Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-12-30
Eggebrecht-
OssUald

S.UU O CLOCK, Tie C6IGII1Oliy UeIu5 Pei
formed by the Rev. VIM. J. Spiegel,
pastor of st. Stephens Evangelical
Lutheran church, at the home OF the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Oswald, sos Harrison boulevard.
The bride, given away by her father,
was stunningly attired in an ivory
satin gown, with all-over Oriental
lace. ornamented with madellions, the
skirt made quite short with a long
court train, and her tulle veil caught
al the head in a Liberty crown.
Orange Blossoms decorated the crown.
She carried Rainbow bouquet of or
chids, roses, sweet peas and lilies-of-
the-valley, tied with tulle.
The matron of honor, Mrs L. E..
Schwerke, was attired in brown satin
with an overdrap of brown lace heav-
lily embroidered in poinsettas, carry
ing an arm bouquet Of yellow orchids
and tulle to match. The maid of no.
nor, Miss Helen Delaney, a student
at Northwestern university, wore pink
satin with trimmings of pink geor-
gette, pulled and caught with rose
buds, and she carried an arm bouquet
of pink roses, tied with tulle.
The rainbow effect of the wedding
was made more cOnspicuously beauti-
full by the attractive cOlored gowns
which the six bridesmaids, the Misses
Frances Maier, of ManitoWoc, Mona
Becker, Irmgard Geisler jeanette Ne
quette, Althea Stannard of Oshkosh,
and Meta Lemke, wore. Miss Francis
Maier wore a dainty gown of green
of Tea roses. Miss Becker wore pink
organdy and carried an arm bouquet
of pink roses. Miss Geisler was at
tired in orchid organdie and her arm
bouquet was of orchid chysanthe-
NUNS, sweet peas, and lilies-of-the
valley Yellow organdie was the
gown of Miss Nequette, who carried
an arm bouquet of yellow roses. Miss
Stannard wore dainty blue organdie
and an arm bouquet of roses, sweet
peas and lilies-of the-valley was car
ried by her. Miss Lemke wore apricot
colOred organdie and carried a bOu-
quet of Apricot orses. Little leila
Schwerke was train bearer and she
was a beautiful picture in her dress
of white satin. A crown of roses
adorned her head The flower girl
was little Jane SchWerke whose dress
was of blue tulle and a wreath of ro-
SEES. She carried a basket of flowers
which she distributed in the path of
the bride as she descended the stairs
Descending the stairs Of the home
to the strains Of LOhengrin's Wedding
March, came the bridesmaids first, fol-
lowed by the maid Of honor, Miss
Helen Delaney, and the matron Of
honor, Mrs. l.. E, Schwerke. The
bride upon the arm of her father who
followed, preceded by little Jane
Schwerke, the flower girl, and was
followed by little leila Schwerke, the
train bearer The procession walked
through the living room of the Oss-
valid home to the parlor where they
met the groom, Mr.. Carl Eggebrecht,
his best man, Harry OSWALD, and the
grOOmsmen who were Prof. Samuel
Winters, of Galesburg, H., and the
Messrs. James Elmer Bolls, of Mil
waukee, Willard Cowling, of Osh-
kosh, Robert Stephenson of Gales
burg, Ill, Walter Bins of Green Bay,
and Oscar Eggebrecht of this city
who had approached from the den
of the home. Under a bell suspended
in the arch between the living room
and the parlOr, about which were
banked palms and ferns, and decora-
ted with holly and mistletOe, the cere-
mOny was performed. The chande
liers were all decorated with holly,
mistletOe and smilaX. During the
ceremony Clyde Hayden sang the So
10, Because" and five piece orches-
ira rendered music during the evening
following the service. The brides
bouquet was caught by Miss Helen De-
laney.
Mrs. G. A Oswald, mother of the
bride, wore taupe satin with all over
lace heavily embroidered in poin-
settles, and corsage bouquet of Am
erican beauties. Mrs Carl Egge-
brecht, ST., wore black crepe de CHEN,
and she carried a bouquet of hya-
cinths and sweet peas.
Mr. Eggebrecht is a graduate of the
Wausau High school, Black River
Falls Normal school, Beloit college
and Springfield College, Mass. At
present he is athletic director at Lom-
bard college, Galesburg, Ill. Miss
OSWALD is the only daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. OSWALD and is a gra-
duate of the Wausau High school.
Both young people have lived in the
city most of their lives.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held one hundred and thirty
guests attending, and a buffet lunch
was served, the bride and groom be-
ing seated at table where the we'd
ding cakes were cut. The decorations
of the table were roses, smilax and
a cupie doll dressed as a bride Each
guest was presented with a little box
containing the bride and groom's
Mr.. and Mrs. Eggebrecht will leave
Saturday for Milwaukee and Chicago
where they will visit for a short time
After which they will be at home at
Galesburg, H., January End, 1921, at
1857 East Brook street.
The out of town guests were Mrs.
Fred Cowling, and Miss Bernice Cow
ley, of Oshkosh, Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ.
Foster of Minneapolis, and Miss Luz
cile Wright of GAINESVILLE.