The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-13
AT CHURCH OF ASCENSION.
wedding of Mr.. William Henges and
Miss EsteIIe Kuck Was Celebrated.

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AZ S o'clock last night, at the Lutheran
Church of the Ascension, a beautiful we'd
ding took place. uniting Mr.. F. William
Henges and Miss Estelle Kuck. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. John H.
Harms of Newport, Pa, assisted by Rev.
W. c. Schaeffer, pastor of the church,
and was witnessed by a large assemblage
of relatives and friends.
The decorations were elaborate, tall
palms and potted plants filing the chancel
while the railing was entwined with
Wreaths of bamboo vine. Promptly at the
hour arranged for abe ceremony the
wedding March" from Lohengrin an
nOunced the coming of the bridal party.
The ushers, who entered first, were Mr..
Samuel Wheaton, Jr., Mr. Henry Behr,
Mr. Henry Suffer and Mr. Henry Monsees.
Following them came the bridesmaids and
groomsmen, who walked in the following
order: Miss Annie Suffer and Mr.. John
Schoder, Jr., Miss Meta Entelman and Mr..
George D. Semken, and Miss Matte Wie-
gand and Mr.. Edward Krieger The
maid-of-honor Miss George Kuck, walk
ed alone, preceding the bride and her
father, Mr.. John Kuck
The best man, Mr.. Fred Vessels, ac-
companied the groom, and together they
advanced from the vestry room to the
chancel steps. Grouped beneath the
palms, the bridal party made a striking
picture the white and pink gowns of the
bride and her maids, being set off by the
glossy green of palms and smilax. The
bride was lovely in her glistening robe of
white satin, en- traine. The bodice was
draped with bertha of Duchess lace over
a yoke of shirred chiffon. The skirt
also showed fan-like plaitings of
chiffon at its edges. A tulle veil fastened
with a tiara of lilies-of-the-Valley and
orange blossoms, fell in graceful folds to
the end of the train, while a bouquet of
white roses and lilies of the valley COM
pleted the costume.
The gowns worn by the maids of honor
and the bridesmaids were dainty in the
extreme. They were of white chiffon
with lace insertions, over white satin. The
low-cut bodices were finished on the left
side with rosettes of pink mousseMne,
and they carried lovely bouquets of Cath
crime Mermet roses tied with pink satin
ribbons.
During the ceremony the soft strains of
call Me Thine" We're family heard, and
as occasional the march from Tannhau-
ser was played by Mr.. John Wiegand.
The bridal party and wedding guests
were entertained after the ceremony at
the Guards Hall, where Mr. and Mrs.
Kuck held a reception. The hail, brilliant
with lights and decora tons of palms and
bamboo, presented festive scene
throughout the evening. An orchestra
furnished music for the dancing and an
elaborate supper, prepared by the German
Aid Society, was served at Il O'Clock. The
happy couple left at midnight for Flor
ida, where the honeymoon will be spent
The brides travelling gown was of pale
gray cloth trimmed with stitched taffeta
SILK, and she wore a toque of gray straw
and tucked chiffon. Numbers of handsome
and useful gifts were received by the hap
py pair, including silver, furniture cut
glass, pictures, and bric-a-brac. Both
young people are popular with a large
circle of friends.
The groom who is son of Mrs John
Juchter, is a successful and highly es-
teemed young business man. The bride is
the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
huck, and besides her personal beauty
possesses many lovely traits of character
She is a graduate of Elizabeth College
North Carolina. An interesting point in
connection with the wedding is the fact
that yesterday was the twenty-second an
niversary of the marriage of the brides
parents. On their return to Savannah Mr.
and Mrs. Henges will reside at No 221
Hail street, west, where they will keep
house.