The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
ELEGANT Church wedding
Details Complete and Arranged With
Exquisite Taste,
SCHROEDER-MORRIS <NUPTIALS
Ceremony Performed by Rev. p. J. Nc.
Manus in ST. Peters Cathedral Brides
Home Beautifully Decorated for
the Reception Which Followed.

MISS Mary Geraldine Schroeder,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad
Schroeder, was welded to Percival
John Morris, of the architect firm of
Brown & Morris, in st. Peters cathe-
dral at o'clock last evening. The cere-
mony and reception which followed at
the home of the brides parents in
Green Ridge We're elaborate and COM
plete in detail and conducted with ex-
quisite taste.
The cathedral was filled at o'clock
with large number of invited guests
and friends of the bridal couple.
Bauer's orchestra and the organist,
Professor William p. Schilling, per-
formed an excellent musical prelude.
The altar was blazoned with candles
which formed the initial letters IS"
| and M" and was decorated with roses
| and banked with ferns and palms.
Rev. p. ]. McManus, Of st. PauPs
Roman Catholic church, of Green
Ridge, pronounced the marriage rites
while the bridal couple were sur
rounded by the following: Miss Ce-
ella Sylvester Schroeder, maid Of
honor; Frederick Tropp, best man;
Misses Gertrude Morris, Philippine
| Tropp, Name O'Malley, Emma Koch,
Lillian Hall Morris and Augusta
| Tropp, bridesmaids; Beatrice and Trys-
tine Morris and Charlotte Schroeder,
sisters of the groom and bride, flower
girls; William Watkins, Peckville; Will
lam Avery, Charles Williams, Eugene
| Davis, George Rogers and Samuel
Derman, ushers; Edward Thayer, mas
| ter of ceremonies
The Brides Gowns.
The bride was gowned in white bro
caded Peau Signe, trimmed with pearl
and old point and duchesse lace. She
wore silk tulle veil, draped from a
diamond sunburst, the groom's gift,
and carried a bouquet of lilies-of-the-
valley from which hung narrow white
ribbons knotted with numerous small
clusters of lilies-o The
skirt was full and entrain, and the bod
ice was made French. The maid Of
honor wore Persian fancy faille, demi-
trained and short bodiced and trimmed
with chiffony and white forget-me.
nots. She carried white roses.
A particularly pretty feature of the
bridal robes were the yellow, pink and
blue gowns of the bridesmaids. Two
were gowned in each color. The ma
terial was striped China silk, and each
| bridesmaid carried similarly tinted car
|
of white China silk, with deep lace and
ribbon trimmings. They carried white
leghorn hats heaped with roses.
The gifts of the bride and groom to
the bridesmaids and men of the party
We're pearl-studded gold breast and
crayat pins.
rendered Il Reception
Only the relatives attended the recep-
ton and supper at the house on San
derson avenue. The hallway, staircase
and rooms of the lower floor were deco
rated by Clark, according to designs
| furnished by the groom. The bridal
party received in the drawing room
alcove beneath floral initial letters
suspended from white satin ribbons.
The alcove was banked with palms and
ferns and running pine was festooned
from hand-painted Cupids distributed
about the room at the junction of walls
and ceiling. Red roses occupied the
mantel A pretty effect was displayed
by autumn leaves and palms in the IL
brary. Pink roses and ribbon, running
pine, maidendhairand palms were used
in the parlor decorations. The dining
room table was in the form of a horse
shoe, the menu being served from the
interior. 1t was decorated with pink
and white roses and maidenhair ferns
arranged with exquisite taste. The
same kind of flowers occupied the man.
tel and the walls We're banked with
ferns and palms and festooned with
smilaX. The supper was served by
Huntington.
The elegant and numerous wedding
gifts displayed on the second floor in
cluded various and elaborate remem'
brances and were practical testimonies
of the esteem in which the young couple
are regarded.
At 1210 O'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
left on the Lackawanna train for ten
days trip. On their return they will re-
side at 637 Madison avenue, which has
been completely furnished by the
brides parents. They will be at home
ON THURSDAYS after Nov. s.