Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-09
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Yesterday afternoon at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George House. 747 Belle
avenue. Davenport, their daughter.
Miss Frieda House. became the bride
of Edwin ]. Bettendorf. son OF Presi-
dent Joseph W. Bettendorf of the Bet
tendorf Steel Car company. and Mrs
Bettendorf- The ceremony was at
o'clock, only the members of the two
families being guests.
At the hour for the ceremony Miss
Gertrude Brannigan at the piano be-
gan the Bridal Chorus from "Lohen-
grin" the bride. entering with her IA
Their. George House. who gave her in
marriage. Her wedding gown was Of
charmeuse. the skirt. which was made
entrsine, having panniers of the satin
with drapery OF chantilly lace; the
bodice was OF the lace V-shaped neck
and short sleeves. and the long we'd
ding veil that fell from beneath a
dainty Juliet cap Of chantilly lace TO
the hem OF her gown. was Of tulle
edged with chantilly. The only orna-
ment of the bride was a lavalierIe OF
diamonds set in platinum. the gift Of
the groom. The bridal bouquet was OF
lilies of the valley and brides roses.
The bridesmaid was Miss Carrie
Klaeger OF Springfield. o.. cousin OF
the groom. She was dressed in a gown
of pink crepe de meteor. made en-
traine and draped with chantiIly lace
She wore a bandeaux and rosettes Of
maine held with clusters of pink rose
buds in her hair. and carried an arm
bouquet OF pink Killarney roses.
Little Miss MathiIda Oil of Spring
sol ra IN Of the
the flower girl and led the bridal
party She was in a dainty white
frock with pink ribbons and sash and
carried a gold basket filled with pink
sweet peas.
Master William Bettendorf. the
young brother of the groom, was the
ring bearer. He was dressed in a
white serge suit and carried the two
rings in the heart Of a large white
Gala lily.
The bridal party was met at the
improvised altar in the living room
by the groom, attended by his best
man, Philip 7. Hedin of Davenport,
Very Rev. Marmaduke Hare. dean of
Trinity cathedral. reading the mar
rage service of the Episcopal church.
There were simple but beautiful dec
orations OF flowers and smilaX as ap-
propriate setting for the wedding cere-
mony. The living room with its large
windows to the south had been con-
verted into a nuptial bower with a
fan-like canopy Of the smilaX. Palms
and ferns banked either side of the
white satin kneeling pillows. and large
bouquets OF pink Killarney roses, pink
and white carnations, giant snapdrag-
ons in the brides colors. and lilies OF
the valley. We're in bouquets in tall
crystal vases and baskets in both the
living room and parlor.
Following the ceremony the men,
bers Of the wedding party were con-
veyed TO the home on the Bettendorf
bluffs OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. w Betten-
dorf. where the wedding dinner was
served The decorations were all in
the brides colors OF pink and white. /
and were elaborate in flowers and |
greenery, the brides table in the liv- /
ing room being especially artistic in 4
its characterization. The table for the 4
remainder of the family was laid in .
the dining room.
Mr.. and Mrs. BettendOrf left for an I
extended trip through the east. They
will be at home on their return in a
pretty residence that awaits them in
Bettendorf
The travelling dress of the bride was
a blue silk suit. with white chantiIy
lace bodice. her hat being Of black
lace with blue plumes
Mr.. and Mrs George Ebert Of Bur
lington. Ia, were among the out Of
town guests at the wedding ceremony.
The bride IS a member of well