The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-02

in the east drawing room where an al
/ tar had been improvised. The altar
| was all in white and was fianked by
i tall white candles in cathedral candle
! sticks and the effect was very churchly.
| No use talking, the fashionable Meth
! odist Episcopals are getting more RI
| chop off the Methodist and go over to
| the Church of Henglahd haltogether,
what with taking off the lid about
| dancing and their pastors buttoning
| their collars in the back The drawing
rooms and the tower room were all in
green and white. the wedding colors.
The doors and windows, the mirrors
| and chandeliers were wreathed with
| smilax, and there were stately palms,
/ bouquets of white flowers and white
| candles everywhere. In the other rooms
| holiday decorations prevailed, smilax,
| holly mistletoe, Christmas garlands and
| blooming plants. The dining room was
especially attractive with quantities of
| California red pepper and red candles
The bridal procession came down
| the stairway, through the hall and
| into the east drawing room promptly
| at O'Clock. 1t was headed by eight
| garland girls including Miss Laura
! Wiley of Eldorado, Miss MARGARET
Better, Miss Louise Allison, Miss En-
ma Fowler of Baldwin, Miss Elizabeth
APPEL of Marion. Miss Rachel Locke,
Miss Josephine Lynch and Miss Grace
Frost. They wore simple white lin
| gerie frocks with bandeaux of smilax
| in their hair and sashes of green
chiffon and carried ropes of smilax,
with which they marked the aisle for
the rest of the bridal party, and rus
tic baskets filled with rose petals
which they strewed in the pathway of
the bride. This is a sort of thing,
which when done badly is ludicrous,
but last night it was particularly
effective. The girls were youthful, |
natural and graceful and they made |
you think of wood nymphs or vestal |
virgins (speaking of mixed meta
phors) according to ones mood. and
the effect was really charming and |
not at all studied. Following the gar
land girls We're the bridesmaids, Miss
Ora Allen of Chanute and Miss Ger
trude C1evenger who wore sumptuous
gowns of sea green satin, directories /
with trains. the bodices almost COW
cred with heavy lace of the same
shade. shoes and hose matching their
gowns and their costumes finished
with court wells of white tulle, white
gloves and arm bouquets of white
roses Miss Edna Hoch. the brides
sister and maid of honor. came next
in the procession. Her gown was
modified Empire of white chiffon over
soft white silk trimmed with bands of
braided satin. She wore a veil and
her bouquet was also of white roses.
The bride and her father, the COVER
nor came last in the procession and
they were met at the altar in the
drawing room by DR.. Lynch, Mr.. Reid
and his groomsman, Mr.. Harry j.
HarkerS of Kansas City.
The ceremony was made additional
ly impressive by the music which pre-
ceded, accompanied and followed it. |
Miss Hortense Imbodenf of Wichita at
the piano, played the Mendelssohn
wedding march for a professional in
stead of the more usual march from
Lohengrin and before the ceremony
Miss Fern Hoover of Baldwin sang a
love ballad, Hearts Delight. During
the service Miss Irma Doster, violin,
T010 rod a nv
Myrtle Radcliffe furnishing the piano
accompaniment and at its close a
chorus of eight girls stationed in the
tower room sang a bridal benediction,l
''God Bless Thee and Keep Thee" by
Charles Alum. In the chorus were
Miss Iva Markham Of Lamar, Colo,
Miss Berenice Fuller, Miss Agnes Hus-
band of Mcpherson, Miss wilma Ed
Wathena, Miss Hortense Smith of
Ottawa. Miss Nellie Raster and Miss
Elizabeth Voorhis of Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reid have gone for a
short trip, their destination unknown
even to their relatives. and will be in
Chanute by the first of the week. They
will be at home after February l.
Mrs. Reid's travelling costume was a
mink turban to match her furs.
Among the friends who assisted at
the reception were Mrs. James E.
Hurley and her sister, Miss Butcher of
John Q. Royce, Mrs. H. A. Auerbach,
Mrs. Charles w. Merriam. Mrs. E. A.
Austin, Mrs. F. N Lynch and Mrs.
Homer Hoch. The company was
representative, rather than fashion
able, but the gowning was notable.
Among the out of town guests in |
addition to the members of the bridal
party were Miss Anna Porter and Miss
Helen Porter, of Baldwin; Miss Edith
Davis. of Arkansas City; Miss Harriet
Simmons, of hutchinson Miss Dale
of Axtell; Mr.. Clarence Wood,
of Baldwin; Mr.. James A Allen, of
Kansas City; Mrs. Anna Warning, of
Marion; Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Nc
Gowan, Of Kansas City; Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hoch, Of Marion; Mrs. Otis
Mrs. Walter Wharton, of Erie; Miss
Emma ToIlin, of Baldwin, Miss
Josephine kibbler, of Wellsville; Miss 1
Hanks Miss Marjorie Sim =;
Nora Ames, of Ottawa; Miss Grace
OF Kansas City; Miss .
Camilla Pearson, of OSawatomie; Miss :
Grace Mckinney, of Winchester; Mr.. I
City; Mr.. Allen Beck, of Yates Cen
ter; Mr.. Albert Leverance. Mr. Her
bert Cavaness, Mr.. and Mrs. John ].
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Johns, Z
and Mr.. Bruce Grigsby. all Of Cha
mute.
An important event of next week 3
will be reception and dance at the I
Topeka club for members and their !
families, January 7th, in the evening.
X =
Mrs. Otis Allen entertained a COM Ii
oany of young women this afternoon
for Mrs. Longshore of lola, guest of 4
Miss Edna Guy.
Miss Alice Brown observed New Is
Years by giving most enjoyable tea
n honor of her guests: Miss Mary 4
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