The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-19
SHIRT WAIST WEDDING,
At which the Minister Was the
Only One Who Wore a Coat.

!, At Which the Minister Was the
Only One Who Wore a Coat. -.
Camden IN j. Special to New York
Journal.
The -four hundred" of this city assert
that they are as refined as those of any
social circle in the United States, and
now that they have placed the seal Of
approval upon the shirt waist by holding
ding on record, the citizens of this coun-
; try may go anywhere in shirt waists
without fear.
Miss Annie Jacobs was to be married
to the young, dashing and wealthy Nor
ris Blumstein. When he visited her two
weeks ago, to close the arrangements
for the ceremony, he was in a shirt
waist. He apologized for his attire, point
ing by way of excuse to the thermome-
ter.
Why, I wouldn't care if you wore
shirt waist in church., said Miss ia
cobs, and from this remark grew the
shirt waist wedding. Miss Jacobs sound
ed her friends, and they all agreed that,
as the newspapers had called for a, shirt
waist pioneer OF undoubted blue blood
it was meet that she and her fance
should set the example
The invitations to the ceremony which
occurred last night said that all the
guests, men and women, should come
In shirt waists or stay at home.
The. ceremony was in a Philadelphia
church AS it was well advertised, a
large crowd blocked the streets. They
In evening trousers, held up by black
Delt. de had on a white shirt, fresh
from the laundry, with three diamonds on
1t and a modest butterfly necktie Of OK
blood red
All the guests were in their shirts, ard
were not encountered by any such relics
OF oarbarlsm as coats or waistceats On
~ q few Wore silk suspenders The pre-
valnng Idea was the belt, usually of a
dark shade. The shirt waists made a
splendid background for a display of dia-
monds.
The wedding notices asked the men not
to come In coiored shirts, and none of
them did. The women, however had
shirt waists of every hue. The ushers
were nervous.
IT feel as If I'd escaped half dressed
from a burning house." said one of them
But they soon forgot the strangeness of
their attire in the work of seating SEQ
persons
When the strains of the .Iaohengrin'
wedding march pealed from the organ
the bride, in shirt waist and veil, APP
Peared at the lower end of the aisle lean
ing upon the arm of her father. Instead
of coat, he wore white cambria shirt
with very large gold studs.
They were met at the altar by the br.de
groom and best man, both in white silk
shirts
The only man in the building who wore
coat was the clergyman, DR.. Levy. He
TO leave off the coat and appear in a
Shirt waist, but he could not quite bring
himself to the sticking point when the
moment arrived.
After the ceremony long line of
coaches, driven by men in their shirt
sleeves, started for Camden, where a
shirt waist reception" was held at the
house Of the brides parents The Young
couple then started on what they called
shirt waist honeymoon"
The bridegroom will not wear coat or
Waistcoat unless 1t grows very much
colder.
The innovation has caused a Juror in
Camden society Many of the leading
society men say that the shirt waist idea
'front.' which is still a part of the blue
blood's social equipment here. cannot he
worn with 1T. The celluloid shirt front
and cuffs can be washed by their owner
at no expense to himself, but few have
had the moral courage to wear them sI1-
perimposed upon shirt waist