The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05

At noon today which is the anniver-
sary of the wedding days OF botn me
parents and the grandparents OF the
bride the marriage OF Miss Adelatle
Skinner and Mr.. Herbert Cartlidg
took place at the residence of Mr. anu
Mrs. c. D. Skinner on Monroe street.
The wedding was simple one ana the
invitations were limited TO relatives
and close friends Of the Skinner and
Cartilage families The rooms We're
very attraetively decorated in quanti-
ties of gray-green Florida moss, 50
rarely used in this latitude but so ell
fective in the drapery of doOrways,
windows and chandeliers as II was en-
ploved in this instance California
smilax and the usual background 81
palms and ferns in the drawing room
where the ceremony was performer
were used and the flowers throughout
the house were jonquils, whose cheer
ful yellow tones were repeated IN all
the details of the wedding The bTldat
toilet was of white eolian and the Dou-
Quet of lilies of the valley. Miss Meme
Cartilage. the maid of honor wore pale
yellow silk mousseline with bertha
and yoke of Mexican drawn work ana
carried jonquils. Mr.. George Hackney.
Jr was the gTOOm'S attendant, ana
the ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Linus Blakesley of FL Paso, Tex,
who OBLIGATED in a similar capacity at
the weddings of the parents OF both
bride and groom. Steinberg'S Orches-
the music which accompanied the cere-
mOny- The clock struck u during the
ceremony and Immediately Afterwards
a wedding breakfast was served The
bridal party. including the parents and
grandparents of the bride. the parents
of the groom and the Rev Mr. Blakes-
ley and Mrs. Blakesley occupied a long
table in the dining room which was
done in the prevailing color Broad
bands of yellow satin ribbon crossed
it diagonally, the centerpieee was Of
jOnquils and yellow was in evidence
in the embroidered napery and the
name cards. The other guests We're
seated at ouartette tables placed
throughout the library and drawing
rooms. Mr.. and Mrs. Cartilage left
this afternoon for a southern wedding
journey and viii be at home after then
return at zoos Taylor street.
A wedding of interest to Topeka peo-
pie which VIII take place at the horne
of the brides parents in Arkansas
City Wednesday is that of Miss Maud
Ranney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. r.
A. Ranney and Mr. Roy Starkweat her
of Topeka The Ranneys formerly lived
here and Miss Ranney has many
friends to whom her return is a mat
ter Of pleasant anticipation Mr.. Stark
weather who came here only recently
from Arkansas City is the manager of
the Harvey cafe at the Santa Fe sta
ton.
Mrs. L. B. McClintock and Mrs. Dorr
Norton OF Kansas City viii entertain
at cards Tuesday afternoon of next
week in honor OF Miss Agnes Gunther,
invitations to whose wedding to Mr..
Arthur A1cClintock viii be issued this
week. Mrs. McCIintock and Mrs. Nor
ton have asked only Miss Gunther's in
innate friends.
Mrs John Baird Nicholson will be
the hostess of the Afternoon Whist
club Thursday afternoon.
Miss Nary Dutton gave luncheon II
the Wintrode Monday for the brid as
maids who attended her at her we'd
ding TO Mr.. Frank Strictly Monday
night The guests We're Miss Rachel
Teale of St Joseph. Miss EvangeIine
IngersoN- Miss Editha Dodds. Miss
Jessie Brown. Miss Maude Herriott
and Miss Pearl Laptad of Lawrence.
Miss Allen and Miss Katherine Allen
Of Fredonia are guests of Miss Georgi-
ana WATSON for the week and this after
noon their hostess is giving an infornaa
afternoon at cards in their honor. ask