The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-26

| custom. she wore q crown of myrtle
sunder her tulle veil and carried white
roses. For ornaments she wore a
/ handsome brooch Of pearls and dia-
monds, the gift of the groom
1 The maid of honor's gown was of
/ Brussels applique over white taffeta
and she carried Marshal Neil roses.
Mrs. Davidson wore point applique
lace over rose silk.
| The bridesmaids Wore dainty gowns OF
| white organdie over rose silk. trimmed
with ruffles Of Velenciennes lace, with
collars and belts of pink liberty silk
They carried large bouquets of lillies-of-
the-valley.
| After the ceremony the bridal party
and the wedding guests were driven to
| the Hotel Savoy, where there awaited
| them 4 true German wedding feast
| The banqueting room was decorated
with festoons of smilax, and the tables
were decorated with banks OF roses and
| chrysanthemums.
The guests numbered seventy At the
brides table were seated. besides the
bride and groom Herr Richard Schaffer
and Frau Schaffer. the grooms parents;
| Mrs. Davidson. Herr Geheimrat
| Schaffer. Frau Lehman, Herr Com
mandeur. Major Krahl. Miss Carter
Miss Tucker. Eel Schaffer Herr Asses
sor Schaffer Herr Haupstman Wendt
and Herr DR.. Lapp.
At the other tables, besides the other
members of the bridal party. were the
Rev. DR. Caskey, Herr Justizrat Dr.
! lehman, Herr COMMENCEMENT Hahn
and Mrs Hahn. Mr.. and Mrs. Spreckels
and Miss Spreckels, formerly of San
| Francisco.
| Other Americans present were Mrs
and the Misses Welsch, of Philadelphia;
Mrs. and Miss Carothers, Of Brooklyn;
Miss Beechemire. Of Philadelphia.
| The menu cards were crossed flags
of the United States and Saxony ems
| bossed and colored, and during the
serving of the menu an orchestra rend-
cred "a delightful programme, ending
with THE Washington Post March by
Sousa.
During the dinner poetry. kilograms
| of congratulations We're read aloud by
the best man. Herr Assessor Schaffer
including one from the groom's COM
mander, General Won Stieglitz, and one
| from his colonel. Colonel Krille. The
toasts were numerous and wittily re-
sponded to- Herr Richard Schaffer, the
groom's father, spoke first, welcoming
the guests Then followed Herr Geliem-
| rat Schaffer, who toasted the bridal
pair.
Mr.. Peter Spreckels addressed the pa
rents Of the groom, and the hostess Mrs
Davidson and Herr Commander, Major
| Krahl, responded to al toast on behalf Of
| the Battalion welcoming the bride. One
of the most pleasing toasts was that of
| Herr Justitzrat DE Lehman, who
spoke of the cordlal relations between
America and Germany with hopes that
! the two countries would De still more
closely bound together in the future.
| An exceptionally brilliant toast was that
Of Herr Assessor SchafTer, an original
poem in honor Of the newly married
| pair and the bridesmaids, delivered in a
| forcible and graceful manner.
After the banquet and the toasts the
floor was cleared for dancing, which
commenced with some pretty German
customs. The unmarried ladies formed
ring in which the groom VAS lod blind
fold carrying a wreath OF myrtle. The
circle then danced around him and the
lady he crowned. rs it is believed.
would be the next to be led to the altar.
His choice fell upon Miss Tucker, Of
Raleigh. North Carolina. Then the I'M
married mon formed similar circle
about the bride. who made the choice
in the same manner.
After this the dancing began, and was
continued till midnight, when the ac-
cllstomed German Abendbrat Of beer
and chefs d'oeuyre was served and the
guests dispersed.
The bride and groom left at 10 o'clock
for a three weeks wedding trip to
Prague Vienna and Buda Pesth.
The bride was the daughter Of the
late Colonel David Miller Carter. Of
Raleigh y. G.. and is well known in
Baltimore society and in other cities of
the South.
She is a lineal descendant Of Captain
Jacob Turner. who fell with General
Nash at the battle of Germantown.
For the past year she have resided in
Dresden. and her acquaintance with the
groom began romantically just one year
ago at the American Thanksgiving ball.
The groom is Oberleutenant and act
| ing captain in the I'd Pioneer Regiment,
| No - of the German army, at present
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parents are now residing in the Saxon
Capital, his father being Ritterguts
Besitzer.
The bride and groom will return after
their honeymoon to reside in Riesa.
For the above excellent account tie
News and Observer is indebted 70 the
staff representative in Dresden Of
| Chicago newspaper.
RECEPTION AT HOTEL READ.
Plymouth. n c., Nov. 25.-(SpeciaL1-
Perhaps the most interesting reception
in the modern social history of this
town was given Tuesday evening, be-
tween and l. to p. M. TO the Ply
mouth Whist Club at Hotel Read by
the proprietor and Mrs. j. w. Read, in
honor of their guests-members of the
club-Captain j. T.. Bullock, of the A.
G.. L., and Mr.. w. r.. Brothers,
| The following members of the club at
| tended: Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence la
than, Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. HomthaI, Mr..
and Mrs r. a. Boyle, Or. and Mrs.
| w. H. Ward, Mr. e. L. Tarkinton with
! Miss Minnie Benny Of Baltimore: Mr..
/ ~ II ITacN,ol with Me- I .;.,.;a Gnolaf