The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-24
Y SOCIETY CIRCLES.
Marriage of Mr.. Harry Ashby and
Miss Ruth Farnsworth.
NOTABLE EVENT IN SOCIETY.

Organization or the Daughters or She
observation-disclosures and Minor So
cial News
It was a representative gathering Of
the best society in Topeka that filed
Grace Cathedral last evening to hear the
ceremony that united AIr. Harry Condo
Ashby and Miss Ruth Farnsworth, young
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. W.
Farnsworth.
The church was resplendent with mag
nihcent palms and punches of white
chrysanthemums arranged about the al
tar. and the peWs reserved for the family
and relatives were tied with white rib
bons and punches of white cnrysanthe-
NUNS. The chance1 railing was artisti-
cally decorated with ferns and smilax.
At o'clock white ribbons were stretched
along the pews, and Mrs. Campbell, at
the organ, sounded the marriage hymn,
ard the surpliced choir, led by Prof.
Leib, marched down the aisle singing;
The voice that breathed DER Eden
That earliest wedding day;
The primal Marriage blessing,
il hath not passed away"
Rev. g. w. Miner led the way to the
chancel steps, followed by the ushers,
Messrs. Charles ClOugh of Lincoln. n eb..
Charles Thomas, Edward Henderson and
K K Peterson, and then the brides
maids, Misses Margaret Dudley, Kate
and Clara Thacher and Fannie Purdy Of
Chicago Miss Clara Francis, the maid
of honor, followed them and preceded
Dir. J. w. Farnsworth and the bride.
The groom. attended by his brother, Mr..
Albert HOughtOn Ashby Of Philadelphia,
met the bridal party at the church steps
ard the espOusal service was pronounced.
after which the bride and groom. maid
of honor and grOomsmsn accompanied
Rev Mr. Miner to the altar and the mar
rage ceremony was repeated The party
marched out of the church to the
joyous Tilt of Lohengrin we'd
ding chorus, and Misses Myra Will
Jams and Carrie Bartholomew gathered
the white ribbons from the pews. The
brides gown was very elegant and Of
white duchesse satin, with plain point
ed bodice and yoke of point lace that
extended over the extremely bOuffant
sleeves. The high neck and long sleeves
were finished with point lace and she
wore white gloves and satin slippers.
Her hair was low and the bridal veil
half length in front and falling to the
hem Of the court train in the back was
caught in her hair with lilies of the val
ley. Her only ornament was a diamond
sunburst. the gift of the groom. and she
carried bouquet of bridal roses and
lilies of the valley and a marriage book
bound in white seal and gold, the gift of
Rev. Percival Mcintyre of Chicago. that
was used IN the ceremony. Misses Fan
ME Purdy and Margaret Dudley wore
gowns of chrysanthemum yellow nous
seine de sol over taffeta silk the same
color. The round necks were finished
with ACCORDION pleated vandyke friIls
and the short pulled sleeves were met
with long yellow gloves. An accor-
deon pleated frill in vandyke points fin
ished the bottom of the skirts and they
wore girdIes of yellow satin ribbon and
satin slippers. Thew carried shower
of mfr val CHI INF 7ea.
NUNS and their short wells were
caught high on their heads. Misses
Kate and Clara Thacher wore gowns the
exact cOunterparts of the yellow gowns,
in white mousseline de sol and white
taffeta silk and their shower bouquets
were of white chrysanthemums.
Miss Francis wore gown that com
bined the cOlors Of the bridesmaids
gowns 1t was of white brOcaded satin.
shot with gold, made demitrain with
short pulled sleeves. and a square neck.
A chemisette Of guipure lace was the
only trimming on the gown, her bouquet
was of yellow chrysanthemums, she
wore white gloves and slippers, her hair
was dressed low and the short tulle veil
was held with chrysanthemum buds.
The only jewels worn by the attendants
were enameled stickpins, a wreath Of
myrtle set with pearls, the gift of the
bride.
There were $50 invitations issued to
the church and about 200 to a reception
afterwards in the Farnsworth home on
Topeka avenue. The bridal party and
Mr. and Mrs FarnsWOrth received in the
first parlor and it was transformed into a
veritable bower of wild smilax from
Alabama and white chrysanthemums.
The decorating was in the exclusive
charge of the Bates Floral company and
it was extremely effective and artistic in
arrangement. The walls were hung with
smilax bordered with passion vine and
the bride and groom received congratu
lations under canopy of white chrys-
anthemums. with d background of mag
nificent palms The mantels were
banked with white chrysanthemums and
palms, and the arches between the
rooms were bordered with passion vine
The back parlor and the music room
were in yellow and in the bow window
of the latter the musicians were hidden
behind a banking of palms and ferns
Innumerable bowls and vases were
filed with the yellow chrysanthemums
and a particularly pretty spot was ar
ranged in the back parlor where the
punch bowl stood A large mirror direct
ly over it was festooned with wild smIlax
and the bowl was surrounded by fluffy
yellow chrysanthemums. The dining
room was in pink and table in the cen
ter was decorated with asparagus plu-
mosus stretched from the four corners to
the chandelier. A border of the delicate
green stuff was caught at each corner
with a large bunch of pink chrysanthe-
NUNS, and in the center of the table was
a tall vase filed with the same effective
blooms There were chrysanthemums
scattered over the table aud the bon bons
were heart shaped In the hall the stair
way was trimmed with smilax and a lit
tie floral bower was arranged for Master
Terrence Holiday who presented the