The Topeka state journal., 1902-10-23

rainy wedding day is so Old-EaSnlOned
that nobody is willing to acknowledge
to belief in it. but bright weather is
/ always considered a fortunate circum-
stance, especially when wedding is as
/ large and elaborate and a matter of in
terest to so many people as that OF Miss
/ Vera May Low daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs Marcus A. Low, and Mr.. Albert
Turner Reid, which was solemnzed at
/ half past o'clock Wednesday night, at
the First Methodist Episcopal church,
and to the success of which perfect
I October evening was happy fortuity
No event of the season in Topeka
rivals this wedding in Importance. The
prominence of the Low family and OF
Mr Reid gives the event more than its
social consequence, and the guests in
cluded beside the local fashionable world
people OF position from all over the
state, who filed the largest church in
town with a distinguished company A
more beautiful wedding has probably
never taken place in the west. The
great banks of splendid palms and ferns
rising from the floor on either side al
the back of the chancel and forming
an apex at the center of the great organ
pipes; the quantities of Alabama smiiaX
which concealed the stairways leading
on either side to the balcony above, were
merely a setting fer the gorgeous mass
of white chrysanthemums, the brides
flower, tied with broad white satin rib
bons which was the dominant note in the
decorative scheme, repeated in the
bouquets OF lH6 DIlCcS1ldlNS anu lHr
decorations of the Low residence at the
corner of Thirteenth avenue and Fill
more street, where the reception was
given
The Rev. D. M Fisk was the officiat-
ing clergyman. The church organist.
Mr.. w. F. Roehr, played a prelude pro-
gramme and the Wagner wedding pro-
cessional from Lchengrin. There was
no music during the ceremony, the con-
Guiding words of which We're the signal
for the MendelSSohn occasional.
Five beautiful girls in airy white
chiffon frocks, with court wells of tulle
White chrysanthemums, and carrying
great armfulls OF white chrysanthe-
NUNS, and corresponding number of
handsome young men faultiessly
grOomed. were included in the rarely
satisfactory bridal party which attend
ed the stately bride and the distinctly
good looking groom, and made the cere-
mcnial a striking and effective picture.
Preceding the bridal party were two lit
tie ribbon girls, Sarella and Genevieve
Herrick. in dainty white frOckS. and
after them came the Ushers. Mr.. Lewis
c. Bronson, Mr. Archibald F. Williams,
Mr.. Ed T. Haug CT Concordia and Mr..
Dean r. Low. The bridesmaids who
followed the ushers, We're Miss Georgia
Walker of st. Louis. Miss Helen Thomp-
son, Miss Ivah Davis and Miss Louise
Smith. The maid of honor Miss Meta
! Robinson, and the little ring bearer.
Marshall Crawford. in white and with
the wedding ring on white satin pill
low, We're the other attendants of the
bride, who was with her father, who
gave her in marriage. Mr.. Reid and his
brother, Mr.. Frank A. Reid of Clvde.
in. the capacity OF grOomsman, awaited
the others Of the bridal party with DIR.
Fisk at the altar.
The bridal toilet was an exquisite Gre
alton of Duchess satin. rose point lace
end white chiffon in a dead white tone,
vastly becoming to the regal blonde type
Of the young woman for whom it was
designed. 1t is an imported model,
effectively fashioned. and the long tulle
veil which swept to the hem of her
skirts and an incomparably lovely arm
bouquet Cf lilies of the valley were COM
plotting details of a charming ensemble.
AT the Low residence Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Turner Reid. Mr.. and Mrs. Low,
and Mrs. Jean Reid of Clyde received
the guests asked for the reception at 8
o'clock. The house. always among the
most beautiful in Topeka, had for this
occasion the most lavish decorations of
paims, Alabama smilax and flowers
The reception hall was in pink and
white cosmos, the drawing room in
splendid American Reauties, the great
vases that held them tied with broad
Nile green satin ribbons The library
had rich red dahlias. and the dining
room which is finished in pale shade
Cf pink, was in white chrysanthemums
and lilies of the valley The latter were
caught in twisted loops of tulle which
ldHOiAHu the Du1I1I- Inc 11a0l6l ana lBe
table and extended to the chandelier in
the center of the ceiling. The chrysan-
themums formed the centerpiece of the
table and decked the buffet and mantei.
In the upper hall Steinbergs orchestra
Daved throughout the evening. The
wedding gifts formed a magnificent col
lection on the third floor Large as the
house is it was crowded, and some of
the most superb toilettes ever seen in
Topeka were worn by the receiving and
assisting women. Mrs Low was in .
pale gray eoiian over taffata Of the same
color, with garniture of cream lace.
pink panne and embroidery. Mrs Reid
wore black crepe de chine combine1 ]
with heavy black lace and white satin.
The assisting women We're Mrs. A. A
Robinson. Mre. J. H HamD~on of the
Mrs NJ. A. Hammat tt. Mrs. A. A. Hurd,
Mrs. John Z. bartholomew. Mrs. john
Norton. Mrs. F. G. Npsl, Mrs. F.. A.
Herbst Mrs @ c. Baker Mrs Frank
Charles Wiimarth of Sacramento Cal,
Miss Grace Curtis. Miss Bessie CaEnp-
h"li; Miss Mary Thompson. Miss Louise
J<ell9n. Miss Agnes C.nnther, Miss
HCrbet and Miss Spe Herbst.
Among tho c'lt-of-tovn guests a the
? weadirr were Mrs. John Hodge of Chi
cag0. Mr.. and Mrs. George Hovey Of
Eaneas Citv Mrs A. f. Ashbrook of
I<nns1s CITY. General an1 Mrs. Wilder
r Metcalf of Lawrence. Mr.. and Mrs Ell
tl9'r cf Cadmus. Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ
? D. Wsllar of Hclton. Mr.. and Mrs.
George s. Reid of st. Louis. Mr.. and
Mr.. Henry Allen of Ottawa. Senator
and Mrs. J. r Eurton ~f Abilene. Mr.
md Mrs. j. T. Case # Abilene Mr.. and
Nrs. Home Low cf Fort Worth. Tex
ar. and Mrs Charles C Angcviue of
VIC. Mics leon Irei1e Reid or Clvfle
Nf-T suzanne Cay Of FSansas Citv. Miss
N""o F007v NJ Kansas Citv. Miss Ger
tru6e Deve~olJv cf T.ovre- 90 Miss Tn
y, -Naw ~ Abilene Mr. r.axs Reid cf Clv7a