Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
Society


West Twenty fourth street. The cere-
mony was performed at Emmanuel
church, the Rev Warren II. Day read
Ing the marriage service. 1t was a
rose wedding and ten thousand roses
We're used in the decoration of the
church and Ebell clubhouse, where the
reception was held. The church was
transformed into n rose garden and
greenery. The three center aisleS were
banked with the roses and an immense
cluster of Maryland roses tied with
wide pink satin ribbons defined the
pews. The pulpit was banked with the
roses and ferns and an immense rose
bush stood on either side of the desk,
composed of My Maryland roses on
tall stems and stood eight feet. The
choir of eight singers was hidden be-
hind an immense bank of ferns and
giant bamboo. The pipe organ was en-
tirely covered with asparagus ferns and
roses. Immense screens of green on
either side of the pulpit furnished an
entrance for the bridesmaids. who
marched down the aisles to meet the
bride and her father at the door The
bridesmaids dresses were all of chif-
fnn satin the different shades OF pink
from the palest to the deepest, COW
cred with slVer-spangled marquisette
with crystal and silver trimming and
silver rosebuds embroidered around
the Dutch neck of each. The maids
carried roses to match their gowns and
wore the gift of the bride, slender
gold chain with a topaz pendant sus-
pended from a hand-wrought dull gold
ornament. The procession was led by
Misses Ruth Sterry and Annis Van
Nuys, carrying immense shower bou-
ouets of the Madame Chatney rose;
Misses Mary Burnham and Florence
silent with shower bouquets of My
Maryland roses, Misses Ethel Shaw and
Olive Harpham with Killarney roses
and Misses Mary Clark and Mary
Ilndley with Monte Bella roses. The
hair ornaments were beautiful bands
Of silver seuuins finished with an i'm
mense pink rose at the side. The
maid of honor. Miss Evelyn Kennedy
n cousin of the bride. wore an eX-
ouisite gown of palest green crepe
meteor with chiffon overdress, tiny
peating of chiffon at the hem talling
about hers feet. The pearl trimming
was most effective with band OF
the green and silver adorned in her soft
brown hair. Her flowers were show
er of bridesmaids roses and ferns
Then came the bride leaning on the
arm of her father. Her gown of heavy
white satin, with an oVerdress OF chlf-
fon. was completely covered with en-
hroidered roses. The bodice was OF
rare old rose point lace with applique
of white roses with silver centers The
long soft tulle veil was held in place
by a wreath of orange blossoms ana
the bridal bouquet was of BRIDE roses
Her only jewel was the gift of the
bridegroom a glorious diamond pend
ant The ushers were James Copp
Don Carleton Louis Blankinhorn,
George Ennis, Courtland Scott Brown
Raymond Moore. Kay Crawford and
Joseph Coffman. DR. Henry Owen
Eversole served Mr.. RidgWay as best
man. Mr. RidgWays gifts to his at
tendants were scarf pins. of lapls
lazuli which he gave to them at a dim
ner at the Jonathan club last Friday
evening.
The music, under the charge of Arch
ibald Sessions, consisted of an organ
recital before the ceremony. "On the
Mountain" by Grieg; question ana
Answer" by Wolsteinholme, and the
Spring Song by Mendelssohn Ihe
entrance of the bridal party was an
nounced bv the singing of the bridal
chorus from "Lohengrin" by the choir
consisting of Mrs. Edmund Shank
Mrs. Carolyn Won Benson. Miss kath-
crime Ebbert and Mrs l.. j. Selby' Il;
r Campbell. r w Seager Edmund
Shank and Jack Gregg. During the
ceremony, Last Night" by Kjeruf
was played and the triumphal wedding
march of Mendelssohn was the recess
sional. Mrs Rowley wore an imported
gown of heavy white satin with an
opalescent bead tunic and pearl trim
mings Mrs. f. c. Ridgway, mother of
the bridegroom, was attired in black
satin with an overdress of lace en-
hroidered in black orchids and Jet Mrs
yVi1Iiam A. Rodenberg of Washington
wife of the congressman from Illinois,
the only sister of Mr.. RidgWay, came
out for the wedding with her niue
son She was beautifully dressed in
nf white lace over
white satin, with garniture of pearls.
At the Ebell clubhouse, where the re-
cention was held, the auditorium was
ali in green and roses. The root ana
balcony were strung with ropes OF as
naragus ferns and the stage was
banked with roses ana terns' oH tlie
wall were immense pockets OF 1erns
filled with roses and the musicians
were concealed by palms making an
immense screen. In the reception room
roses were used in great protuslon, the
lamps were shaded with roses ana the
mantels banked with roses ana wall
nockets filled with roses. In the tea
loom where the brides table was
snread the walls were strung with
roses and ferns The table was spe-
ciallv lighted by pink shower chan-
delier of tiny Maryland roses WIN
countless pink lights and at each emo
was an immense rosebush ana
mound OF roses III lllC NNhNNi
vase of orchids at each corner Flilk
eatin ribbons were laid across the
table and the place cards bore the
monogram of the bride and pride
Groom and a wide gold band. covers
az the brides table were placed lot
twenty, the entire bridal party AT
the other tables baskets of PINK roses
tied with wide pink satin RIBBONS
completed the rose effect. Mr.. ana
Mrs Ridgway will be away on thelr
wedding trip for six weeks ana VIII
he at home to their friends at the resi-
dence of the brides parents during tne
summer Mr. and Mrs. Rowley VIII
leave for Alaska the first of July ana
will make an extended trip through
the north not returning to Los Angeles
until fall Miss Kennedy, who mas
heen pa:ssing the winter visiting in Los
Angeles and San Diego will not return
to her home until July
A wedding of great interest to many
Los Angeles people was that of MISS
Margaret c. Tales and Daniel stew
ant Hammack, which took place at the
home of the brides parents, Prof. and
Mrs. John c. Tales of Central col
lege. Danville, KY, Thursday evening,
The best man was Robert Clelland of
Los Angeles, who has Just finished a
postgraduate course at Princeton, and
Percy Goodell of Pasadena, who is also
finishing at Princeton this year, was
another member of the bridal party.
Miss Amelia Yerkes, the niece of Mrs
E. Y. Van Meeker of Los Angeles, was
The maid OF honor and Rev. Mcdowell