Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-06-08
The Fsss-Harvey Nuptlals.

DAY at the presbyterian cnurcn
at $50 p. m. By six o'clock
the company began to assemble.
They were met at the door by
the ushers. Misses Ute Mckay,
Lulu Beagle, Eleanor Fensler,
Dollie Miles and Lottie McGav-
rem who were gowned in light
material and picture hats, and
by them conducted to seats.
The church was beautifully de-
corated. A floral arch spanned
the platform from the center
of which hung suspended a
beautiful marriage bell. The
base was a mass of ferns, as
paragus, peonies, syringa and
palms. The approach to the
platform was handsomely car
peted.
The groom, Mr.. Robert Walsh
Harvey, and his brother, Frank
of Whiting, Iowa, awaited in
the south vestibule the coming
Of the bride, Miss Vera Foss.
Soon the carriage was seen APP
proachiug. 1t was a vision of
snow white beauty and drawn
by four beautiful horses, one
team black the other white.
With the bride rode Mrs. Har-
vey Foss and Miss Josephine
Day, Superior, Neb. The entire
auditorium was filled with the
invited guests and admiring
friends of the young people.
Many relatives and friends
from out of town were present.
On the arrival of the bride the
ornate service began.
Miss Josephine Day presided
lat the piano and Mrs. r. c.
Hills sang the lovely procession
al entitled "For This" and COM
posed by Reginald de Koven,
while the ribbon girls, Keitha
Littler and Ruby Hopkins adj
vanced bearing the colors which
marked the pathway for the
bride and her attendants down
the western aisle. First came
the ushers, then the matron Of
honor, Mrs. Harvey Foss, last
of all the bride, the observed
of all observers; the groom
and his brother advancing by
the eastern aisle met her at
the altar. The ushers ascend
ed the platform catching up
the steamers of festooned rib
bon while amid the ending
strains of the song the bride
and groom presented them
selves in the arch before the
officiating clergyman, Rev j
Mac Allister, the pastor of the
bride. Soon all was hushed
but the solemn words of the
beautiful marriage service in
which the bridal pair were
pledged to each other in life
long union and earnest praye,
was offered for their happiness
in time and eternity. Their
the uniting words were spoken
and the benediction pronounc-
ed, and amid a shower of fall
ing rose leaves and the music
of Mendelssohn's wedding
march the welded pair follow
ed by their attendants and
friends returned to the home
of the brides parents on Sec
ond street, where they were
admitted by Miss Ute Mckay
and received by Mr.. and Mrs
t. Foss, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
F'oss and the bride and groom
The reception rooms were
adorned with the prevailing
colors, green and white, with
roses and carnations in album.
dance. The living room was in
red, where the guests partool
Iof dainty refreshments served
by the Kappa Delta girls ane
Miss Opal Goodman, of Council
Bluffs, and each guest was pre-
sented with a monogram pack
age Of wedding cake. The
costly, varied and abundant
presents consisting of silver
cut glass, works of art, usefu
and ornamental articles such a
will brighten the home, ~
selections of remembe1in!
friends, We're laid out for inspec
ton in the east room Wher
they were much admired.
The brides gown was
French allover lace of ros
pattern, over white silk taffet
accordian plated, the whole de
signed with chiffon trimmings
sweet peas made of chiffo
covering the bodice. She wor
a veil of white tulle and carrie
a shower bouquet of white rose