The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-18
SOCIETY

What was in many respects the most
elaborate military wedding Salt Lake
has ever witnessed was that of last
evening, when Miss Kathryn Geddes,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Theron
Geddes. became the bride of Captain
Bryan Conrad of the Fifteenth infan-
try. The service which united the two
was performed by Dean Benjamin
Brewster at 3 o'clock in st. Mark 5
cathedral in the presence of an assem-
blage of friends which filled the church
to the doors.
For nearly an hour beforehand the
friends were arriving. and splendid
musical program played by Organist A.
II. Peabody filled the time till the hour
set for the wedding. AS the hour ap-
preached the strains of the Lohcngrin
wedding march filled the sacred edifice
and the bridal party entered the
church. As the groom and his best
man, Captain Harker, and the clergy
man took their places at the chancel,
coming in from the side, the ushers en-
tered the church and walked up the
aisle, c. ). Mcdonald and Lieutenant
Green leading the march. Next came
]. T Goodwin and +. c. Schramm, and
behind them Captain MCCaskey and
Lieutenant Waterman. Following were
Mrs. stephen Shaw of Denver and Mrs.
Ernest Bamberger. Miss Annie McCor-
nick and Miss Gertrude McGrath. Mrs.
Hooper Dunbar. the brides sister, en-
tered, walking alone, and then came
the bride, leaning on the arm of her
father. AS she reached the chancel
steps and was joined by the groom, the
music changed to ''Traumerei," which
was played softly through the service.
Here the betrothai service was read,
and as the two Joined hands the bridal
party proceeded to the altar rail, where
the service was completed and the ben
edietion pronounced. As the bridal
party turned to leave The church the
Mendelssohn wedding march sounded
and the church bells rang out merrily.
From the church the bridal party and
about fifty of their friends went di-
rectly TO the Geddes residence on West
Temple. where the home had been
made attractive for the reception which
followed with a wealth of American
Beauty roses. These were the only
flowers used. save in the dining room.
where the tea table showed a mound OF
bridesmaids roses as a decoration in
the middle of cloth of rare cluuy lace
over the same shade. Here for a few
hours the intimate friends of the bride
and groom made merry with them, and
later Captain and Mrs. Conrad went 70
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At the church the decorations were
of military character mostly. great
flags enveloping the entire upper END
of the nave and masses of Easter lilies
decorating the altar. A few seats were
set off with the customary white satin
ribbons. and these were for the rela-
tives and Colonel and Mrs. Walter
Scott. Banks of palms filled the chan
eel. and the pure white lilies set of
the green.
The bridal party made the most stTik-
ing picture seen at any wedding N
many months, the great number of at
tendants. the new idea of having the
maids and matrons i'm bridesmaids
wells and the court head dress, all at
tracing marked attention. The gown
worn by the bride was of heavy white
satin, made in Empire effect, with \
long train The bodice was trimmed
with silver lace and an edging OF
duchess lace outlining the neck. which
was V-shaped. Long sleeves of finely
tucked chiffon reached fairly TO the
knuckles. the upper part entirely con-
cealed with the handsome lace over the
shoulders. A long tulle veil, caught
with a wreath of orange blossoms. fell
the full length of the train, and a
shower of lilies of the valley fell over
the brides arm
Mrs. Dunbar's gown was of rose pink
embroidered crepe. with high neck and
long sleeves OF chiffon of the same
shade. Tassels made of s,lken fringe
to match the crepe trimmed the high
bodice and made d graceful garnituTe
on the skirt. With this was worn the
long tulle veil of pale pink enyeloping
the entire form and fastened to the
hair with three short pink feathers in
court style. All the maids and matrOns
were in gowns of the same style, anO
all wore the wells with the court feath-
ers. All carried showers of pink roses
and pink sweet peas the flowers fall
ing in stTeameTs over their arms.
Mrs. Geddes wore a handsome gown
of black lace over satin and diamonds
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The largest event of today will be
the reception to be given this evening
by Mrs. Elizabeth BonnemoTt to Gov
erncr William SpTy and Mrs. Spry at
her home on Brigham street. Some
thing over 900 guests have been invit-
ed. and the affair promises to be a
most elaborate one
Mrs NJ H KTiebel. Mrs. Ellsworth
Daggett and Mrs Ridwell will enter
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