The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

August 3: The marriage of Miss Mil
dred Wilson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Henry Wilson of Blaine,
to Harry C. Barney of Anacortes,
took place at the Wilson home at
3:15 this afternoon in Blaine. The
bridal party entered the drawing
room to the strains of Lohengrin's
wedding march, played by Miss
| Mayme Wilson, sister of the bride,
where the ceremony was performed
! by Dr. c. H. Burdick of Bellingham.
! The bride looked sweet in a white
chiffon gown, over white silk with
veil and carried shower bouquet
of pink and white sweet peas. She
was assisted by her sister, Miss Alb
/ bic Wilson, as maid of honor and
/ Miss Anna Gooch of Bellingham, as
! bridesmaid. The maid of honor wore
| gown of white marQuisette trimmed
with blue, while the brides maid
wore white trimmed with pink, both
/ carrying arm bouquets of pale pink
carnations. The groom was attired
! in the conventional black and was
supported by w. V. Wells OF Ana
cortes, as best man.
Only immediate friends and rela-
tives of the contracting parties wit
messed the ceremony, which was fol-
lowed by a wedding supper. Both
bride and groom are well and favor,
ably known in this city, the bride
having been a member of the faculty
at the Columbian school in Anacortes
for the past several years, spending
her vacations in Blaine, while the
groom is a prominent lawyer of An
acortes. Mr.. and Mrs. Barney left
on the 5:15 train for the east over
the Milwaukee road and will be at
home TO their friends in Anacortes
the first week in October.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney arrived in
Mankato yesterday and are the
guests of Mr.. Barney's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. c. Barney, 1875 Clark
street. and the groom's brother, DR.
Paul w. Barney, ga Clark street
They will remain here the remainder
of the month.
The Anacortes American contained
handsome portraits of the bride and
groom.
Mr. Barney was born and reared in
MankatO and has many friends here
who extend congratulations.
Would Danish the Corset.
st. Paul Dispatch: That the edicl
from the centers of fashion in Paris
sounding the knell of puffs and rats
for milady's couture and even plac
ing the ban on cOrsets is herald
of the return of sanity in fashions, is
the opinion of Anna M. Butner, heaC
of the department of physical culture
for women at the state university
Miss Butner is not sure cOrsets are
gone forever, but she sees tendency
towards the use of lOoser apparel iol
! women with a corresponding increase
in physical health.
, 81 don't know whether women vii
place ban on corsets, but there is
a tendency to wear clothes with less
bodily construction" said Miss But
ner today.
J THAT women are becoming more
sensible in their dress is evidenced
by the report that rats and puff:
will in the future be superfiuOus. We
always teach that cOrsets and tight
fitting clothes are harmful to goo(
health, and our university girls have
always been more sensible than the
rest in this respect.
Small waists are becoming less
the fashion, and the loose empire
, gown is an improved substitutes The
! corset may come back after a while
but the tendency for looser fitting
| apparel will stay for some time
With it we will have a better woman
{, physically
| Enjoyed Wiene-Roast.
, Miss Marjorie Bohan last evenins
entertained the Seek-afuna club a
the home of her mother in Riverside
, park addition One feature of the If
, fair was a wiene-roast over a huge
; bonfire in the yard. Later, the com
pany retired into the house, where
, light refreshments were served. 4
musical program was then carried
, out, two numbers of which were
solos. One was a parody on "Tht
, Old Oaken Bucket" sung by Rober
Hodapp, and the other was 81 Wa:
!, Seeing Nellie Home" sung by JOSEPH
Z Cummings. Both were very fine ant
I greatly appreciated.
Before departing the club arrang
2 ed for another party to be given il
, the near future. The affair las
evening was chaperoned by Mrs. E
, r. Bohan and Mrs. James Armstrong
!. rendered Kitchen Shower.
Miss Lydia Cragun, who is to b.
!, an August bride, was given kitchen
!, shower by twenty of her girl friends
: last evening. The affair came as {
complete surprise to her. Among thu
|. features of the evening was farce
showing how young man won ;
wife under difficulties, which was :
;. source of mach merriment. Thu
!, bride-to-be received her gifts in TIT
= form of an express box. Refresh
ments were served from the sod
= fountain, each choosing her dis
3 from the posters which were signif
3 cant of the coming event. The dec
orations in one of the rooms con
: sisted of a store and post office
: which represents the occupation O
the future bride and groom.
/ Reception Will Be rendered.
g Miss Flora F. Carr, who will TAX
n Miss van Buren's place at the publ
r library next week, is expected her
{ tomorrow. Next Monday evening
J. August Ia, from eight until tel
/ o'clock, a reception will be tendere'