The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-09-14
AN UNUSUALLY BRILLIANT WED
DING.

Wednesday the fifth of September at
the home of the brides parents, Rich
mond Hill, near Scranton, Pa, &C.
Cured the marriage of Miss Emeline
Kirkland Richmond and DIR. Julius
Daniel Dreher. 1t was one of the
most largely attended, most interest
ing and brilliant functions that has
taken place in that city in many
years.
DIR. Dreher is well kown in Ocala,
being cousin of Mr.. Adam Eichel
berger and is also related to
Mrs. Thos. j. Barnes. He was prom
inent visitor to Ocala last winter and
accompanied by Mr.. Eichelberger
made tour of south Florida and was
delighted with our state.
The Scranton Republican devotes
two columns to a write-up of his mar
riage and among other things says:
1.-The great upper room of the third
story of Richmond was utilized, where
two hundred and more friends gather
ed. The windows were curtained and
about the ceiling a heavy border of
mountain laurel was thickly studded
with electric lights, while beneath a
canopy of laurel and asparagus fern
with an arched background of lanrel,
the bridal party stood. The deep win.
dow embrasures were filed with trop-
ical plants.
The bride wore an exquisite gown of
Chantilly lace, over white chiffon and
white satin. 1t was made with simpli-
city, two graduated ruffles adjoining
thee skirt. The bodice had a little
touch of pearl trimming at the throat.
She wore no veil, and her jewels con-
sisted of topaz and pearl broch, the
gift of the bridegroom, and pretty
tribute to sentiment, as the topaz is
her birth stone.
Early in the evening DR. and Mrs.
Dreher left in an automobile to take a
late train. Before sailing from San
Francisco, September II, they will
visit the Dreher homestead . in Sci
wood, near Columbia, s. c., where
they will spend few days with DR.
Dreher's mother, who at the age of
eighty-four still has health and hap
piness.
DIR. Dreher, who was recently ap-
pointed consul to the Society Islands,
is a southerner by birth, and was for
twenty-years president of Roanoke
college, Virginia He is a man of dis
tinguished appearance and brilliant
attachments. While bringing the col
lege to a high standard of success
and excellence he found time to do
much in a literary way and his writ
Fings on educational topics are widely
known. In his work he has come in
touch with many of the distinguished
men OF the United States and has a
close. friendship not with a few
While President Roosevelt is per-
sonal friend. DR.. Dreher does not owe
his appointment TO that fact He is
considered a decided acquisition to
the consular service of this country
and will probably have a career lead
ing into the diplomatic field. He has
travelled much and is familiar with
several languages. Few men know
their own country better than does
DR.. Dreher, who has been in every
state in the Union and in Alaska, and
few can bring to their task such YER
satality and learning.
His bride has a place in this COM
munity which is unique. Charming in
personality, recognized for her Singh
larly beautiful character and tempera-
ment. she needs must travel to more
remote land than Tahiti to sever the
relations which exist between her and
a vast circle Of friends. She has long
been prominent in the FIRST Presbyter-
ian church and in philanthropical
work
Tahiti, the island to which DIR. Ore
her will take his bride, is called the
paradise of the Pacific and is often
said to be the most beautiful place in
the world. The climate is perfect and
the vegetation is something so Won
derful and magnificent in its tropical
luxuriance that it is marvel of all
who visit the spot"