The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25

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Prof. Charles A. Hansen was at the organ
and as the guests were seated he played
programme Of bridal music. For the en-
trance trance OF the wedding party he played the
Bridal Procession" by Grieg, and directly
preceding the entrance Mrs. Alice Whallon
sang the melody of Sans Toi." The ushers
Mr.. John II. Holmes. of St. Louis; Mr..
James Harrington. of Terre Haute; DR..
Francis y. Dorsey, Mr. Oscar Schmidt, DR..
Samuel Johnston and Mr.. Ralph Lemcke.
Following them came the maids, who
walked by twos. Miss Mary Lord. Of Chi
cago, with Miss Stella Adams; Miss Evelyn
Goodsell, OF Bridgeport. Mass. with Miss
Mary Wilson,. and Miss Ena Wilder. of
Madison, n. j.. with Miss Ella Vonnegut.
The lovely gowns worn by the maids were
fashioned alike with bodices and skirts
They were Of pale green chiffon, and the
shirred picture hats Of green chiffon had
wreaths of pink roses. Each of the maids
two carrying the President Cernot, the
next the la France roses and the third the
bridesmaid roses. Mrs. Francis O. Dorsey.
the matron OF honor, followed the brides
maids. She was lovely in a gown of pink
chiffon fashioned like the gowns of the
bridesmaids, and her hat was of shirred
pink chiffon with pink plumes. Her bou-
quet was of maidenhair ferns. The bride
entered the church with her brother, Mr.
Frederick Ayres by whom she was given
robe of point applique fashioned over robes
or chiffon and white satin. The gown had
a transparent yoke and elbow sleeves. The
tulle veil was worn back from the face and
was caught by a coronet of lilies of the val
ley and shower of the same blossoms
formed the bridal bouquet. The only jewel
the pulpit the bride and her attendants
were met by the bridegroom with his best
man, Mr.. Alan Williams, and the officiating
clergyman, the Rev. Owen Davies Odell
AS the wedding service was read Greig s
Song to Spring was played. The gowns
worn by the relatives and friends in the
bridal party were exceedingly handsome
Mrs. Ayres's gown was of Teneriffe lace
over gray silk and her hat was Of white
combined with lavender and jet trimmings.
Mrs. Williams wore a gray crepe de chine
with white lace and touches of pink. Mrs.
William b. Wheeler wore a gown of white
lace over yellow and Mrs. George Vince
locks gown was of tucked white chiffon
embroidered with gray.
Following the church service there was a
wedding breakfast at the Ayres home on
North Delaware street. The drawing
| lilies Of the valley and in the dining room
! the decoration was of pink roses. The table
for the bridal party had mound of the
| roses encircled by a garland Of white sweet
] peas and ferns. White tapers were set in
| the midst of the blossoms. The other guests
were seated at small tables arranged in the
| library and decorated with pink roses. An
| orchestra played during the serving of the
| breakfast. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams left yes
| terday afternoon for an Eastern journey
and later will be at home with Mrs. Ayres
| and family at their summer home at Mag
nolia Beach Guests from a distance for
the wedding were Mrs. James c. Williams,
Of Wilmington. O.; Mrs Rifenberick, Of
ton and daughter. Major and Mrs. Craw-
! ford, Mrs. d. p Cox. Misses Laura and
Mary Cox, of Terre Haute. and Mrs. Shil-
| Ito. of St. Louis.
HANLEY-FOSTER.
A wedding of exceptional beauty and in
terest was solemnized last night in the First
| tict he hrf5 N; CO =,
Wallace Foster daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar ]. Foster, and the bridegroom the
Rev. E. A. Hanley. of Cleveland. The
colors used for the church decoration were
white and green with masses of palms
| and ferns interspersed with clusters of
feverfew and other delicate white blossoms.
! Mrs. Edenharter was at the organ and
her programme Of wedding music included
the "14ohengrin' bridal chorus for the en-
trance, a series of bridal airs during the
reading of the ceremony. and the Mendels-
sohn march for the occasional. The large
assemblage Of guests was seated by the
ushers, who were Mr.. Leon G.. Miles of
New Carlisle. Mr.. F. E. Harris of Cleve-
land. Prof. A. z. Bestor of Cleveland, Mr..
| Gaylord Hawkins, Mr.. Robert Foster, Mr..
| W. E. Foster and Mr.. George George. The
| wedding party entered the church at s
| o'clock and was led UP the aisle by the
ushers Following came Mr.. and Mrs. Fos-
| ter. the parents of the bride, and after
them the little flower maid Maria Frances
Buchanan. The maid of honor, Miss Mar
garet Delano Foster. walked alone, preced-
| ing the bride who entered unaccompanied,
| but was joined at the altar by her father,
who gave her away. The bridegroom en-
tered with his best man, his brother, Mr..
| Elijah Hanley, of Cleveland, and the Of
floating clergyman, the Rev. Thomas j.
Villers. The bride wore an exquisite robe of
| white panne crepe fashioned in panel ef-
feet and with an accordion plated front.
The gown was completed by a girdle and a
stock of Oriental lace and tulle veil was
| worm The only ornament a large
crescent OF pearls, the gift Of Mr.. Hanley
The bridal bouquet was a shower of white
| sweet peas tied with white ribbons. The
| maid of honor wore a dainty frock of pink
silk null with trimmings of point desprit
| and carried a shower of pink sweet peas
| The little flower girl was in white lace over
pink and carried basket of pink sweet
pale gray embroidered wolfe with trim.
mings of mousseline de sole. The pews for
the family were marked by white satin rib
bons, and with the relatives were seated
number of out-of-town guests who came
especially for the wedding, among them
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Hanley, of Terre
| Haute; Mrs. Clara H. Bradshaw, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harmon Bradshaw, of Lebanon; Mr.
and Mrs. E. A. Remy. of Seymour: Mrs
Clara Junkerman and daughter Miss Kath-
crime Eggleston Junkerman, of Cincinnati
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and Mrs. F. e, A: Smith. of Cleveland
Miss Mariana Munkhouse, of Terre Haute
Mrs. II. G. Harris and son. of Cleveland
Miss Antoinette Anderson, of st. Louis
Miss Clara Anderson, of Kewanee. ILL.,; Mr.
and Mrs M. Z. Crowell, of Franklin; Mrs
NJ. H Delano. of California.
After the ceremony there was a small re-
ception for the members Of the family the
bridal party and the out-of-town guests al
the Foster home on North Pennsylvania
street. The house was charmingly ar.
ranged with masses of marguerites in vases
and in Indian baskets which were huns
for wall pockets. The veranda, where
with flags and the lawn was hung with
brilliant japanese lanterns. A number OF
the relatives and friends of the bride an(
groom assisted in entertaining. Mr.. anC
Mrs. Hanley left last night for an extended
lake and mountain trip and later will bt
at home in Cleveland.
FORD-DILL.
A prettily appointed wedding which tool
place last night in the Central Christian
church was that of Miss Elinor Dill, daugh
Ernest Athey Ford. The wedding was char
acterized in all its appointments by tn,
June lily, and masses of these flowers wer,
set against the green of the palms and ferns
which banked the front OF the church anC
the pews for the relatives were marked b.
clusters of lilies tied with white ribbons
Miss Carrie Hyatt presided at the organ
and at the ceremony hour. o'clock sh,
played the wedding music from .'Lohengrin'
for the entrance of the wedding party. TIL
bride entered with her father. who gav
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