Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-04-03
A SOCIETY WEDDING.
That of Miss NJ. NJ. Nelson and G. C.
Lewis.

IHat OF MISS M. Nj. Nelson and q. c.
Lewis.
At 7:30 on Wednesday evening Miss
Margaret Mcdowell Nelson, oldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas NJ
Nelson. of Philadelphia avenue, was
married in the Falling Spring Presby-
terrain church, by the Rev. H. R.
Schenck, to George Clarence Lewis, a
manufacturer, of Milwaukee, Wis. The
young people met in Florida during the
winter of 1S93-94 and the ceremony Of
this occasion was the outcome of their
acquaintance.
Miss Nelson was one of the prettiest
and most popular young ladies of town
society and her large circle of friends
from here and away early filled the
church, which was tastefully trimmed
with laurel, pine, foliage plants and
beautiful flowers, the chancel and
altar being banked with the decora-
tions. It was yellow and white, or
daisy, wedding, and festoons of mar
guerltes were strung across the altar
alcove. The bridesmaids, in keeping
with the idea, carried punches of daisies
and the gowns were yellow and white.
The wedding party assembled in the
chapel, except the ushers, and thence
went to the rear entrance of the church.
Dividing, they entered the church from
the doors on either side of the pulpit
alooup n tho STR of tho uoIIi,n
march from "Lohengrin," as played on
the pipe-organ by Mrs. Nellie Hopes.
Proceeding to the front of the chancel
rail the two lines crossed and marched
down the aisles to the rear of the
church. Here the party was reformed
and joined by the ushers, the bride and
her father, and marched up the north
aisle to the chancel in this order:
Ushers, Lewis Syester and Lauren f. Smith,
Hagerstown; Austin McLanahan, Baltimore;
Charles Pettinos, Bethlehem; Russell For
sythe, Pittsburg; S. II. NJ. Aegens, Newark,
N. j.; A. Howard Nelson, and Irwin c. Elder
town; all in dress suits.
Pages, Robert Nelson and Chauncey Ives.
in white sailor suits, and carrying cushions
for the bride and groom to kneel upon.
Flower girls, Annie Nelson and Mary Boyd
dressed in white and Organdies trimmed with
yellow ribbon and carrying daisies in baskets.
Bridesmaids, Miss Mabel Barton, Hazeton,
in white tafetta pearl trimming, yellow satin
sleeves; Miss Eliza N. Bosler, Carlisle, accor-
deon pleated chiffon over white satin with
yellow satin sleeves; Miss Belle Stew
art, Martinsburg, and Miss Bess McLanahan
town, in white brOcade satin trimmed with
chiffon and daisies, with yellow sleeves; Miss
Elizabeth McCune, Shippensburg, and Miss
Kathrine Watts, town, white satin with tulle
and yellow sleeves; Miss Nellie Ives, town,
and Miss Sarah Mullen, Mt. Holly, white bro
cade silk, with chiffon and pearl trimming
and yellow sleeves. None Of them wore hats
and all looked charmingly pretty.
Maid Of honor, Miss S. jeanette Nelson.
dressed in yellow satin, trimmed with chiffon
and daisies, and carrying bouquet of mar
guerites.
Thomas NJ. Nelson and the bride, his daugh-
ter.
Miss Nelson was gowned in a magnif-
cent white satin ducnesse and wore a
veil. She was without doubt the pret-
tiest bride seen for many year in our
town.
Mr.. Lewis and his best man, E. E.
Smythe, of Milwaukee, entered from
behind the pulpit and advancing to the
chancel rail met the bridal party, which
divided and stood around the semi
circle. The service used was practically
the elaborate and impressive one of the
| Episcopal church and ring was used.
After the ceremony the wedding party
knelt and repeated the Lords Prayer
in unison
In reverse order the bridal process
sion left the church, the Mendelssohn
wedding march being played, and the
participants were driven to the hand
some Nelson home, Honeylo, for the
reception. The mansion was beautifully
decorated and Illuminated and inside
was veritable bower of rhododen-