Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-26
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL.

One of the prettlest wedding recep
tons of the year was that of Miss
Retta Piper and Harry Shep-
herd last night, following their
marriage, which was solemnized
IN the temple during the day
The event took place at the home of
the brides parents, MI. ard Mrs.
George ID. Piper which was beautifully
decorated with roses and greeh Ivy, thu
parlors In pink, the library In red, ana
the dining room in pink and green. The
bridal party stood in the front parloT
surrounded by banks of roses and pot
ted palms, the mlntel being wall OF
roses, and bowls and tardiniers illled
with them being all about. In the
archway between the 1--WE parlors hune
beautiful jardiniere twlne with ivy
ana filed with roses. ana the chandelier
was smothered in the green vines stud
.:cd with roses. In tho library, dark
red roses were everywhere, LhG can
delier was shaded in red, and red roses
adorned the table where punch YVES
served The dining room was a pic
ture with its table done in pax roses
with pink shaded candelabra, AMI pink
streamers extending from the chan
delier to the corner and caught with
roses. The mantel and sidebOard were
banked with roses and the chandelier
twired with them and the green ivy.
The bride wore q handsome costume OF
white Rajah silk, with trimmings of
DucEcs Sc lace and carried brides ruses.
Mrs Sidney Saville as matron OF honor
was in pale blue messaline silk with
trimmings of white lace and carried
pink flowers. Mr. George w. Pyper,
brother of the bride, was best man.
Assisting in receiving we're Mr.. and
Mrs. c. d. Pyper Mr.. and Mrs. Shep-
herd the groom's parents, and num-
Der of intimate friends assisted In en-
tertaining. among them Mrs. Horace
Ensign, Mrs. w. d. Piper. Mrs. l..
T. Whitney, Mrs. John Owen. Mrs. l.,
Rynders. Mrs. H. G. Whitney. the
Misses Rehan Spencer. Sybella. Clay
ton, Lena Moore. Nan Clawson,
Marian Whitney, Glen Knowlton
and Alice Young. A pleasant sur
prise was the receipt. during the day,
OF cablegram of CONGRATULATIONS from
Switzerland. signed by a group of fell
low missionaries of Harry Shepherd.
relatives of him and his bride. They
We're: Nat Shepherd, Horace and Frank
Whitney. Allan Spencer. Seymour
Wells, and John n, Clawson. In a
room up stairs tho wedding presents
were displayed, tables, mantel and eve
ry available spot being filled with the
beautiful gifts, An orchestra. stationed
on the stair landing, furnished delight
full music during the evening. Nearly
a hundred guests were present Mi.
and Mrs. Shepherd VIII be at home at
ter July 10 at LA Fourth avenue.
Another wedding of yesterday was
that OF Miss Ethel bruce and Mr.. Will
Leaver, the ceremony being performed
in the evening, with Bishop O. r. Whit
ney officiating, and an Informal reoep-
ton following. The rooms were trans
formed into bowers of roseS different
co!ors being used In the various rooms.
The bride wore a beautiful gown OF
white batiste with trimmings OF real
lace, and carried shower boquet OF
white roses. Assisting In receiving
We're Mrs. Druce, Mrs, Fred Schroeder
of Seattle, Miss DoTcas lSlnGSbury and
Miss Gertrude Hartwell. Mr.. and Mrs.
LeaVer VIII be at their home, los u
street, after Sept. ].
Mrs. F.. Il, McGurin entertained at
an elaborate bridge tea yesterday at
the Country club. the Indian idea pre-
vailing in the decorations and the
prizes being Indian baskets. The de-
corations We're flowers used were Wild
mustard: syringa and roses the din
ing room being especially pretty with
its table done IN pink roses. Assisting
were Mrs. Il. s. Bascom, Miss Edna
Mary Smedley. Prizes in the game
We're won by Mrs. James II. Jennings.
Mrs. C. Ira Tuttle, Mrs. BaseUm, Mrs.
H Vance Lane. Mrs. Grtdley, Mrs,
James Ivers, Mrs Joseph J. Campbell
Mrs. George Airs. Mrs. j. II. Johnson.
Mrs. l.. l.. Terry, Mrs. A. Fred Wey,
Mrs. Union Worthington and Mrs.
George c. Moore.
Miss Pearl Weller entertained at
pretty rose lunGheon yesterday In
honor of Mrs. 3. j. White the table
having n largo centerpieoe of pink
roses with pink ribbon streamers ex-
tending 10 the corners and fastened
with pink bows. and the place cards
being pictureheads or girls IN rose
colored hats, Covers were laid for
about n dozen.
Another pretty lucheon OF yesterday
was that given by the Misses Rae and
Olive Bartch for Mrs. Joseph Evans
and Miss McCronry, the table being
decorated in red roses while tiny bas-
kets of red cherries wero at each plate,
and the place cards were decorated IN
red.
Miss Eudora DAILY was hostess at
bridge tea Yesterday, the rooms being
beautifully decorated and about 20
friends present. Prizes in tho game
were won by Miss Ruby Lambourne,
Miss Winnlfred Lynn, Miss Julia Cil-
len Miss Carrie Sappington and Miss
Mamie Sapplngton. At the tea which
followed, Mrs. John G, DAILY, Miss Sell