El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-08
MISSES H1LDA SAFER MARGARET WALSH
AND MARGARET LAUG7LW BECOME BRIDES

BRILLIANT military wedding oc-
~ CURED Tuesday night at the
- Achurch Of st. Clement. when Miss
Hndegard Helen sauer became the bride
OF Lieut.. Walter Herbert Neill. Of the
18th cavalry. Rev. Henry Easter. rector
Of the church. performed the ceremony
The church decorations were sug-
gestive Of approaching spring. for
quantities of potted white hyacinths
we're arranged among the palms and
ferns which were massed effectively
about the chancel and choir stalls
Dainty baskets Of white. filled with
white hyacinth blossoms and ferns were
about the choir stalls and among the
greenery were sprays Of apple bios
SONS. At either side OF the chancel steps
were very tall white candles. in bronze
sticks. with large round green wicker
baskets, on tall standards beside them
The baskets were filled with hyacinths
Big bows of pink and white tulle tied
all the basket handles. The altar was
ablaZe with candles and decorated with
vases OF white hyacinths. A frieze of
smilaX covered the walls of the chancel.
Down the central aisle Of the church
al frequent intervals were tall brass
standards, twined with smilaN, from
which were suspended dainty white
baskets. filled with hyacinths and
ferns. The basket handles and stand
ards were tied with big white tulle
bows. in which were caught sprays OF
the hyacinth blossoms. Kenneth W.
MacCallum. the church organist, played
appropriate music while the guests
were assembling With the first notes
Of the bridal chorus from Lohengrin.
played by Mr. MacCallum, the ushers
passed up the central aisle two abreast
and took their places beside the altar
rail They were Ernest Sauer, James
Curtis. John Porter Pryor, jr., and Rob
ert Mozart Each wore a white rose
bouttonier.
The groomsmen entered single file.
They wore the full dress military uni
form with their side arms. Lieut. Ellcin
L. Franklin, of the 18th cavalry, led the
groomsmen, who were Lieut. Frederick
C. Rogers. Of the 18th infantry; Lieut.
Edwin n. Hardy, OF the eighth cavalry,
and Lieut. John p. Lucas, of the 18th
cavalry. The grOomsmen took their
places before the choir stalls.
Mrs. Margaret Kinnon Stevens led
the bridesmaids. who were Misses Es-
telle Berrien. Mary Hill and Olive Da-
Wis They were gOwned alike in the
sheerest white organdie. The skirts
were short length and very full, with
vertical ruchings of the organdie ex-
tending up and down the skirts. which
were cut in petal shape at the bottom
and caught with small pink satin
roses. The medium high girdles were
of pink taffeta- The bOdices were semi |
TuIl. Win llGnu tAlEtA OF Lut OF
candle and tiny puffed sleeves They |
wore white slippers and stockings and |
long white kid gloves and carried large ;
arm boUqets of long stemmed pink !
roses Their hats were OF pink maline, /
with medium wide brims. The crowns s
were draped with wide crushed pink /
taffeta ribbons with a row of pink /
peach blossoms above this and then 1
super crown OF pink maline very high. !
The bridesmaids took their places be-
tween the groomsmen.
Miss Alice Wulff was the maid of
honor She wore a gown Of pink pussy
willow taffeta. The skirt was made
very fun and short. with a wide
Danicr effect and trimmed with corded
taffeta. The bodice was tight fitting |
with a little frill about the waist line
and high outstanding ruffles over the !
shoulders with small short sleeves Her
large hat was Of pink maline, bound |
with wide border Of pink taffeta.