Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-06
weddings and ENGAGEMENTS.

Wakefield, most of whom were at home for
the holidays.
weddings and Engagements.
The engagement has been announced OF
Miss Caroline Blanche St. Geyer and Mr..
Albert X. Driscol. The wedding will occur
In February.
Mr.. Charles Il. Sharp and Miss Virginia
Vaughn were married on Monday evening
at the home of Rev. Charles w. Savidge
Only small party of friends were present
The wedding OF Miss Louise Metz. daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Metz. sr., to Mr..
Arthur G. Funk of Bloomington, ILL.,, will
occur Wednesday evening at the home of
the brides parents.
The marriage of Mr.. John Patrick and
Miss Della Chandler will occur at 1886
o'clock Thursday evening at the home OF
Miss Chambers aunt, Mrs. J. J. Brown.
The wedding will be quiet and attended
only by relatives.
Tuesday at high noon Mr.. Edward
Evans, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Evans, and Miss Jennie Il. Allen were mar
ried at the home Of the brides parents,
Prof. and Mrs. w. II. Allen, 240S Indiana
avenue. Rev. Amesley Thomas Young OF
Blair officiated.
On New Years evening, at the house OF
the brides mother, 2107 Douglas street,
Mrs. katharine Todd Rood and Edwin A.
Stearns were united in marriage by Bishop
A. l.. Williams of the Episcopal church.
The bride is we'll known In Omaha social
and art circles and the groom is well known
among the newspaper fraternity, having
been connected with the market papers of
South Omaha for the last twelve years
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contracting parties were present at the
ceremony or supper which followed. They
will be at home to their friends after jan
uary IL at 2107 Douglas street. Omaha.
A simple but very pretty home wedding
was that of Miss Rena Jensen and DR..
George w. Todd of Elmwood, Neb., which
occurred New Years night at the home OF
the brides father, DR.. II. p. Jensen. To
Lohengrins wedding march, played by Miss
Henrietta Reese, the party entered the par
lor little Miss Ruth Caldwell of st. Louis
in dainty frock of white opera batistc
coming first, bearing the ring on cushion
of flowers. Miss Bessie Her, maid of honor
followed, gowned in pink silk null and then
the bride and her father. her gown being
of white opera batiste, with trimmings OF
tucking and lace. Before a bank of palms
and smiax the groom and his best man,
Mr. T. Todd, met the party and Rev. Lionel
G.. Marony of New York City read the mar
rage service Of the Episcopal church Only
relatives and a few friends were present.
DR.. and Mrs. Todd will be at home In Elm
wood, Neb.
One of the pretty home weddings of the
winter was that of Miss Hattie Gunther and
Mr.. John Phaelon Shirley, which was SOL
emnized at o'clock Friday evening at the
home of the brides parents, MIR. and Mrs
Alex Gunther. 3S70 Farnam street, Rev
Father Harrington Of st. Cecilia church
officiating. Attended by Miss Golda Frank
and Mr.. Robert Shirley the party stood
under canopy of southern smiax while
the marriage service was read. The brides
gown was of white silk mousseline, with in
sertion of point lace; she carried brides
roses. Miss Franks gown was of blue bro
cade silk, with trimmings of chiffon. The
rooms We're decorated with profusion oi
southern smllax and cut flowers to CORE.
spond with the lighting and other trim
mings which were white in the parlor and
red in the back parlor, white and greer
prevailing in the dining room, carried ou
in hyacinths and smilax. The wedding was
attended only by relatives and few
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley leaving soor
diteT ioT tdllIoTnld, 10 return ABOUT MarCf
l, when they will be at home at 1870 Far.
nam street,
Among the pretty weddings that gracet
the dawn of the new century in Omaha or
New Years day was the marriage of Mr.
Dean Thompson to Miss Bessie M. Barrett
at the home OF the brides parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Jesse w. Barrett, on South Thirty
third avenue, in the presence of q larg,
str la pf aIati ixac md fr,a dc rl1
tions were replete with Christmas greens
smilax and cut flowers, the most noticeable
being two large wreaths of holly arranged
in the design of hearts and suspended b!
white ribbons in the front parlor window
In the dining room the chandelier was fes
| tooned with smilax, while on the table be
low large bunch OF carnations formed th
| centcrpiece, and from there refreshment
were served during the reception that fol
| lowed the wedding ceremony. Promptly o
2 o'clock to the trains of the wedding
march played by Miss Barnum the brida
| procession entered the drawing room
and from in front of banl
| of palms and ferns the coupl
were united in wedlock by Rev. c
C. Cissell. The bride was attred in
beautiful gown of rich white null and car
ried huge bunch Of brides roses, she be
ing attended by her sister, Miss Prudence
Barrett, as bridesmaid, who appeared in a,
elegant gown OF dark yellow silk. TIL
groom was attended by his brother, Mr.
| Writ Thompson. as best man. Immediately
after the reception Mr.. and Mrs. ThompsoI
left for their trip west, carrying with then
the wealth of congratulations and bes
wishes from their many friends. The brld
and groom have both resided in Omaha sew
eral years and both were members of tn
Omaha High school class of 9S.