The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-17
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A wedding, beautiful in every detail,
and attended by a large number of
society folk of the city, took place
Wednesday evening at seven o'clock,
when Miss June Elmer became the
bride of Mr.. Ray Kari Shiveley at st.
Paul's Episcopal church. While Miss
Laura CASTOR, presiding at the organ,
played a number of beautiful bridal
melodies, the ushers, who were Messrs.
Paul Comstock, Byram Robbins, Net
Teton Neff, Robert Stimson, Wilbur
Hibberd and Fred Carr, seated the
guests. Promptly on the hour, the
bridal procession entered the church
with the full vested choir, numbering
twenty-five, leading, singing the beau
tiful strains of the Lohengrin wedding
march. Following came the officiat-
ing minister, the Rev. David G. Hunt
ington. Next came the ushers, follow
ed by Miss Mary Shiveley as maid of
honor, and Mrs. Dudley Elmer, as ma
iron of honor. The bride entered
with her father, Mr.. c. w. Elmer. At
the altar they were met by the best
man, Mr.. Dudley Elmer, and the
groom.
During the ceremony, which was the
full Episcopal ring ceremony, Miss
CASTOR played the following bridal
airs: Venetian Love Song-Mey-
er-Helmund; Carillon-Wosten Holmes;
Album Blatt-Wagner; Erotikon-
Grieg; Prelude from Act III-Lohen-
grin. AS The way was led by the Rev.
Mr.. Huntington to the second altar, the
vested choir sang Barnby's 20 Perfect
Love-" The grouping at the altar was
very impressive and artistic, the choir
in white SUPPLIES forming a "V''
against a green background of south.
ern smilax, vermosa. and palms. Vel
low and white were the effective colors
used. At either side of the entrance
to the chancel were tall, white pedes,
tails, bearing vases of yellow chrysan'
themums. Around the chandeliers
was entwined smilax and on the altar
were lighted candles and clusters OF
yellow chrysanthemums. For the ex.
it, the Mendelssohn wedding march
was played.
The bride was most eXquisitely
gowned in white princess satin. with
trimmings Of duchess lace. which is Il
family heirloom. Her bouquet was a
charming. quaint, old fashioned one of
valley lilies. She wore a tulle veil
caught with a wreath of orange bios
SONS. The maid of honor was gown.
ed in pale yellow mousseline and car
ried white chryanthemums.
Following the ceremony an elaborate
reception was rendered at the home OF
the bride on North Eleventh street. to
some one hundred and twenty-five
guests. Here also the colors were vel
low and white. In the parlor were
yellow and white hlysanthemums: in
the living room. Rhea Reid roses: and
in the dining room and library. chrys-
anthemums. Vermosa entwined the
chandeliers and the doorways. while d
soft light was shed over the scene BY
tapers in crystal and brass candle
sticks. In the dining room the table
was covered with bank of chrysan
themums. while over it hung a yellow
art shade. In a secluded nook the TIE
trauq quartet played a program Of late
operas, the selections being from The
Girl in Question" "A knight for 9
Dav." The Orchid" Only
ants were used
| eranda was enclosed
with Cal. ,.s and adorned with southern
smilax. while Japanese lanterns shad
ed numerous electric lights. making 9
/ most effective scene. In the receiving