The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
From Thursdays Daily.


Minneapolis was the most brilliant So
cial event that has occurred in Manka-
TO in many a month. The ceremony !,
was performed at eight O'Clock 1T st. !
Johns Episcopal church by the rector, !
Rev. a. L. Fillmore The church was
comfortably filled with relatives and in
rited guests. 1t was beautifully decor |
ated with white and purple lilacs, pink |
wax blossoms, ferns and palms. White |
candles tiickered over cathedral candle |
sticks i'll the chaneel. III addition to the |
church lights. The first three rows OF /,
seats on either side were cut off with |
white ribbons for the relatives, and each
contained bunch of flowers. A carpet
was laid from the cmbmg to the chan
Gel.
Miss Fanny Pitcher presided at the or
gan and rendered several selections
while the guests were gathering When
the bridal party arrived she struck up
Loheneren's wedding march. The clergy
man, bridegroom and best man, who was
Chandler Iarkin of Minneapolis, took
their station at the chancel steps, where
they awaited the arrival of the bridal
party The latter was headed by six
ushers Frank Brett and Olof johnson OF
this city, John Sinclair of Fairmont
Lewis s Diamond. Robert Mech and
Robert Cray of Minneapolis. They took
their station on one side of the chan
eel. Next came the six bridesmaids,
Miss Zillah Salisbury of Mankato, Miss
Dora Daudney of Lakefield, Miss Edith
Staples of st. Paul, sister of the
groom. Miss Catherine Elizabeth Sinclair
nd
tenhouse and Clare Longee of Mime
apolis. They stood on the opposite side of
the chancel from the ushers. The maid
of honor Miss Katherine Hubbard, fol-
lowed. and last came the bride. resting
upon the arm of her father, ex-Mayor A.
r. Pfau. They Stopped at the foot of
the chancel steps, where the clergyman
gave the charge. Then, advancing in
front of the altar, the full Episcopal
marriage service was performed. After
the service the maid of honor raised the
brides face veil, and the wedding party
came down the aisle to MendelssOhn's
wedding march, the bride and groom
leading. followed by the best man and
maid of honor, the ushers and brides
maids walking in couples, and lastly the
relatives. Carriages were taken to the
home of the brides parents, 2l0 State
street.
The bride wore gown presented to
her by her brother, James +. Pau,
who is i'll the government service at
Manila, Philippine Islands. 1t was of
white just cloth, made over white tat
feta, with trouncings of hand embrod-
cry, that was also Manila work, and
was appiqued with drawn work butter
flies. 1t was a princess gown, eXquis-
lite i'll appearance, with long train,
and the bride also wore a y veil She
looked very beautiful, and carried con
yentional bouquet of lilies of the val
lev and forget me nots, which are the
Alpha Phi flowers. Several OF the
bridesmaids were sorority girls.
The maid of honor wore well fitting
empire gown of pink, hand embroidered
mule over pink taffeta, and wore a
wreath of pink roses in her hair and
pink gloves and slippers. She carried
pink bride roses.
The bridesmaids looked very pretty
in white embroidery dresses, made EN-
pire style. Three wore pale green girdIes
and hair ornaments. and three wore pink
girdles and hair ornaments. They car
The reception at the brides home was
participated in by the wedding party oil
sixteen and the relatives. making forty
guests i'll all Supper was served al
nine o'clock, and the color scheme OF
pink was carried out in the decorations
as WELL as in many of the details OF
the repast. Sweet peas, lilies of the val
ley, wax flowers, smilaX, pink candles
and shades were used i'm the decorations
making a beautiful effect. Those who
assisted i'll serving were Misses Inga
johnson, Olga Johnson and Louise Ole
son of this city, and Mrs. John Dub
Pernel of Seattle. Wash
The bride was presented with a great
variety of cut glass, china, silverware
linen. etc, marking the high esteem in
which she is held. She and her husband
also received numerous kilograms ex-
pressing good wishes, from distant
friends, during the evening
Efforts to leave the house early in the
evening to catch a train proved futile
for the house was guarded for two
blocks by a watchful party of friends,
who had planned publicity campaign
for the young couple on their trip. Ev-
cry carriage in the city had been hired
and automobiles temporarily disabled,
and charavari of large proportions
took place in the front yard Finally
the bridal couple succeeded in making
their escape from the encirclng throng,
at 1880 p. M, by making a dash in an
automobile. Then they succeeded i'm out
whiting the party, which expected them
to take a late train. but instead of that
they remained in Mankato until this
morning, when they departed upon the
5:l5 a. m. train for the twin cities. They
will spend a honeymoon of five weeks
in the northern part of the state, at a
lake resort in the pine woods. After that
they will return to Minneapolis, where
they Twill take up their residence at lOl6
Sixth street Sc, and will be at home
there after Sept. /.
Miss Pau is the youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Pfau and was
born and reared to young womanhood