The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-23
MARRIES MISS HANSON
IGNATIUS DONNELLY Welded YES
TERDAy AT MINNEAPOLIS

Ceremony Occurs at the Norwegian
Methodist Church-Tremen
Crowd Packs the Edifice-Reccp-
ton at the NicO.Iet-The Couple
to Spend Six Weeks In the East
Ignatius Donnelly was married TO
Miss Olive Marian Hanson at the Nor
wegian Methodist church, Minnea polls
yesterday. The wedding was announc-
ed for L o'clock, but it was 12:45 be-
fore Rev. Q. Jacobson, the brides pas
tor from childhood, entered the audi
tor1um- He was Immediately followed
by the bridegroom, Ignatius DonneIly
with spray of lilies of the valley in
MS buttonhole- Supporting him was
MS hrst groomsman, J. A. Sutherland.
me minister took his place within the
pulpit rail, the bridegroom and escort
seated themselves in the front pew
and several more minutes past. It
was l o'clock when the doors on the
north aisle swung back, and the bridal
procession formed in the veStibule. The
head usher gave the signal, and the
musicians played the first notes Of "LO-
hengrtn." There was a piano, violin
and viola, played by Miss Ragnar
Steenerson, J. W. Pon1pe and Miss Col
den The minister and congregation
arose, so also rose the bridegroom and
his best man. The bridal train in all
its finery of attire moved through the
close pressed aisle.
The church had been filed until there
was scarcely standing room. J. NJ.
Hawthorne ard Mahon 3. Burke, Of
st. Paul. headed the procession Eight
maids followed, two by two, attired in
white muslin over delicate colors. They
were made with fluffy shoulder ruff
ftes and straight falling skirts, trim
med with lace edging. They carried
bouquets Of roses to contrast with
their gowns and wore a wreath of
smtlaX on their hair. The first two
maids wore yellow and white, the sec
ond two. lavender and white, the third
two, pink and white; the fourth two
blue and white. The young women were
chosen associates of the bride Miss
Laura WaIsted, Of Crookston; Misses
Gudrun STEVENSON, Bertha Lowe,
Anna Paulson, Dagmar Logan, Gull
borg Nettum, Christiana Grimstad, AL
ma Jaeger. The maid Of honor Miss
Minnie Benson, the brides cousin, i'm
mediately followed She wore blue silk
with lace trimming. Two small pages
came before the bride. Little Alice
Hanson, dressed in white muslin and
carrying basket Of roses, and Eman-
ueI Christianson, a page in knicker-
bockers and broad white collar, bear
ing the white satin llneeling cushion.
The bride followed with her father.
Her veil was vOIuminous, and as she
walked with head slightly bent, little
Of her face was seen through the
meSheS of tulIe. 1t was caught to her
hair with lilies of the valley and long
strands of smilax fell away from the
head dress on either side, lying along
the length Of her satin gown The bod
Ice was fulled and trimmed with lace
and was finished with a high collar of
satin and lace standing at the back.
- rf T1Io fv,Iv
was finished with a sweeping train.
The brides bouquet was very hand
some, being a large bunch OF lavender
and white orchids and lilies Of the
valley. The ceremony was simple and
was accompanied by the music The
bridal couple knelt for the beuediction.
Many Of the congregation forgot ETH
qGette and stood on their pews and
chairs to gain a better view. Chang
ing to MendelssOhn's march, the
music ushered the bridal twain forth
again. Even before the last carriage
had driven away, the waiting crowds
outside rushed up the steps and into
the church to see the decorations. The
windows were screened with dark
green burlap framed in white and fin
nfshed with heavy rosettes of the bur
laps. The front of the gallery was
draped with white, the altar was hung
with white and trimmed with ropes OF
smtlaX. On the altar were grouped
Gala lilies, white tulips and large dou-
bic primroses. The choir was set with
palms.
The carriage of the bridal party
drove away amid the shouts of the
people in the avenue. They repaired
directly to the Hotel Nicollet, and a
few minutes later they, with one &C
cord, visited the photographer, where
the entire group posed for a bridal
picture.
At the hotel again the party was Sc
Guided in one of the small dining
rooms from 2 to O'Clock for the bridal
| dinner The brides mother wore a
gown of black brocade set off with
lace and roses From o'clock to s
Mr.. and Mrs. Donnelly held a large
reception in the parlors, receiving all
those who had been invited to the
church. Last evening they left for
Montreal and the East, and will spend
six weeks in visiting ard sightseeing
They will return in April to make
| their home in Dakota county, where
Mr. Donnelly has his residence prop
erty.
Mrs Donnelly, the bride, is slender
little woman of twenty-five and as
fair as Norway's daughters are wont
to be. She was born in Eidsvold, Nor
way. a small town six miles from
Christiania. and where her ancestors
HdQ llVeQ tOr generations w nen Mar
ian was three years old, her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Hanson, came to
this country and lived in Mortified,
MiTln.. for a. year. They then came to
| Minneapolis, where they have lived
ever since Three sisters and a broth
er came to share the home, which has
been a happy though simple one.
Marian began her education in the
Irving school. After several years her
parents removed TO the school district
of the Longfellow, and it was from
this school that she went to the South
side high school. For two years she
took the Latin course Of study and
then decided to become a business
woman. She attended the Minnesota
Business college some six months and
attained a proficiency in short hand
and typewriting, which secured for her
| a temporary position in Crookston,
Mimi Upon her return from Crooks
| ton, Miss Hanson was employed for
time in the Lumber Exchange, and
for two years past has been Mr.. DON
relly's private secretary in the office
of the Representative.