Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06
Bennett Robinson Nupttals.

when the marriage of Miss Marian
Harlan Robinson, only daughter
of Mr. aud Mrs Richard Robinson.
and Daniel Colfax Bennett was
solemnize,l ut the home of the
parents of the bride on Eighth
street, in the presence of about
one hundred guests.
AS the notes of Lohengrin
Bridal March softly fell upon the
ear from the pial presided over
by Mss Vera Foss, the bridal
party slowly desct nded the stairs
and took their places under a
canopy in the front parlors. Tue
bride was attended by the matron
of honor, Mrs J @ Morris of Chi
cago, and MIR Flint of Chicago
served the groom as best man.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev j MacAllister, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church.
The brides gown was very love-
ly, fashioned of French tucked
linen With trimmings of valen-
cennes lace and insertion. She
carried plume bouquet of brides
roses.
The matr on of honor wore q
gown of pink irish dimity with
white trimmings. She carlied an
arm bouquet OF pink roses, the ex-
act shade of her gown.
The hallway and parlors were
decorated with stately palms,
graceful festconing of smilax and
a profusion of pink and white car
nations.
Following the ceremony de-
lightfully informality seemed to
prevail among the guests and the
most generous congratulations
were showered upon the groom,
while everyone expressed most
heartily their hopes fer tie hap
piness of the bride who is SO we'll
known and loved by all, she hav-
ing grown from pra,tlipg baby
hood to young W, manhood in our
town.
r. freshmen's were served liz
the dining room which WAS very
beautiful in It's pink and white
decorations. The table in the
center of the room held a center
piece of pink and white carnations
IN cut glass epiergne and WAS
further decorated with the dainti-
est spray bouquets OF white and
green. From the chandelier was
suspended pink and white ribbons
to each corner of the table. Every
thing in the entire room was in
harmony with the prevailing
colors. The refreshments were
served by Mrs Ray Noyes, Misses
Stowe, Crowdsr and Foss. Mis-
Noyes wore pink gown relieved
with white. Miss Stoves gown
was white and Misses Foss and
Crowder added to their pretty,
dainty garments, corsage bouquets
of pink and white carnations.
The ices and cakes also partook
of the dainty prevailing colors.
The bouquet tossed from the stair
way was caught by Miss White.
After the bridal gown had been
exchanged for the travelling gown,
the bride again mingled with her
guests in the parlor until time for
their departure. The go-away
dress was brown brcadcloth with
cream applique trimmings, with
which was worn a brown Tuscan
turban with q dash Of cream trim
mings.
Mr. and Mrs Bennett left on the
night train for Minneapolis where
a furnished cottage at 2,808 South
Thomas street awaits their home
coming and in which they will al
once set up their household gods
and begin housekeeping.
The younger portion of the
guests accompanied the young
couple to the train and extended
the courtesies usually accorded
newly married persons in the way
I of rice showers and the time
honored old slippers.
| Mr. and Mrs Bennett will be al
home to their friends after June
Doth.
Among the out of town guests
were Mr. and Mrs I Balm and Mrs
d 7 Moore, Lincoln, Neb.; George
Robinson and wife, Mrs Rounds
Miss Rounds and Mrs Young
Sioux City; Mrs Morris, Miss
} Bennett, Mr. Flint and Mr. Miley
Chicago; Rev j M Robinson and
wife and Mrs Reedy, Omaha; MI
and Mrs III L Harvey, Logan.
The presents were handsome
and numerous, and one pleasing
feature was, no duplicates were
shown as 80 often occurs under
similar circumstances.
Mrs NJ A Lineham has returned
to Council Bluffs after visit Of
two weeks here with relatives.
Miss Hazel Musick, after a visi
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