The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-06-12
The HANNA Moor
MICK WEDDING.
Gowns and Gifts of Interest
to Feminine Readers.

ding in Ohio as the one celebrated in
Cleveland at noon Wednesday, when
Miss Ruth Hanna became Mrs. Joseph
Medill Mccormick. The Cleveland
Leader says:
at was distinctively an American
marriage, the bride and groom being
typical of the young life of the
United States, and uniting two fami-
lies of unusual prominence. The
bride is girl whose independence in
thought and action is combined with
delightful charm of personality
and womanly dignity. Mr.. McCor-
mick, although the son of wealth and
attainments, is making his beginning
as the sturdiest types of young Amer
lean men are not too proud to do.
He is connected with the Chicago
Tribune, the newspaper his grand
father, Joseph Medill, founded, and
of which his uncle, Robert w. Patter-
son, is at present editor.
The President of the United States
with his daughter. Miss Alice, were
the most distinguished guests, and
great crowds were at the railroad
station. and along the entire line for
one glimpse of the President.
| ''When the shout of welcome from
the multitude in the street announ-
ced to those waiting in the church
that the Presidents carriage had ar
rived outside, there was a respon-
sive murmur throughout the building
as though the guests might lose some
| of the correct decorum in the sacred
.difice and applaud likewise. Soon
afterwards President Roosevelt,
| with Mrs. Hanna, the brides mother,
on his arm, entered the church. He
was followed by Miss Alice Roosevelt,
the cynosure of all eyes until the
bride should arrive. AS the Presi-
dent entered, the entire assemblage
rose and turned an eager, breathless
gaze, embarrassing in its intensity.
upon him. A supprt ssed desire to
greet him more adequately was per-
fectly manifest. Miss Roosevelt car
ried herself with a pretty grace and
was much admired for her dignity
of manner. She wore gown of deep
cream chiffon, shirred, and trimmed
with insertions of cream-color-
ed cluny lace. She wore beautiful
Etruscan gold necklace. and her hat
was large fiat straw, the color of
Il I. - @rirnaI .rffh 1a-a
The lovely bride was gowned in
white peau-de-soie, the bodice cover
cred with the rarest lace. deep fall
of point applique forming the front
of the bodice. The sleeves were of
lace also. Deep frills of lace fell
from the open seams of the front
panel and the skirt, and were caught
with sprays of orange blossoms. Her
ornaments were deep collar of
pearls, with diamond slides, from Mrs.
Mccormick, a long string of pearls
from Mrs. Hanna, and she wore also
a broaeh of diamonds. Her hands
we're full of lilies of the valley, a
huge shower bouquet OF the dainty
blossoms with white gauze ribbons
and maidenhair fern.
The bridesmaides wore charming
frocks of sun-pleated mousseline de
sole over green chiffon, the hloused
hodices of delicate valenciennes lace,
knotted aashes OF pale green satin,
land large lace hats trimmed with a
succession of pale green ostrich tips
about the crown. They carried
shower bouquets of white sweet peas
with green gauze ribbons.
Miss McCurdy's gown was similar
to those of the bridesmaids, but was
carried out entirely in white, with
white feathers. and her nowers white
sweet peas with white ribbons. AL
the maids wore golden pendants with
pearl and diamond drops, the favor'
of the bride to them,
afr. and Mrs. roosevelt gave the
bride a set of after dinner cups and
saucers of pure gold, Mrs. MCKINLEY
sent a rare Italian vase. Senatol
Hanna's gift to them will be $4,000
and house in Chicago. Mrs. Ham;
gives a handsome string of pearls
The groom's present to his bride vii
be large pearls pendant. Mrs. Dal
Hanna gives pair of diamond comb
and the Mscormicks' present is a
antique silver tea set that was mad
in ngland in the seventeeth century
f 1t has been a family heirloom fo
+ generations. The gold, silver and Gu
glass received by the bride are wort
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
y Ira Craan