The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-03
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
Items of Interest About Topeka Peo-
pie and Visitors in Town.

Grace cathedral was filled with a gay
thrOng last evening to witness the mar
T1age of Miss Bessie Streeter Gibson
and Mr. David Emery Palmer. This
was one Of the prettiest weddings of
the season. White and gold were the
prevailing cOlOrs and these were car
ried out in both the decorations and the
gowns of the bridesmaids. The church
was decorated by the friends of the
bride. over the altar was an arch of
daisies and foliage and on the altar was
q profusfOn of white roses. Palms,
ferns and WoOdbine were banked up in
front of the chancel.
Promptly at half past g. as Mr.. Roehr
played the first notes of the ''LOhengrin
Bridal Chorus" the bridal party en-
tered. Mr.. Theodore Thomas and Mr.
John Waters and Mr.. Ralph Peter
son and Mr.. VIII Alexander led the
way, followed by the bridesmaids, Miss
Dora Furman and Miss Florence Greer
Miss Bessie West, the maid of honor
preceded the bride and her mother. Mr.
Palmer and Mr.. Clad Hamilton, the
best man, met the bridal party at the
chancel, where the betrOthal ceremony
was performed. They then advanced
to the altar, where Dean BOdley con-
cluded the marriage ceremony and the
party left the church as Mendelssohn's
wedding march was played.
The bride wore gown of white
MORE velour. The bodice was slightly
draped in front, with a frill of duchesse
lace forming a bolerO on one side and
encircling the waist and falling to the
bottom of the plain skirt. Heavy frills
of mOusSelne de sole finished the neck
and sleeves and she wore a sash of
heavy dOuble-faced satin ribbon. Her
veil was fastened with a pearl pin, the
groOms gift She carried white roses.
Miss West wore a gown of white or
CANDY made over yellow silk and trim
med with knife plated frills of the or
CANDY, finished with narrow yellow rib
bon. She carried yellow roses.
Organdy trimmed with yellow ribbon
and they carried yellow roses.
Mrs. Gibson wore black nuns yelling
with white rufties at the neck and
sleeves.
After the wedding a reception was
given at the house for the relatives and
intimate friends of the family The
parlOr was in green and white. The
bridal couple stood on a white fur rug
in the bow window to receive the con-
gratulatiOns. Back of them was a net
of white roses and green foliage and
the chandelier was almost hidden by
white roses. In the second parlOr pink
was the prevailing color and the piano,
mantel and bookcases were banked up
with pink roses and peOnies and the
CRATE was filed with them. In the IL
brary were red roses and in the dining
room yellow ones. Mrs. Gibson and
her son Fred received the guests at the
parlOr door and the following ladies as
sisted them through the differentrOoms;
Mrs w. W. Mans pedhGI, MI JOHN w
West, Mrs. W. H. Johnston, Mrs. Ar
thur Murphy, Miss Nan Jones, Miss
Franc Littlefield, Miss Mary Thompson,
Miss Alice Prescott, Miss Myrtle Jet
more and Miss Emma White
The brides going away gown was of
ge green English twill, braided with
black and with a vest OF mode taHeta
overlaid with embroidered chiffon. 1t
was lined throughout with heavy tat
feta Her hat was a rough brown
straw trimmed with lace, foliage and
velvet.
After a three weeks visit in Penn
sylvania Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer will be
at home to their friends at AS West
Tenth street.
The out of town guests were Mr. and
Mrs Gustave Neubert and daughter
Louise of Kansas City, Mrs. C. P Pen
man of Pittsburg, Pa. Mrs H L.
Streeter of LeavenwOrth and Mrs. J.
K Johnston of Kansas City