The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-18
FASHIONABLE WEDDINGS
NUPTIALs OF MR.. Il. n. KACxLEY
AND MISS ATKINS CELEBRATED.
Ceremony Occurred at Home of
Brides Parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
{. Atkins-Other Social News.

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CURED. last night. at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elias c. At
kins. before a large number OF friends and
The ceremony was pronounced
by an uncle Of the bride. the Rev. AiSison
Parker, In the drawing room. n screen OF
Southern smilax studded with American
Beauty roses formed the background for
the bridal party and on either side OF the
bow window tall pyramids of palms were
arranged. The fretwork above the arch
ways In the different rooms was entwined
with Southern smilax and the chandeliers
were draped with festoons of asparagus.
The mantels throughout the house were
also banked with ferns and flowers. The
bride was attended by her sister. Miss
Emma Atkins, and Mr.. Newton Booth
Harrington acted as best man. The ushers
were Mr.. Hugh n. Hanna, jr., Mr.. Benja-
min Cox Stevenson, Mr.. Charles Morrison
and Mr.. George lockwood. The brides
maids included Miss Lille Falls Dunn. of
Chicago. Miss Emma Martindale n Miss
Katharine Winter. The bridal music from
'sLohengrin' was sung by Mrs. Lottie
Adam Raschig, as the bridal party de-
scended the stairs and entered the draw
ing room, and she was accompanied by the
Misses Bertha, Louis and Pauline Schell-
schmidt on piano. violin and harp. During
the ceremony the nocturne from Men
d~elssohn's Midsummer Nights Dream
was rendered. Harp and violin: "Sere-
Moment Musicale" Shubert; Largo"
Harndel; La cinquantaine." Gabriel-Ma-
RE; Ave Maria Gounod-Bach Piano and
violin: ~"Serenade.'' Pierne; Lucia" Verdi:
.~serenade," Herbert; "Eyening star :.
Herbert; 'Marcedu de Salon. Hubay. The
bridal Cow was of white satin, EN- train,
chiffon trimmed. The veil was of tulle and
fell to the hem of the garment. The bou-
quet was of lilies of the valley. Miss Emma
mousseline de Sole, with medallions OF lace
set on here and there over the entire gown.
The corsage was low and she carried an
arm bouquet of American Beauty roses.
The bridesmaids wore dainty, simple gowns
of white tulle, with low corsage, and car
ried arm bouquets Of American Beauty
roses
Following the there was a
large reception. at which Mr.. and Mrs. At
kins were assisted by their daughters, Mrs.
Harry G. Atkins, Mrs. n. A. Gladding, Mrs.
A. ID. Gates and Mrs. III. r. Allen, Mrs.
Hervey Bates. jr., Mrs Hervey Bates, ST.,
Mrs. Frank Baldwin, Mrs. George Bar
bour. Mrs. John N. Carey. Mrs. Henry Co
burn. Mrs. William Henry Coburn, Mrs.
Charles Dale, Mrs. Henry Fraser. Mrs. w.
F. c. Colt, Miss Louise Garrard, Mrs. Ben
jamin Harrison. Mrs. Francis T.. Hord.
Mrs. William w. Herod, Mrs. William
Pirtle Herod, Mrs. Hugh H Hanna, Miss
Julia Harrison Moore, Mrs. Fer1 Mayer,
Mrs. Charles M~artindale. Mrs. y. l.. Ma
son. Mrs A w. Posey, Mrs. Samuel Reid,
Mrs. A. M. Robertson, Mrs. Hency Lane
Wallace, Mrs. Allen II. Stem and Mrs.
Charles f. Sayles. A buffet suppe was
served to the guests during the evsring.
The brides table was placed in the library,
at which the bridal party were seated. n
large wedding cake decorated the center
of the table, set In a bed of green. The
cake had the monogram of the bride and
bridegroom. The mantel and bookcases i'm
this room were banked with huge bouquets
of white chrysanthemums. The wedding
gifts were arranged on tables in the bali
room.
