; Taylor, of Fairbury; Annie Porter,
her sister, Hossack and Josie Porter,
entered by the right staircase and
proceeded up the central aisle, the
bridesmaids forming group on the
left, and the bride meeting the groom
at the foot of the rostrum.
DR.. Frederick began the ceremony
by reading the Genesis account OF the
institution of marriage, and charged
the candidates take adviSedly the obi
cations before them. Then Rev. Mr..
Fletcher, who was in attendance at
the special request of the bride, pre-
sented the obligations and pronounced
the couple one. DR.. Frederick then
concluded the ceremony by an apprO-
pirate prayer, when bride and groom
passed out of the church by the right
staircase, preceding the bridesmaids,
who were escorted by the ushers.
The assemblage was one of the most
brilliant ever gotten together in OF
tawa, nearly all of society being repre-
Sented.
The wedding was what is called in
flower language "CarnatiOn We'd
ding" and the predOminating floral
decorations of the church embraced
carnations and ferns, the aim sought
by the decorations being artistic effect
rather than a display of lavish mag
niticence. Three heavy strands of
evergreens were hung from the center
of the wall. at the rear OF the pulpit,
to the chandeliers on either side, and
the pulpit was made the frame for the
support of an elegant bank of ferns,
the intense green Of which was re-
lieved by white carnations. The CEN
terpiece was splendid basket of
orchids and white lilies.
The bride wore simply-madegown,
in long folds, with full court train, of
faille, ostrich trimmings and veil.
Miss Louie Porter, her maid of
honor wore simple crepe and silk
gown.
Miss Best, of Dayton, o., her first
bridesmaid, wore white tulle, decollete.
Miss Taylor, of Fairbury, blue silk,
with gauze draperies.
Miss Annie Porter, an Empire gown
Of blue silk.
Miss Hossack, white silk.
Miss Josie Porter, creme silk, orange
trimmings.
The only ornaments were white cor
nations, which the bride and all her
maids carried.
SO large was the attendance that,
although every available hack in OF
tawa had been pressed into service to
convey the guests from their homes to
the church and from the church to the
reception at the home Of the brides
parents, it was almost an hour after
the ceremony before the last guest had
left the church and had arrived at
Riverview, the home of the brides
parents. The street railway people
were also pressed into service to &C
commodate those unable to obtain
carriages, and great convenience
they were found to be, even by those
who occupied seats in the open
traveller cars, which were found neceS-
sary during the hour of the reception
to carry the guests as fast as they
came.
THE RECEPTION.
At almost any other private resi-
dence in the city, with not over two or
three exceptions, the members COM
posing the company who met at the
reception from $50 to midnight would
have made hopeless jam; but so adj
mirably is this home arranged for en-
tertaining, in spite of the fact there
must have been upwards of 200 guests
present, the parlOrs, though well
filled, were only comfortably so. Mr..
and Mrs. Jacobs received the cOngrat-
ulations in the west room, assisted in
receiving by their respective parents.
This pleasant part Of the ceremony
completed, refreshments were served,
under the direction of the noted cater