Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-12
TWO HEARTS AS ONE.
Wedding of Charles Howard Lip
pincott and Miss Nellie
Maude Stephens.
A BRILLIANT NUPTIAL EVENT.

Ceremony at the Residence OF the Brides
Street, Moline, Rev. Ida c. HuItin ON
ciating-A Large Reception-CoupIe on
on a Western Honeymoon.
Charles Howard Lippincott, pay
! master for the Rock Island & Peoria
railroad company, and Miss Nellie
Maude Stephens were married last
evening at the palatial home of the
| brides father, George Stephens, pres
ident of the Moline Pillow company,
corner of Nineteenth street and Sixth
avenue, Moline. Rev. Ida c. Hutlin,
former pastor of the Unitarian church
and an intimate friend of the bride.
OBLIGATED, coming from Colorado,
where she is now located, for the oc-
casion. Only relatives of the con-
tracing parties were present at the
ceremony. -sL
The wedding was a brilliant society
event, large assem- blage of Rock Isl
and and Moline people attending the
reception to the happy couple, which
occurred between the hours of 8 and
IL o'clock.
The yard surrounding the Stephens
home was beautifully Illuminated with
electric lights, while the veranda ex-
tending around the three sides of the
house was enclosed with canvass and
converted into continuous room with
rich and handsome furnishings. The
interior of the home was artisticallv
decorated. 1t was an American
beauty wedding, and it was the
color that prevailed both in
the decoration and costumes.
The ceremony was performedin the
east parlor under canopy of aspara-
gus fern. The bridal party entered
to the strains of the march from
Lohengrin, played by Odgen's orches-
ira, which was stationed in the music
room behind screen entwined with
smilaX. The minister led the process
sion, followed by two little nieces of
the bride, Misses Mildred Stephens
and Helen Huntoon, who scattered
flowers; the bridesmaid, Miss Maiorie
Allen; the groom and best man, Myron
Jordan; and lastly, the bride and maid
of honor, Miss Ada L. stephens, her
sister. The ceremony was simple and
impressive, the ring being used.
The bride was attired in costume
deep shoulder hounces of duchesse
lace and yoke of chiffon. She also
wore a veil fastened with pearl star
and carried bridal roses. The maid
of honor wore white taffeta, trimmed
with ruchings of white liberty silk
and lilies of the valley, and carried
bouquet of American beauty roses.
After congratulations and the bri
dial supper came the reception. The
receiving party consisted of the bri-
dial party, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ii. Lippin-
colt, George Stephens, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur stephens, Mr.. and Mrs. f. G.
Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. George Huntoon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stephens, Miss
Grace Huntoon, Miss Gertrude Ste
phens and Miss Maude Welton.
Guests From Abroad.
Those from abroad who attended
the wedding were; Mr.. and Mrs. j.
II. Lippincott and Miss Belle Blackfan,
of Orion: Miss Nable Welton, of Cam
bridge; Mr.. ank Mrs. Henry Schaffer,
and q. A. Steele, of Chicago; Mr.. and
Mrs. Byron Jordan. of Orion, and
Mrs. Henry Trego, of San Jose, Cal.
Mr.. Lippincott and bride departed
at the conclusion Of the reception for
a 10-days' western honeymoon. Re
turning to Rock Island. they will
make their home with DIR. and Mrs.
w. L. Magill pending the completion
of their home an Twentieth street,
which the groom's father is having
built for them.
The couple received an array of
most beautiful presents, which in
cluded $1,000 piano from Mr.. and
Mrs. F. e. Allen, a check for 81 900
from the groom's mother, check for
$500 from Arthur Stephens, and
large pastel naintinU entitled ..Flipht