San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-16

| IONIC society LOT some Iim6 past,
was the one celebrated In st.
Marks Episcopal church last We'd
nesday evening, by Very Rev. w.
r. Richardson, the contracting
parties being Mr.. Fred. w. Cook,
Jr., son Of Evsnsville's, Ind, most
wealthy citizen, and Miss Minnie
Kalteyer, daughter of Mr.. Geo. III.
Kalteyer, president OF the Alamo
Cement Co., and San Antonio Drug
company.
The church was beautifully dec.
Grated and long before o'clock
was filled with large throng Of
friends and acquaintance Of the
young people. A canopy and car
pet had been spread from the car
riage step to the church doors and
as the party entered the church,
the wedding march from Lohen-
grin sounded from the grand Or
gan. Preceded by the ushers, DIR.
Amos Graves, Jr., Thos. Leighton,
n. S. Graham and Carl Gloet-
Eel, the way to the altar was
made as follows: Walter q.
Rigsby with Miss Ollie Graves /;
Ernst Stoves with Miss Elsa Deg
ner; Count Adae and Miss Clara
Groos; James Simpson and Miss
Cook, of Evansville; Lieut.. Martin,
U. S. A., and Miss Hoskins. The
maid of honor, Miss Stella Kali
teyer. The bride, with her father.
Mr.. F. w. Cook, ST., and Mrs. Kali
teyer. The groom with his brother
met the party at the altar, enter
ing the church by the side aisle.
During the ceremony the organ
intoned Beethoven's go Promise
Me-" and the triumphant Tam
hauser March pealed forth as the
newly made husband and wife
with their attendants left the
sanctuary and entered carriages.
A reception, with q banquet for
the bridal party and immediate
relatives, took place at the BRIDES
residence on King William
street, which was brilliant and
very tasteful in all the ap-
pointments. The parlors and re-
ceptjon rooms were beautifully
decorated in palms and ferns, and
during the evening the different
richly prepared apartments were
photographed to secure souvenir
of the occasion. The usual bridal
gifts were very numerous and OF
rarest elegance in material and
design, and were from friends from
near and far. At the table over
one hundred kilograms and several
cable messages Of congratulations
were read. The young couple left
on Thursday morning for Mexico,
where they will spend month or
more in touring the principal points
Of interest. On their return they
will begin house keeping in the
| w. l.. Herff residence, corner How
ard and Elmira streets.
The brides costume was mar
vel OF the modiste's art, in Duchese
satin with heavy court train, real
lace and diamond trimming, veil,
diamond, ornaments and beauti-
full bouquet OF bride roses was
carried.
The maid OF honor, Miss Stella
Kalteyer, wore white silk chiffon,
covered with spangle trimming,
with bandeau Of illusion tulle in
the hair.
All the maids wore blue taffetta
silk, with chiffon trimmings, wells,
and each carried bouquet OF
white carnation pinks and maiden
hair fern.
Miss Graves dress was wide
plain skirt and bodice, large
sleeves, large shirred collar; dia-
mond hair pin.
Miss Cook: Elegant costume
with wide skirt, bodice and sleeves
heavily shirred, diamonds.
Miss Hoskins: Silk waist de-
collete, dropping over shoulders,
plain skirt.
Miss Degener: Full skirt and
sleeves, plain bodice, with bertha
OF chiffon.
Miss Groos: Full skirt, bodice
decollete.