The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-21
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II Mr.. Chauncey Dewey should ever
spring that hoary jest, beloved of hus-
bands, about having been dragged to
the altar and married in spite of his
screams, Mrs. Dewey can call as wit
neSses TO the contrary every member
OF the large company which attended
their wedding at Grace cathedral last
night. For the bridegroom was so
anxious to do his part that he couldn't
Bishop Millspaugh with an 81 wilY' be-
fore the proper time for the response.
one always expects Mere Man to get
balled up on the marriage ceremony
girls know it by heart from the time
they are old enough to spell out the
words in the prayer book and dream
OF themselves in the middle of the
spotllght in a procession wedding
and our worst fears were realized last
night in Mr.. Dewey's foozle. But it
wasn't serious, because, although.
when he interrupted the service with
his premature Il will' a smile. begin
ming in the chancel with the bridal
party, rippled around the church, the
little faux pas, only tended to tighten
the almost painful solemnity of the
occasion and probably it helped the
plshop to get through the serious Or
deal OF performing his daughters mar
rage ceremony with his usual impress
slve dignity and without trace of the
feared he might display. AS for the
bride, although she was suffering with
a severe cold and was so hoarse yes
terday that she could scarcely speak,
she was able to repeat her responses
audibly, well knowing that if she
couldn't there were any number of
other girls who would willingly be her
proxy. Because, you may say what
you please. there is no denying that
the bishops daughter won the catch OF
the local matrimonial market and,
barring, of course, those who are en-
gagged to other men, Chauncey Dewey
could have married any girl in the
smart set.
All weddings are described as beau-
tiful but this one had features that
every day you see a bishop officiating
at the marriage of his daughter and
you will travel a long way before you
will see a lovelier bride than the one
on whom all eyes centered last night.
Always one of the most beautiful girls
in town, of a piquant, Oriental, I'M
usual type, Miss Millspaugh looked
particularly alluring in her wedding
robes. Her gown was of white en-
broidered chiffon over ivory satin, the
bodice combined with some rare old
family lace dotted with seed pearls.
She wore Mr.. Dewey's bridal gift. a
diamond necklace, and veil of tulle
which covered her from the top of her
dark head to the end of her long
train and she carried a round bouquet
of valley lilies, maiden hair fern and
at last-O frabjous joy!-lavender
orchids! For many weary years the
S. R. has been describing weddings OF
all sorts and conditicls and wedding
bouquets Of varying degrees of splen-
dor, but never before in Topekar,
Kansas, has it been our pride and
glory to record orchids, the most fash
ionable and expensive blossoms
bride can carry. But leave it to
Chauncey Dewey, Well we knew his
bride would carry orchids. wear a dia-
mond necklace. the gift of the groom"
and go to Europe ON her wedding tour
and all this ought to hold Emporia,
Atchison, Leavenworth and Wichita
until the end of time.
The decorationsx3lof the cathedral
were very simple, consisting merely of
the Easter lilies, spirea and palms used
for the Easter service Sunday. Mrs
J. A Campbell, the cathedral organist,
played a prelude programme of about
half an hours duration while the dis
tinguished company assembled. There
were MANY handsome new toilets and
the dressing was quite ad hb1tum-
whatever that may be-some of the
women appearing hatless and decor
lette. But the bishop of Kansas is not
so horfully Ugh church as some and
low-necked gowns and bare heads are
usually in the majority at Grace ca
thedral weddings. Mrs. Mdllspaugh and
all the family party were without hats
and Miss Nellie Millspaugh, the maid
of honor, was bare headed ana IN a
decollete gown. Indeed the bride nao
requested her girl friends not to wear
hats in order that the occupants oL
the front pews might not completely
obstruct the view of the ceremony from
the guests in the back of the church.
A charming detail of the decorations
were the girls from the College OF the
Sisters of Bethany who occupied tue
balcony looking as fair as the mowers
that bloom in the spring in their pretty
light frocks.
some time before the "buzzer" an
the arrival of the bridal party
the Right Reverend Frank X Mills
paugh. bishop of Kansas and father OF
the bride, attended by the very ReV:
James Philip de Bevers Kaye. dean OF
Grace cathedral, entered the church
from the vestry and took their places
on either side of the altar within the
chancel rail- When the Lohengr1n
wedding march was begun by the or
ganist Mr.. Dewey with his groomsman
and cousin. Mr.. B. Walker peterson
of Wheeling, West Virginia, took their
places at the foot of the chancel steps.
The ushers, Mr.. Charles Alling, jr., of
Chicago, with Mr.. Clarkson Mills
Mr. Joe Wilson and Mr.. Paul
Walker. and Mr.. Guy Guernsey of Chi
cago with Mr.. Dan Hammatt led the
Miss Nellie Millspaugh,
maid of honor, followed, alone, and the
bride on the arm of her uncle, MI r.
H. Davis of Omaha, came last. AT the
foot of the chancel- steps the bride took
Mr.. Dewey's arm and Mr.. Davis step
ned back and Joined Mrs. Millspaugh
in the front pew reserved for the fam
lily on the left side of the church. The
bride and bridegroom marched up TO
the chancel rail and the bridal party
followed When the bishop reached
that part of the ceremony, who
eiveth this woman to be married to
this MANI" he took his daughters hand
and placed it in that of the bridegroom.
An effecting episode of the interesting
was the kiss which the Drlde