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Hansen. Chaplin Nuptials.

hanSen.Chapin Nuptials.
On Tuesday evening, June 7th, at
seven o'clock, occurred the marriage
of Miss Helen Louise Chaplin and DR..
Frank Royle Hansen at the First
Congregational Church, Rev. o. n.
Holmes, of Algona, Ia, performing
the ceremony.
The church was beautifully deco
rated; the altar was banked with
palms, ferns and white carnations.
Mrs. @. G. O'Malley sang the nuptial
music before the service, and Mics
Ella Treat, of Decorah, presided at
the organ. To the strains of the
Lohengrin wedding march, the bridal
party entered; the groom attended by
the best man, Mr.. Harry Nixon, OF
Mankato, Mimi, entered the west
vestibule and proceeded to their
proper positions at the altar, and the
others of the bridal party entered the
east vestibule and proceeded up the
center aisle. The ushers were DR.. W.
T. DAILY, Mr.. Wesley Swenson, Mr..
VIII Nichols, and Mr.. T. Albert
jayne, Of Decorah; following the
ushers came the bridesmaids, Mrs.
W. I. DAILY, Miss Gertrude Marshall,
Miss Julia Breckenridge, of Decorah,
Miss Kate Clifford, OF Cannon Falls,
Mimi, and Miss Clarice Chaplin, as
Maid of Honor. The flower girls,
Little Misses Aline O'Malley and
Mary Milz, scattered white rose leaves
before the bride as she entered with
Mr.. Y. d. Nichols who gave away the
bride. The bride was beautiful in an
imported gown made in Paris-drop
skirt of chiffon over white silk. The
gown was combination Of rich lace
and embroidery trimmed with baby
crochet, veil with orange blossoms;
the only ornaments were necklace
OF pearls and shower boquet of brides
roses. Miss Clarice Chaplin wore q
white batiste gown with a blue girdle
and blue gloves, with a wreath of
roses in her hair, and carrying cream
roses. Mrs. DAILY wore white net
gown over white silk and carried red
roses. Miss Marshall was gowned
with white embroidered Swiss over
pink silk and carried pink roses. Miss
Breckenridge wore white French lawn
with fibre lace, and pink gloves, carry
ing pink roses. Miss Clifford wore
white embroidered null over blue
tafeta and carried cream roses. The
groom wore the conventional black.
The ushers were all In evening dress,
a reception was given at the homo
OF Mrs. Emma Chaplin, mother OF the
bride, Immediately after the service
at the church. The home was pro.
fuselY decorated with flowers and
ferns. In front of bank of ferns
and cream roses in the front parlor.
the happy couple received the hearty
congratulations of two hundred guests
and friends. A decoration that was
much admired was frieze of dark
red peony blossoms over the bay
window In the back parlor-wild grape
vines running up either side to meet
the peonies. In this cozy nook, Misses
Edith Webster and Bernice Laidlaw
served frappe. The library was
screened off from the parlor with an
immense bank of ferns, from behind
which the Kakac Orchestra discoursed
suitable music during the evening,
The dining room was beautiful in
pink roses and smylax, and dainty re-,
freshments were served by four dainty
ladies, cousins of the bride, the
Misses Nichols, Miss Burdick, and
Miss Niles. The gifts were valuable
and beautiful and showed the esteem
in which the contracting parties are
held.
DR.. Hansen has visited here on
several occasions and has won the
respect and good will Of our people.
Mrs. Hansen has spent nearly her
whole life in Cresco, teaching in the
public school for several years, and
for the past three years has filled the
office of County Superintendent OF
Schools in an efficient and acceptable
manner. In her social life, she is
beloved and respected by all. DR.,
and Mrs. Hansen took the 9:3O p. M.
train Thursday for Chicago where
they will remain for ten days, after
which DR.. Hansen will return to
Lakefeld, MINI, and Mrs. Hansen
will remain in her Office until Jan. l,
1907, when she will join her husband,
and with her will 60 the best wishes
of the community for their future
happiness and prosperity.
The guests from away were Mr..
George Merry, Milbank, S. D., Mrs.
e. i. Blake, Minneapolis. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Burdick and daughter,
Minneapolis, Mrs. Hendricks, Sara
toga, Prof. and Mrs. Welch, Lime
Springs, Ia and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W.
Daubney, of Lakeheld, MINI.
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