The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-26
Pretty High Noon Wedding.

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The following account of the Gous-
seff-Nye wedding, taken from the OF
tumwa Courier, will be read with IN
terest by many of our readers, as the
bride was principal of the Van Vert
schools last year, and endeared her.
self to pupils and patrons who ex-
tend congratulations and best wish
es:y.
A high noon wedding of unusual
charm took place today at the First
Methodist Episcopal church when the
marriage of Miss Maurine Nye, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Nye, to
w. v. Gousseff of Owatonna, Mimi,
was solemnized. The church was
decorated with masses of green ferns
and potted plants. Preceding the GER
emony, Miss Helen Stevens sang Cad
mans cat Dawning," accompanied at
the pipe organ by Mrs. John Climax
er, who played excerpts from Wag-
ner's opera "Lohengrin" as the
guests assembled. Edgar Graft Of
1.mes and Manley Stevens ushered.
AS Mrs. Ellmaker played the bridal
chorus from "Lohengrin," the four
bridesmaids, Misses Helen Back of
Sioux City, Pauline Norton of AL
coma, Bertha Wormhoudt and Doro-
thy Harper, Pi Beta Phi sisters of the
bride, walked singly down the aisle.
They were followed by the maid of
honor, Miss Marjorie Nye, sister of
the bride Little Miss Blossom Har-
per as flower girl preceded the bride
and her father.
They were met at the altar by the
groom, the best man, A. J. Diserns of
Cedar Rapids, and the officiating
clergymen, DR.. E. J. Shook of Mt.
Pleasant, and DR.. F. E. Day of this
CITY,. The ring service was used, with
Mendolssohn's bridal music for the
occasional. Mr.. Diserns and Mr..
Graft are fraternity brothers of the
groom
The wedding luncheon of four
courses was served at o'clock at the
Nye home, 1877 East Pennsylvania av-
enue, only the bridal party and i'm
mediate relatives being present. Gov
ers were laid for thirty at the tables,
which were prettily decorated with
lavender asters.
The bridal gown was of ivory satin
draped with imported lace and trim
med with pearl passementerie, with
long chiffon sleeves. 1t was cut
slightly and was in short round
lengths. The tulle veil was en- traine
with pleated cap bound with valley
lilies at the couture and caught up
with the same flowers. Her flowers
and brides roses. The going away
gown was two piece tailored cos
tune of hunters green broadcloth
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trich tips.
The maid of honor wore taffeta
frock in the orchid shades, trimmed
with silver lace and georgette crepe.
She carried a French basket of
Ophelia roses tied with lavender ma
line.
The little flower girl had on a
white French lingerie dress and car
ried a graceful basket Of valley lilies
and lavender ageratum.
The four bridesmaids were gown
ed in the orchid shades, the first Of
the procession being very delicate
lavender, and each trifle deeper
purple than it's predecessor. Miss
Black wore taffeta trimmed with sill
yer and Miss Wormhoudt was in law
ender trimmed with purple and sill
yer. Miss Norton's frock was of
darker purple and georgette crepe,
silver trimmed. Miss Harper had on
heliotrope crepe over silver cloth
trimmed with silver. They carried
shepherdess crooks trimmed with
Ophelia roses and lavender agera-
tum tied with big lavender maine
bows. a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gousseff left later
this afternoon for honeymoon trip
to Denver, Colorado, and other west
ern points. They will be at home
after November list at the Dunbar
apartments, Owatonna, MINI. The
bride who graduated from the OF
tumwa high school in 1912 attended
school at Ames college and is men,
Der of the Phi Beta ri sorority. Mr..
Gousseff is the son of Mrs. Gruenfng
of Des Moines and graduated from
the Iowa State College at Ames in
1914. He is Phi Sigma Kappa fra
ternity man and is county agricultur-
al expert of Steele county, Minnesota.
Out of town guests present were
Misses Helen Beck of Sioux City,
Pauline Norton of Algona, Dr. E. j..
Shook of Mt. Pleasant, Robert Fish
and Edgar Graft of Ames, Miss Doro-
thea Gruening of Des Moines, Miss
Florence Rominger of Bloomfield,
Mrs. Bertha Murphy, Miss Margaret
Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Manley
of Van Vert, Miss Lena Manley of
Oskaloosa, and A. j. Diserns of Cedar
Rapids.-OttumWa Courier.