Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-18
HYMENEAL.
DietH-Putnam.

LINCOLN. Jan. 17.-(Special Telegram. y
In the presence OF only relatives of the
two families Miss Florence Putnam OF
Lincoln and Mr.. Gould c. Dietz of Omaha
were married at o'clock at the home OF
Mrs. A. NJ. Putnam, the brides mother,
5I South Twelfth street.
While the guests were confined strictly
to relatives and the ceremony was simple,
the function was one OF the most elaborate
ever held In Lincoln. The decorations were
| on "A very lavish scale and the prominence
OF both Mr.. Dletz and Miss Putnam and
their wide acquaintance over the state
made 1t an AFFAIR OF unusual interest No
reception was held after the wedding The
relatives present numbered between fifty
and sixty. Prominent in the decorations
were southern smilax, palms and cut
flowers.
In the parlor where the wedding service
was pronounced ropes of smilax hung from
the ceiling on three sides of the room,
like Turkish porteres and were massed
heavily over the arches and chandeliers.
On the third side between the windows was
heavy mass of green entirely covering
the background. At the base of this mass
there was a profusion of lilies. bower
of green extended to the second floor and
through this the bride and groom descended
attended only by two little ribbon bearers
hoSNSA Idil IblAtL VI lluGOlnt COUSIN
OF the bride, and Master Howard Dietz Mel
son Of Omaha, nephew of the groom botl,
dressed in Tuxedo suits. Rev. ]. w. Jones
of Grace Methodist church stood In front
of the embarked greens and pronounced
the service. The decora tons in the other
rooms were also elaborate. In the dining
| room refreshments We're served after the
ceremony from a large round table COW
cred with a beautiful oriental white grass
cloth center piece with white roses sur
rounded by candlesticks. ...
A large brides cake, surrounded by
asparagus ferns and topped with white
roses, stood on a separate table.
The bride wore a beautiful pattern dress
| of white marquise lace over chiffon with
| a foundation or chiffon satin. The trained
skirt was one, piece of lace. Her tulle veil
1 was fastened beneath a wreath of orange
| blossoms e.
The gift room showed display of rare
beauty and value. The groom's gift was
! a heavy bracelet of diamonds and
turquoise. Among the presents was a chest
of silver from the brides mother and a
livery valuable silver service from c. N.
Dietz and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs, Dietz left tonight for the
east where they will make a tour of the
Elarse cities and pleasure resorts. They will
| san JdnudIy ~ ON the hOllhe OF tne Ham
| burg American line for Europe, During
the. four months tour they will go as far
east as Egypt and the Holy Land They
will return leisurely through England and
a part of the return trip will be by auto
mobile. They will sail for home about
June /.
u The out-of-town guests were: Mr.. and
/ Mrs. j. l.. Wilkes of Grand Rapids, Mich /;
Mrs Stickney and daughters. Blanche.
Cora and Evelyn, of Minneapolis; Mrs.
! Dietz, mother of the groom; Mr.. and Mrs,
C. N .Dietz. Mrs Leonora Dietz Nelson
and Howard Dietz Nelson of Omaha;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McCloudo, York,
Neb.; Mrs. R, Saunders of Los Angeles.
aunt Of the bride.
Anderson-POrter.
David s. Anderson of Council Bluffs and
Miss Grace Porter OF this city were mar
ried last evening at the home OF the
brides uncle F. NJ. Porter, of Omaha,
Rev: J. Randolph Smith officiating. Miss
Porter has been a teacher in the Omaha
public schools for number of years. Mr..
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