The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-14
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OLIVER WEDDING
Guests Pronounce Affair most
Magnificent Ever Held
In Cape.
FATHER GIVES AWAY
DAUGHTER AS BRIDE
Each Recently Recovered From
Severe Illness-tO Go to
Housekeeping.

Guests at the wedding last night of
Miss Marguerite Oliver and Russell l..
Dearmont at the home Of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Oliver,
740 North street, pronounced the
affair the most magnificent ever held
in the Cape.
All the art of the expert decorator
had been piled in the preparation of
the Oliver home for the wedding. The
wedding itself marked the elimination
of a brilliant series of social enter
tainments for the couple given in the
last two weeks by their friends and
relatives, chief among these functions
being Il dance at the ElkS' Club, an
entertainment by Mrs. S. B. Hunter
and a dinner by Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Palmer Oliver.
Invitations had been extended by the
Oliver family to about 100 of the
couples relatives and intimate friends
Elaborate arrangements for the recep-
ton of the wedding guests had bccn
made.
The ceremony was performed in the
living room at the Olive home by
Rev. J. f. Lawson of the Presbyterian
church. Senator Oliver gave his
daughter away. Miss Oliver was at
tended by Miss Mary Kochtitzky as
maid of honor. and Miss Hazel Harri-
son and Kathryn Himmelberger were
bridesmaids.
Mr.. Dearmont was accompanied by
Julian Dearmont, his brother, as best
man, and Byrd Oliver and Nelson
Dearmont.
White roses and smilax decorated
the living room where the ceremony
was performed, and other parts Of the
house were decorated with roses, smi-
lax and sweet peas. In the reception
hall and dining room, pink Killarney
roses were features.
The bride wore a string of pearls
which her mother received from Sen
ator Oliver on their marriage 36 years
ago, and she carried a bouquet of
orange blossoms. The maid Of honor
and bridesmaids carried bouquets of
pink Killarney roses and were gOwned
alike in pink and white.
The brides table was placed in the
parlor, which was decorated similarly
to the reception hall and dining room.
Many of the wedding guests We're
from out of town. When the bridal
cake was cut each of the guests
received a portion done up in a carton
bearing the D and o significant of the
wedding.
The couple received many gifts OF
a magnificent description from the
guests. Many things which they vii
be able to use when they commence
housekeeping were numbered in the
+ list of gifts. One of the most elab
crate was a combination gift of {
chest of silverware made up of severa
gifts from many of the individual
guests. Every piece essential in set
ting banquet table of the most ex
traordinary character was included il
the chest.
That Miss Oliver and Mr.. Dearmon
both had but recently recovered from
severe illness, became known las
night after the wedding. Mr.. Dear
mont for several days last week had
severe attack of tonsilitis, and Mis-
Oliver was suffering with a bad COLI
and a slight attack of grip. Both re
covered completely before the date Sc
for the wedding
On their departure from the Cap
; last night for a two-weeks honeymoon
trip, the couple maintained their des
! tination a secret. They will go t
housekeeping on their return in a
t apartment on Pacific street, which ha
Z. been furnished in the last few weeks.
= The engagement of Mr.. Dearmont
e who is a graduate of the Normal an
i the University of Missouri and
member of the Phi Delta Theta Fra
/ ternity, to Miss Oliver was announce
t last January 1 at a dinner given q
the Oliver home.
4 Miss Oliver has studied at severe
: schools and when the war broke OF
- in Europe she was touring the Euro
pean continent.