The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-08


N,,ntials Of Miss Dimond and Mr.. !
Weess This Evening to Be
Beautiful.
with the distinct charm of home
bridal event, preparations for the nup-
,,a,s this evening Of Miss Elizabeth
caroline Dimond and Mr.. Arnot Shaw
Weess have been completed and thu
beautiful betrothal service will offer
as one Of the more prominent affairs
j the social month, wedding of in
tarest and prettiness for the many I
well-wishin.s friends Of bride and
groomelect.
The Rev. James Cady Allen of the
FIRST Unitarian church will be the !
officiating minister, and the ceremony
will be performed at half past eight
o'clock in the drawing room of the
brides parents residence, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew J. Dimond, 71S High
| street, AT that hour the bridal couple
will enter the room unattended ex-
cent by the little flower bearer from
the stairs leading to the brides apart
ments above.
bower of loneliness extends the
entire width of the drawing room.
ferns. smilax and carnations and ever
green being used in profusion in its
arrangement. From the center is sus-
| pended q large white wedding bell
and beneath this charming arched
construction the couple will take their
| positions
Little Miss Katherine Dimond,
niece of this evenings bride, will be
the flower girl, and will be attired in
white with accompanying sash and
ribbons OF pink She will carry bas-
ket of pink sweet peas in the midst
OF which will be embedded the we'd
ding ring, to be used during the ser
vice.
The bride will be .costumed in
handsomely made wedding gown OF
white silk crepe meteor over white
messaline and the entire to be trim
med in crystal and pearl garnitures
and touches of hand embroidery and
real lace. To complete her attire Miss
Dimond will wear bridal veil caught
up with lilies of the valley. She will
also carry boquet OF the same flow
ers.
Just previous to the services
Miss Lanta Evans, formerly OF Keokuk
! and one of the brides chosen friends
& will sing, "All For YOU Mrs. Harry
q frost vii play the Bridal Chorus
from Lohengrin at the entrance of thu
couple. Appointments for the affai
4 are perfect and elegantly arranged il
all details, and the occasion will b.
one of glad beauties entirely for thu
chosen wedding company of the bride
At the conclusion of the service, ;
two course luncheon will be served b.
the brides parents in honor OF thu
guests of their daughter and tn
groom, Mr. Weess. In the dining room
the scheme of colors will be gree
and white, smilax and white hyacinth
1. to be used in adjoining the yariou
u fixtures and light effects The fora
& offerings Of the parlor will be re
carnations used in clusters and fes
looming the furnishings.
Both bride and groom-elect are Ket
kuk born and reared young people. /
S# their event of this evening they will b
@ showered with happiest and best wisi
|# es of hundreds of friends who wi
4 delight in their marriage and hop
that their future welded life will b
complete with JOY and all things goo'
The bride-elect is lovely youn
woman, with all of those splendi
traits Of young womanhood that e
dear and maintain lasting friendshi
and are the cause of brightness whel
ever she has gone. Exceedingly pop
lar in her own set, Miss Dimond he
been the guest of honor at several a
tractive and very delightful pre-nupti
courtesies recently among them II
announcement party at the residen'
of Mrs. Howard w. Wood, on Janual
l1tb Mrs. Harry frost and Mi
Marian Becker, January I'll; Mrs Ha
RE Collins and Mrs. b. F. Jones, ia
nary 81; Mrs. Arthur Collins, Febr
airy 2, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Weess, February 9Th, an evening di
ner company.
Miss Dimond is the daughter of o.
OF the best known and oldest famili
of Keokuk, Mr.. and Mrs Andrew
Dimond, while the groom's paren'
Mr.. and Mrs Weess, are equally W.
known and highly respected. causi
the union of the two families to
one Of the most pleasant recent occ;
Ions.
The groom of this evening was
graduate OF Keokuk High school, 1874
For the past seven years he has be
identified with the Duncan-Schell Fl
niture Comapny of this city, as one
Its most trusted and capable employ
having charge of the clerical a
bookkeeping departments. After tn
marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Weess "
take honeymoon trip, and will I
be at home until after March 18th
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