Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-05-25
BilIlarZ -ftinshaw.

1t is, perhaps, because we are partial
to home weddings and believing that
nowhere outside the sacred precincts Of
home, surrounded by loved ones, free
from every restraint, and midst the
dearest associations Of all that has made
life dear to her, does bride appear
lovlier, that we are led to say that the
wedding Of Miss Vivian Hinshaw to Mr.
Edward f. Bilharz, at the beautiful
suburban home of the brides parents,
| Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Hinshaw, Tues
day evening, May l6, 1892 was the
| prettiest, happiest and most elegant
home wedding we ever witnessed. But
| little decoration il needed for this home,
which is conceded to be AS fine country
| residence as there is in the county, yet
| there were cut flowers and ported plants
| in prOfusiOn. Over and in front Of the
| large east bay window, a bower Of white
ribbon and smilaX, was suspended n
| pendent from which was a true lovers
| knot in white flowers, the plants in the
windows forming IA beautiful back
ground.
At $50 o'clock Prof. Barrowe was
seated at the piano and with orchestra ac-
| compartment Mrs. Tarleton sang you'll
| be my Sweetheart Always" This was
| followed by LOhengrin's wedding hymn,
sung by Mesdames Warthen and 1arle
| ton and Misses Talbot and Clammer,
during which time the wedding party
entered. First the ribbon girls, then
President Harris who took position
within the bower; the groom with. Mr..
John Powers; the maid of honor, Miss
Bilharz; the maids, Misses Whitney and
Todd; the flower girls. Anna May Swan
and Bessie Tarleton; then the little ring
bearer, Master Merrill Clark, nephew OF
the bride, and last came picture OF rare
loveliness, the stately handsome bride,
gowned in heavy white corded bengaline
silk, with tulle veil held in place by dia-
mond brooch, and carrying an elaborate
bUquet of bridal roses. She advanced
she loves more than all else, and the
W ords that made them husband and
wife were, in his solemn and impressive
manner, spoken by Rev. Harris.
While congratulating Mr.. Bilharz on
securing for his own, Indianola's fairest,
most beloved and accomplished daughter,
it is with deep sense Of the generally
expressed regret that what is his gain is
our loss, and the same may be said of
Audubon, for, while Indianola loses
this lovely adornment OF her social cir
Gle, and the Methodist church and Sun
day school one Of it's most useful and ac-
tive members, Audubon gains her as the
bride OF one OF her first young citizens
and most prosperous young business
men.
The wedding supper was one OF the
finest ever served and the presents,
among which was check from the
groom's father for $1,000, were handsome
and very valuable, being in comparison
with the high esteem and love in which
Vivian Hinshaw is held by all.
The bride and groom will make trip
through the east and will be at home to
to their friends after June 10.
OUT OF TOWN GUESTS.
Mr.. and Mrs Bilharz and daughter
and DIR. A. l.. Brooks, Audubon; Mr.. Il.
A. Curtis, Chicago; DR.. and Mrs. Hin
shaw and Miss Todd, Winterset; DIR. and
Mrs. Hinshaw, Dallas Center; DIR. and
Mrs. Thompson, Centerville; Mr.. and
Mrs. Olin Sweet, Mrs. Harry PLANE, Mr.,
and Mrs. Camp, Des Moines; Mis- Ada
Whitney, Bedford; Mr.. and Mrs. b. A.
Manley, Milo.-Indianola Record.