The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-28
MrcKvA rsRAEL's JOYOUS SCENE.
brilliant Celebration of the Hirsch-
Wei NuptiaIs.

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one Of the largest and most brilliant
weddings Of the year took place last night
when MT Joseph Hirsch OF Atlanta and
Miss Hattie Well were married al Temple
| Mickva Israel. Owing to the perfect ar
| engagements for the wedding. there was
| neither crowd nor crush, and only those
| who had cards of admission, with their
own name, were admitted by the ushers
i stationed al tine doorway.
| Long before $50 o'clock the guests had
| gathered and as the greater number were
| in evening dress, the scene was festive
one. Around the white pillars in the in
terror of the temple were twined garlands
| Of bamboo vine. from which shone groups
Of electric lights, while the altar was
brilliant with lights and flowers.
The decorations were entirely of green
! and white. Wide-leafed palms aanked the
steps which lead to the altar, and in
the center was a canopy Of smilax and
white thistles, studded with incandescent
/ lights. Beneath this the ceremony was
performed, Rabbi 1. p. Mendes, assisted
by Rabbi David Marx of Atlanta, officiat-
| ing. To the music of the wedding march
| from "Lohengrin" the bridal procession
entered the temple, Mr.. Edwin Frank
the master of ceremonies, leading It. Fol-
lowing him came little Miss Elise We'll
and Master Alvin Ferst, the latter wear
Ing regulation dress suit, and little
Miss Wen a lovely costume of white ba-
tiste, trimmed with lace insertions, over
| Nile green silk.
The ushers, Mr.. Walter Lilenthal, Mr..
Jack Hirsch Of Atlanta, Mr.. Herbert
! Traub, Mr.. Jake Smith, Mr.. Hugo Frank
! and Mr. Henry Meinhard, came next, fol-
lowed by the groomsmen and bridesmaids.
! These were Miss Irene Hirsch of Atlanta,
Miss Irene Frank Miss Edith Rosenbaum,
! Miss Lily Traub Miss Beuah Hexter, Miss
/ Miriam We'll and MIR David Fleischel, DR..
! Frank Lieberman, Mr. Jacob Hirsch, Mr..
| Pappenheim Mr.. Mont Hirsch and Mr..
Fred Kaufman, all of Atlanta.
The bridesmaids gowns were of white
point d'esprit over pale green taffeta. The
| skirts, which were made with lengthwise
| tucks, fiared into full pleatings of net, and
! at the left side of the square-cut bodices
were rosettes with long sash ends of
| green chiffon. The large, round bouquets
| they carried were of white carnations,
| fringed with maiden-hair ferns. Mrs. E.
1 A. We'll, mother of the bride and Mr..
/ Hirsch, the grooms father, came next.
| Mrs Well wore an elegant toilette of white
/ net, embroidered with jet. over black satin,
/ while Mrs. Hirsch, who followed with her
son. the groom. wore black point lace over
white satin.
Miss Janette We'll, the maid of honor,
Immediately preceded the bride, and her
| exquisite costume of white lace, over chif-
| fon and white silk, caused general adj
miration. She carried a shower bouquet
of Nephtos roses.
handsome bride as she entered
leaning on the arm of her father Mr.. f.
/ A. We'll. Her superb bridal gown was of
| richest ivory Duchesse satin, cut en- prin-
cesse. The square yoke and berthe were
| of point lace and from waist to hem di-
agonally was draped jabot of the same
beautiful lace. Her tulle veil covered a
! tiara of orange flowers and was fastened
with a sunburst of diamonds. the gift OF
! the groom. She wore no other orna-
ments. but carried an exquisite bouquet OF
] white orchids and lilies-of-the-valley In
foliage. The best man. Mr.. Harold
! Hirsch of Atlanta, met the bridal party al
the altar, and there, beneath the canopy
| the impressive rites of the Jewish cere-
| mony were carried out.
| During the prayer and benedction the
| Confirmation Hymn" was softly played
| and, al its termination, the glad strains OF
! Memberships wedding march filed the
| temple.
The briday party, near relatives, and
/ Intimate friends of the two families, then
! drove 10 the De Soto where an elaborate
! repast was served in the banquet hall.
! The color scheme of white and green was
/ carried out in all the decorations. The
! curtains were looped with graceful gar
! lands of bamboo, while groups of palms
/ were, placed about the apartment The
| long tables We're decorated with cocoa
/ palms, ferns and begonias. At the end OF
! the center table, where the bride and
/ groom We're seated, was an immense heart
! formed of white hyacinths, outlined with
! smilax. few of the many guests who
! were present were Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
! Hirsch. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Biekart
| Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hirsch, Miss Stern
! Hirsch, Miss Joan Elsas, Mr.. Alec Speer
/ and Mr.. Milton Hirsch of Atlanta, and
| Mrs. Baum of New York.
| Late in the evening Mr.. and Mrs Hirsch
/ left for Florida: Their bridal trip will in
| olude a stay at the Tampa Bay Hotel and
"A trip to Cuba. On their return they will
go to Atlanta. their future home, where
Mr. Hirsch is proprietor of the Empire
/ Printing Company, and occupies a promi-
nent social position. The bride is daugh-
ter of Mr. ans Mrs. Z. A. Well. and for
the past few years she has been popular
/ member of society. Besides beauty, she
has many natural gifts, including lovely
! contralto voice Numbers of elegant pres
ents We're received, and very few young
/ couples are so fortunate as they in the
| way of substantial gifts, one among these
| being a check for $4,000.
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