St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-23
MINNEAPOLIS.
MID EASTER LILIES
NUPTIAL TROTH OF MISS NELLIE
LOWRY AND PERCY HAGERMAN
WAS PLIGHTED.
EXQUISITE AND ARTISTIC
WE'RE THE DECORATIONS OF THE
LOWRY MANSION FOR THE No
TABLE EVENT.
WAS A QUIET HOME WEDDING
with Only Close Friends and ReIa-
tives Of the Two Families in
Attendance.

The marriage Of Miss Nellie Lowry,
younger daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Lowry, to Percy Hagerman,
solemnized yesterday afternoon at the
family residence on Hennepin avenue,
was an event of very general interest,
although the nuptials were quietly cele-
brated, with only the family circle COM
posing the assembled guests. The ap-
pointments of the wedding had been
planned with exquisite care and there
were many artistic touches to make
the occasion unique a profusion of
Easter lilies mingled with palms
formed the basis for the house decora-
ton, and fulfilled the color scheme of
white and green. In the drawing room
where the ceremony took place, palms
were grouped about the fireplace, were
banked in recesses and the statue of
white marble which is one of the chief
ornaments of the apartment rose from
a couch Of palms.
The approach to the art gallery
which forms the northwest abutment
of the drawing room, was hung with
portieres of smilaX caught low on either
side, while the upper center space was
filled with a unique and charmingly
appropriate floral design, beneath
which the bridal couple stood. 1t was
in the form of winged disk of the
sun, the symbol Of the Egyptian god
Horus, signalling the ultimate tri-
umph of good over evil, of light over
darkness, of life over death. The
n win Of i,,
smilax over white satin. The central
disk bore the letters L and II in white,
with the encircling serpents laid in
pink roses.
The vestibule in the wide hall was
banked high with fragrant lilies and
palms. A lattice of smilax screened
the room across the hall, where Schu-
bert's orchestra of thirty musicians dis
coursed a programme largely compris-
ing Wagner selections. The music pre-
coded and followed the ceremony. The
bride approached her marriage to the
tuneful chorus from "Lohengrin," sung
by ten small maidens in frocks of
white muslin, carrying white satin
horns filled with pink and white car
nations, suspended from their left
shoulder and supported by their right
arm. At the door of the drawing
room. the children formed an aisle
through which the bride passed, and
as the circle closed around her, she
was met by the bridegroom and his
brother, Herbert Hagerman, who served
him as best man. The bride had no
other attendants. She was given away
by her father. The marriage cere-
mony was read by DR.. NJ. D. Shutter,
of the Church of the Redeemer, and
during its progress the orchestra
played melody from Greg
The bride was beautifully arrayed in
white velvet, with a Marie Louise bod
Ice, cut decollete, with full dropping
sleeves. The corsage was finished with
ruche of point lace, and cluster of
orange blossoms caught in the meshes.
She wore a necklace of pearls, a gift
from the father OF the bridegroom.
The full tulle veil was held against her
hair with brooch of pearls, given by
the brides father. The bridal bouquet
was composed of white violets.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
the bride and bridegroom passed
through the aisle which the children
formed again, and the words of the
sion passed from view. The little maids
were Beatrice and Marion Ireys, cous-
ms of the bride, Lulu and Birdie Bach
man, Lizzie Dietrich, Elsie Gage, Flor
ence Lenen, Mary Browning, Lillian
Hoffersbrodel, Margaret Richmond
The guests then repaired to the din
ing room, where a wedding repast was
served. The decorations here were also
of lilies and palms, and a center piece
of lilies graced the round table, on
which stood the bridal cakes Souvenir
cake boxes of white satin, square in
shape, with a decoration of a Louis
QuinZe head and the date, were pre-
sented to the guests. Many handsome
toilets were worn on this occasion.
Mrs. Lowry was attired in black velvet
en- traine, with garniture of thistles
on the decollete corsage. She wore
necklace of diamonds. Mrs. Harry P
Robinson, the brides sister, wore
Ducet gown of mauve satin, the cor
sage of jetted applique on heliotrope.
Mrs. Hagerman, mother of the bride
groom, wore white MORE, with silver
thread embroidery. Her ornaments
. were emeralds.
brown lady's cloth with light coat and a
brown hat, with trimmings of sable and
violets.
Many handsome gifts were bestowed
upon the bride, who has a large circle
of well-wishing friends. The bride
groom's gift was a heavy Egyptian
onyx buckle inlaid with turquoise The
brides mother gave silver tea serv-
ice. The gift of Mrs. J. j. Hagerman
was piano. The brother of the bride
gave an enamel watch, and the brides
sister, decorated French china.
Mr. and Mrs. Hagerman left last
evening for Old Mexico, through which
they will tour in a private car before
going to their new home in Colorado
Springs, where the bridegroom is high
ly esteemed as one of the influential
young business men.