The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-29
RING OUT MERRILY
WEDDING BELLS ARE NOW HEARD,
TELLING THEIR GLAD TIDINGS.

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Ely Little Cupid is Ever Busy. But Seem
More SO at This Season Than Ever-Mis
MoIIie Ross aud Mr.. Harry Hammont
are United in MarrIage-Ceremony il
Beautifuliy Impressive, as Performed
in the Handsomely Decorated HON.
Amid Many Friends and Relatives =
Young Gentlemen Entertain.
East Thursday evening at the hour o
Fight there occurred one of the pretu
est and most impressive wedding cere
monies which has been solemnized III
shis city during the early winter months
The wedding occurred at the home of Mr.
George w. Ross. No. So4 North Topeka
avenue. whose daughter, Miss Mollie n
Ross, was the bride and Mr.. Harry G
Hammond of Canton, Ohio, was the
groom.
Promptly with the hour mentioned tht
first bars Of the wedding march from
Mendelssohn fioated out from the violin
of Professor Blume, and after few
strains the wedding procession began ,to
descend the stairs. Together first came
AR George Ross, Jr., brother of the
bride, and Mr.. Vinton Hammond, brother
of the groom. Little Miss Charlotte
Fogg, giece of the bride, as flower girl
folio wed, bearing in her hand small
baske5 filed with white chrysenthemums
anG ferns, amid whose depths nestled a
smaIi silver tray Bearing the wedding
ring. Her little white slippered feet kept
ever pace with the cadence of the music,
es did the others Following in order
came Mss Grace McAdams, the maid OF
r honor, and lastly the bride and groom.
Slowly they descended the stair, while
every guest awaited their coming eX-
pectaatiy. Reaching the foot OF the stairs
they turned into the parlor, where the
bridal party arranged themselves before
magnificent floral horseshoe, composed
of white chrysanthemums and smylax.
Rey. Beach stood there awaiting them,
and he performed the ring ceremony in
as quiet a manner, and as impressively
as IS Cftsn witnessed.
Immediately after the ceremony, the
bride and groom, who few moments
before wcre. two, but now were one, were
the recipients of showers of congratu-
1ations.
The Wedding indeed was beautiful Civ
On as il was among the old friends and
scho0lmates of the bride, and every de-
tail was carried out with the utmost
slicgty- All about the house was hung
prtistically Alabama smylax. The stair
rail was almost completely hidden by it,
the hallway was a mass of large palms
and ether foliage. The parlor was beau-
tifully decorated with smylax and white
chry SaJ themums, the decorations in the
sitting room were yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS and smylax, while the dining room
was beautiful in pink chrysanthemums
and Srlylax.
The dining table was very tastefully
decorated with maiden hair ferns and
white chry santhemums. Two green rib
bons cf fern leaves extended the full
length Of the table while in the center
rested pyramid of fern crysanthemums
and smylax. In the sitting room large
plants filled every corner and to one side
sat table amid the green foliage bear
ing large punch bowl surrounded by
the accompaniment of dainty glass cups
In the parior where the wedding itself
occurred was the large floral horseshoe
before which the bridal party stood on
a large white rug. The horseshoe was
composed of white chrysanthemums and
smylax- Red chrysanthemums repre-
sented the nails in the shoe, and smylax
the toe and heel calks. 1t was inclined
forward and against the wall in the GEN.
ter stood large mirror upon whose
face rested a white f1oral shield bearing
the intertwined initials OF the bride and
groom, r. and III. Upon each side was
a bank of palms, ferns and rubber
plants, and before this the bridal par
~ as they stood there under the soft
light, made truly impressive picture.
The bride was lovely in her plain but
elegant gown of white duchess satin with
Its rich pearl trimmings 1t was high
about the throat, and her sleeves extend
ed far enough to just reach the long
white mousquetair gloves. Over adj fell
the long bridal veil, held together upon
the crown of her head by a large dia-
nond star. She carried bouquet of
white chrysanthemums.
Mss Grace McAdams wore white or
candle over pale blue satin and carried
r. bouquet of cream chrysanthemums.
The presents were numerous and elegant
pair of beautiful diamond ear rings be-
sng the brides present from the groom.
She also received an elegant piano from
hcr father
The bride and groom left the house
hSsi5 a shower OF rice from the hands
of their loving friends, and left the city
on the 1915 Santa Fe train for Chicago
where they will remain for week. af-
rer which they viii visit indianapolis
Cincinnati. Cleveland, Columbus and fin
haily Canton. Ohio, where they will make
their future home
The bride is too well known in this city
Tor any comment, having lived here near
~ all of her life. She was loved by ev-
cry one, and her friends will miss her
indeed. The groom is one of the mos.
Prosperous young bridge contractors
in his state, and has already made him
self quite brilliant reputation in bust
ness circles, which speaks of itself for
his future
The following is list of the guests
present:
Mr. and Mrs. George Ross. Mr.. George
Ross, Jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Tavlor
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ". Adams. Mir. and
Mrs. W. III. Fogg and babies of Kansas
City, Mo; Mr.. ID. Hammond of Canton,
ONO; Mr.. ID. V. Hammond of Canton.
ONO; Miss Jenny Hammond OF Canton.
ONO; I'r. George ]. H. Robinson of Kan
sas City, Mo: Miss Grace McAdans. DR..
and Mrs McAdams. Mr.. and Mrs Kos
Harris, Mrs Alice McCollough. Mr.. and
Mrs. I'D. Toler, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Jones. MIR. and Mrs. Ed. Goldberg. Mr.
ana Mrs. Joseph. Mr.. and Mrs. 4. D.
Boyd. Mr. and Mrs George NJ Howe
DR.. and Mrs. ]. II. Terrin MIR. and Ms
d. Bizzant. Dir. and Mrs. Chas. Ionh-
ward. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Taloert. Mr.
ana Mrs. F. Henrion, Mrs NJ. Black |
MT and Mrs. L. Z .Keck. Mr. and Mrs
4 Getto, Mr.. and Mrs. 5. II. Nelson |
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Bostick. Or. and Mrs
r turley. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles LuIinr
Mrs. Mcfarland. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Mil
seur. Miss Marie Luling. Miss Belle Hor-
ner, Miss Irna Ebhy, Miss Josie Black |
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