Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-10-08
A BRILLIANT AFFAIR
The Heap-WeIlS Wedding at
Prescott Thursday Night
to The Name of the Ceremony.
Phoenix Contribution TO The
EVenf.-PreSenfs and Costumes

Quite the prettiest wedding that ever
took place in Prescott was celebrated
a, the handsome residence OF Judge and
Mrs. E. W. Wells, when their eldest
daughter, Miss Helen NJ, was Joined
'for better or worse to Mr.. Harry
Heap, a prominent and estimable
young business and society man of
Phoenix, Ariz., on Thursday evening,
October 9TH. The bride is a native OF
this place, having been here ever since
she was little girl, a prime
favorite in the ever-changing rank
and file of Prescott society, and
her star ever being in the ascendant,
while others rose and fell. The occa-
sion was most enjoyable and mem
orable one, it being as well the cele-
bration OF the marriage Of Miss Helen,
her birthday and the thirt:eth ami
versary Of the marriage of her mother
and father who shared the honcrs and
congratulations extended to their
daughter during the evening The res
idence was brilliantly Illuminated in
side and outside by electric lights,
shaded by artisticaily designed shades
Of rainbow hues (the event was a
rainbow wedding''), while a lavish
profusion of flowers and hundreds of
yards of smilax used in tha decoTa-
tions Of ths interior OF the house.
Banks of flowers completely hid the
mantles, and the clever arrangement
of flowers in every spot that the eye
could rest upon were a feast to the
senses OF smell and sight Tall Jars
of chrysanthemums stood about in va
rious places, being especially appre-
ctated on account cf this being the first
OF the season and forced for this coca
sion, while the brides bouquet was
grown specially for this event.
Bishop Kendrick of Phoenix per-
formed the ceremony, which was i'm
pressive in the extreme, the impress
siveness being added to by the chaste
beauty Of the surroundings. 1t hap
pened that the wedding was appr0pri-
ately named, as the gods OF the wealth
er tuned up for the occasion by giving
a taste of the real conditions that pro-
duce the effect of a rainbow, /. e., a
thunder shower while the sun poured
forth its glory Shortly before the
celebration cf the ceremony a real
rainbow appeared, giving it's promise
of joys to come in the future and ush-
ering in auspiciously the happy event |
The bride was attired in a superb
gown of ivory white satin duchesse, |
the train cut in scallops edged with |
satin applique, falling over the under
skirts covered with voluminous ruf-
fes of brussels net, and being lined !
with the net. The bodice, |
covered with wide folds of satin com |
ing up to the yoke covered with the /
finely shirred net, and long sleeves OF |
the shirred net fastened by bands of |
the satin applique. The veil was /
caught up with diamond sunburst.
the only ornament cf jewelry worn
by the bride, and which was the gift
Of the groom. The maid of honor, Miss
Doris Heap, sister of the groom, was
attired in a pale pink gown shading
down to the deeper shades worn by
two Of the bridesmaids. Miss Gayle
Allen and Eva McCandless, while Irene
Martin, Emma butcher and Gertis
Wells, the ether three bridesmaids,
we're gowned in the three shades Of
green from lightest to richer co1Orings.
giving the effect as they stood on
either side of the bride, of the rain
DOW with the sun shining in their
midst. Little Irene Wells in white
and Florence Herndon SINH
arly clad, were ring bearer and flower
,irl respectively Mr.. Fred Wood of
Phoenix was best man, while Fred
rrft,e and Jack Han1on cf Prescott,
4ewis Masten and Harry Hall of Ph0e-
lix, and John Wilson cf Jerome, acted
n the capacity of ushers. The cere-
nony was performed in the bay win
ow of the parlor, which was wreathed
n smilaX and separated from the rest
# the room by wide white satin rib
ems garlanded with smilaX, and over
Jung by a bow and arrow made of red
nd white carnations, the arrow having
uccessfully pierced the white heart
nd broken 1t OF, and entering the
cart of red in which the end was
odged, and under this artistic arrange
nent of flowers the bride and groom
TODD during the ceremony and after :
Yards while receiving the congratula-
ions of the hundreds OF friends who
anne to pay their respects to The
Apply pair Over the arched doorway
vas a true-lover's knot of smilax in
erwoven with white ri Ibon, and from I
bove the Ger of the table in lthe
lining room , fastened to the ceiling,
7ere garlands of roses and smilax go
lg to the four corners of the table 7
here they were fastened with wide I
Thfte ribbon. The dining room was G
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