Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-02
TWO MADE AS ONE
Miss Irene Hazeitine Becomes
the Happy Bride
or GEORGE 3. DOUGLAS OF IOWA
The Event Is Ceiebrated by . Grand
and Beautiful Wedding and
Pleasant Reception.

Society was out IN its fullest numbers
last night to attend the Hazeitine-
Douglas wedding At 81. Marks. Prob
ably the venerable edifico had never
before held more brilliant and fash
ionable audience. The mlnutest de-
tails of the occasion were carried out
with an elegance that made the we'd
ding memorable event IN the social
life of the city.
Astectiona:e hands had mace the
church wonderfully beautiful. The
altar steps were covered with luxur-
iant arrangement OF palms, relieved at
Intervals by great clusters OF apple and
peach blossoms, hydrangeas and other
brilliant flowers. The font had been
removed and in its place were numer-
Gus banks OF foliage. The altar was
almost hidden beneath u covering OF
delicate ferns and flowers. TIL steps
to the altar had been canvassed.
The chancel rail was entwlned with
smilax and apple blossoms. Al inter
walls the ends OF the pews were banked
with punches of white hlacs. Half
way down the center aisle graceful
1iCtl Vi ~ 0PRtO UtOoUSthSp WhbtO is"Sc
and dogwood blossoms had been
erected.
Beautiful Evening Costa mes. .
Alta little before O'Clock the church
began filling with the hundreds of
invited guests and during the hour
preceding the entrance of the bridal
party the organist, Mrs. 7. h. Church.
rendered exquisite selections from
Verdrs "Aida," the beautiful offer.
atory of Thyer and various selections
from Strauss. The "Pilgrim's Chorus"
from the Tanhauser was also given
with brilliant effect. Before o'clock
there were seven hundred people in
the church. 1t was little after 7
O'Clock when the bridal party entered
TO the strains of the "Grand Bridal
March" from Lohengrin. The party
was led by the ushers, who escorted
the women of the immediate family.
The ushers were Meeers. Oliver o. p.
Hughart, Waiter McBrien and NJ.
Burn Hazeltine of this city, Theodore
| Stickney, Leonard V. Greene and
We.Sy Hufford of Cedar Rapids, Ia,
and the master of ceremonies, Robert
Barnard. Miss Caroline Parker acted
as maid of honor. She was dressed in
q gown of pink and white tulle.
Entrance OF the Party.
The bride, Miss Irene Hezeltine, was
escorted by her father, DR.. Charles s.
| Hazeltine. Her costume was princess
gown of white satin of the conventional
pattern. She wore o cluster of ex.
| quinte orange blossoms. The brides
maids, who appeared in pink gowns
and white wells, were Misses Bessie
Thompson, May Widdicomb and Nora
r. Carpenter of this city, Julia Douglas
Of Chatham, Ontario, and Ella Perkins
of Henderson, Kentucky. They car
ried clusters of pink roses. Little
Della and Fanny Hazeltine, sis.
terra of the BRIDE, we're also of the
party and made very quaint and
pretty picture. The party was met at
the altar by the rector of st. Marks
the Rev. DR.. Campbell Fair; the BRIDE
groom, George Bruce Douglas OF
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and James Clark
Duncan Of Sioux City, Iowa, who
acted as best man. DR.. Fair read the
beautiful marriage service oil
the Episcopal ritual. During the
reading of the marriage service the
subdued strains of selections from
Schumann filed the church
As occasional the famous
wedding March" from Men.
dellssohn WAS played. After the
service at the church the wedding
party and guests from abroad were
driven to the Hazeltine residence on
John street, where an elaborate dinner
was enjoyed by the family and few
invited friends. The dinner was fol.
lowed by . reception to the friends Of
the family and contracting parties
Nearly 200 guests attended the recep
ton. The bride and groom received IN
the library, which was so decorated as
to carry out in every detail the
fancy for pink and white which
were the colors of the wedding.
Brilliant Homo Decorations
The rooms were lighted by hundred
of incandescent lamps. the rays oil
which were subdued by shades Of sof
pink and white. The entire house wa!
decorated throughout with the br.de'l
coIors. A concealed orchestra played
during the reception. The spacious
grounds were bright with the light oil
electric lamps. The reception lasted
until midnight. Alta late hour Mr.. and
Mrs. Douglas departed for New York
where they Will remain week, Their
leaving for . years tour of England
and the continent.
On their return they will make theil
home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, wher.
Mr.. Douglas has large milling in
terests.
Among the guests from abroad who
attended the reception Of last nigh
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stuart oil
Chicago; Mrs. II. F. Severens, Kalama
100; Captain Add Mrs. G. &. Perkins
Henderson, KY, e. NJ. Bement, Chi
cago; Messrs. and Mesdames Walter
W., William w. and James II. Douglas
Mrs. George Douglas, Mrs. J. S. Cool
and Misc Ella Cook of Cedar Rapids
William Douglas, Chatham, Ont.
Charles II. Brampton, Cedar Rapids
Ia; Fred CAlkins, Chicago; Miss Rich
ardson, Des MONIES and s. Dow, Ceda