The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-16
VERY BEAUTIFUL
WEDDING Event
Miss Geraldine Wallace of
Kingman, Now Mrs. Talbot.
GUESTS OF NOTE PRESENT
One of Western Kansas Great
est Social Functions.
OF NOTE PRESENT


Talbot, at Kingman Wednesday evening
stands unsurpassed in the annals of
western Kansas. The friends of the
groom present included some of the
brightest rising stars in the Mississippi
valley business and commercial world,
WI lie the friends of the brides family
| included not a few Of the best known
| public men and private citizens of KAN
sas representing the politics, the profess
sions. the finances and the business in
terests of the state.
Miss Wallace is the daughter and only
child of Hon and Mrs. William NJ. Wal
lace of Kingman. She is not quite 20, and
is undoubtedly among the half dozen
most beautiful women Of Kansas. She
was reared in Kingman county and is
| a product almost entirely of Kansas in
] situations of culture and learning. She
! has always been favorite in kingman
and is universally known there by her
first name-Geraldine. Her popularity in
her home town could not be supported
! by better testimony than the fact that
hundreds of the people of Kingman-and
not those who We're at the wedding,
either-remained in the railroad yards
until nearly midnight to shout a hearty
and enthusiastic God-speed to the bride,
and rah, rah, 'rah three times for King
man.
The bridegroom, Mr. Guy Webster Tai
bot, is the general superintendent and
traffic manager of the Peoria and Pekin
Terminal Railway company-a young
gentleman who is attaining phenomenal
growth in the American railroad world.
They met several months ago, and it
was a case of love at first sight" There
was no other choice for either after the
first meeting; it was, as the young bach
elor girls at the wedding said, fatal"
The arrows went straight to the heart.
The bridegroom and his father, Col.
c. r. Talbot, of Brazil, Ind, arrived in
Kingman Monday night in his private car
and his friends followed Tuesday evening
in a special car of a prominent official
of the Santa Fe. This car was decorated
with two enormous streamers with these
legends: We are not homeseekers, but
we are after Guy Talbot, who has taken
a claim at Kingman. Kansas" and I'VE
are going to Guy Talbots wedding" This
party was made up at Peoria, ILL.,, most
of them being residents OF that city
The wedding ceremony was performed
by the brides pastor. Reverend C. e.
Eby, at the First Presbyterian church,
and as pretty recognition of the de-
nominational preferences of the groom
the ritual of the Episcopal church was
used.
Mr.. Mueller, the Wichita florist, had
-.
sistants working continuously for fifteen
hours in the designs for the church alone
The chancel was decorated with palms.
In front of the chancel the bridal arch
was created. 1t was decorated with
white cosmos and asparagus fern and
under this arch the bride was given
away by her father Each aisle of the
church had separate arch decorated
with the bridal colors-green, pink and
white-the three arches being connected
by asparagus fern. At the end of each
pew, in the bridal aisle, there was a dec
orative bouquet of cosmos gathered with
beautiful bow of white satin ribbon.
very beautiful feature of the church
services was the music, and in view of
the fact that it was by a young lady OF
the city of rare musical genius-Miss
Mamie Miller-it was doubly interesting
Her production of Memberships Wed
ding March was superb.
The bride was attired in cream colored
Liberty satin with real lace and trim
mings of taffeta silk She wore a white
veil
The maid of honor, Miss Era Cable of
Monmouth. H., wore cream colored an
tique lace over pink silk.
The bridesmaids. Misses Katie and Ma
bel Smoot Of Petersburg. Ill.,: Miss Ger
trude Talbot of Boston, and Miss Mabel
Magill of Wichita were all attired in
pink organdy and shower bouquets.
Mrs. William Wallace, mother OF the
bride. wore tan colored crepe over blue
with lace trimmings.
The best man was Mr. ]. n. Tittemore
of Des Moines. Ia. and the groomsmen
We're Mr.. D. W. Swobe of Chicago. Mr..
J. r Veitch of Indianapolis. Mr.. Charles
S Walters of Peoria. and Mr.. r. NJ.
Carlisle of Cincinnati
Mr.. Carl Kurtz Of Des Moines. Ia. was
the master of ceremonies. and was ably
and gracefully assisted by Mr.. ]. E. Fer
guson Of KIngman.
very brilliant reception followed the
arrival of the wedding party from the
church az o'clock. \ feature of the
beautiful nome Of Mr.. Wallace is an ele-
gantly kept forested piece OF ground of
the size Of a block. ana this was lighted
brilliantly. The immense porchwav of
the home was enclosed and seated to pro-
vide additional room and comfort for the
throng Of guests.
Three Of the principal downstairs
rooms Of the residence were decorated.
The parlor was decorated with American
Beauty roses with ferns and smlax on
the chandeliers The principal sitting
room was decorated with American
Beauty roses and ferns. The bridal table
was very handsomely decorated
stT1nged orchestra furnished the
music. while the reception in the parlor
continued fer more than an hour.
The presents were so numerous that.
owing TO the throug which sought 10
feast their eyes upon them. is was in
possible for a reporter 70 either take or
classify them. One present consisted OF
IA pieces OF solid silverware Of very
elaborate design.
The refreshments were in charge OF
Miss Stella Patton of Wichita
The reception lasted unsA 1880 and the
special train bearing the bride and groom
and their friends left over the Hutch
inson ard Southern at fifteen minutes be-
fore midnight
In every detail the arrangements were
adhered 10 and carried cut with the per-
fection OF clockwork. a striking fact
considered in connection with the entire
informalitr nf that nart ~ he r,rnrrsrr,