The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-11-08
PALMS AND ROSES.
Miss Charlotte Schroeder and Walter
]. KohIer Are United in Marriage
at ! O'clock This Afternoon.
A PRETTY HOME WEDDING.
Ceremony Is Performed by Rev. 81. S.
Roblee in the Presence of Host of
Relatives of the Couple.

Amidst bower of palms and roses
at o'clock this afternoon at the home
of the brides mother, on Lake ave-
nue., occurred the marriage of Miss
Charlotte Schroeder, a daughter of
Mrs. Dorothea Schroeder, and Mr..
Walter j. Koh1er, of Sheboygan. The
wedding was one Of the prettiest social
events of the autumn season in Keno
sha. The home of the bride was a
perfect bower of palms and flowers.
In the reception hall the fireplace had
been converted into a great bank of
palms and chrysanthemums, while all
about the door places and windows
were hung festoons of smi1ax and
roses.
The wedding ceremony was per-
formed in the south parlor, which was
respondent in it's decorations. In one
corner of the room had been con-
structed a canopy of smi1ax and roses,
under which the couple stood while the
minister repeated the solemn words of
the wedding contract. The music for
the wedding was furnished by the
Compton orchestra. At 1 O'Clock the
wedding party entered the parlor,
the bride leaning upon the arm of her
brother, William Schroeder, who gave
her away. She was becoming1y gowned
in a wedding dres of white silk null
ouer white taffeta with pearl trim
ming. At her throat she wore a sun
burst Of pearls and diamonds, the gift
IL. 1.ose
roses. She was attended by Miss
Evauge1ines7 Koh1er, of Sheboygan,
who acted as maid of honor. Miss
Koh1er wore yellow silk and carried
pink blush roses. AS the bride and
groom met under the canopy Rev. H.
S. Roblee, of the First Congregational
church, met them and performed the
ceremony according to the ritual of the
Episcopal church.
After the wedding ceremony was
over d dinner was served to which a
number ofSSthe relatives of the con-
tracing parties had been invited. The
tables looked exceedingly pretty. being
decorated in pink and green. Numer-
Gus strands of pink and green ribbon
led to all corners of the table while
the white cloth was almost hidden
under a wealth of smi1ax and white
and pink roses.
The wedding, while quite elaborate,
was simply a family affair, and only
relatives of the contracting parties
were invited. Mr.. and Mrs. Koh1er
leave this evening for short visit
with friends in Sheboygan, after
which they will go East for an ex-
tended wedding trip, They will be at
home to their friends at Riverside,
Sheboygan, after the first of the year.
Mr. and Mrs. Koh1er are we'll known
in Kenosha. Miss Lottie Schroeder
has long been considered one of Keno
sha's most beautiful and cultured Ia
dies and many people will regret that
she will go to another city to make her
home. Mr. Koh1er is a we'll known
manufacturer at Sheboygan. The
young people were the recipients of
many beautiful and useful presents
from their many friends.
Among the guests from out of the
city attending the wedding were Mr..
and E. c. Berriman and daughter, of
Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schroe-
der, of Ravenswood; Mrs. M. w. Ber-
riman and son, of New York; Mr.. and
Mrs. J. M. Koh1er, Robert, Carl and
Herbert Koh1er, misses Mamie and
Evange1ine Koh1er, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Vo11rath, Mrs. A. J. Vo11rath,
Madeline and Walter Vo11rath, Mr..
and Mrs. Weimer, Mr.. Fred Riess,
Mrs. J. J. Vo11rath, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Krez, of Sheboygan.