The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-13

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since the announcement of the en-
gasement of Miss Hazel Fassler and
Mr. Guilford Dudley shortly after the
return or Miss Fassler from Europe
where sne spent last summer, the peo-
PIE IN their set and the rubbernecks on
the OUTSIDE have been looking forward
with interest to their wedding which
was confidently expected to eclipse all
previous events of the kind and to es-
tapisn new standard for future BIS
ana Us In Topeka. The wedding took
pIace last night at the home of the
pliue rather, Mr.. Armfn FaSSler,
Nlnth and Tyler streets and nobody was
disappointed The spectacle was fully
as impressive as had been anticipated
and the whole performance came up to
auVance notices. There was little sur
prise, no doubt, when it was first learn
ed that there would not be a long pre-
ceSslon or bridesmaids and groomsmen
put wedding house party of visiting
girls made up for this and nobody who
saw the wedding could say that there
was anything lacking. The company
was distinguished, the gowning was
Perfectly Grand (there were no less
IMAM dozen imported toilets) the bride
was very sweet and attractive the
pr1desroon1 and his best man were
handsome and distinguished and the
>OSOt !,
artistic and elaborate ever seen in this
one night stand. OF the fundamental
advantage of an ideal background for
thelr efforts in the way of one of the
largest and most luxurious houses in
town, particularly well adapted and ar
ranged. for large entertainment the
decorators had made the most and the
rooms were surely a dream of lowell
ness The ceremony took place in the
craving room which has a bow front
the walls of which were lined with
white for the occasion. and the en-
prasure arched by a gilded trellis en-
twined with Alabama smiIax and hun
dreds OF pink roses. The alcoVe was
banked with palms and pink Towering
plants and thanked with tall f1ambeau
bouquets of pink roses. 1t was in this
alcoye and against this charming back
ground that the bridal party stood
while the ceremony was said by the
Rev. DR.. Lynch of the First Methodist
church. (Fancy the most fashionable
wedding In modern local social history
and any other than a priest of the
Church of England, don't you know,
officiating! Amt 1t an orful blow for
US 'Piscopa1s?) Elsewhere in the room
were big bouquets of pink roses in
vases and bowls. and the Alabama
smilax was used 1avishly over doors
and windows and chandeliers. 1t was
really an exquisite effect and perhaps
no Topeka wedding ceremony has ever
had SO beautiful setting. The halls
upstairs and down had quantities of
palms and ferns and stately American
Beauty roses. These topped the newell
posts and filled vases on the tables and
mantles and in hooks on the stairway.
In fact there was no attempt anywhere
! to make a dozen flowers give more
| than their legal per capita effect. Many
and many a time does the S. r. have to
say that the rooms were decorated in
| there were only one even dozen
of flowers in the house Moth
! ing of that sort in this case. In
| the library alone, which was done in
| the red Richmond roses, $50 blossoms
were used in a1luring bouquets and In
banking the mantle and fireplace. Even
| in the bedroomsson the second floor and
! in the ball room on the third floor
where the gifts. were displayed, there
were bouquets of pink roses. Aside
from the ceremony room the dining
room, where a buffet supper was served
| had the prettiest decorations, and like
| the drawing room 1t was In pink and
white with a background of Alabama
smilax. Dozens of pink roses and many
white lilacs were disposed effectively
about the room and the, round table
was especially attractive. The center
| piece was a large, round, low decora-
| ton of white lilacs and pink roses over
| which, from the chandelier, was sus-
pended a Cupid figurina driving flock
! of gorgeous butterflies. The ceremony
| took place at half after six o'clock
| Steinberg's orchestra played the we'd
ding marches and for the reception af-
| ter the ceremony The bride on heI
fathers arm and preceded by Mr.. Dud-
ley's little niece. Susan Walker of South
| Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, who carried
a gilded basket filed with roses and
rose petals which she strewed in the
path of the bride descended the stairs
from the second floor. marched through
the hall and into the drawing room
where they met DR.. Lynch Mr.. Dudley
and his attendant, Mr.. Joe Wilson The
bridal toilet was a magnificent creation
of white chiffon satin, exceedingly rich
soft and supple, combined with rose
point duchesse lace The gown was
/ made in Kansas City but the lace was
! princesse model with Empire back and
a long court train. The yoke, bertha
and two panels extending from the
yoke to the foot of the skirt. were OF
| lace. The sleeves were formed of folds
of satin finished with a lace cuff and
the bottom of the skirt was edged with
! a heavy silk cord. Over this was worn
an imported veil of Brussels lace which
reached to the hem of the skirt.
4 The brides bouquet was a large
round old-fashioned nose-gay of lilies
! of the valley and pink roses with trail
/ ers of lilies and roses, enclosed in lace
holder. She wore a pin of pearls an6
diamonds which had belonged to he1
mother. for the proverbially lucky
sometimes old and Mr.. Dudley:
wedding gift, diamond brooch. The
little flower girl was in an imported
white French handmade frock ovel
pink taffeta with pink bows and sash
| Six young women friends of the bride
| held the white satin ribbons to mari
the aisle for the bridal procession
/ They were Miss Kaufman of Colum bus
| Ohio, Miss Louise Kelly of Springfield
Ohio, Miss Katharine Morehouse ant
| Miss Margaret Morehouse of Danville
| ILL.,, and Miss Helen Smith. Miss Kaum
man wore white filet net over taffets
1 and carried violets. Miss Kelly and thu
Misses Morehouse were in imported