The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06
WEDDINGS.
Carved 1vories at Mermod & Jaccard

A pretty wedding took place Tuesday
afternoon at St. Michaels Church. the
bride mt bridegroom being Miss Kath-
crime Tracy and Mr.. August L. Boyer.
The Reverend II. j. McCabe performed
the ceremony. The bride is the eldest
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. NJ. Tracy. of
No. 1919 Monroe street. She wore an
elaborate gown of white crepe de Chine
over silk and carried bride roses. She
was attended by her sister, Miss Euin
silk and carried a shower of pink car
nations.
A wedding Of interest to St. Louisans
is that Of Miss Adelaide Morris Chipley
and Mr.. Louis Woodbury. Burgess of Bos-
ton. Mass. The ceremony will take place
at high noon on Wednesday, November
street. Brooklyn. \. Y. Miss Chipley
formerly lived in ST. Louis and will be
pleasantly remembered as a young girl.
whose removal to New York a few years
friends here. Mr.. Burgess is the art edi-
tor of the Boston American. After a
Western bridal trip. which will include
St. Louis. about November Is. the u
couple will go to reside at No. IS Bowdoin
street. Newton Highlands. Mass, and will
be at home to their friends after jan
uary L
~ NSAolbS VI wv yooIS
South Side will take place early this
week. that OF Miss Minnie Wassmer and
Mr.. Joe H. Examiner. The bride and
bridegroom will be attended by Miss Anna
Egan and Mr.. James Egan. After the
ceremony they will leave for a trip East
and will be at hoIle after December 1.
Mr.. and Mrs L. Blankemeier announce
the marriage Of their daughter. Agnes. to
Wednesday. November &c. at $50 a. m. at
st. Peters Church. Kirkwood.
Doctor John A. James James Of St
Louis and Miss Virginia May Mathews,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Ma
thews, of Louisville, KY, were married
on Wednesday at the brides home.
The ceremony was performed in the
d~rawing-room in the presence of n large
the rooms were most charmingly ar.
range in the wedding colors. green and
white. The whole lower floor was cano-
pied in green by ropes of mountain laurel
walls, forming a thick mass OF green
overhead.
An altar effect was arranged in front
Of the windows Of the drawing-room by
potted plants, banked to the ceiling. Re
lieving the green were two white stands
iwined In vines o n which rested two great
bowls of white chrysanthemums. T
whole was f1anked by two white basket
pedestals, which supported two beautiful
ostrich-plume ferns.
Wild smilax was used lavishly about
ill the door fra windows and chan
deliers and the hearths were banked with
palms n ferns. In charming contrast
to this mass OF green We're the quantities
of shaggy white chrysanthemums, Of the
Mrs Potter Palmer variety. which banked
all the mantels and decked the green
trimmed chandeliers. Great clusters of
these flowers were fastened to the chan
deliers by fluffy white tulle bows. The din
tns-room and upper and lower halls were
similarly decorated. the white and green
color scheme being uninterrupted by any
other color. The banisters of the stairway
newel posts were twined with green and
trimmed with clusters Of white chrysan-
themums.
The pipe organ in the hall was decked
in green. and at 1t presided Mr.. John
Episcopal Church. At 9 o'clock the bridal
chorus from "Lohengrin" announced the
approach of the wedding party, and the
first carrying broad white satin ribbon.
with which they formed an aisle for the
rest Of the party to pass through.
Mr.. Strother Helm and Mr.. Brent Ait
Mundy and Mr.. Harris Fleming. The Of
floating clergyman, the Reverend Estill,
rector of st. Paurs Episcopal Church,
came next. followed by the bridegroom
Brown, of ST. Louis.
Mrs. Austin Dupuy Smith Of Brooklyn.
the brides aunt, and her matron of honor,
bride and her father. Nj. James Z.
Mathews. During the ceremony, which
was according to the Episcopal ritual, Mr..
Strauss played 'Traumerie."
point applique made over white satin and
chiffon. The bodice had a broad white
satin girdle caught with a cluster Of or