The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-30
MIDST FLOWERS AND PALMS.
TT city wedding of MIR. Frederick
Harms and Miss Augustine Bieber.

Harms and Miss Augustine Bieber.
One of the prettiest weddings ever cele-
brated in the Lutheran Church of the As
cension was that of last evening. when
Mr.. Frederick A. Harms and Miss Angus
tine Bieber were married. The pulpit and
the chancel were beautifully decorated
with cut flowers and palms, and
a large number of the friends and rel
atives of the bride and groom filed the
church.
Long before o'clock the hour appoint
ed for the ceremony the guests began to
gather and by the time the wedding party
arrived there was no room left in the
church.
The wedding music was played by Prof.
John Weigand, assisted by Mr.. Frank
Keilbach. The march from Lohengrin
was played on the entry of the bridal par
~, and during the ceremony go Promise
Me" was played slowly. and with great
expression. As The party left the church
the march by Mendelssohn was played.
The ushers were Messrs. George Sem
ken, Antoine Meislahn, Harry Kuck and
August II, Harms. After them came four
little girls beautifully dressed and looking
altogether lovely. They were the bearers
of the cushions and flowers. The cushion
bearers were Miss Ruthie Sheftall and
Miss Annie Harms, sister of the groom
Their cushions were of white satin and
they wore dresses of blue organde over
blue taffeta trimmed with blue satin rib
bons Miss Lula Alams a niece of the
bride, and Miss BERTHE Hansen were the
flower girls. Their costumes were pretty
and gracefully worn, consisting of pink or
candle over pink taffeta trimmed with
pink satin ribbons.
One of the most handsome figures Of
the party was little Master Bonnie Adams,
who acted as the ring-bearer. The golden
circlet rested on a satin cushion. Master
Adams wore a rich suit of white satin.
knee trousers and blouse trimmed with
white silk lace.
Following the ring bearer in the process
sion came the bridesmaids and the grooms-
men. First was Mr.. Otto Kolb and Miss
Martha Kuck, followed by Mr.. George w.
Johnson and Miss Meta Doscher. Dresses
of white organdie over taffeta with white
MORE sashes were worn by the brides
maids. They carried bouquets of pink
roses tied with pink ribbons.
Immediately following the bridesmaids
and groomsmen and preceding the bride,
walked the maid of honor Miss Addie
Tietjen, a cousin of the groom. She car
ried pink roses and wore a dress of white
organdie over taffeta silk trimmed with
satin ribbon and lace.
The bride entered on the arm of Col. II.
r. Dreeson, her brother-in-law. She was
beautifully attired in white satin, with
train, trimmed in liberty silk, pearl passe-
menterIe and orange blossoms. Bridal
roses were carried and wreath of orange
blossoms and a white tuile veil were worn.
At the altar the bridal party was met by
the groom and his best man, Mr.. George
Harms, his cousin. The service of the Luth-
eran Church was performed by the pastor,
Rev. DR.. w. c. Schaeffer.
The bride and groom are well known
in Savannah. Mr.. Harms is young bus
mess man who has many friends. His
bride is the amiable daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Bieber, upon the fifty-frst an
niversary of whose marriage that of their
daughter occurred.
After the ceremony an informal recep-
ton was rendered the relatives and inti-
mate friends of the family at the resi-
dence of Mrs Benjamin Calls, the brides
sister, No. 304 Duffy street, west. After
a couple of hours pleasantly spent al the
reception, where they received many con-
gratulatons, and where many very hand
some wedding presents were seen by the
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Harms left for the
depot, where they took the train for
Newberry, S. C. After stay of some
days at that place, they will return to Sa-
vannah and will be at home TO their
friends at No. 444 Tattnall street