The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-29
SUNNY HOME
FOR A BRIDE.
Nuptials of Mr.. Burt A. Miller
and Miss Jane Rabe.
HAVE STARTED FOR CUBA
Happy Canton Pair win Take Up Their
Residence In the Gem of the Antilles
A Notable Social
Event.

Mr.. Burt A. Miller and Miss Jane r.
Rabe have Joined their hearts and des-
tinies for life and gone to their future
home upon the sunny shores of Cuba.
The wedding took place on Wednesday
evening at the home of the brides pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas II. Rabe,
corner of Market and Louis avenue.
A hundred guests were present, there
was music and feasting, and the happy
couple was given royal start upon the
journey of life.
The spacious residence was all radi-
ant with illumination and gorgeously
trimmed in flowers and plants. From
the street to the front doors a canvas
arch, illuminated and carpeted, shelter
ed the guests as they came to attend the
festivities.
Just as the clock struck six the bridal
professions moved toward the east par
lor to the stately music Of Lohengrin's
wedding march, rendered by the Canton
Orchestral club. The minister, the
groom, his best man and two Of the
ushers entered the parlor from the
south. The bride, leaning upon the arm
Of her father and accompanied by her
maid of honor and bridesmaids, eiCered
from the west door. Both parties had
been preceded by charming little rib
bon girls who stretched an ailse to the
center of the room. Here the two pro-
cessions met, and under bower of
ferns and flowers, the father gave away
his daughter, the daughter dropped her
fathers name and took that Of the
man to whom she pledged her love
while life shall last. The ring ceremony
was performed and Rev. o. b. Milligan
officiated at the service.
AS the congratulations ended, the
bride stationed herself upon the stair
way, the ribbon of her bouquet was cut,
and the flowers were scattered over the
heads Of the guests below.
1t was pink and white wedding. The
bride was attired in beautiful white
satin, overlaid with lace. She wore a
veil and carried lilies of the valley and
brides roses. Miss Louise Rabe was
maid of honor. She wore a white or
candle covered with white lace and in
her hand carried bunch of pink roses.
The bridesmaids were Miss Catharine
Sullivan and Miss May Llewellyn, of
Pitsburg. Both wore pink satin drap-
ed in white lace with heavy pink satin
sashes. They carried pink roses.
The attendants upon the groom were
Mr.. f. A. Ryker best man, Messrs Cor
dan Mather. of Canton, Col w. c.
Brown, of New York, and Mr.. Harry
Day, of Cleveland, for ushers.
After the wedding and congratula-
tions, the bridal party was escorted to
the dining room, and there, with the
guests, they partook Of a sumptuous
wedding banquet
A numbers Of letters and kilograms
of congratulation were received during
the evening, together with several ca
Diagrams to Mr.. Miller from his newly
made Cuban friends. The presents
were numerous and costly being worth
intrinsically several hundred dollars.
The groom's present to the bride was a
beautiful diamond brooch. President
Mckinley sent an elegant cut-glas ice
bowl with silver ladle, accompanied by
letter of congratulations.
The bride and groom took the 2:34
train Thursday morning for Washing
ton. After visit to the eastern cities,
they will take the steamer Mexico on
January and sail from New York for
Havana.
The out Of town guests at the wedding
We're Miss Gray, Mrs. c. p. Wilson, Miss
Nellie Hanna, Mrs. Charles C. Sulli-
van, of Pittsburg; Msis Elizabeth Will
liams, Of Wheeling; Mr.. and Mrs. Chase,
L. r. Miller, Mrs. l.. w. Day, Miss Grace
Mckinley, and Mr.. F. H. Rose, of Cleve-
land.