The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-11
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brilliant wedding took place last even
Ing in st. Paul's church when MISS Ruth
MacKusick, daughter of Mrs. Jennie l..
Mackusick, and Paul Johnson, of St Paul
were married. The decorations were
charming and the altar was almost hidden
by the palms which were banked around
It, AT either side were tall clusters of
white asters and the same flowers We're
on the pews reserved for the family.
G. H. FaircloUgh, of ST. Paul, presided
at the organ and played q program Of APP
propriate selections as the guests arrived
and We're seated by the ushers. Messrs.
Cathcart Maxtield, Fred Helm. James ST.
monitor, st. Paul; and Walter Campbell.
Chicago. The 'Lohengrin" bridal chorus
announced the entrance of the bide and
her attendants.
The bridesmaids, Misses Agnes MacKu
sick, Helen Blitz, Harriet Campbell and
Alice jackson, wore white gowns and car
ried white asters. Little Dorothy Camp
bell and Hazelton Ensign We're pillow
bearers. The maid of honor was Miss
Eva MacI<usicl1. Her gown was of white
silk organdie, over tatfeta, trimmed with
lace and folds of white satin. She carried
American Beauty roses. The bride was in
white Paris silk crepe over taffeta. The
,
the bodice was of tuclzs and fashioned
with a bertha Of duchess lace / The stool.
and girdle We're Of white panne velvet.
The tulle veil fell to the hem Of the skirt
and the bouquet was of bride roses. Mrs.
MacKusick, who gave her daughter in
marriage, was in black crepe de chine
over satin trimmed with white chiffon and
duchess lace. Mr.. Johnson and his best
man, T. A. Mathews, met the bride at the
ola n tl.ar
George H. Thomas, in the absence of DR..
Webb.
The reception was at the home of the
brides brother and sister, DR.. and Mrs.
r. A. Campbell, 2517 Dupont avenue s..
Receiving with the bridal couple were
Mrs. MacKusick, DR.. and Mrs. T. H. john
son, DR.. ard Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Char
lotte Merry, of Saltwater and Mrs. Walter
Wilson. Mrs. Campbell wore rose pink
silk trimmed with lace and black belvet.
and Mrs. Wilson was in her wedding gown
OF white satin.
The parlors were decorated with pink
roses and smilaX and the reception room
was banked with palms and ferns. Col
den glow was used with the green in the
library and in the dining-room American
Beauty roses and red tapers in silver can
delabra were on the table while above was
a canopy of smilax and ferns. Mrs. John
Albeit, Of La Crosse, Wis, served coffee
and Misses Helen Stevens, Helen Barbour
and Edith Williams assisted There were
100 guests. Those from out of town were
Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Foster. of Chi
cago; George Willard, Of Kansas City; w.
Flemming, of Detroit, Mich; H Russell.
of New York, Mrs. Lula MacKusick, Miss
Greeley and Mrs Marsh of Saltwater.
Mr.. johnson and his bride went east on
their wedding trip and they will be at
home after Nov. 1 at 697 Laurel avenue,
st. Paul Mrs. Johnson's going away
gown was of blue broadcloth and the but
tons were made of American ha1f-dollars
of the year 1902 and were the gift of DR..
Johnson.
q Portland Avenue Church of Christ was
thronged with guests last evening to wit
ness the marriage of Miss Alice M. Stahl-
er, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Stahler,
and Leon Orrin Petit, which took place
at s o'clock. Palms banked the altar and
lifted their broad leaves far above the
pink asters which nestled below. Miss
Hattie Hodges was at the organ and
played the, ''kohengrin' chorus. The
ushers were six girl friends of the bride,
Misses Grace Ireland, Daisy Poole, Ethel
Patterson, Nellie Meyer, Blanche Petit
and Marie Hodges. They all wore white
gowns and carried pink and white sweet
peas. Miss Elsie Ireland was the maid
of honor and was in pale green organdie:
Her flowers were also sweet peas: .fhe
brides gown was of white SWISS The
skirt was founced and edged with mech
len lace and the bodice had a yoke Of lace
and embroidery edged with bertha OF
lace The sash was Of broad satin ribbon
and the bouquet of bride roses.
The bridegroom and his best man, Ar
thur Warner, met the bride at the altar
where the service was read by Rev. c. J.
Tannar to the soft accompaniment OF
selection from "Tannhauser.'
A reception followed at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Stahler, 2116 Third avenue S
Golden glow was used in the parlor where
the mantel was banked with green anc
the bow window was a bower Of ferns
vines and asters. The second parlor was
frightened with asters and sweet pea:
and in the dining room basket Of sWee
peas was in the center Of the table Which
was lighted by pink tapers in silver can
dlesticks. About forty guests attended
the reception, and those from out of towr
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Mapes~ Of En-
poria KAN, and Clifford Miles Of Butte
Mont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Petit left for the east ant
they will be at home after Oct. 1 at 211
Third avenue S. Mrs. Petit wore for {
travelling gown a gray tailor suit with
white hat trimmed with a bird
The marriage of Miss Mary Eva Burn
ham and DR.. Elmer Ellsworth Hall, bot
of ST. Stephens, N. B., was quietly sol
ennized last evening at the residence o
the brides uncle, H. H. Smith, 1903 Bryan
avenue N. The drawing-room and parlor
were deliberately decorated with aster
and sweet peas, and the. service was rea'
amid a profusion of ferns and flowers Il
one of the alcoves The bride was givel
in marriage by. her father, and was at
tended by Miss Betsy Stirling, who wore
green crepe de chene with lace applique
and carried pink roses. Miss Ella Burn
ham, sister Of the bride, was flower cir
The bride was gowned in French batiste
trimmed with Valenc1enceS lace, and car
ried a large bouquet of brideroses. Charlie
P. Wilkinson acted as best man. Miss Or
Wilkinson sang MY Heart at Thy Swee
Voice." from Samson and Delilah,'' an
the 'Lohengrin' wedding march wa
played by Mrs G. A. Bingenheimer. Rev
B. Forester, Of the Advent Christia
church. was the officiating clergyman.
DR. and Mrs. Hall left on the late trail
for their new home in Little Falls, MINI.
Among the weddings of last evening wa
that of Miss Minnie Coonradt and Fred
erick E. Muetz of Elrna, Iowa, which wa
solemnized at the home Of the, bride
parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Coonradt, 254
Seventeenth avenue S. A canopy Of au
tumn leaves was arranged above the i'm
provised altar and golden rod and autum
leaves were used in profusion through til
room Nasturtiums and asparagus win
were in the second parlOr and pink an
white sweet peas in the dining-roorI
where ribbons fell from the chandler t