Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-12-19

In that while the contracting parties
are favorites of fortune from the stand
point of material wealth, money has
cut no figure in it as prime factor, as
in the case of SO many unions of Amer
lean girls with foreign gentlemen. 1t
has cut no inconsiderable figure,
however, as an adjunct, for aside
from the regal magnificence of all the
appointments of the wedding, it has
been in evidence in the dispensation of
hospitality on the part of the father of
the bride, princely in extent and char
acter, and which will establish a red
letter day in the already wide reputa-
ton of st. Louis.
In the union thus cementing to-
gether two notable families of Ger
many and America there has been none
of the dickering SO characteristic of the
modern marriage contract; the young
people fell in love in the good old
fashioned way after meeting by chance
in the course of European travel.
and while the American million
aire may have felt 10th to see
his daughter cross the ocean to
make her home among comparative
strangers, he was constrained to ac-
knowledge the wisdom of his child's
choice, and give hearty consent, the
more SO that Herr Won Gontard, while
wealthy, was found worthy, and, like
the Buschs, is engaged in substantial
business.
The wedding was a gold and white
one, the decorations and the costumes
of the bridal party being arranged to
conform to this idea, with the exception
of the brides maid of honor, Miss Anna
Louise Busch, an elder sister, whose
gown bore distinctive tint of green.
The bridesmaids were Misses Hilda
Lemp, Lizzie Schnaider, Marie Saus-
senthaler, Alma Holm, Fannie Conrad
and Alice Orthwein.
The groom's best man was his broth
er, Capt. Hans Won Gontard, of the
German army, who accompanied his
brother Paul by special permission of
the German emperor, and who, in the
brilliant uniform of his corps, was the
observed of all observers.
The groomsmen were Messrs. Emil
Praetorius, Edw ard Faust, Fred Ortiz
vein, Henry Comrades, Henry Koch
terard and Charles Orthwein.
The ushers were Arthur Gempp, Err
est Holm and Rudolph Bang.
A feature unique in western we'd
dings was the presence of bevy of lit
tie folks. Miss Lille Dorothy Mag
nus, of Chicago, little niece of the
bride, and Master Adolphus, son of Au-
gustus Busch, strewed flowers for the
bridal party; Miss Minnie Busch, a
young sister of the bride, and Miss Lii
lie Dorothy Schiller served as little
bridesmaids, and Masters Edward and
Ado1ph Magnus served as little grooms-
men.
rated with palms and roses and with
the rich toilets of the bridal party and
the assembled guests presented pic
ture long to be remembered.
The reception following the wedding
took place at the Southern hotel, the
entire second floor of which was given
up for the occasion, the fifty rooms
having been beautifully decorated each
in distinct style, making it
veritable fairyland. The marvel
of all was the grand pa-lor-
the brides reception room-and
tie dancing hall, which were decorated
in pure white Touraine silk, empire
style, with the ceilings covered with
white tar1etan.
The bride and groom viii make a
brief tour of this country for the bene-
fit of the German party, and will sail
fo- Europe January 6. Good luck &c
with them.
Scraps From Abroad.
It is said that the prince of Wales
spends over $500 a year on cigars alone.
The young duke and duchess of
Marlborough are making tour of
Spain.
The tablet recently raised in Peter