The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-08

The great banquet nal ol the lo'HO"0
Delmonico's never appeared to better
advantage. With its wealth OF howers,
beautiful summer foliage, profusion or
electric lights and brilliant assemblage,
a picture of enhancing beauty was
presented. The improvised altar
where the ceremony took place was
bower of white. Roses and lilies of the
valley were massed in profusion and
intertwined through smlax and gar
lands OF pink roses thousands of tiny
electric lights peeped forth, lending
charm to the scene that was poetic in
its effect. In the back ground, hidden
from view by a floral net work, sat
Meyers orchestra who played their
sweetest music before and during the
ceremonies.
THE BRIDAL PARTY.
Promptly at G. 30 o'clock the strains of
the beautiful bridal chorus from Lo-
hengrin announced the entrance Of the
nuptiaI party. The procession was pre-
cedeG by the eight ushers, Edwin Blum,
Percy Straus, Harry Eising, Henry
Scheuerman, Benjamin Sharps, e. II.
Richards, of New York; Edward Long.
of Wilkes BARRE, and Colonel Arthur
Long, Of Scranton. Then followed the
bridesmaids, Misses Jennie Dreyfus,
Cora Mehrbach, Viola Solomon, Edyth
Guggenheim, Louise Blur and Olga
Blum, of New York. Following the
bridesmaids, came the maid of honor,
Miss Madeline Blum, sister of the bride.
Next came, Mrs. Louis Blum, mother Of
the bride, escorted by Charles J. Long.
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panied by the groom, with Bernhard
Long as best man.
The bride entered, leaning upon the
arm of her father, Louis Blum, and
when the wedding procession had ar
rived at the altar, the Rev. DIR. Gott-
he'll commenced the reading of the
beautiful and impressive ceremony that
bound this happy couple together for
life.
The ceremony over,the orchestra took
up the strains of Mendelssohns beau
tiful recessional march, when the re-
ception proper began. The wedding
dinner was served in Delmonico's best
and most sumptuous manner, and was
elaborate in the extreme. The tables
were artisticaily and prettily arranged.
II Ahll41 lADlIE
The bridal party had the central po-
sition, out from which radiated the
others. The family table was heart
shaped, converging into an eXquisitely
| designed bower by a wealth of prettily
| arranged roses and foliage. The bride
was eXquisitely costumed in a gown en-
train of cream white satin chiffon and
point lace. The yoke and sleeves OF
chiffon being appliqued with point lace.
The skirt was made in tunic effect
| open in front and revealing the inter-
lining of chiffon. The tunic was point
lace appliqued, embroidered with fine
seed pearls; the bride wore a tulle veil,
| over which was arranged a wreath of
| orange blossoms. In her hand she car
| ried a shower bouquet composed of or
chids and lilies of the valley.
Never did bride look sweeter. Her
| charming presnce added to the ef-
| feet Of her brilliant costume. The
bridesmaids presented lovely picture
They were attired alike in pineapple
null with yokes and sleeves of lace
The fishus on the waist were of null
with lace insertings, medallions being
inserted in the corsage with pretty eff
| feet. The tunics of the skirts was
composed of lace, the bottom being ac.
cordeon plated with null. with insert
ings and edgings of lace. The ends OF
the fishus on the waists were caught tc
| finish the tunics OF the skirts. Tht
| bridesmaids CARRIED shower bouquet:
of pink roses tied with ribbon of the
| same color,
Mrs. Louis Blum wore a grey satr
crepe de chine with yoke and sleeve:
of duchesse and point lace. The skir
was tunic effect en- train, opening IL
front and around the bottom of tn,
skirt with point and duchesse lace.
THE OTHER COSTUMES.
Mrs. Jonas Longs costume was o
black crepe de chine. The waist wal
trimmed with yoke and front effect ant
applique lace. The skirt was en- train
finished with a circular rufIle. arount
the bottom, the tunic effect beini
trimmed with rows of fine black ap
plique, edged with rows of accordeol
plated taffeta ribbon.
Mrs. Frank Teller, of Philadelphia
sister of the groom, wore q gown o
white point lace, the waist being
mass of point lace and ACCORDION plait
ed chiffon. The skirt was tunic effect
opening in front, with circular flounc
of ACCORDION plated chiffon.
Mrs. bernhard Long was gowned /
white silk null and lace, the wais
made of a cluster of tucks with insert
ings of real lace, trimmed with fish
and lace insertings, caught in fror
with knot and hanging to the extrem
end of the gown. The skirt was CT
tunic effect with clusters of plaitin
and rows Of lace insertings. The bot
tom OF the skirt was of accorded
plated null with insertings and lace.
Mrs. Harry Long wore white sati
duchess en- train: the entire gown wa
: covered with chiffon: the waist bein
appliqued of Duchesse lace with fu
corsage and real lace flshu tied
knot caught with handsome damon
ornament. The chiffon hung in tun
effect, accordion plated, with insertin
Of Duchesse lace.
The wedding presents received wei
numerous and of great beauty ar
value. Mr.. and Mrs. Long, upon Il
conclusion OF the wedding festivitie
started on an extended tour, durir
Q which they will visit many points
? interest In this country, and on the
0 return they will be at home In Ne
/, York city. where they will permanent
! reside. Mr.. Long is a member of II
Arm OF Jonas Longs Sons.