Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-07-04
THOM-BISSELL WEDDING

the celeDrdtlOn OF a wedding which
was among the most brilliant of any
in the history of the city--that of
Miss Katharine Bissell, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Henry Bissell, of
this city, to Mr.. Winfield Scott Thorn,
son of Mrs. H. G. Thorn of Madison,
| Wis, which took place at the First
Presbyterian church, in the presence
of two hundred guests, at s o'clock
p. M, the Rev. ID. Jenkins Williams.
| pastor, officiating.
The church was very beautiful in it's
| decorations. The walk was canopied
| from the curb to the entrance The
entire front of the auditorium was in
| green and white, forming a screen
concealing from view the organist
and singers. 1t was a creation from
| the leaves of our native oak trees,
palms, white peonies and Easter lilies,
and formed a background of unusual
! beauty Pedestals on either side of
the aisles, carrying Easter lilies, held
the broad white ribbons which closed
the pews after the guests were seated.
Miss Clara Roach presided at the
church organ and during the arrival
of the guests. rendered selections, and
Miss Mary Harger sang most beauti-
fully, "Schubert's Serenade" At s
| O'Clock the wedding march from
Lohengrin, was sung by the ladies'
choral of ten voices, from the Tuesday
Musical club, and the bridal party be-
gan its march to the altar. Down the
first aisle at the right came Rev.
Williams, followed by the groom and
his brother, Walter II. Thorn, his best
man. The ushers, Herbert Smith and
Mark Scholfeld of Wausau, Norman
Stone of Milwaukee, and Edward Tay-
lor of Oak Park, H., followed down
the second aisle, and down the third
aisle, at the left, came the brides
maids, Miss Grace Clement of Es-
canada, Mich, Miss Bertha Fulton of
Newark, Ohio, Miss Doris Kerwin of
Neenah, and Miss Imogene Rosen-
berry of Wausau; the two little flower
girls, Nancy Jane Gamble and Betty
Thorn; Mrs. Benjamin d. Stone of
Virginia, Mimi, sister of the bride,
and matron of honor, and last came
the bride leaning on the arm of her
father, and all met at the altar.
The bride wore an exquisite gown
of white satin, court train, with trim
mings of rose point lace and embrOid-
cred in pearls. Her long tulle veil
was in cap effect, with a crown of
orange blossoms. She carried
shower bouquet of lilies of the valley
and white sweet peas.
The matron of honor was attired in
gown of deep yellow crepe de me-
teor, trimmed with gold lace, with
picture hat to correspond. She car
ried yellow roses.
The bridesmaids were handsomely
gowned; the Misses Kerwin and Ro-
senberry in pale blue taffeta, en-
broidered in silver, carrying yellow
roses the Misses Fulton and Clement
in yellow taffeta, embroidered in gold,
carrying colonial bouquets of blue
forg get-me-nots and yellow roses.
Each wore a picture hat to CORES
pond.
The flower girls were veritable
fairies in their costumes of white
butterfly net. They carried baskets Of
daises and blue for get-me-nots.
The double ring service of the First
Presbyterian church was impressively
read by the officiating clergyman, and
the bride was given in marriage by
u6I ldIIcI. uG SIIdluS Vi hIGHuGlS-
sOhn's wedding march told of the
conclusion of the ceremony and the
wedding party left the church for the
home of the brides parents, 502 Nc
Indoe street. The silken barriers were
raised and the guests also repaired to
the home where a reception followed
| Those in the receiving line in the sun
| parlOr were Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
H. Bissell, the bride and groom, their
attendants and Mrs. H. c.. Thorn. Open
| ing out of the parlor was the door
leading to the garden and pavilion to
which the guests made their way.
The home decorations were very
beautiful The walk from the curb
to the entrance was canopied and en-
closed Cut flowers, palms and ferns
were in profusion on the enclosed
pOrches, hallway and in the various
rooms In the sun parlor were Ameri-
can beauty roses, blue larkspur and
pink roses; in the hallway and large
living room were pink and white
peonies. On the lawn east of the
residence a large tented pavilion had
| been raised for the occasion, capable
of seating two hundred people. This
was electrically lighted and each bulb
was hung in a Japanese lantern, and
the floor was covered with a heavy
canvass. This addition made it very
easy to entertain the large number
of guests without confusion 1t was
here that tables, each seating four,
were arranged, which, with their CEN
ter pieces of baskets filled with cut
flowers, made a very enchanting scene,
and following the reception a wedding
repast was served to guests in the
pavilion. At each plate was placed
a package of confetti, and within a
moment after arising from the tables,
the air was full of tiny particles OF
varied colored paper and the guests
were literally covered. This amuse-
ment was kept up for an hour and
the rooms and pavilion looked as if
they had passed through an old fash
ioned snow storm and the cOmmotion
had formed almost impossible drifts
The bridal party was served in the
dining room of the home, which was
exceedingly beautiful in its decora-
tions of white syringas and smilaX
The table, which contained covers fol
twelve, was magnificently centered
with a white basket containing white
roses, gladolias, lilies of the valley
and maiden-hair ferns. 1t was very
artistic in its arrangements, and its
beauty is indescribable. Madame
Harth, of Appleton, was caterer fol
the occasion.