The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-26
ALTAR OF FLOWERS
Before Which Miss Schott and
Mr.. Strauss Took Vows.
WEDDING AT THE CAREY
Beautiful Hebrew Ceremony
by Rabbi H. Mayer.

At $50 O'Clock last night in the parlors
of the Hotel Carey. Miss Johanna schott
OF this city was married to Mr.. Samuel
Strauss of Chicago. The wedding was
performed with the Hebrew ceremony.
noted for its beauty and solemnity. RABBI
H. Mayer of Kansas City, officiating. The
floral decorations were most beautiful
decorations were most beautiful At the
east side of the parlor an altar of flowers
was erected, the principal part of which
was the arch under which the rabbi stood
during the ceremony. The arch was COM
posed OF sword palms, smilax vines, with
Bermuda lilies and white tulips scattered
through the floral work, and suspended
from the top of the arch was hook and
eye composed Of solid clusters of white
chryanthemums, pink roses and other
delicate flowers. The smilax vines ex-
tended from the arch to the wall and
hung down in graceful fashion about the
enclosure. At the bottom of the altar
were scattered vases Of bright flowers,
stately palms and evergreen twigs.
Promptly at $50 Blume's orchestra,
which was stationed in a room to the
west of the main parlor. struck UP the
wedding march and the bridal party
emerged from across the hall, led by Mr.
Edwin Gross and Mr.. Henry Rosenblat,
ushers. Following them came the maid
Of honor, Miss Ida Joseph. and then
the graceful ringbearer, Master Milton
Gross. the bride leaning upon the arm Of
her uncle, Mr.. L Gross, and lastly, Mr.
and Mrs. Krailsheimer. The groom
joined the bride in front of the altar. The
strong tones of the wedding march fell
into a soft, sweet tremuIo of the violin,
and Rabbi Mayer began the ceremony Of
the Hebrew church.
After explaining the significance of the
marriage ceremony as bodying forth the
Scriptural ideas, II will botroth thee
unit me in righteousness and in truth
and in sincerity" the rabbi addressed
himself more directly TO the bride and
groom as follows: at is not sufficient
that love should be the magic stone to
produce the ideal happiness Of the
marital state because love at times is
selfish and seeks its own ends. The ex-
hortation of the Bible, place me as a
seal upon thy breast as a seal upon thine
arn,' we are warranted in assuming
may be extended for our purpose to i'm
ply that the hand of the husband as
well as his heart, Should be enlisted in
the service of the bride. sympathy is
-, L. to of
unaIloyed congugal joy. Mutual happi-
ness can be the outcome only of SYM
patty. For in the close intimacy OF the
marriage relationship your faults will De
magnihed You will perceive in one
another failures and flaws Of character
that you had not before detected, but if
your fault will be magnified your vir-
tues will be magnifed also, and you VIII
have eyes and memory only for that
which is truest and best. In the Jewish
household Of old, the wife was the kinder
of the Sabbath taper. Each week at the
approach of the sacred day of rest, it de-
volved upon her TO spread her hands IN
blessing over the light that was brought
forth in honor of the day. Though the
beautiful time-honored custom has fallen
into disuse the same mother in Israel
Is still, in a spiritual sense, kinder OF
light Her special province it is TO de-
fuse light and happiness. May the vows
of love and unalterable fidelity that you
here exchange, be 1.-The token that 1t IS
vour sincere intention to make such as
this the life as husband and wife into
which the promises that your pledges here
enable you TO enter"
Following the ceremony, the bride and
groom were congratulated by the guests,
and lively music struck up and gave the
scene new life Dancing was INDUCED in
in the spacious Railways until $780, when
the march to the dining room COM
menced. An elegant banquet was par
taken Of This was the menu:
New York Counts Radishes-
Cream of Chicken. Virginia.
French Olives. Sliced Tomatoes
FInet Black Bass. Joinyille.
Pommes Sarah.
Sweet Breads, a IA Royale
French Peas.
Tenderloin of Beef With Mushrooms.
Cream Dementh Punch
Brolled Spring Chicken. au Cresson.
Fresh Lobster Salad.
Ice Cream. Assorted Cake.
sherry. Sautern. Nuns. Cigars.
some beautiful gowns were seen in the
bridal party. Miss Schott. the bride, was
elegantly sowned in a costume Of
Duchess satin. made enJraine. with yoke