The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-20

Many charming distinctive features
marked the beautiful wedding of Miss
Jeanette Ware and Mr.. Samuel Ralph
Nelson of Kansas City, Kansas, which
was celebrated last night at the home
of the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene F. Ware, 1901 Sixth avenue,
west. The bridal party was unusual
" attractive, the decorations very eff
>ectiVe and the weather exceedingly
propitious. The latter was a consider
sble factor aside from the popular
superstition regarding a fine wedding
day. for the reception which followed
the ceremony was largely al fresco.
The verandas and lawn were brilliant
y lighted with Japanese lanterns.
spread with Indian rugs and blankets
and furnished with seats and tables
and the serving was accomplished in
q large marquee on the west lawn. the
veTandas were screened with wild bam-
boo. vine Ell. Dioyed profusely in the
decorations, and further adorned with
bowls and vases of daisies. The walls
os the MARQUEE were Tnassed with as
paragus fern, aId daisies, palms and
ferns united in forming a delightful
effect. The long table had suspended
above it three large wedding bells of
daisies With clappers of brides roses
and daisies and roses were in vases on
the table In the house a similar
scheme of decoration was used. The
Inantles and fireplaces were screened
by crimson rambler vines in full bios
som, the windows, doorways and chan
paragus, aid big bouquets of daisies
were disposed effectively about the
1oons- The ceremony was performed
in the long dining room at the south
end of which on an imProvised dais the
bridal party stood during the ceremony.
All this end of the room was made
into j bower of wild bamboo which
covered the walls and formed canopy
from the center OF which a wedding
bell of daisies and brides roses was sus-
pended There were palms and ferns
Uassed at the sides and back of the
platform and cit sters of daisies filled
vases all over the room. The bride was
surrounded by the traditional rose
bud garden of girls some of the most
graceful and aluring of the local bellies
Being included in her bridal party
Mrs. Eugene Huntington Ware and
Mrs Frederick Harold Mes of Brook
Iyn, We're TatTons of honor, Miss Thyr-
"a Barton Of Chicago and Miss Mary
Gentry of Kansas City were brides
maids, and Miss Allabelle Troutman.
Miss Louise kellam, Miss Dorothy Will
son and Miss Isabel Smith were ribbon
girls Mr.. Nelson was attended by the
brides brother. Mr.. Eugene Huntington
Ware. who was a classmate in the
school of law of he University IF Kan
sas. of which they are both graduates.
and a me,rber of his fraternity. the
Phi Delta Theta. Mr.. Nelson acted as
best man at Mr.. Wares wedding to !
Miss Mary Spencer of Lawrence two |
years ago ne fNSN-
the First Baptist church, performed the |
ceremony and before the entrance of |
the bridal party Mrs. Albert 7. Reid |
rang two love ballads. Bartletts 1
Love You Sweet. and Bradsky's Thou |
Art Mine ALL Miss Allabelle Troutman I
played her acco-Epaniments and Stein |
berg's orchestra played the wedding /
marches. The ceremony music and /
Curing the reception. The ribbon girls /
feaded the bridal procession and were ,
followed by the two bridesmaids. Then !
came the matrons of honor, then the |
maid of honor and then the bride sup
ported by Ter father who gave her in
marriage White and green, predOmi-
I afing in the decora lions. appeared |
gain in the toilets of the brides at
tendants. The ribbon girls were all in
Z nipple white, :umIrtr frocks. The |
other young women's gowns were of
pale green silk trimmed with cream
lace of similar design but differing in