Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12
Weddings and engagements.

| The engagement announcement OF two oil
| Omahas most prominent leaders, Mr.. Her
| man Kountze, ST., and Mrs. Clara Cotton
does not come as n surprise to Omaha people.
Tuesday evening November Z, at o'clock,
Miss Nettie Hoben and Mr.. Frank e. Rich
| ards were quietly married in Salt Lake City.
! Miss Hoben, who has been In Salt Lake City
| for the past two years, was formerly an
| omaha girl and her many friends in this
| city will extend their best wishes for a
| happy future.
| A quiet but pretty home wedding oc
| Cured last Wednesday evening at the resi-
dence Of the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Mulhall, 1924 Poppleton avenue,
when their daughter, Miss Mary Francis,
| became the wife Of MIR. Francis A. Putnam
Of this city. Miss Barbara Shalla played
| the wedding march. Mr.. and Mrs Putnam
will be at home at the Bachelors.
Last Monday afternoon Mr.. C. H. Marling
of Omaha and Miss Louisa Holbrook were
married at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pull of Cherokee. Ia.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. John
McAllister Of Storm Lake in the presence of
members of the two families and intimate
friends. The home was elaborately decorated
with roses, chrysanthemums and carnations.
The bride was married in a travelling suit of
Venetian cloth richly trimmed, with hat to
match. wedding luncheon was served
after the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Marling
left on an evening train for Omaha, where
their home will be.
A pretty home wedding was solemnized
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Allen. The con-
tracing parties were Mr.. Fl. w. Birkmier Of
Fremont, o.. and Miss josephine Allen.
Rev. T. j. Mackay performed the ceremony.
The house was beautifully decorated in pink
roses and chrysanthemums and palms. The
bride wore a travelling gown Of brown cloth
and carried bouquet of white chrysanthe-
NUNS. She was attended by Miss Edith Her,
who wore green grenadine and carried pink
chrysanthemums. M. John Frease of Ma
poleon, o., acked at best man. Mr. and Mrs.
Birkmier left on a short wedding trip to st.
Louis.
About $50 guests from Omaha were at the
Glencairn Tuesday evening, November 7, to
witness the marriage of Mr.. Herbert N.
Robbins to Miss Nellie G. Brown. Mr.. Rob-
bins is we'll known in business circles in
Omaha, where he has spent the last ten
years. The hall was tastefuly decorated
with smilax, tea roses and chrysanthemums.
Rev. Mr.. Chase of the First Methodist church
officiated. Miss Louie Browning of Council
Bluffs played the wedding march. The bride
wore white silk gown, trimmed richly in
lace and carried white roses After COLA
ton dancing was indulged in Mr.. and
Mrs. Robbins will be at home at 2S15 Leav
enworth street. after a short wedding trip.
Mr.. Laurence M. Weaver of Falls City and
Miss Lydia Sears Crowell of Blair were mar
red Wednesday at the home of the brides
parents in Blair. Rev. G. H. Main of Nor
folk performed the ceremony in the presence
Of immediate relatives of the contracting
parties. The home was elaboratey decorated
with cut flowers and plants from the private
greenhouses of the brides father. Miss
Clara Kenny played Mendelsschn's wedding
march as the bridal couple took their place
under smiax canopy from which was sus-
pended a floral representation of white
dove. The bride wore a gown of white silk
with bunch stripes of white satin and cut
en- train. An overdrapery was trimmed with
ACCORDION pleated ruffles of white silk and
point applique. She carried a shower
bouquet of brides roses.