The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-26
PRETTY WEDDING.
Marriage of Miss Julia Street and
Mr.. Joseph c. Wickham.
CEREMONY At GRACE CATHEDRAL.
General Notes OF sOc1ety-PersOnal
Items Of Interest About Topeka
People aud Visitors in Town.


People aud Visitors in Town.
The wedding ceremony which sol
emnized the marriage of Miss Julia
Street of Phoenix, Ariz., and Mr.. Joseph
c. Wickham of Philadelphia was cele-
bratod at noon Wednesday in Grace
cathedral.
The chancel of the pretty little church
was in white hangings and the altar
massed with lilacs. As the organ sounded
the wedding march from Mendelssohn,
Mr. Wickham and his best man Mr..
Walter Noble entered the chancel from
the vestry and waited the approach of
the bride and her attendants
First came little Mary and Dorothy
Gleed cousins of the bride in white china
silk Empire gowns and large white hats
Carrying flowers. Next came Miss
Dorothy Sturgis the maid of honor at
tired most sbecomingly in costume of
green and black duchesse satin trimmed
in greer passementerie, and carrying
white brides roses.
The bride followed leaning on the arm
of her uncle, Mr.. c. ]. Brown, who gave
her away at the altar. At the chancel
steps the pretty little flower girls separ-
ated and stood one on eacn side of the
chaEcel steps while the bride and other
attendants passed on to the altar, then
they followed and took their places.
Dean Millspaugh pronounced the full
ring service of the Episcopal church aft
er which the young couple knelt aud re-
ceived his blessing.
As the bridal party LETT the church
Lohengrin's wedding march sounded.
The pride wore handsome blue and
tan mixed cloth, tailor made travelling
suit with hat and gloves to match; and
carried a large graceful cluster of lilies
of the vallays with here and there
spray of orange blossoms sent by the
brides mother from her home at Phoenix.
She wore beautiful gold wreath pin
set with twenty-one diamonds, eighteen
emeralds and twelve pearls, the gift of
the groom
Miss Streets gift to her maid of honor
was pretty stick pin.
Although no Invitations had been is
sued to the wedding about seventyfive
friends assem- bled at the church to attest
their affection and admiration for this
one of Topeka's most winning society
girls, popular not alone because of the
prominence of the family of her aunt,
whom she has visited for year past, but
for her own sweetness of manner and
kindness of heart.
At the home of the brides aunt, Mrs.
c. j. Brown, a wedding breakfast was
served to the bridal party. Immediate
relatives and Dean and Mrs. Millspaugh.
The mantels were banked with lilacs,
which we've also tastefully scattered
throughout the rooms of the handsome
house. The dining room table was in La
France roses, and a pyramid of these
flowers and ferns formed pretty center
piece.
At three o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Wick
ham left for the east
They will visit the brides cousin, Miss
Florence Greer for few days in Detroit
Thence they will go to Canada, crossing
back to Niagara; thence to Albany, from
! there by boat down the Hudson to New
York city. From there to Philadelphia,
where they will remain at hotel until
their handsome new home at Devon, a
Philadelphia suburb, is furnished Miss
! Streets trousseau was particularly ele-
giant and beautiful.
Jerry Blacks Dinner Party.
Mr.. Jerry Black gave twelve course
dinner to his bridal party at the National
hotel in Leavenworth Tuesday evening.
The table was decorated with cut
! flowers and the menu was elaborate.
Mr.. Black and Miss Atchison sat at the
head of the table,
The others who sat down at the feast
were Misses Vera Atchison, Lou Nicely,
| nellie PETER, Daisy Smith, Sadie Atchi-
son. Gertie Atchison; Messrs. Eugene
Hagan. Lee Bond, Seymour Davis, Frank
A. Thomas. Edgar Hopkins, Nat Black,
and T. J. Berry.
Mrs. E. A. TerrilI and Mrs. T. E.
J Pounds remained in Leavenworth after
/ the Black Atchison wedding, the guests
of Mrs. Thrills mother.
Minor Social Mention.
! Dr. and Mrs II. w. Roby are at home
! at their suburban residence.
The Western Sorosis club will meet
with Mrs. II. W. Roby at Twenty first
and Kansas avenue tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. w. W. Phelps was called to In
dependence Tuesday by the illness OF
his father.
Mrs. Noble Prentis was in Topeka
yesterday.
Miss Edith Emery of St. Louis, who
has been the guest of Mrs. ]. NJ. Nc
earthly, went to Kansas City yesterday
Miss Helen Adams returned to hel
home in St Louis today.
Mr. Hall Frey came over from Drury
college, Springfield, to attend the wed
ding Of his uncle, Mr.. c. c. Hall.
Miss Dorothy Sturgiss who was Miss
Streets bridesmaid. left today for Kansa:
City, where she will visit and attend
grand opera next week.
Miss Lollie Lewis of Little Rock, who
has been the guest OF Mrs. ]. ]. Frey
and Mrs. Belle Small since in the winter
left for her home this morning
Miss Jessie Griffith, who has been Wis
iting her sister. Mrs. =. W. Phelps, has
returned home.
Mrs VIII Hixon of Leavenworth is the
guest of Miss Name Smith.
Miss Eleanor Wilson is the guest o.
Miss Lou Taylor at Leavenworth.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Mcdonald went to
Kansas City today.
HALL AIACHETTE