The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-12-17

AT IEe Snurcn Oh INC c-Ssefdn IN Ct
the Ceremony Takes Place According to
the Lutheran misunderstanding Festiv-
tiles Held at the Southern Hotel, an En-
tire Floor OF Which is Devoted to the
Use OF the Party-Hcw Many Thousands
the Affair Cost the Wealthy Father
The Fathers Wedding Gift.
st. Louis, Dec. 16-An international
event. the most notable of its kind that
has ever taken place in ST. Louis, was
celebrated at O'Clock this evening at
the Church Of the Messiah, corner Of
Garrison avenue and Locust street II
was the marriage Of Miss Clara Hazel
Busch, daughter of Adolphus Busch,
the brewer, and Herr Paul Won Cont
ard, a prominent citizen Of Germany.
The beauty of the bride, the wealth Of
her father, the station Of the groom and
the ma gnfficance Of the wedding ar
rangements made the affair one long 10
be re7nebered
Shortly before Z o'clock the bridal
party arrived at the church IN car
riages. They entered the sacred edifice
and proceeded up the aisle TO the
strains Of the Wedding March from
Lohengrin The bridal procession was
headed by four ushers. Following them
came the groOmsmen, Messrs. Edward
PretoriouS, Jr., Edward Faust. Henry
Koehler, Jr., Charles c. Orthwein. Hen
ry Conrade and Fred Orthwein Next
came two little nephews Of the bride,
Masters Adolphus and Edward Magnus,
Miss Lillian Busch, sister, and Miss
Lily Sclhuttler, a niece.
Miss Hulda Lernp, Marie Saussen
thaler, Alma Hahn, Alice Orthwein,
Fannie Conrade and Marie Elizabeth
Schneider, the bridesmaids, followed,
and after them came Adolphus Busch
with Dorthy Magnus and Captain Hans
Won Gontard, q brother of the groom,
who acted as best man, in full regi-
menta oe the German army. Mrs.
Adolphus Busch on the arm Of the
groom, preceded the maid Of honor,
Miss Anatole Busch. and last of all, the
bride. leaning upon the arm of her
father.
EXCHANGED RINGS.
Rev. Dr. Snyder, pastor of the Church
Of the Messiah, awaited the party at
the altar. Mr.. Adoaphus Busch gave
away his daughter and the ceremony,
which was according TO the ritual of the
Unitarian church. was short. The bride
and groom exchanged rings according
to the old German custom.
The church, which was beautifully
decorated with a great quantity OF
flowers and plants, was crowded to
overfiowing during the ceremony. The
music at the church was under the di-
rection of Professor Earnest Kreuger,
who presided at the organ. He was as
sisted by Quartette and select chorus
From f1a e11117-sh t7oa rfu fnoIr
riages fer the Southern hotel. where a
magnificent supper and reception. last
ing two hours, was held, at the con-
clusion of which there was a dance
The entire second floor Of the hotel
had been reserved for this function.
For a week a corps Of decora tive ar
fists had been at work upon this part
of the hotel, and Rad transformed K
into a palace. No expense was spared
in this work. There were twelve main
rooms, each apartment representing a
different style. The grandest of all
was the reception room, in which the
couple received the congratulations Of
their friends
ALL in WHITE.
Everything was in white The walls
were completely hidden from sight by
draperies of white tOuraine silk Ar
ranged in the corners and along the
walls were ferns and feathery palms.
The ceiling was a mass of white tar
latan and lace, from which was sus-
pended as thick as is possible, pure
white lilies of the valley, white water
lilies, white roses and white chrys-
anthemums. Over the place where the
couple stood was a canopy of pureslt
white flowers.
Other rooms were finished in pink,
green, yellow and blue. while still 9TH
ers were fitted up in the styles of the
various countries OF the Orient. When
the festivities were at the height, the
newly married couple stole away TO the
Planters hotel. where a bridal suite OF
three rooms had been reserved for
them.
Tomorrow the couple will leave for
short trip TO Florida, returning in time
to spend the holidays at the Busch
mansion. After a short stay here, Herr
Won Gontard will take his bride TO their
future home in GeT1na NY.
Thousands of invitations were issued
TO the many friends of the Busch fam
lily. and among those present We're
many from Chicago. New York, Calves
ton, Texas, and elsewhere.
Apartments in several Of the princi-
pal hotels had been reserved for the use
of guests from out of town 1t is esti-
mated that the wedding arrangements
cost Alf. Busch fully $l00. 000. The we'd
ding gifts were numerous and costly,
aggregating in value about $50. 900 In
addition, IS the esua te in Germany, val
ued At 100000, which was given to the
bride by her father as a wedding pres
ent.