The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-06-29
A PRETTY
HOME WEDDING

The home of Mrs. Andrew Nelson
on Birch street, was the scene of a
very pretty wedding on Thursday
evening of last week, when her
youngest daughter, Olivia Alhertina,
and Mr.. Peter J. Nelson were married.
The lawn was Illuminated with
Japanese lanterns and the house
which has recently been remodelIed
into an up-to-date modern home, was
ablaze with light. The time for the
important ceremony was 1870 and
when the clock told off the hour, Miss
Abbie Whittemore of Glenwood, an
intimate friend of the bride, sang the
beautiful song, go Promise Me-"
Miss Mary Woodbury. accompanying
her upon the piano. At the close Of
the song Miss Woodbury. played
MendelSohns wedding march as the
bridal party came down the winding
stairway which was twined with white
roses, and proceeded to the parlor
Little Alma Bishop, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Bishop and niece
of the bride, attired in dainty white,
proceeded the party, bearing white
silk pillow upon which rested the
wedding ring. The bride was dressed
in white Jap silk tulle over white and
carried brides roses. The groom wore
a full dress suit tuxedo cut. An
arch composed of ferns and festoons
of white roses had been formed in one
corner of the parlor, and here Rev.
III. V. Adams of the M. E. church
met the bridal couple, pronounced the
impressive words and received the
sacred vows which made them man
and wife. Only the relatives and a
few intimate friends were present at
the ceremony.
Reception.
A reception followed at which one
hundred and twenty-five guests were
present. Miss Semina Madsen re-
received the guests at the door. The
color scheme in the dining room
and reception hall was white and
green; roses, ferns and vines being
used for decoration. The table had
streamers of white ribbon reaching
from it's corners to the ceiling where
hua3 quantities of white roseo. Al
the centre of the table was a graceful
candelabrum. The guests were
Ushered into the the dining room by
Miss Anna. Norris. Misses Fannie
Norris and Bertha Rich cut the ice
cream and Misses Mary Madsen,
Bessie Parker, Minda Lovaas and
Clara Carr served. The arrangements
were all perfect and perfectly carried
out by the young ladies, to whom also
belongs the credit of decorating the
whole house Quantities of fragrant
rose peonies were used in the parlors
and were suspended in the archways
between the rooms.
The bride received a great many
presents, all of which were beautiful,
but mention can only be made of a
few. There were twenty pieces of cut
glass including three berry bowls; a
silver water tankard from Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lindgren of Monticello,
intimate friends of the groom; an
elegant set of pearl handled knives
and forks, the gift of w. n. Greeley
of St. Paul, the groom's employer; a
Golden Oak chiffonnier from the
BRIDES mother and brothers; china
cupboard of the same wood with
curving glass front from other rela-
tives. A trunk full of bedding and
table linen woven by the groom s
mother in Sweden forty years ago, was
given by the father. The mother be-
| ing dead makes this gift one to be
highly priced and appreciated. From
Mr.. and Miss Keller, Mr.. and Mrs.
Austin and MIR. Shamrock the couple
received large Japanese urn of great
beauty, and from Mr.. and Mrs. w. P.
Hilsdale a statuette of Rebecca. Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Bishop presented
them with a beautiful art rug.
The out-of-town guests were Mr.. J..
Nelson of Grove City, father of the
groom, Mrs. C. Johnson of Mime
apolis, aunt of the bride, Miss Abbie
Whittemore of Glenwood, Mrs. F..
Daniels (nee Miss Winifred Spooner)
of St. Cloud, and Mrs. w. E. Dobbs
of Minneapolis.
The bride has grown from little
girl to womanhood in our midst aud
has large circle of friends who honor
and love her for her many noble and
womanly qualities. Since graduating
from our high school she has followed
teaching, being one of the teachers in
our own school last year, where she
would have been retained indefinitely
but for the accuracy of Cupid's
arrow.
Mr.. P. J. Nelson has but recently