Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-10-15
Eckert-Plerce Wedding.

One of the most charming and inter-
esting weddings witnessed in Lewiston
was that of Miss Nell Eckert and Mr.
Melvin Pierce on Wednesday evening.
After the guests had assembled in the
attractively decorated rooms, and at
the stroke of the bridal party APP
preached, to the soft and mellow strains
OF the wedding march from Lehengrin
rendered by Professor Baumgaertel's
stringed orchestra. With slow and
measured steps the procession appeared
with Miss Virginia Shearer in advance,
bearing pink and white ribbons, which
We're stretched between the spectators
and the party. Miss Helen Eckert, the
maid of honor, gowned in rose crepe de
chine and carrying a shower bouquet
OF beautiful brides rosebuds then APP
peared, and following the maid Of honor
came the charming bride, upon the arm
of her brother, Mr.. Golf Eckert, when
the groom with Mr.. Alfred S. Willis
as best man, appeared through the OPP
posite door. Miss leila Morris brought
up the rear, holding the other end of
the ribbons. The bride was gowned in
an exquisite real lace creation and held
an artistic shower bouquet of lilies of
the valley and bride roses. After the
ceremony, which was solemnized by
Rev. Mr.. baltimore, the bride and
groom received the profuse congratula-
tions of their friends and relatives.
The ceremony was performed under a
bower most artistically and effectively
decorated with ferns and Japanese
clematin, whose delicate fragrance per-
meated every nook and corner of the
spacious rooms. The dining room pre-
sented most beautiful picture in its
elaborate decorations of pink roses and
Japanese clematis. Under the chande-
lier and shading the lights was a pink
parasol from which hung ropes of Gle
mats and ivy to the four corners of the
room and festooned above the buffet
and pictures were the same graceful
floral ropes. A huge pyramid of Caro-
line Testont roses formed the center
piece of the table and at each corner
was smaller bunch of the same va
riety of exquisitely shaded roses. The
covering over the lights along with
many candles, cast warm, soft glow
upon the dainty scene. Before being
ushered into the dining room the guests
were invited to view the elegant gifts
Upon entering the room in which they
were displayed one was dazzled by theil
brilliancy and beauty. 1t was said tina
no Lewiston bride has ever been th'
recipient of such elegant gifts. There
was great excitement when it was an
nounced that the brides bouquet wa
: to be thrown. Each young lady waiteC
( with outstretched arms as the brid
! prepared to throw it from the hal
above them. There was sigh of re
/ lief as it fiuttered directly into the arm
! of Miss Lulu Kroutinger, for the sus
( pense was then over.
s Those assisting Mrs. Eckert were
s Mesdames A. A. Perkins, o. E. Guerr
5 sey, B. F. Morris, w. C. Brooks, Miss
5 es Elizabeth Kettenbach and Scully
In the dining room presided Mesdame
{ E. d. Potvin, W. G. zimmerman, c. "
= Mount, w. C. Brooks and B. F. Morri
with Miss leila Morris, Louise Shat
Il Gretchen Schattner, Katherine FIJI
Il Louise Morrison and Virginia Sheart
II serving.
L The bride and groom left Thursda
/ evening amid showers of rice and cor
Il fetti to spend their honeymoon visiIin
II coast cities. The out-of-town guest
II were Mrs. Pierce, and Mrs. Shelter
II berger, of Spokane, mother and sist'
II of the groom, Mesdames Schille
II Simon and Miss Eunice Turner, of Co
II tonwood, and Mrs. H. w. Newton, {
III Spokane. Lewiston Teller.