The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-29

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The Sigma Delta Psi girls of Wash
Thursday night, May 2. at the Ell1s
hall. Another of the spring dances
! will be given Wednesday night, May
| 8, by the Delta Omicron Omicron and
the Lambda Epsilon.
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Mr.. Cyrus Leland and Miss Julia Lee
land left Sunday for Vinita, Ok, where
Miss Leland's marriage to Mr.. George
Hayden will take place Tuesday. me
wedding will take place in the morn
ing and will be celebrated by Rev
Father STANDARD. The only guests Will
be the brides sister, Mrs. H. L. Fin
| ley of Vinita, Mr.. Finley, Mr.. and Mrs
G.. c. Finley and Mr.. Leland. Mr..
Hayden and his bride will take a
short wedding journey and Will be at
home after June at 1918 quincy
nounced to take place in June, and
the change of date was quite unex-
pected.
An account of the wedding Of MISS
Mary Blossom Devlin and Mr.. Donald
Moffatt, from the Kansas City star
will be of interest to Miss Dev1n
friends in Topeka, and of general m
terest on account of some of its I'M
usual features:
Traditions of old Europe and more
modern customs Of young America
blended curiously in the marriage Ger
emony of Miss Mary Blossom Devln
and Mr.. Donald MOffatt, celebrated at
the Eglise Saint-Honore d Eylau, Far
is Wednesday, April 10. The bride Is
a daughter of Mrs. Mary A. ]. Devlin,
formerly of Topeka, and the groom
son of Mr.. and Mrs. z. o. Moffatt.
Swiss guards in red uniform 5000
in attendance at the entrance and the
major domo, more resplenoent IMAM
any of his aids, was master OF cere-
monies. He beckOned when the thirty
guests were to rise or kneel, following
the prescribed order of the service,
and acted as director throughout.
When the able had performed the
ceremony the bridesmaids passed
among the guests to receive an offer
ing for the poor. So much for the
European customs Traditions were
shattered when the bridal PROCESSION
marched down the central aisle to-
wards the altar, for the bride, instead
of heading the column as is customary
in France, walked behind the others.
The major domo was kept in state
of expectancy till the last of the
brides attendants and the bride, on
the arm of Mr.. Clifford Histed of Kan
sas City, who gave her in marriage;
had filed in, and he enjoyed novel
experience, for he exclaimed enthusl-
asticalIy after the wedding: 81 like
this arrangement, though it is the first
time I ever saw anything OF the kind.
I hope we may have more American
marriages in this church"
The bride was attended by her
three sisters, Miss Ruth Devlin as
ring bearer; Miss Ethel Devlin as
maid of honor; Miss Inez Devlin and
Miss Dorothy Moffatt, sister OF the
bridegroom, as bridesmaids, and the
groom by Mr.. Charles Devlin as best
man. M. Frederick Kellermann OF
Paris was an usher. The parents OF
the young couple and Miss Norma
Freyschlag also were present from
Kansas City. The wedding march
played by the church organist was
composed by Mime. Alva kellermann
for the occasion and was dedicated to
Miss DevIin. After the ceremony Mrs.
DevIin gave a breakfast for the bridal
party and few friends at the Hotel
Baltimore in Avenue kleber- Mr. anu
Mrs. Donld MOffatt are touring swift
zerland and Italy and will sail on the |
Berlin for New York May 2, returning |
May IS, where they will be at home /
at 2905 Forest avenue until the return
of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. MOffatt. Their |
began when both were |
students in the University of Missouri. |
Mrs. Devlin with her family and
Miss F'reyschlag have been In Paris
since last August and intend to remain |
in Europe till the autumn OF next |
year. They will pass the summer IN |
Switzerland, returning to Paris in the
fall with the exception of Mr.. Charles |
Devlin, who will attend the Jesuit |
school at Stoneyhurst, England. Ac- |
companied by his mother, Miss Ethel |
Devlin and Mr.. Histed, he will take a
motor trip through England next week |
and make arrangements for his win |
ter's work.
Miss Frances Council will have
guests Thursday afternoon for Miss
who has been Miss ConnelPs guest the
past two weeks, will return home the !
last of the week.
A notice of coming styles for jacket
suits says that the coats will show a |
gradual increase in length. the finger
tip length predominating, the lengths
to be determined by the height of the
wearer. Skirts will continue on
straight lines. The slightly raised |
waist line and the inner betting will |
be popular. Separate coats will be |
full length and cut on straight lines.
Some materials will be made in per-
fectly loose shapes with or without |
belts and others in more shapely eff
fects. The feature of separate coats
will consist of set-in sleeves, deep arm
holes, sloping shoulders and high but
toning effects.
Madame Lunde Souther's pupils will
give a recital tonight at Washpurn
chapel. There is no admission charge, !
and the public is invited to attend.
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A reception will be given Thursday,
May 2, from 2:30 to $50 in the after