The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-17
Topeka SOCIETY.
Mrs. M. A. Lows Party For
Mrs. StiIsOn.
Affair Was Informal and Most
Enjoyable.
AN EVENING WEDDING.
Miss Harriet Ebright Becomes
Mrs. w. ii. Dick.
News Of Personal and Social
Nature.
AN EVENING WEDDING.

Mrs. W. W. Stilson of Los Angeles,
Cal, was the guest of honor at a charm
ing affair given Wednesday afternoon
by Mrs NJ A. Low at her home on Fill
more street The afternoon was an in
formal one but all the more enjoyable
on that account, and even the extremely
disagreeable weather failed to cast the
slightest damper on the occasion.
Quantities Of beautiful flowers added
the finishing touch to the elegant rooms;
in the parlor We're snowb balls, pink roses
and a tall japanese jar Of purple and
white iris In the library We're red car
nations. while pink and white prevailed
in the dining room. on the table was a
handsome piece of Syrian embroidery;
il was a pink satin overlaid with the
most delicate pink pineapple cloth
heavily embroidered in gold Inc only
other decoration on the table was
great jardeniere of pink and white
peonies. The decorations through all
Of the rooms were supplemented with
palms and ferns.
Charming features of the afternoon
were musical numbers by Miss Ruby
NickersOn Of the City Of Mexico, Miss
Genevieve Bayless of Fort Scott, Miss
Helen Thompson and Miss Vera Low.
Refreshments were served in courses
through the rooms.
The invited guests were all friends Of
pelSa, and included, Mrs. w. +. Stanley,
Mrs. A. A. Robinson, Mrs. A. II. Thomp-
son, Mrs J. c. McClintock, Mrs. w. A.
J.. Thompson, Mrs. Edward Wilder Mrs.
Evelyn Lewis. Mrs. NJ. c. Hammatt,
Mrs. s. A. Kingman, Mrs. J. .. McFar-
land, Mrs. c. A. Mcclure, Mrs. ]. K.
Hudson. Mrs. John E. Lord, Mrs. ?. G.
Noel Mrs. J. l. Shelabarger, Mrs.
Jonathan Thomas. Mrs. George NJ. No
bic, Mrs. T. y. Sweet, Mrs. H p. Dillon,
Mrs. Edward Herbst Mrs. F. c. Gay,
Mrs. Eugene +. Ware, Mrs T. +. Carver,
Mrs. w. A. Johnston. Mrs. p. !. Bone
brake, Mrs. off of Los Angeles, Mrs. A.
*. Rodgers, Mrs James B. Hayden,
Mrs G. J. Brown, Mrs. A. F'assler, Mrs.
II. J. Kellam, Mrs Dell Keller, Mrs. A.
S. Johnson, Mrs. John Hodge, Mrs. c.
*. Holiday, Mrs. Charles Holiday
Miss Crosby, Miss Mary Barlow of Fort
Scott, Miss Kingman, Miss Eddy, Miss
Susie Gay, Miss Bessie Hayden, Miss
Meta Robinson, Miss Helen Thompson
Miss Ruby Nickerson, Miss Hazel Fass-
Ter, Miss Abby Ware. Miss Bayless, Miss
Rossington, Miss Florence Rossington
Dick-Ebright
About fifty friends and relatives as
'sembled at the home of Mr. L H
Ebright at 1900 Fillmore street Wednes-
day evening to witness the marriage OF
his daughter Miss Harriet Pebecca, and
Mr.. William II. Dick of I4aJunta. Colo.
The ceremony was performed at $50 by
Rev. A. o. Ebright of Winfield, a cousin
of the bride.
The house was transformed into a
Veritable bower with a prOfusion OF
syringas, snowballs and other season
able flowers. The bridal party entered
to the time of MendelsSOhn'S wedding
march, played by Mrs E H. Anderson
during the ceremony Mrs. Anderson
played "A Simple Confession" They
stood in the bay window of the parlor
mass of syriDgas formed an arch in
front Of it and at the back was a banl
Of palms. Syringas We're the only dec
Grafton in the parlor, they We're masseC
over the doors, pictures and windows
filling the air with fragrance.
Little Helen Dick, sister Of the groom
and Carol Ebright nephew of The
bride, entered first carrying the broad
satin ribbons which formed an aisle
while directly in front Of the bride ant
groom walked little Eloise Ebright, {
niece Of the bride, carrying
basket Of lilies Of the valley. The tire,
little people were dressed in prett.
white costumes.
white batiste, with trimmings of va
lenciennes lace. She wore a beautiful
pearl crescent at the throat which wa
a gift Of the groom; she carried bridi
roses.
The reception hall was one of the mos
attractive spots in the house on tn
piano was great bowl of feather
entirely hidden from view by masses o
snowballs, mingled with their own foil
age.
Refreshments were served in the din
ing room after the ceremony. On mir
rOr plateau in the center Of the tabI
was a shower bouquet of red and whit