The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-04

4 ing all his groorrSnen from New YORK the
majority Of them being Yale men OF his
class. 80 The bride, who has since her
/. debut tvo years ago. taken front rank as
{: one Of the towns snartest girls. will have
her younger sister, Miss Nellie Crouch. for
maid, Of honor. and n school chum. Mrs.
BENJAMIN Adams of Chicago. for the hon
cred matron- The bridesmaids are Miss
Williams Of New York. sister OF the bride
groom: Miss Mitchell Of Chicago. and Miss
Rena Duia Of St. Louis.
Edward Laden is TO be Mr.. wIlliamss best
man. while the ushers and EroomSEnep- are
Hugh Inmzn. Sterling Beardsley. W.. B.
SHINES W. H Fearing. Jr.. O. F. Picher
and the brides brother. l. F. Crouch. The
wedding appointments will b entirely in
bridal white. and the bride has kept TO this
color very largely in her trousseau, which,
by the way, ts what We generally term q
perfect dream" OF l~oveliness. Most Of her
things are Paris-nade. and the handwork
Is wonderful
The topic Of handwork, reminds me Of the
great beauty Of those gowns worn by the
bride and her maid Al the AverilL Wise
wedding last week. They bore the Giusefi
stamp OF excfusfveness. and were more chic
than any I've seen this winter. The brides
vas q robe OF cream Renaissance, over
whfte chiffon. tucked by hand In squares.
the eHec. under the very open-mesAed lace
being exceptionally good The skirt was, Of
course. wholly covered with the lace, while
on the bodice more Of the tucked chiffon,
this time n rather smaller squares, was
etso allowed TO show. Chenille c~reecests.
hung from slender chains OF chiffon to deco
rate the bodice front, while some exquisite
eoacnon Ornaments Of pearls were placed
AZ the eorsase. the neck being cut square. I'm
the new style b sleeves came quite down
70 me knees. all the angel eRec. obtained
hT "A0na ~
gown was lovely indeed.
Aiss Blanche Wise. Who, by the way. had
mucn 1un ont Of the wedding descrtpt5ons-
SINCE she declares that every printed ac.
count OF the brde-her aforementioned
Titan hair as part Of the bridal
lovsiiness; while this crowninE glory in
reality belongs TO her-was a real I,ndfne IN
seafoam green. / have peen many greer
gowns. OF many and divers shades. but this
= me acme for genuine suggestion of the
offny deep. and withal one Of the dafn,ies,
confecdons that can be imagined. It was
All Clinton. and all handwork, very naturaI-
~: The roses made OF chiffon petals. seeded
with tiny green and white pearls. the
sptraas Of white chiffon that formed . new
and most novel sash. the entire deux OF
Green applique. winding In and about the
nu1y aounces at skirt-hem; these are all
perfectly fndescribable. and trust that Won
saw the gown on Wednesday night. for n
and hat Of the bride we're really frocks to
remember.
IN me crush Of engagements that of Miss |
EAsae ASncn to Frank Won Brechs occa- |
sacned much interest and social excsfenen.
amon friends Of both last week. After All
ms betrothal was perhaps to be expected. |
since the two have been much thrown 10. |
gether ever since the wedding of Charlie.
Won Rrecht and Miss Stole not many
months ago. They were both in the we'd !
din party and have belonged to a little
coterie Of Intimate friends for several years.
This wedding date is not yet announced.
OF course New Years eve parties held
high carnival at Faustss. Nearly everybody
went to see "Fforodora" first. and SIS this
tuneful opera happens to be one with which
We are 30 familiar that We feel privileged
to drop In lust in time to hear the sex |
tet, oon'f you know" there was more or
less-mostly housekeeping IN all evening.
In fact, l have never in my life seen a per
FINANCE 30 interrupted as that OF wednes- |
day night. "I~nterrupted' Is hardly a rood
word. either. since most persons were very I
quiet and well about it, but ey. |
erybody was late, and I actually saw the |
sam Thompsons ard the Peter Wilson's a. |
rtvtng when the les. act was fully half over, |
while Sidney Walker did not join his box !
party. consisting OF Mrs. Walker, wearing ]
q very stunning -ed-nowered hat. her first /
departure from mourning, Mr.. and Mrs ,
Isaac Cook and two more friends, until
the horns we're furiously blowing in the gai-
to make 4 Want to Be a Military Man"
heard above the din
AGtD Stella Nicolaus. very radiant in white l
silk. With an enormous chou Of red tulle J
under her chin, n hooking exceedingly |
halpy At the proximity Of her fance. Au-
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