The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21

The wedding was the more notable
n thai while he contracting parties
are :avnritc- o.: fortune from the stand
point Of material wealth. money has
:ut nn i@Er. IN il a a prime factor, as
IN tEc .i~r a.. 50 many unions of Amer
irau girls with foreign gentlemen. 1t
has .s; En iaccnSidcrahle FIGURE.
h0wrr,r. Il, an adjunct, for aside
from t4v :"gHl m~agnihcence of ali the
appointments 81 the wedding. it mas
been IN evidence in The di>pcn>dtion Of
hospitality on tine part Of the father Of
.hc bride. prinryly i'm extent and char
ictrr. AN; which viii establish 4 red
ettrr lay in the already wide rrputa-
ion - -. Louis.
la the union thus cemeRting to-
yethcr tvs" notable families of Ger
many ana america there has been none
0t ihc HlcErring so characteristic Of the
no'icrH marriage contract: the Young
people :cIl in love in the good old
fashioned VA after meeting 10y chance
N the course Of European travel.
Ami while the American million
are may have fc.t 10Th to see
MS daughter cross the ocean 20
make her home among comparative
strangers. he was constrained t. ac-
knowledge the wisdom OF his child'S
ehoice. and give 4 hearty consent. the
more )" that Herr Non Gontard. while
wealthy. was found worthy. and. like
he baSchs, is engaged in substantial
business.
the Welding WAS Il gold ami white
One. the decorations and the costumes
of the bridal party being arranged to
conform To this idea, with the exception
d The brides maid OF honor. Miss Anna
Louise Hu,ch. an elder sister, whose
gown bore Il distinctive tint OF green.
The bridesmaids were Misses Hiida
Lcnp, Lizzie Schnaidcr. Marie Saus
Senthaler, Alma Holm, Fannie Conrad
and Alice Grthwein.
The Eronm'S best man WAS his broth
or, capt. Hans Won Gontard, of the
icrmar army. VINO accompanied his
brother Paul by special permission Of
the German emperor, and who. il the
brilliant uniform Of his corps. was the
observed of al observers.
The groom,:1rn We're Ncssrs. Emil
Practorius, Edward Faust. Fred orth-
Vein. iivnrr Comrades, Henry Koch
tcrard and Charles Orthwein.
The ushe~o were Arthur Gcmpp. En-
est HOLM and Rudolph Bang.
a feature unique Il western we'd
dmgs vas the presence Of 4 bcyy Of lit
Tie folks. Miss Lille Dorothy MAJ
nus. of Chicago, a l:;tlc niece IF the
bride. a2d Master AGoiphus. son Of Au-
guHtus Busch. s,revcj flowers for the
bridal party: Miss Minnie Husch. a
yoIng sister al The bride. and Miss Lii
lie Dorothy SCHUYLER served a, little
bridesmaids. and Masters Edward and
Ado.ph aIa-uv> servrda as little gryol.s-
m,n.
Th- church ", beautifully dep
r&tn,i with palms AID roses and With
tn "ich ;~pi;rts Of tn bridal party and
the a>-e-ah!e3 g"a>s, presented a pic
tur2 l.:.- 80 70, remembered.
The reception following .hc wedding
tc'E place at the southern h",cl. tHe
entire second floor 81 which was given
UP Tor The occasion. The itty rooms
Lavin- been Iyac,i:ui- decorator each
il a distinct style. making i
Il vrr;'"a.c fairylarG. The marv,.
OF all was TIC Grand par.or-
the brides reception roum-and
the dancing hall. which We're decorated
in pure white Tcura!ne silk. empire
stylv. with The ceilings covered with
white tar,ytau.
The hrii" and groom viii make a
brief t"G" OF this country for the Lcne-
fit oi the German party. and viii sail
for Europe January i. Good luck go
with them.