Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-20
VAUGHN-ST. AMOUR NUPTlALS.
A Wedding Party, Pretty as the Day Was
Fine, and Largely Attended.

Wednesday morning, Dec. 10, at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. c.. ST. Amour on High street.
at 10 o'clock, occurred the wedding of
Mr.. James Daniel Vaughn and Miss
Alice Perle st. Amour, Rev. W. A.
Peterson of the Methodist church
officiating.
The house had been beautifully
decorated with holly, palms, ferns and
a profusion of flowers. consisting of
day-break carnations and red and pink
roses. The corner of the sitting room
in which the bridal party stood during
the ceremony was banked with ferns
and above them, pendant from the
| walls, was a canopy of smilax and
white satin ribbons The brides
table was decorated with pink and
white satin ribbons and ropes of
SmilaX which extended from the
chandelier to the corners of the table,
ending in artistic bows, while day
break carnations, SmilaX and pink
roses lent additional beauty to the
arrangements. All the tables. in
| fact, presented very pretty and
tempting appearance. The window
shades about the whole house had been
drawn and the soft mellow light of
| wax candles and lamps, in connection
with the beauty of the decorations
produced a charming effect and
created picture as pretty as one
could imagine.
Miss Maude Tibbits of Milwaukee
was maid of honor and the brides
maids were the Misses Ruby St.
Amour, sister of the bride, and Cora
Vaughn of MarShtield sister of the
groom, and little Miss Marjorie
Kellogg acted as flower girl DR.. j c.
Commit was the groomS best man and
the ushers were Frank Vaughn.
brother of the groom, Thco. Brazeau
and w. J. Conway.
At 10 o'clock Rev. W. A. Peterson
followed closely by the groom, at
tended by his best man, took their
positions in the sitting room. Then
to the strains of Lohengren'S mag
nificent wedding march, played with
fine verve by Mrs. l. P. Witter, the
bridal party descended the stairs, pre-
ceded by the usherS, followed by the
| flower girl, brides maids and maid of
honor and lastly by the bride leaning
on the arm Of her father The bride
| was simply but beautifully attired in
a white satin wedding gown entrain,
with an exquisite yoke and collar of
point lace and pearl ornaments. She
carried a shower bouquet of white
carnations. The maid of honor wore
dress of pink silk null with gimp of
renaissance lace with pompOnS of
| liberty silk. She carried day-break
carnations. Miss Cora Vaughn, sister
of the groom, was gOwned with blue
silk null and carried pink carnations.
Miss Ruby st. Amour wore white
dimity and lace, carrying pink carna-
tionS, and the little flower girl was
attired in white null and carried a
| basket of red roses and white carna-
tionS. The groom and his suite were
attired in conventional black.
At the close of tie march the
complete and beautiful marriage
service of the Methodist Episcopal
church was read, joining in matrimony
two Of the most talented and popular
young people of the city, after which
the bridal party received the congrat-
| ulatiOnS of relatives and guests.
Showers of bouquets followed and Miss
Helen Kroner and w. j. Conway
captured a bouquet each, which &C
cording to an old superstition makes
them the next candidates out of the
company for matrimonial hOnOrS. A
delicious wedding breakfast was then
served to about 60 guests present,
after which the bridal party took the
noon train for Minneapolis amid a
| bountiful shower of rice and many
god-speeds and good wishes from
assembled friends.
There were many beautiful and
| valuable presents, especially in china,
cut glass and silver, among them be-
ing complete dinner set in Limoges
china, very handsome velvet couch
and a pretty round dining table with
six chairs to match. The bride be-
slowed on each of her maids a gold
stick pin of unique design, set with
small diamonds and Opals.
| The out of town guests were Mrs.
Mary Vaughn, mother of the groom,
his brother and sister, Frank and
Cora Vaughn, and Mr. and Mrs.
Martin, all of Marshfield, Miss Maude
Tibbits of Milwaukee, Miss Nellie
Addleman of Tomah, Mr., and Mrs.
Emile Garrison and Mr.. and Mrs. W.
A. Brazeau of Port Edwards and Mr..
and Mrs. J. E. Thomas of Nekoosa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn will be at
home in Grand Rapids after January
25, 1901.