Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-27
BRILLIANT WEDDINGS OCCUR
Miss Eva Smith and Captain A. La
Rue Christie Have Military Rites.
LANE IS FORMED BIZ swORDs
Miss Marion Halter weds Frederic w
Thomas Amid wealth of Flowers
which Decorate LInInEcr
Art Gallery.

Omaha last night saw two weddings Of
such brilliant character that never before
in the city's history have two like nup-
tiaIs taken placasFf single oieninEs
AT Trinity cath4dfal Miss Eva Smith,
daughter OF Brigadier-General and Mrs
Frederick A.. Smith, became the bride OF
Captain A. La Rue Christie, u. S. A., tho
ceremony being performed by Very Rev.
G. A. Beecher, dean OF the cathedral and
bishop-elect of the Missionary District OF
Kearney.
In the LIninger Art Gallery contiguous
with and part Of the home Of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Louis Haller, their daughter,
Miss Marion Haler, was married to Mr..
Frederic Wagner Thomas. Rt, Rev. A. i.
williams, bishop Of the Diocese of Ne
brasSa, reading the marriage lines. Both
ceremonies we're Witnessed by hundreds
OF the most prominent and fashionable
folk OF Omaha.
Miss Smiths was a military wedding,
with gold lace and infantry blue Furnish
ing notes of color. The ceremony was a
brilliant spectacle. the first large military
wedding Omaha has knoWn for some
time
Miss Haller's wedding had for its back
ground the most remarkable private coli
lection of paintings in the west and the
| ceremony was witnessed by members Of
the city's oldest and most representative
/ families. Of whom some present had been
| intimates in his lifetime Of the brides
revered grandfather. George W. Lininger.
The ThOmns-HaIIer Ceremony.
/ The nuptials of Miss Haler and Mr..
Thomas were solemnized under a canopy
OF green in the west end OF the Lininger
gallery The wedding party entered the
1 gallery at the east door after the bridal
procession had marched down the great
staircase in the front hall of the Haller
residence a stringed orchestra playing
the LOhengIin march. The ushers. Messrs.
Wilson Austin. Taylor Belcher. Burt Wat
Ties OF Neigh and Clement waldron,
marched first Next came the brides
maids. Miss Florence Power and Miss Ag-
mes Burkley who entered the front draw
ing room, one by one. and then walked
through this and the rear drawing room
10 the door OF the gallery which lies d.
rectly west OF these rooms The maid OF
honor followed. and last came Miss Haller
who wss escorted by her father. The
procession passed 10 the west end Of the
gallery.
In the drawing room a lane was formei
for the procession by six young womer
standing at intervals and holding r'bb0ni
Jean Cudahy, Gladys Peters, IIilda Ham
Jean Cudahy, Gladys Peters, Hilda Nam
mer. Ruth Harding and Edith Patrick
In the gallery the continuation of thi
lane was beautifully defined by pedes
tails Of greenery connected by ropes Of flow
ers. From the green canopy above huns
flowers tied with chiffon, and from tn,
wallis smiled down faces painted by IN,
foremost artists Of Europe and America.
The groom and his best man. Macmillan
Harding, entered the gallery from the con
servatory which adtoins at the south
Bishop Williams stood with his back 70 tn,
west wall Of the gallery, and the member
Of the wedding party ranged themselves II
semi-circle around the briual couple
bride GOwned in White sstfn.
The bride wore a gown Of white satin
with a square train and overdrape Of anti
que Spanish lace, an heirloom. The gown
trimmings were Of pearl and Miss Haner
veil was held back from the face by
corOnet Of real pearls She carried a shower
boquet OF lilies Of the valley and orchids