Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-01
LAWN WEDDING
BRILLIANT AFFAIR
MISS PHOEBE JONES AND
ARTHUR L. KLINE ARE
MARRIED


ments, was solemnized last Saturday
at six o'clock in the evening when
Miss Phoebe Evelyn Jones and Mr..
Arthur Laverne Kline were united in
matrimony. The wedding took place
on the terrace and gradually sloping
lawn to the west of the residence of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
ID. Jones. The 200 guests who wit
messed the ceremony will never for
get its consummate background of
rainbow hues.
The guests, seated in an arrange
ment following roughly the green
shrubbery on the sides of the lawn and
circling inward, were separated from
the terrace, on the zenith of which
the bridal party appeared, by white
streamers, placed by Charles Manson
and Franklin E. Bump. The beautiful
home, situated on the crest of the rise,
formed an indescribably beautiful
background. The approach leading to
the west entrance, the narrow bal
cony above, ,surmounted by pillars, and
two immenes urns, one at each side
OF the entrance, were covered with
ferns, which fell also from window
boxes above.
Party Enters
The Rev. 0. d. Briggs, former pas
tor of the First Baptist church of this
city, first descended the stairs of the
north porch, turned to the left and
walked to the improvised altar, as the
strains of Lohengrin's bridal chorus
were struck by Joseph Ekman, follow
ing which Walter e. Smith, best man,
entered. Norman S. Stone, Laurence
Kline, Richard Shattuck and John N.
Manson groomsmen, then marched in,
assuming positions at the left side of
Rev. Briggs.
The bridesmaids next appeared, first
Miss Hester Jones, sister of the bride,
in an attractive creation of flame chif-
fon over silver Miss Genevieve Ed
monds then descended the steps Of
the porch to the right. Her gown
was an elaborate cornfiower blue chif-
fon over rose. The matron of honor,
Mrs. Olga Haney Dishmaker, of Ke-
waunee, Wis, followed Miss Edmonds,
wearing jade green lace and chiffon
gown. The next bridesmaid to appear
was Miss Ellen Jones, sister of the
bride, who was the maid of honor. Miss
Jones was gowned in creation of or
child chiffon and satin. All of the
VI iuSSuiuluS CdIIltu ItdHuSOIle DDu-
quets of dahlias, the shades of which
were eXquisitely matched to the gowns
they wore. In each bouquet was a no.
ticeable trace of lavender mist motif
which was augmented by the huge
urns to each side of the altar, filled
with lavender gladiolas. Silver Slip
pers were worn by all the bridesmaids.
Bride Appears
Preceding the bride was her little
niece, Miss Natalie Collie, wearing an
embroidered net over yellow taffeta
and carrying bouquet of marigolds.
The bride, Miss Phoebe Jones, followed
in an exquisite wedding gown of white
Elizabeth crepe, embroidered satin ros-
es trimming it, and with bertha of
real lace. AS she descended the porch
steps to walk in front of the brides
maids, the long courtly train of her
gown was gracely picked up and car
ried by little Miss Gretchen Collie, a
niece, and little Miss Mildred Mar
SHALL a cousin.
And as the ceremony was about to
be performed, the sun sbone in all
its radiance, illuminating the grounds
brilliantly, acting somewhat as a spot
light from above. The light made all
the more emphatic the varieties in
color of the bridesmaids gowns
The Rev. Briggs who had also mar
ried Mrs. Ralph Collie, sister of the
bride, performed the double ring GER
emony, amidst appointments that made
the ceremony among the most impress
sive that has ever been witnessed in
Wausau.
Reception Follows
There then took place a reception
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. ID. Jones and
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Kline, of Chicago,
parents Of the bride and groom, head
ing the bridal party which was in line.
Mrs. Jones, mother of the bride, wore
beautiful gown of cream beaded net
and lace, and Mrs. Kline, mother of
the groom, appeared in grey canton
crepe, lace trimmed. Two hundred
guests pressed forward to express con-
gratulations and to voice their appre-
citation of the beautiful ceremony
Fay Marshall of Rhinelander, cousin
of the bride, was master of ceremo-
nies.
The guests were served in the din
ing room where the bridal table was
wonderfully decorated with bowls of
dahlias and baby's breath. The brides
bouquet, of lilies of the valley, white
swansonias and sweet alyssum. was
caught by Miss Anita Arpin of Wiscon-
sin Rapids. The evening was spent
in dancing, music being furnished by
an orchestra until midnight.
The wedding gifts received by Miss
Jones, formed a beautiful display in
one OF the upper rooms Of the home.
The gifts were of great variety and at
tested to her popularity in the city.
The evening partly over Mr. and
Mrs. Kline left by automobile for the
northern lakes. They will be at home
to friends at S02 Scott street after
October the first
Guests From Away
Many out of town guests attended the
affair, as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. Fay
and children. John and Mil
dred of Rhinelander, Miss Ruth Haney
and Mrs. Dana Dishmaker Of Kewau-
nee, Wis, Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Kline,
father and mother of the bridegroom,
Laurence, Edwin and Mastor Gordon