The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-15

The marriage of Miss olga Gertrude
Mark and MIR. David Skillman Murray
which occurred last evening, was the
most beautiful wedding Salt Lake has
witnessed in many seasons. 1t took
place at st. Marks cathedral and long
before the time set for the ceremony
the church was filed with fashion
able assemblage, over 500 invitations
having been issued.
The church was very artistically dec
Grated The altar was adorned with
white carnations, roses and lilies and
was lighted with wax tapers, while the
wall back of it was draped with sprays
of asparagus plumosa. The rood-screen
was completely hidden beneath
wealth of green, while overhead hung
festoons of smilaX, which We're fastened
in the center to a huge wedding bell of
ferns and marguerites. The sides of the
church were draped with ropes of the
green and around the altar tall palms
were banked.
AS the guests were being seated Mr..
A H Peabody, the church organist,
played Schubert's "Serenade," Ruben
STEMS melody in T and selections from
CavaIeria Rusticana. Promptly at
O'Clock the Lohengrin wedding march
began and the maids and matronS of
honor entered from the Vestry and
walked singly down the aisle. First
came the matrOu of honor, Mrs. Jack
Armstrong Jevne of Los Angeles, then
Mrs. w. B. Wightman of San Francis
co, Miss Agnes Judge and Miss Muir
ray. Preceding them were four choir
boys who carried white satin streamers
and with them formed an aisle for the
bridal party to pass through. On
reaching the door they were Joined by
the ushers, Mr.. John Critchlow, Mr..
Max Smith, Mr.. S. K. Hooper and Mr..
Allen Murray and all turned and pre-
ceded the bride, who walked alone, to
the altar steps, where they were met
by the groom, his best man, Mr.. Will
liam Akers of Denver and Mr.. Leonard
P Mark, brother of the bride, and all
walked to the sanctuary rail. while
Dean Halsey read the impressive mar
riage service, the bride being given
away by her brother, Mr.. Leonard P.
Mark During the ceremony Mendel-
ssohn's Spring Song was played by
Christensen's string orchestra, accom-
panied by the organ, and during the
benediction MendelssOhn's wedding
march was played.
Following the ceremony at the church
a brilliant reception was held at Ford's.
The parlor floor was thrown open and
handsomely decorated. The bridal party
received the guests in the large re-
ception room, beneath a conapy of
greer. and white. The green being fes-
tOoned across one end of the room and
fastened in the center with a lovers
knot of white. The background was
filed with palms and plants. Beneath
the stairway ChriStensen'S orchestra
was stationed and rendered a delight
full musical programme during the en-
tire evening. The staircase was COW
cred with green and the room was dot
ted with palms and bowls Of roses and
carnations.
The bride was lovely in a gown of
ivory duchesse satin. The skirt
was made with a full train
and was yelled in point applique.
The bodice was high in the neck with
long sleeves. The yoke and sleeves were
of illusion and the bodice of satin yelled
in point applique. over the front and
extending down the skirt was q garni-
ture of old lace, an heirloom, that has
been worn by all the brides in the
Mark family for generations. The
bridal veil was of tulle and was fast
ened in the hair with a point lace but
terfiy She carried \ shower bouquet
of lilies of the valley and maiden hair
fern.
The bridesmaids wore gowns of rain
bow tints and presented an attractive
appearance. Mrs Jack Armstrong
Jevne. the brides twin sister. wore pale
green: Miss Judge. yellow; Miss Muir
ray, blue. and Mrs Wightman. pink.
Their gowns We're similarly designed,
and were yelled in white illusion. In
their hair they each wore a white satin
butterfly bow fastened with rhinestone
buckles. and each carried huge punches
of American beauty roses tied with
ribbons the color of the gown.
Mrs. Wilbur Wells Flagg, sister Of the
bride. who assisted in receiving, wore
a handsome gown Of taffeta. The
ground was white with punches of vio-
lets and leaves tied with lavendar rib
bons. The bodice was low in the neck
with trimmings of point lace and
naauve velvet. The skirt was en- train, A.,
with trimmings of green and violet.
The dining room was done in pink and
green. The four small tables being
decorated with roses, carnations and
ferns The parlors were decorated in a
similar fashion.
At II O'Clock the bride and groom
left for California trip.
They will reside in this city and will
be at home after Feb. 10.
The bride is the daughter Of the late
DR. and Mrs s. 7. Mark Of Denver, /
and a niece OF Lieutenant Commander
Mark Of the United States navy, and
who acted as judge advocate at the
Maine inquiry. The groom, David s.
Murray, is a nephew Of the late Gov
ernor Murray of Utah, and belongs to 1
one of the most distinguished families
of Kentucky.
At Cards.