The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-06-08
Miss Ida Laird and Mr.. Ben. Nelson
United In Marriage Tues
day Evening.
The Most Brilliant Social Event
That Has Ever Occurred
In the City.

kSD1KAV be beautiful atma.e Gala lily lily
pressed with thel.fragrant perfume o
these natural flowers; a soft, Silly
night, kissed farewell at eve tide BY
the disappearing sun and babe vel
come by countless thousands of twinkl
ing stars; all society in richest gowns
of the Worth and Redfern patterns
and hearts beaming over with wei
wishes; the soft, sweet strains Of the
wedding march, the serenade, the
terpsichore,:: consummated the work Of
Cupid in the marriage of Ida May,
daughter ofdMr.:: and Mrs. D. J. Laird,
of Minnesota avenue, to Mr.. Bonnie
E. Nelson, of Granite Falls, at the
Church Of theiHoly Communion, Rev
Henry Beer, officiating, last Tuesday
evening.
A retinue2of beautiful bridesmaids
in silks, lansdowne,s bengaline, pearl
passementerie1and harmonizing COM
binations; of groomsmen plain, stately
and handsome,i: escorted the bridal
party to theI:altar :apd witnessed the
beautiful and solemn ceremony that
made Mr.. Nelson and Miss Laird man
and wife.
1t was shortly after eight o'clock
that the bride, attired in an empire
gown of sublime peau de sole silk,
pearl passementerie, len traine, a. single
rose in the] hair, carrying hand
boquet of Marcia Neil roses and Gala
lilies, leaning on the arm of her ia
Their, to sweet wedding anthem by
the choir, was escorted to the altar,
Charles Luscher and Eugene Drake
acting as ushers. Following the ush-
ers and preceding the bride was the
Maid of Honor, Miss Susie Abbott,
attired in cream henrietta, pearl pas
sementerie and cream silk lace; the
bridesmaids, Miss Jennie Bordewick,
of Granite Falls, in a cream bengal
inc, decollete> gold passementerie and
real lace trimmings; Miss Virginia
Huntington in palexblue lansdowne
decollette, with silk lace trimmings;
Miss Mary Nicholson, of Mankato, in
an 1880 style, combination Of cream
silk and wool, with silk lace trim
mings; and Miss Inez Baldwin, in
crystal silk decollette,st183O style. All
carried hand boquets of Marcia Neil
roses. The best men were Dallas E.
Laird, brother to the bride, and Ed
ward Luscher.
The altar was beautifully decorated
with variety of potted plants, while
the rector's chair had been trans
formed into bower of lilacs. The
bride was conducted to the railing, the
maids were stationed on one side and
the ushers and best man on the other
Then through the chancel door, sup
ported by Mr.. Carl Brown, of Granite
Falls, came the groom, each graceful
ly taking the proper station. Mr.. D.
]. Laird gave the bride away, after
which Rev. Mr.. Beer united the
couple in wedlock, both parties to the
contract, answering the questions and
repeating the obligations in a clear,
distinct voice, without tremor. Mr..
Beer made brief address on the So
lemnity and responsibilities of welded
life, after which, to another anthem,
the bridal party slowly marched out
Of the church, the bride and groom
leading, to carriages in waiting. They
were driven to the home of the brides
parents, on the avenue, where recep-
ton was held until nearly ten o'clock.
The receiving parlor was decorated
with lilacs, plum blossoms, smilax and
ferns, and through this poured con-
slant stream of friends, admirers, and
well-wishers of the happy couple and
retinue. The lawn was covered with
chairs, over which were suspended the
arabesque and grotesque Chinese Ian
terms, torches, etc., turning night into
day. The band boys, with whom Mrs.
Nelson is general favorite, were &C.
corded permission to serenade, and
never before did that organization, or
any other similar organization in this
part of the State, send forth music
that sounded with such seraphic har-
mony.
| Light refreshments were served, af-
n