The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-08-30
The Gibbs Reception.

A grand reception was given Tues
day evening from to IL in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Gibbs at the Cot
fee Palace, Nos. IA and 16 Fourth
street, by friends of the happy couple.
Mr.. Gibbs and his beautiful bride have
elegant apartments fitted up here
where they will remain during the
winter. ILL.
About two hundred invitations were
sent out, and last Tuesday evening
occurred the most brilliant reception
ever given in this city. The best class
of Colored and white ladies and gentle
men freely mingled together and We'd
with one another in honoring the
bride and groom.
The large parlor where the table
was spread, was beautifully decorated
with ferns and choice hot house plants.
The table was ornamented with
large flower basket in the center two
feet high which was filled with the
most choice variegated flowers ar
ranged in the most artistic style. At
each end of the table were two large
fruit stands loaded with choice fruits,
at the ends of the table were piano
lamps standing seven feet high with
cclored shades giving the most beauti-
full tint to everything in the room. At
the head Of this beautiful table was
seated Mrs, John Gibbs, and at the
foot Mrs. George Barnett, these two
ladies presided during the evening
with great dignity and grace. This
whole room presented a combination
of decoration rarely seen anywhere.
The invited guests were received in
the parlor of the bride and groom
by the RECEPTION COMMITTEE. Miss
Octavia V. Woods: Mr.. William f.
Brown, Matte Lucas, Mr. Squire
Wooten, Cora Napier, Mr.. James V.
Kemp, Ella Dungee, NJ. E. Singleton,
Mr.. Louis Hurd.
The guests on entering were pre-
sented to the bride and groom by this
committee after which they were es-
corted down to the dining room where
refreshments were served consisting
of all the delicacies of the season.
The bride was beautifully costumed
in the most appropriate wedding recep-
tion attire, and every person was
highly delighted with her. The
groom in his appearance was simply a
model of taste. The four ladies which
comprised the reception committee for
elegance Of attire and beauty, could
not be surpassed by any like number
in the country and their assistances
rendered to the bride and groom added
grace and charms to the occasion.
The gentleman who were coupled
with them performed their parts so
well that all were delighted.
St. Paul was we'll represented by
some Of her leading society people. A
multitude of the most elegant gifts
were presented to the happy pair by
their friends of the two cities, some of
them exceedingly costly, also a large
number of presents were given at
Atlantic City, N. j., on the day of the
marriage Notwithstanding the invita-
tions contained the words "No
presents" Below will be found the
names of the friends who made
presents as correctly as could be
obtained and it is hoped none are
omitted. 49,.
The APPEAL extends to the newly
made man and wife the warmest con-
graduation, and hopes they may have
long life and much happiness.
Beautiful music was furnished by
Savious Orchestra which gave much
life to the occasion.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Nadean, DR.. and Mrs.
Kimball, Col. Jno. T. West and daugh-
tiers, DR.. and Mrs. Airport, Mr.. J. G.
Todd, Mr.. and Mrs. James Amos,
Messrs. w. S. Streeter and L. F.
Menag, Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend Mix,
Misses Grace Slye and Nellie Sherman,
Mr.. B. S. Cunnington, Rev. and Mrs.
j. w. Dunjeer, Mr.. and Mrs. Emile
Seaglia, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Wymont,
Mr.. J. S. Valance, New England
Furnishing Co., William Herndon, W..
Baker, G. Evans, T. II. Reed, T. w.
jackson, Mary Quinn Bertha Rose,
Nelly Urban, Katy Sanders, G. S.
Turner. G. Nc onyille, M. M. Nenin-
ger, Annie Mclaughlin, Lena
Braastad, James Williams, w. E.
Gratz, Adolph Elmer Philip Metzger,
Ed. MERRIAM, j. D. Willis, Anna
Feoneg, Edward Truesdale, Victor
Calderara, James Q. Smith, S. Sum
mers, D. Parker. J. w. Jones. H. C.
Finn, A. T.. johnson, a. E. Norris, Roy
Watts, g. b. Strubble, Josephine
.Bolstad, Christine Dahl, Mary Dahl,
Engo Dahl, "A. Friends, A. P. Fanell,
Annie Cusgrone, T. Tofonti, Moses
cClure, G.. Cucco, Jno. W. Gibbs,
James a. Stafford, w. F. Hyland, C.
Guthrie, w. M. Davis, G. A. Hughs,
T. Taylor, Pat Holmes, R. Dur1tt, W.
r. CraytoD, Charles Day, Henry Dick
son, F. Engo, Jno. Miller, Gertie
Void, Ida Young. w. T. Joyce, B.
Coleman, Charles Columbus, A.
Carroll, j no. S. Collins, Atlantic City,
N. j., Mr.. and Mrs. George Wood, Mr..
and Mrs. Grant Wood, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thompson Irwin. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Poole, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Danger
field, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Fowler,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Goodwin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Trusty, Mr.. Bennie Richard
son, Miss Ella Hiltyn, Mrs. Eliza Savoy,
Miss Eva Goodwin, Master Bernard
Goodwin, Dr. Addison Joy, Mrs. Alice