The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-22
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All the lucky OmenS attended the
marriage of Miss Kathleen More
land and Captain Dorsey Cullen of
the United States army which was
celebrated last night. The wedding
day was the most perfect example of
what a Kansas October can furnish,
the ceremony. which was the most
impressive to take place in Topeka in
recent years. was not married by the
fact that a little stray kitten wan
dered into the church just after the
strains of the Lohengrin wedding
march ambled up the aisle in the
wake of the bride and her attend
ants and fingered around the outskirts
of the group at the altar and finally
perched on the brides train. Moth
ing is luckier, you know. than to be
followed by cat and this incident
was looked upon by all the super
stitious as especially suspicious
The First Presbyterian church
was decorated in the cavalry color.
yellow in recognition of Captain Gull
lens branch of the service. The
bridal party was grouped at the foot
of the chancel steps, in front of high
bank of palms which formed the
background for huge clusters of yell
low chrysanthemums. the crossed
sabers of the cavalry, and flags. The
pews reserved for the relatives and
intimate friends were marked at the
Carver, at the organ. played prelude
program and the wedding marches,
and the Rev. DR.. Stephen S Esteys
read the service in the presence OF
many out of town guests, which filled
the church, The bride was given in
marriage by her uncle, Mr.. Arthur A
.Hurd;s and her attendants were Mrs
Albert T. Reid, matron of honor; Miss
Sula Garrison of Denver. maid of
n TI1ci1o Pn1Inck of Kan
sas City, Miss Louise Wood, Miss
Hazel Nelson and Miss Permelia Cur
tbs bridesmaids. Mr.. Thomas Ber-
nard, of Captain Cullen's regiment,
the Second Dragons, was his best
man and the ushers We're Mr.. Robert
w. Blair. Mr.. Paul Walker. Mr. Bruce
Hurd of Abilene, Mr. Albert T Reid
and Mr.. Thomas l.. King. The rib
bon girls Miss Ethel Hey OF H1a-
watha and Miss Reita Updegraff. led
aisle with broad white satin ribbons.
The bridal party was distinguished by
good looks and perfect REQUIREMENT:
The young women were radiant ana
brides gown was a wonderful creation
of lace and tulle over chiffon and
satin and a long tu1le veil with White
shoes and gloves and an arm
bouquet of white roses and. valley
lilies with white satin Streamers,
completed a strikingly lovely toilet.
The gown, of Renaissance. chantllly
and duchesse lace. was pr1ncesse
model on moyenage lines with long
train.
The attendants except the ribbon
girls who were in white lingerie gowns,
wore yellow with big black picture hats
and carried directoire staffs of gold and
great bouquets of yellow NUNS. Mrs.
Albert 7. Reid. who is always stun
ming had a perfect counterpart in Miss
Garrison, who is also q tall and stately
blonde. Mrs. Reid's gown was of white
lace over yellow and Miss Garrioon's
was princesse of yellow satin, severe
ly plain and very becoming to her will
lowy figure. The bridesmaids were all
lovely but Hazel Nelson who is a bud
not much seen in grown-up society sur
prised everybody by her beauty in her
first trained gown and elected many
exclamations of admiration. Miss Lucille
Pollock's was an elaborate and beauti-
med with some exquisite heavy en-
broidery in a grape design
The wedding reception was at thel
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur A. Hurd,
with whom Mrs. Cullen, who is Mrs.
Hurd's niece, has lived since childhood,
tations were issued. Their town house
at 1134 Tyler street, one of the most at
tractive in town, was elaborately deco
rated for this occasion with many huge
bouquets of chrysanthemums and roses.
The entrance to the house and the front
and side veranda were enclosed with
canvas and the receiving line stood in
the drawing room and included Mr.. and
Mrs. Hurd, Captain and Mrs. Cullen
and Mrs; Cullen's mother Mrs D; E
looked particularly distinguished in a
gown of white net appliqued with an
elaborate design in old blue and cream
and trimmed with beaded net and cloth
of gold. 1t was a princesse model ana
an effective feature was the long sash
of silver with ends knotted in the back
Mrs. Moreland wore a handsome gown
of cream lace over silk of the same
shade.
The assisting friends were Mrs
Stubs, Mrs. ]. c. Pollock of Kansas
City, Mrs. F. Dunont Smith of Hutch
inson, Mrs. A. A. Robinson, Mrs. NJ
A. Low, Mrs. Eugene Hagan. Mrs. E.
S. Johnston of Davenport, Ia, Mrs
William Redwood Smith, Mrs. Chas
L. Short, Mrs. Henry A. Auerbach,
Mrs. Frank M. Bonebrake, Mrs. Chas.
Blood Smith, Mrs. S. E. Barber, Mrs.
David w. Mulvane, Mrs. S. ]. Bear,
Mrs. B. M. Davies. Mrs. ]. D. M.
Hamilton, Mrs. Thomas c. Biddle,
Mrs. Howell Jones, Mrs. Dick Alden,
Mrs. A. L. Conrad, Mrs. Charles N.
Nelson, Miss Dolly Curtis, Miss Lee
more Stubs, Miss Gladys Scott and
MISS bldHC00 fSOHT0T. me O1n1QS
room on the first floor and the library
on the second floor were used for
serving. The gifts, arranged in
second floor room where the guests
who wished might see Them were a
really unusual collection of silver, cut
glass, crystal. embroideries. pictures,
bric-a-brac, rare linens and laces,
brass and pottery.
Some particularly good looking
buds were worn by the assisting wo-
men and other guests. Mrs. Stubs
was charming in a lavendar princess
gown with a corsage bouquet of val
1ey-lilies, and Miss Lenore Stubs
looked exceptionally pretty in rose
satin. Mrs. Henry A. Auerbach's gown
was a lovely thing of black lace heav-
lily jetted and she wore a cluster of
orchids at her girdle. Miss Dolly