The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-07
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A MIDW Ky WEDDING ]
Miss Mabel Cowles and Franklin
Menefee Are Married at
Merriam Park.
Reception Follows Ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Menefee Will Make
Their Home in Oregon.

The Marriage Of Miss Mabel Cow1es and
Franklin Menefee Of The Dalles, Oregon
was prettily solemntzed last evening at
the home Of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford S. Cowles, on Carroll street,
Merriam Park. Asparagus fern and smilax
furnished a background for the bridal
party and white roses and carnations were
placed through the room. The same sculors
We're carried out In all the rooms and
the supper room had table decorations OF
roses and snailax. Mrs. Harry Crandall
played the Lohengrin bridal chorus and
Mrs. Hartigan sang ooh, Promise Me-
just before the service. Misses Louise
Bugbee and Marion Seward were bbrides-
maids and wore pink crepe de chine
trimmed with lace and carried pink roses.
MRS. III. b. Humasor was her sisters mat
ron Of honor. She wore. her wedding
gown Of white Paris muslin fashioned with
medallions of lace and ribbon and carried
Garnet roses. The brides gown was Of
cream peau de, siene over taffeta. The
bodice had a bertha of real lace and ropes
OF pearls and embroidered chiffon were
also used IN the trimming. Her only or
nament was a pearl and diamond brooch,
the gift of the bridegroom, and the bridal
roses and lilies of tho valley. Harry
Humason was best man and the service
was read by Rev. G. H. Tenbroeck in the
presence of $50 guests. A. reception fol-
lowed and Mr.. and Mrs. Cowles and Mrs
Garfield, the BRIDES grandmother, re-
ce1ved with the bridal couple Mrs.
CoWles wore cerise silk, trimmed with
Dlack lace, and diamond ornaments Mrs
Garfield was in lavender velour with black
lace. Mr.. and Mrs Menefee left for the
east and they will be at home at The
Dalles, Oregon, Tuesdays in March.
The Neighborhood Dancing club had a
jolly cotillfon last evening in Mrs. Mobiles
hau ON Fourteenth avenue Sc. About
thlrty-s1x, couples were present The hall
was lighted with Japanese lanterns and a.
green screen was covered with flowers to
be used as favors in one figure. The other
1aVors were on tables arranged beneath
a great Japanese umbrella with the gay
lanterns hanging from it. Most of the
women wore white and decorated their
gowns with the glittering trimmings Of a
christmas tree. An amusing figure was
one in which the women in dainty white
aprons and caps hung handkerch1efs on
the line held by four Of the men while the
orchestra played 1.-THE Irish Washer
woman The handkerchiefs were all
marked and the men found partners by
taking them down. Then the men hung
miniature socks marked with their names
on the line. The favors were small wash
ing utensils. Supepr was served after the
dancing. The guests were: Messrs. and
Mines. =. J. Blanchard, Robert Penney;
Erdman, 3. J. SERVER, Fournfe, Hendry.
B. H. Kent, A. A. Wyman, j. w. Cham
bers, J. B. Wilett, r. F.Porter, III. G;
Smith. A. K. Roehl, Is. II. Tin1berlake, C,
H. kittr1dge. J. r. Massey, W.R. Hoag,
/ Beveil w. H. Nichol, SLeavitt, w. #.
Sherwin, Harry Barnard, E. w. Baker, r.
J. Burglehaus, G. X. Read, j. B. sByers,
Coffee. "A B..Hart, Messrs. Robert Thorn
| son and w. F. Martin.