The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-17
"woman's beauty, the forests
echo, and rainbows soon pass
away German Proverb.

The wedding of Miss Ethel M. Ridge
way and Monroe Kohler Fowler was
quietly solemnized last evening at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
re Es oat 9o forty sFg guests n
witnessed the service which was read
by Rev. L. A. Crandall. Garden flowers
and foliage furnished charming set
ting. There were no attendants and
the bride entered alone. She wore
white chiffon cloth trimmed with real
lace. The veil was Of tulle and the
bouquet of bride roses. A delightful
feature Of the evening was serenade
for the bridal couple by Fanciulli and
launch and played the "Lohengrin :"
bridal chorus Mr.. Fowler and his
bride went away for short trip and
they will be at home at IL Spruce place
after Oct. l.
A wedding of last evening was that
Of Miss Abby Lee Mills, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs: William s. Mills, and
Eugene Arnold Gray, which took place
fifty guests. Rev: Irving P. Johnson
read the service before bank of palms
and white asters. Water lilies and
nasturtiums were arranged thru the
parlors and pink and white sweet peas
were in the dining room. A string
quartet played the wedding march.
Little Marjorie Mills, the flower girl,
led the bridal procession and carried
American Beauty roses. Miss Georgia
white embroidered muslin and her flow
ers were pink roses. The bridal gown
was of white French organdie, over tat
feta, trimmed with valeneiennes lace
and the bouquet was Of bride roses
Arthur Mills was best man.
At the informal reception that fol
lowed the service, Mines. G. A. Gray
NJ. A. Day and Miss Ethel Malcolm as
sisted thru the rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray have gone east
by way of the lakes and they will be at
! Oct. l.
| Miss Florence Shumway and DR.
James Oberlin Lee were married Tues
day evening at the home Of the bride :
3135 Third avenue s. Golden glow
and southern snlilax decked the hall
the drawing room was banked Will
palms and hydrangeas and the impro
and smilax. Rev. L. T. Guild read thu
service, which was witnessed by only
a small group of relatives and friends
! The bride wore white lace net ove1
chiffon silk, and carried bride roses. DR.
and Mrs. Lee left on the evening trai1
| for their new home in Kansas City. -
The threatening weather sadly inter
fered with the .gymkhana sports at thu
and there were not as many entries il
the various contests as had been ex
pected. James Bingham won both tn
potato race and the rosette contest
and the other, honors fell to Lieutenan
Edwards of Fort Smelling, who wo1
| the egg and spoon race, the tlltlng con
test and the :, high ?um tPa g,,on;no 1en
the people at the club and there wer
any number of gay parties in the din
ing room. MI. and Mrs E. H. Moul
/ ton. Jr.. entertained fourteen guests
In the center of their table was mini
allure lake on which pond lilies hoat5eed
An orchestra played during the din
ner and later for informal dancing:
Il Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. Matter Hei
felfnger and Mrs. Charles Pillsbury VII
pour tea on the club lawn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Speedy, announc
the engagement Of their daughter, Mar
: 'garet isabelle, to Frank Ashley Ha1
1ey. The wedding will take plac
Tuesday.
Miss Martha Scott Anderson was tn
guest of honor at a gathering Of tn
Tourist club at the home of Mrs. A. T.
Robbins in Robbinsdale, this afternoon
The house was decked with profus1o
of garden flowers. Mrs. T. n. Kenyon
president of the club, assisted, MIR
Robbins in receiving. Letters OF COZ
graduation from absent members to tn
bride were read and each OF the guest
gave some advice, drawn from her ow
Experience. A gift from the club
Miss Anderson was presented by Mrs. .
G. Buchanan and Mrs. Charles W. Care
liner represented the former members
the presentation of a second gift. Their
t were about thiraty-fve guests.