Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-06-19
wAhHAL1A, SOUTH CAROLINA wIsDNEsDAY, JUNE TO- 1912
THE BIEMANN-HUGHs WEDDING.
Popular Young Couple Welded Last
Wednesday Evening.

An event about which centered
more universal interest than any
other OF the present season was the
marriage, last Wednesday evening,
June 18th, at $50 o'clock, of Miss
annie Henrietta Biemann and Wade
Coke Hughs, both being popular
young people of Walhalla. The Bic
mann residence on Faculty Hill was
made especially attractive for this
interesting occasion, the hall and
rooms Of the first floor being taste
fully decorated.
The bridal party descended the
stairway and entered the parlor to
the strains Of Mendelssohn's "Wed-
ding March," the groom with his
best man, w. G. Martin, of Port Glib
son, Miss, coming first, followed by
Dick Biemann and Rieppe Mehrtens,
Of Charleston, Misses Ida Biemann
and Pauline Hughs, little Misses
katherine Adams and Katherine
Bowen as flower girls; Miss Ger
trude Biemann as maid of honor,
and the bride, leaning on the arm of
her brother, Rieppe Biemann. The
party paused just under the wedding
bell, where the ceremony was per-,
formed by Rev. j. B. Umberger, of
the Lutheran church, assisted by
Rev. G. NJ. Wilcox, Of the Presbyte-
rian church. The impressive ring
ceremony OF the Lutheran church was
used.
The home was beautifully deco
rated with many flowers and ferns
and was brilliant with the lights Of
many pink and white candles. The
parlor was in white and green. the
mantels being banked with ferns and
cwn
was In pink, and the brides table
was dream Of loveliness, with gar
lands OF sweet peas festooned from
a large bell done in white and pink
hung over the center Of the table,
the garlands reaching to the four
corners. Candelabra holding pink
candles were placed at either end,
ana numerous others around the
room shed soft radiance over all.
The bride was charming in an ex-
quisite hand embroidered gown of
silk marquisette, fastened at the
throat with pearl brooch, the gift
OF the groom, and carried a shower
bouquet of white roses and valley
lilies. The maids wore white lingerie
gowns with pink sashes andsscarriedi
bouquets OF pink roses, Vile Tia
tiny flower girls wore white and car
RED baskets of pink sweet peas.
Following the wedding service the
bride and groom received the hearty
congratulations and good wishes or
'he large number of guests present
at the ceremony, and from $50 until
11.3O O'Clock the home was the
scene of much gayety and pleasure
as friends came to greet the hapDy
young couple.
\ Those in the receiving line were
Sr. and Mrs. Sidney Adams. of Rock
iNl; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry r. Hughs
any Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Steck. AS
sS;s.Rg IN the dining room were
80. Mis. X. n. Hughes. Misses Daisy
otrohA RoXie Reid and Sue Maxwell.
whiie presiding over the punch
Dowls %re Misses Lille Hughs. Rer-
ina Schnnacher and Hattie Shelor.
MISS AhceStrong had charge of the
brides regster. '"o
AS the gusts left the dining room
theS were ln{ted by Misses Julia
Maxwell and hnnie Reid into an ad.
joining room Il view The nnmnron.
and beautiful ptsents, which O. A. AT.
til tingly thy attest atsested d. ns wide popularity
,,,lne the young % ladiesy yho served were
Ruth Kay and Theo f. ehs "''"'
Mr.. and Mrs. HughsSft wo,,o1,o
Friday morning for a Sort trim 20
points Of interest among[he rosorts
in the mountains of thisStoio on5
North Carolina. They WY ho a.
home to their friends afterN,e ood
OF June.
There IS no more popular\or,
couple than Mr.. and Mrs. HugMam5
we join with hosts of other fritz
in extending to them the heartieAnf
good wishes for long and pleasS,,
journey through life. II