The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-17

venice lace. Inc tune ana part OF
the bodice we're of lace, and the straps
silk braid. The sleeves were of white
silk net. caught at the wrist with
bands of satin. The neck was cut
round. The wedding veil was of tulle,
form of a wreath, falling clear of
the face. The bridal bouquet was of
red Richmond roses the flower of the
Sigma Alpha Iota sorority, to which
the bride belongs.
The service was by DIR. Charles NJ
Sheldon, and the prayers were read by
the Rev. A. E. Sibert. of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, the father OF the bride
groom, During the ceremony Mrs,
Derby played on the harp Drink to
Me Only With Thine Eyes"
The ushers were: Mr.. William
Macferran. jr,. Mr., Merriam Sheldon.
Mr.. Davidson and Mr., Helm.
The church was decorated with
quantities of palms, and just in front
OF the organ was large wicker bas-
clemstis.
After the ceremony an informal re-
ception was held at the Cav home.
The guests were received by Judge
and Mrs. Cav, the Reverend and Mrs.
Slbert, Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Sibert,
Miss Cav and Mr.. Howard Searle.
Mr.. Searle was Mr.. Sibert's best
man at the marriage.
Mrs. Cav was gowned in white
satin draped with black lace which
Mrs. Cav brought with her from
Paris Mrs. Sibert wore grey pussy
willow taffeta. with a corsage bou-
quet of pink roses
The bride was brought up in To-
peka, and both by her personality and
by her talents, has made an enviable
place for herself in the life of the city.
She studied music in Washburn Col
lege' and later went abroad to study.
She was a pupil in Edinburgh of
Henri Verbrugghen, a noted Belgian
teacher, and in Paris she studied with
Reboule- After residence in Europe
she returned to America, and was
pupil of Hugo Kortschalk in Chicago
she mas been teaching violin in To-
peka for some time She has also
done some work in ceramics and water
colOrs.
Mr.. Sibert came to Topeka some
years ago from Seattle, Wash, where
his people then lived. He was a stu
dent in Washburn college and was
member of the Glee club. He expects
later to study architecture. He served
as boys secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A
in Topeka, and is now connected with
the association at Fort Cook, Neb. He
expects to be transferred to Fort Riley
and it is probable that he will be sent
to France
At the reception, the assisting young
women We're: Miss Imogene Snyder
Miss Ethel Grant and Miss Edna
Smith, all of them members of the
Iota sorority.
Mr.. and Mrs Sibert have gone for a
wedding trip, to Colorado. AS soon as
Mr.. SibePt leaves for his new post
Mrs. Sibert will be with her parents
until his return She will probably
resume her classes in music. Besides
her artistic talents. the bride is inter-
in a no RI lre,
well.
Out of town guests to the wedding
were: Reverend and Mrs. Sibert and
Miss Madge Sibert of Grand Rapids,
Mich; Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Van Hou-
ten. Doctor and Mrs. Harry Reding,
and Mr.. FfAnklin Reding of Law
renee; Sergeant Richard Cav of Fort
Eilev. and Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Tod
of Maple Hill.
The new Mrs. Sibert has among her
treasures an old chest, which she used
as her hope box, and in which the
articles of her trousseau have been col
lected. The box is of solid oak, and
belonged to a grandmother, ever so
many generations back. 1t was car
ried by a couple of its early owners,
from their southern home to a pioneer
home in Illinois, in the days before
there were any railroads. In those
days it was used as safe for all the
family valuables, jewelry, silver, mon
ey and dress up clothes. When it
finally came into the possession of
Mrs. Cav, it was a battered and
shabby, coverless box, that stood in
the attic, neither ornamental nor par
ticularly useful. With her eharac-
teristic resourcefulness, the prospec-
tive bride, saw in the old chest, its
real possibilities. She had it hauled
down, and submitted it for examina-
ton to her fiance. He found for it a
cover which he made from some old,
old furniture belonging to his family.
The box is made after the old fash
toned method of dove failing the
pieces and fastening them together
without nails. 1t was put in order.
a tray made for it, the cover fitted,
and the entire product dressed in its
natural color by Mr.. Sibert himself.
The result is a handsome chest of
solid wood and an historic relic with
its own sentimental interest for the
owners.
Word has been received in Topeka
of the destruction by fire of the Pixies
Summer Tavern, the delightful hotel
d. Lake Topinabee, Mich. The build
ing burned to the ground Friday night.
Topinabee is resort that is visited by
many Topeka people from time to
time, and the F. w. Watson family
The Watson family, who are re-
naming in Topinabee for a few weeks
longer, are entertaining at a house
party at their cottage. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hopkins, of Alters, Ohio, Mr.. Byron
Merkle, of Detroit, Mich, and Mr..
Mckee, of Toledo, Ohio, are their
guests.
X X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Woodbury., of
Olivet, Kan, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Harriet, to
Mr.. Frank jackson George, also of
Olivet; the marriage to be solemnized
Wednesday. October "a, at the Wood
bury country home.
The announcement is of interest to
a circle of Topeka people, who are
friends of the Woodbury. family. Miss
Woodbury. is a graduate of the En-
poria high school, and last season she
attended school in Topeka, when she
made her home with Mrs, Anna
Blower Patten. Mr.. George is a grad