The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-17

A wedding, beautiful in all its de-
tails, was celebrated "Wednesday nlgnt
at $3.50 o'clock, when Miss Gertrude
CieVenger and Mr.. Robert Fullerton
were married at the home of the bride s
parents Mr.. and Mrs. p. J. CleVenger,
303 West Tenth avenue, by Or. FRANK
L. IOVelav-d of the First Methodist
church The decorations of the house
had as their prcdominating colors, green
and white, with a touch of color mere
and there. giving them tone and ad-
ding to their effectiveness. The YER
ar Ia was decorated with palms ana
hanging baskets The hal, was banked
with palms partly cOnCealing the musl-
clans, and the stairs were carpetec
with white canvas, ana the DanlSterS
wound with smilax. The newell posts
of the stairway were crowned with
brass jardinieres filled with white rose
buds and maidenhair fern In the par
lor a large bouquet of red roses stood
before the window in the center OF
bank of ferns and palms, and a similar
bouquet stood on the mantel IN Ihe
living room. In front of the bayWlndoW
in the sitting room white pOrtlco was
erected before a white background
banked with palms. The structure con-
sisted of a small platform reached by
three steps, and surrounded by White
pillars. on the top of each pillar was
a basket Of white rosebuds and trail
ing smilaX. On either side was a tall
arranged on TWO narrow shelves ere
IA lighted tapers. After the ceremony
the bridal pair knelt on satin cushions
on the lower step of the altar for the
benedictiOn.
Preceding the ceremony, a trio OF
violin, harp. and piano, played Ruben
STEMS "Kammoi Ost~ow," the fausi-
clans being Miss Jessie Waller, MISS
Ona May Miller, and Miss Brunette
Walter. Afterwards Miss Mae Reddlek,
of New York, sang For You Alone
Miss Reddicks singing was all that
her friends has Hoped for. as many OF
them had not heard her sing since her
last return from the east Miss Red
dick viii be one Of the fall brides. and
her place in Miss Clcyenger's wedding
arrangements serWs e'17cC tally dttlnS
on that account, and also because she
and Miss Reddick were close friends
in New York while they were both
studying music there.
After the solo, Miss Walter played
the Lohengrin Wedding march, and the
bridal procession descended the stairs
The ribbon girls, Miss Dorothy Barber
Miss JOY Paxton, Miss Catherine DUN
of Horton, and Miss Anna Burr Rice,
came first, two and two, and marked
the bridal path with strands Of sm1lax
tied with white satin ribbon. Their
gowns were white chiffon, made with
empire waists sOlidly trimmed il white
lace. They wore bands of white ribbon
about their heads, and their gloves ana
slippers We're white to match the gowns.
Miss Gertrude Reed and Miss Mary
Buckles of Kansas City, followed the
ribbon girls marching singly, and car
rying large baskets of white roses and
fern. Their gowns were green mar
uuisette made over satin, after the pre-
vailing empire model. and the bOdices
were trimrsed in self-tone lace. Their
1eWeled slippers were green satin, and
on their heads they wore Madame
Sherry caps. These caps are made of
white lace, with a narrow plated friu.
edged with silver bugleS. and above the
beads, a twisted band of green satin,
ending in small rosettes The matron
Of honor, Mrs. H. 1. Green of Urbana,
Ill. the brides sister. was handsomely
gowned IN white lace robe, the over
skirt edged with a band OF yellow
50 tin. and a wide yellow satin sash.
reaching from the high waist to the
hem of the skirt. Mrs. Green, by the
way, is an unusually handsome woman,
regal and stately in bearing. Two little
flower girls, Roma Holly of Everest,
and little Louise CleVenger of VIII
liamsburg a niece of the bride, car
ried little French baskets, from which
they scattered rose petals in the bridal
path. They were dressed in white
embroidery frOcks and wore white rib
bons in their hair, and their slippers
also were white. Then came the bride
on the arm of her father. Her gown
was satin Charmause made with a high
a.
and the narrow skirt was made with
a long court train. The short bodice
was covered with duchesse and rose
point lace, and finished with pearl trim
ming. The narrow yoke, and the sleeves
We're of tulle. At her throat she wore
8 diamond and pearl sunburst, the gift
of the bridegroom. From her lace cap,
the long bridal veil hung to the hem
Of her gown. and just over the caps
frill wreath of orange blossoms en-
circled her head. Her bouquet was
lilies of the valley. The richness of her
costume enhanced her delicate pretti-
ness. She is a particularly attractive
woman. of the dainty. fragile type. to
whom the daintiness of wedding gar
ments is especially becoming The
bride was met at the altar by Mr.
Fullerton and his best man. Mr.. Ber-
nard Crosby, who entered the living
room from the library. During the
ceremony the musicians played Trau-
merei, and after the ceremony an in
formal reception was held Mrs. Clev-