The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02
THEY ARE MADE ONE.
GibbS-StaffOrd Wedding
Last Night.
A Happy Throng at the Centenary
Methodist Church-A Lovely Bride
and lie Petite Flower Girls-Wed=
ding Presents-A Journey to the
South.

!
The wedding of w. w. Gibbs, Jr.,
of ST. James, and Miss Mary Stafford,
of this city, was solemnized at the
Centenary Methodist church at !
o'clock last evening in the presence
of company of invited friends.
! AS the sonorous tones of Mendels-
sohn's ever-inspiring wedding march
filled the church, the wedding party
started up the aisle. 1t was led by
the sweetest bit of femininity-little
Miss Starkev, of Minneapolis, who
carried the basket of white roses and
kneeling cushions. She was followed
by the ushers, Messrs. Geo. w. Sud
geon, r. HI. Torrey, E. j. Grimes and
e. G. Velium. Miss Robbins, of Min
neapOliS, maid of honor, in an i'm
ported costume of bluette silk with
lowered gauZe OverdreSS, and Miss
Mabel Peart, of this city, second
bridesmaid, in toilette of light blue
silk and carrying pink carnations, fol-
lowed. Little Flossie Stafford, sister
of the bride, in the daintiest of white
costumes and carrying flowers pre-
coded the bride, who came leaning
upon the arm Of her father.
| The party was met at the altar rail
by the groom and j. A. Brewer, of
Chicago, best man, and Carl Gibbs,
| his assistant.
Here the beautiful and impressive
marriage ceremony of the Methodist
church was performed by Elder Stat
ford, father of the bride, amid a most
pleasant scene. The bride carrying a
bouquet of white roses, looked charm
ing in a white corded silk and lace
toilette and her lovely features were
never prettier. She repeated the
questions of the pastor slowly, firmly
and distinctly, every word being audi
BILE in the most distant part Of the
auditorium.
The groom, attired tn the conven-
tiOnal suit of black, looked and acted
| ''every inch man." and the JOY he
| felt at securing so sweet a prize was
visible in every feature.
The return was made with the
added beauty of pathway of roses,
strewn before them by the dimpled
hands of the little ladies, and the
ceremony was over.
The guests from abroad were: Mr..
and Mrs. Starkey and Mrs. Nelson,
Minneapolis; Miss Florence Robbins,
ST. Paul; J. Brewer, Chicago; w. W.
Gibbs, ST., and wife, and E. A. Gibbs,
wife and son, ST. James; Rev. Brown
and wife, Madelia; Rev. Ellery, Blue
Earth City. Numerous regrets were
received.
A reception was held at the brides
home, at No. S25 South Front street
from 1880 to 1890 p. M, only the i'm
mediate relatives of the family and
the officials of the wedding partici-
pating. 1t afforded the dearest of
earthly friends an opportunity for
well wishes coming straight from the
pleasant pictures for the new
couple to forever hang from memory's
walls. And these fOrmd a fitting i'm
petus to a life that gives every prom
Use of that bliss which is akin only to
| heaven.
About 200 wedding presents were re-
ceived, and they were probably the
most beautiful expressions of good
will that have been seen in Mankato
in many years. The bride was the re-
cipient of wreath of diamonds of
graduated size from the groom
elegant and well-merited token.
The bride has been a pleasing orna-
ment to Mankato society during her
short residence in this city. She has
made the warmeSt of friends, who
will now wish her a life of unsullied
happiness in the new world whose
portals she is now entering.
The groom is highly respected
young business man of St. James, and
where he is best known his friends
are legion.
May their lives flow gently on and
on, in sunshine and in peace, until
the Great Day, and may He who
doeth all things we'll ever keep them
| in the hollow of His hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs took the IL
o'clock Omaha train last evening for
Kansas City. From there they will
proceed farther south, and after a
| month in the warm skies of a balmier
| land they will return to ST. James to
| make their future home.
| Advertising.