The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-23

| DR.. Lucas pronouncing the ceremony. After
| refreshments the newly-wedded pair left for
| Louisville, Ky.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Goetz entertained
| about fifty young people last evening for
| their daughter, Miss Adelaide Goetz, who is
| home from Vassar College for the holidays.
4 The house was adorned with Christmas
| greens tastefully arranged and vases of
roses and carnations. Progressive euchre
was played and pretty prizes were present
| Miss RaitZ, of Toledo.
Great preparations are being made for
| the entertainment of the Princeton clubs by
| the local PrincetonianS. The decorations for
| the concert at the Grand Opera House Mon
| day evening will surpass anything of the
/ kind ever attempted here. Mr.. A. NJ. Candee
/ and Mr.. Robert Foster form the commit
| tee. Among other things an enormous tiger,
! the emblem of "old Nassau" has been Sc
cured through the courtesy of l.. S. Ayres
| & Co and will be exhibition in their
window this week. This tiger is more than
| life size and Monday night it will be con-
nected with other smaller ones by festoons
of orange and black over the heads of the
| fifty musicians of the glee club. This is
| the last opportunity to hear the clubs, as
| holiday or other tours will not be made by
| them after this year. The proscenium boxes
| for the concert have been taken for parties
| by Mr.. N. Booth Harrington and Mr.. II.
ID. Pierce.
| MOUAT-LAYCOCK.
| wedding of much social Importance took
/ place last evening at st. Pauls Church and
was witnessed by large assemblage of rel
atives and friends. The bride was Miss
Maud Laycock daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jackson Landers and the groom Mr.. Robert
l.. McOuat, son of Mrs. E. B. McOuat, both
prominent and popular young people of
| this city. The ceremony at o'clock was
pronounced by Rev. G. A. Christensen, rec
tor of st. Paul's Church. The chancel was
decorated with holly and palms. and arches
covered with Christmas greens formed
| effective adornment in keeping with the
| general style of the church. The bridal
party included the ushers, Messrs. Edward
E. Gates and Mr. Gordon Varney, Mr.. Page
Chapman and Mr.. William F. Landers, Mr..
George Horton of Chicago and Mr.. Alvin S.
Lockard. The bridesmaids We're Miss Alice
| N. Woods and Miss Lille Landers, Miss
Martha Bradshaw and Miss Camilla Fisk of
Toledo, Miss Sidney Lewis of Georgetown,
KY, and Miss Caroline Burford. The maid
of honor, Miss Eudora Landers, preceded
| the bride and her father. AT the chancel
| the bride was met by the groom and his best
man, his brother, Mr.. Burford McOuat. Mr..
Carl Hoenig- presided at the organ and
played the 'Lohengrin'' wedding march as
| the party passed to the chancel. AS the
words of the impressive ceremony were
spoken the '.Traumerei' was softly given,
and after the benediction the Swedish
Wedding March was sounded for the recess
siOnal The bride wore elegant gown
of white. satin, simply fashioned, with full
ruffies of duchesse lace across the front of
| the corsage, over the shoulders and falling
down on the skirt at the back. She wore
veil fastened with a necklace of diamonds,
her mothers gift. Her flowers were Kali
| serin Victoria roses, set in maidenhair fern.
Miss Eudora Landers, the maid of honor
| wore pink mousselaine de sole over pink
| silk. made with numerous vertical pleatings
| of the mousselaine de sole. She carried
Wore OF se aRe Thex
| Of white organdie, made with a low corsage
| trimmed with full narrow ruffies of organ
| die, put on horizontally and edged with lace;
The skirt was made with deep ruffle edged
with narrow ruff1es. Each wore light green
satin sash and carried cluster bouquet of
pink carnations Following the ceremony q
supper was served to the wedding party and
relatives at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lam
| house was a bower of Christmas green's.
| Laurel, holly and lycOpodium were lavishly
used and the doorways. and arches were
same were tied back with scarlet ribbons.
| The curtains Were festooned with South
| ern smilax and holly branches were placed
| over the pictures. The bridal party was
| seated at one long table adorned with
large oval basket of pink roses, nodding
| played during the supper and for the large
reception held at $3.50 o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs.
with the bridal party and Mr.. and Mrs. John
! w. Holcomb, of Washington, d. c., assisted
/ in, entertaining. During the evening Mr..
Ellsworth Gross. of Chicago, sang for the
guests. Among those from out of town who
came for the wedding were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellsworth Gross, Mr.. and Mrs. Greenhow,
Messrs Barney and Hayes Greenhow of
Chicago, Mrs. Ida Landers and Mrs. William
| futile of Monticello, KY. Mr.\ and Mrs.
McOuat left last evening for short we'd
ding trip, and on their return they will be
at home Thursdays at No. 3l2 North Merid-
| ian street, where they will make their home
with Mrs. E. b. McOuat.
TUCKER-DURFEE.
| Special to the indianapolis Journal
| INOBLESVlLLE, Ind, Dec. 22-Dr. Fred
| erick A. Tucker and Miss Katherine Dur
| fee were united in marriage tonight at the
| Methodist Church. The church was beau
| tifully decorated and six hundred people
attended. Rev. Earnest Neal, of Peru,
| assisted by Rev. B. A. Kemp, of this city,
| was the officiating clergyman. Miss Nellie
Baker presided at the pipe organ The
| bridesmaids were Mrs. William AXline and
| Miss Matte Pfaff, and the groomsmen were
| Messrs. Frederick Hines and William AK
| line. Mr.. Harvey r.. Durfee, of Indianapo-
lis, brother of the bride, gave the bride
| of honor. Besides these were the ushers,
| ribbon-bearers and fiower-bearers The
guests from out of town were: Or. =. /"
John Macy, Charles Mahara; Charles
Obold, John Cravens, Mr. and Mrs. Percy
Johnson and Albert S. Isensee jr., of In
| dianapolis After the ceremony at the
| church a reception was given at the home
| of Mrs. j. s. Durfee, mother of the bride
| Tucker and has just recently begun the
| practice of medicine in this city. The
| bride is Il primary teacher in the Mobiles
| vile city schools.
| HARDIN-BILLS.
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
| FORTVILLE, Ind, Dec. 22.-Mr. Fred
erick Hardin and Miss Grace Bills were
| married tonight at the residence of the
| brides parents. The groom is one Of the
| most popular young men of the town and
hYsi6 fS n
a wealthy retired merchant
! MENDENHALL-SWA
| Special to the indianapolis Journal.
| DUBLIN. Ind, Dec. 22.-Mr, Ira A. Men,
! denhall and Miss Florence Swain were mar
| ried at the brides residence last evening
| by Rev. III. N. Brown. They will make
| their home in this place.