The record-union., 1896-05-12

Yesterday was a very important an
niversary day with Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Grau of this city. 1t brought to
mind the happy thought that they had
been welded just twenty-five years,
and while they intended in quiet fam
iIy fashion to celebrate the event with
their children, they little expected that
numerous friends had resolved to I'M
press the occasion on their minds IN
more elaborate style. Mr.. and Mrs.
Grau have just completed decorating
the interior of their beautiful home on
Sutter Terrace, and the parlors, sit
ting-rooms and library, with the grill
work, frescoing and incandescent lamps
present a scene Of almost Oriental mag
nificence SO the time was opportune
for lust such a programme as had been
planned by their friends, and which was
intended as a complete surprise to Mr..
and Mrs. Grau. That it proved to be
unexpected was quite evident when the
marty reached the Grau home last even
ing about o'clock. There were Mr..
and Mrs. Yoerk, Mr.. and Mrs. Noack,
Mr.. and Mrs Ebel, Mr.. and Mrs.
Knauer, Mrs. julius Gattman, Mr.. and
Miss Mamie Heilbron, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
B. KIune, Mr.. and Mrs. Rave, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Bauman, Mrs. DR.. Voeller, Mrs.
Stauffer, Miss Lille Stauffer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Biewener, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. Peterson, Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Heit-
man, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Strobel.
Of this party all went into the house
by the main entrance except Mesdames
Voeller, Bauman, Gattman, Noack, Bic
wener, Klune and Heitman and Messrs.
Noack, Bauman, Strobel, Biewener,
Heitman and Peterson, who were Sc
lected to play more important parts in
the ceremony of congratulation. They
were quietly admitted by the side en-
trance and took possession of the up
stairs portion Of the house. The Ia
dies were attired in the German peas
ant costume and the gentlemen in the
garb of miners in the silver districts OF
Germany. The men wore black jumpers
and head dress of similar color and OF
the Hussar-cap pattern. Both miners
and peasants carried lighted torches
made expressly for the occasion, and
the party awaited the signal to descend
to the parlor floor.
Meantime those who had entered at
the front door were showering congrat-
ulations on Mr.. and Mrs. Grau, and two
of the parlor chairs were trimmed with
silver tinsel These were placed in
the bay window of the parlor, and MI.
and Mrs. Grau invited to occupy them,
the guests arranging themselves in
chairs in the near vicinity.
At a given signal Miss Alice Sheehan
struck up a wedding march on the
piano and the procession from upstairs
started. The ladies and gentlemen in
costume marched about the house and
came to a halt in front of Mr.. and Mrs
Grau, arranging themselves in semi
circular form. During the march the
German wedding song, 1--WE Bring You
the Silver Wreath" was sung by the
party and at the halt Mrs. DIR. Voeller
stepped forward, and in a well-rendered
recitation of one of Schiller's poems,
changed slightly to fit the occasion,
presented Mrs. Grau with a wreath of
silver leaves, and Mr.. Grau with bou-
tonniere of the same. The wreath and
the bouquet were handed to their par
ents by Florence and Elsie Grau.
Then Mr.. Noack, dressed as a miner
and carrying a lump of silver, explained
who they were-that they had dug the
silver out of which the wreath was
made. He closed his address with the
salutation Of the miners "Gluck Auf''
(good luck). Each of those in costume
came forward in turn and in German
poetry extended congratulations, and
when the last had finished, the process
sion moved on, the party singing the
last verse of the entrance song Trans
lated it meant that they would return
to celebrate the golden wedding The
formalities were then over and the re-
mainder Of the evening was spent in
feasting and festivity. AT the banquet
there were a number Of witty toasts
and the entire evening was one round
of hilarity. Cablegrams, kilograms
and letters of congratulation were re-
ceived from numerous places, as we'll