St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-10
MINNEAPOLIS SOCIAL.
Weddings Galore, Both Past,
Coming and Present,
Mentioned.
All are Looking to the Lake
for Summer Resi-
dences.
Social Gossip of the Week
Briefly Noted in It's
Various Phases.
Personal Mention and Notes
Of the Comings and Go
ings Of Society.


The bells"
A little less than year ago the CEN
sus people were striving to make the
population of our city number as large
as was consistent. Just now the
younger citizens seem disposed to- have
two count one in as many cases as It's
possible This conclusion is reached
through perusal of the marriage notices
that have appeared during the past few
days. The week Just ended has seen
numerous pretty weddings in various
ranks of society, and it is quite
noticeable that very few of these
were church weddings, as in
nearly every case they occurred
at the home of the brides parents or
that of her nearest relative. Glanclng
forward one finds that of the marriages
in high life to occur in the immediate
future there is only a single instance
where the maid is to become wife in
the presence of friends, midst all the
surroundings of church service. Does
this mean that this is but another
phase Of the remarkable simplicity
which has characterized the social life
of the past season? While there are
some brideS-elect who prefer the pomp
and ceremony attendant upon the usual
church wedding, and teel that there is
no more fitting place than the sanctu-
airy, it is as certainly true that most
young women, when contemplating the
nuptial rites, say that there is no
place like home," and, consequently,
make their arrangements for a simple
home ceremony, beautiful because in
the sacred presence Of only the nearest
friends.
The marriage Of S. c. Lewis, business
manager of the Railway and Hotel
News. to Miss Flora Amsden Merriam,
occurred April 80, at Fruitvale, Cal.
The bride is daughter of George n.
Merriam, who is still regarded as citi-
zen of Minneapolis, although practically
making his home in California with his
family for several years past. The bride
is well remembered in society circles,
and the groom is one of the most popu-
lar and respected young business men
in the city. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis will be
at home Thursdays after May 20 at the
West hotel.
A very unostentatious, but none the
less happy, marriage was that which
took place Tuesday afternoon at the
residence of Thomas Thomson, Is
North Fifteenth street, when his eldest
daughter Lillian F., was united to Mark
b. Ord, promising young business man
formerly of this city, bat now of Chi
cagO. The ceremony occurred at 4:30
O'clock, and was performed by DR.. D.
j. Burrell in the presence of a few very
intimate friends. The rooms were pret-
uly decorated with spring flowers, and
quiet supper followed, after which the
bride and groom left for their future
home. The bridal party was attended
by Miss Kate Thomson and Charlie Ord.
The guests present were Mrs. E. Harri-
son. of st. Paul; Misses McCOrd, Kate
Stimson, Alice Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
B. Forgan.
A very quiet wedding that took place
last Saturday week in st. Marks
church was more or less in the nature
of a surprise to the friends of the con-
tracing parties. This was the marriage
of f. Z. Hardenbergh and Mile. Louise
LegaS. Only dozen or more friends
witnessed the service. The young peo-
pie are enjoying quiet week in the
Hardenbergh cottage at MinnetOnka,
and will be at home for the summer at
DIG South Tenth street.
The coming week witnesses several
marriages that will create a wider cir
Gle of interest. Tuesday afternoon Miss
Gertrude Tucker will marry Linn
Moses, of Colorado, at her home on
Tenth street south. Wednesday even
ing occurs the nuptialS of Miss Alice
Gale. eldest daughter of S. G. Gale,
and David Percy Jones, son of the late
Judge Z. S. Jones. The wedding will
take place at the brides home on Har-
mon Place, and will be witnessed by
only limited number of friends, the
invitations not exceeding $50. The
ceremony, which will deprive Minneap-
oils society for short time of one of its
fairest bellies, promises to be one of the
prettieSt that has ever occurred in the
city Thursday will see a number of
weddings. In the morning one of the
pieasantest homes on Portland avenue
will be the scene of quiet ceremony
that will unite two popular university
students who graduated but two years
or so ago. In the afternoon Miss Maud
Best will be married to George W.
Stricker at the home of her parents on
Pleasant avenue, and Miss Ada Kiehle,
daughter of d. l.. Kiehle, also marries
J. c. E. King, NJ. D., of Salt Lake City,
Utah, at her home on Portland avenue
that afternoon.
Minneapolis society is to be better
represented in the cottage life at Mime
tonba this summer than ever before in
the history of that popular resort Peo-
pie are beginning to discover that they
have within short distance of their
homes what they have hitherto been
journeying hundreds of miles to find.
Mrs. II. G. Truesdale and family will
occupy the Henry cottage at the beach.
Mr.. and Mrs.W. e. Brooks will be in the
club house, of which Cayour Langdon
is the sole remaining member. having
purchased the shares of those who have
not forfeited their privilege by mar
riage.
At Orono Point, Mrs. W. G. Northrup
will occupy one of the Brackett cot
tages, and will be joined in the early
summer by Mrs. Nellie Tuttle and fam
lily and other friends from the East.
The Gibson place at Northorne has been
let for the season to w. E. Steele and
VIII. TrueSdale. The season at the
lake promises to be a lively one, and
with the continuance of the present
beautiful weather will commence early.
The returned traveller from Europe is
loaded with multitude of pretty things.
picked up in the course of her Journey.
ingS, and her stock of bargains is an
enyious delight to the stay-at-homes.
Not the least choice of her purchases is
the supply of tortoise shell articles in
all sorts of dainty designs. The lighter
coored shell is the most valued. This
comes from the under part of the tor
toise and is more expensive, because
there is less of it, while the back is
heavier and broader, and. from its ex-
posure to the light, is of a darker color.
1t Is from this the greater quantity of
pins and combs is made. Some of the
stores in the city here carry a fine stock
of she'll, made into all sorts of UNIQUE
and pretty ornaments for the hair. One
simple set of three pieces cost the snm
of Sl2. but this was of the verv finest
and lightest shell, and some of the
prettiest pins can be bought for very
little.