Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22
BRILLIANT OMAHA WEDDING
MIR. Luther Latham KountEc and Miss
Alice Andreescn Married In
Trinity Cathedral.

fAed to oyeraowing with the elite Of Omaha
society gathered TO witness the wedding OF
MIR Luther Latham Kountze and Miss Alice
Andreesen.
Promptly at o'clock the bridal party,
which had assembled in the crypt OF the
cathedral, entered the church to the strains
OF the wedding march from "Lohengrin,'
played with exquisite feeling by Dr. Butler,
organist OF the cathedral. The service was
choral throughout
The cathedral was most tastefully deco
rated, the color scheme OF pink and green
being perfectly carried out in every detail
great clusters Of pink hydrangeas being
placed at the end OF each pew on either side
of the a!sles. while at the altar steps were
stationed stately palms, which formed
graceful arch over the heads OF bride and
groom.
The bridal procession entered the church
! in the following order: The choir, the
bridesmaids then the maid of honor. and
lastly the bride, on the arm of her father.
/ At the chancel rails they were met by the
groom, k.s best man and the groomsmen.
The wedding gown worn by the bride re-
nected much credit to her taste. as it was
built entirely from her own designs. The
material was an unusually handsome ivory
white satin, fashioned in princess style, the
effective garniture OF lace woven into the
satin the design OF roses and leaves giving
a graceful clnging appearance to the four
points with which the tunic was finished.
The under iupe and rounded train con-
! sisted of white accordion pleated nous
seine de sole over white silk, terminating
in dainty ruffles. The yoke was composed
OF beautiful real lace, effectively secured
to the corsage with a garniture OF the
same handsome design as that with which
the four points OF the tunic were outlined
and the tightly fitting sleeves, also OF real
lace, finished at the wrists with dainty
ruffles of mousseline de sole, completed this
bewitching toilette The bride wore a
veil Of plain tulle, her only ornament being
magnificent diamond sunburst, the gift
of the groom, which fastened her veil Sc
curely in it's place She carried a shower
bouquet OF white sweet peas.
| Miss Webster, the maid of honor, wore
a gown of pink crepe de chine, exquisitelI
! trimmed with silver spangles, and made
en- train. The corsage was OF crepe d'
chine, with mousquetaire sleeves of the sam'
) dainty fabric. and collar of pearls. In he
) hair she wore a dainty aigrette-like spra!
l of tiny pink flowers, and she carried
: beautiful shower bouquet OF pink swee
l peas.
The five bridesmaids tine sNtn-Mls
e Anderson a roommate of the brides a
r school, being unfortunately prevented from
e being present owing to illness), were
e Misses Blanche Kelly OF Worcester, Mass
Marie Mcdonald of st. Joseph. Mo-. Ger
g trude Kountze, Grace Allen and Mabel Tay
r lor, all charmingly attired in the dainties
u OF white organdies. each wearing spra
u aigrette Of tiny pink flowers in her hal
= and CARRYING a shower bouquet OF pin
,, sweet peas.
Mr. Herman Kountze, brother OF tn
u groom, acted as best man, and the grooms
), men were: Messrs. Charles Kountz
u brother of the groom; Meredith Nicholso
OF Denver, a brother-in-law OF the groom
= Edward Hardness of New York. Frankli
, Crosby OF Minneapolis and Earl Gannett
Omaha.
~ Dean Fair performed the ceremony,
the close OF which. to the accompanies
of Mendelssohns wedding march, the brid
party left the church.
ie There was no reception. but the weddir
s. party and members of the two tamili
10 were the guests OF Mr.. Andreesen at su
n per. a large table being assigned to q
c. bride and groom and their men and maid
al the remainder OF the guesS being seat
40 at small tables.
az Mr.. and Mrs. Kountze left later in t
Ill evening for an extended trip in the east.
p The wedding gifts OF exquisite cut gla
ir, and handsome silver and china were
In usually costly and numerous.