Mrs. Atkins. mother of the bride. wore q
handsome gown of gray crepe de chine,
with trimming of lace of the sarne shasie.
and a touch Of white at the throat. Ms.
Gladding wore a lovely gown IF white tat
feta. with an overdress of Iace. Mis-.
Gates's gown was of duchesse lace over
pink silk. Mrs. Wilson Parker wore he.
wedding gown of white satin. Mrs. Harry
Atkins's gown was a creation of yellow and
white chiffon. Mrs. Stem wore 4 dainty
dress of acco~rdion-plaited chiffon, trimmed
with point lace. Mrs. Addison Parker's
gown was of lilac silk.
Several hundred guests called during the
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Kackley have gone
on a wedding journey, and on their return
they will be at home, after Dec. 1, ai the
Denison Hotel.
Among the guests from out of town who
came to the wedding were Rev. and Mrs.
Addison Parker, of Delphi; Mr.. and I'll :.
Wilson B. Parker. of South Bend; Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. c. Russell and Mr.. John c. Rack
ley, of MaysviIle, Ky; Miss Fenton, ce
Chicago; Mrs. Falls, of Memphis: Mr.. and
- $3.50 &C., ~ d. 4- -
of Memphis; Mrs. ]. L.. Mcmahon. of Colo
RADIO; Mr.. and Mrs. William Elliott Loves,
of Baltimore: Mrs. William MCGEE, of
P~ittsburg.
ADKINSON-BROWN.
One Of the prettiest of the October we'd
dings was that of Miss Bessie Marsee
Brown and Mr.. Herbert Mayne Atkinson.
which took place, last night, at the Fetch
er-place Church. before an audience that
filled the large auditorium. The chancel
and altar were banked in palms and foliage
plants and the pews for the family and
relatives were marked by white
satin ribbon. Rev. Charles w. Tinsley pro-
nounced the Rev. Virgil w.
Tevis played the wedding march from
"~Lohengrin'' for the bridal procession.
During the ceremony the ''Rigolett.'' by
Verdi, was played. and for the occasional
he played the bridal march by Men
delssohn. The ushers who escorted the
guests TO their seats were Mr.. Wesley H.
Atkinson, MIR. Charles Robertson, Mr..
George Lennox and Mr.. Newell Metzger.
The matron Of honor was Mrs. Walter
Thomas Marlatt, of Kenosha, Wis. The
bridesmaids were Miss Barbara Lang
horne. Miss Frances FORMER, Miss Edith
Surbey and Miss Benaldine Smith. Mr..
r. Atkinson acted as best man.
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satin. en- train. embroidered In roses. with
gold centers- The draped corsage was fin
ished with a lace r0sette. The veil was
worn off the face and draped to represent
a diadem in front, The only ornaments
worn were an opal sunburst, the gift of
gift from the members of Fletcher-place
Church, where the bride was organist for
several years. Mrs. Marlatt wore her we'd
ding gown of white ~taffeta, en- train. The
yoke and sleeves were of embroidered
chiffon and the skirt was trimmed with an
ac~cordion-plaited fiounce. She carried an
arm bouquet of loose pink chrysanthe-
NUNS. Miss Langhorne's gown was of
tucked desprit over white; Miss Fortner
and Miss Surbey wore dainty dresses of
white silk organdie and Miss Smith wore a
pretty gown of white French organize
The bridesmaids carried long-handIed
French baskets of pink carnations. the
baskets being trimmed with pink satin
ribbon.
= Following the ceremony there was a
small reception at the home of the bride
to which only the relatives and most inti.
mate friends We're invited. The different
rooms were adorned with wild purple and
white asters and foliage plants. The brides
had a mirror center, edged with n
garland Of ferns. and In the center n silver
candelabrum, which held red candles On
the diagonal corners We're tulip CANDLE
sticks with red globes. Mr.. and Mrs. Adj
kinson have gone on a short trip and on
their return viii be at home Wednesdays