The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04


home wedding which will be OF in
terest to many Rock Island friends
of the bride and bridegroom took
place in Davenport at the home OF
Mrs. Matilda koehler, Locust and
Brady streets, when her youngest
daughter, Miss Eda Helen was unit
ed in marriage to Walter Edward
Mueller, only son OF MIR. and Mrs.
Edward c. Mueller OF 2136 Brady
street. Davenport.
Easter lilies and ferns with spring
flowers in the orchid, blue and
pink the bride chose for her nup-
tials, were artisticly arranged about
the rooms for the bridal night. The
southeast music room with its big
pipe organ had been arranged Tor
the ceremony and profusion OF
the lilies and grsenery made a rich
background to the improvised altar.
Parker Weeks Of Davenport, and
Horace Foskett of Des Moines, the
ushers, led the bridal party down
the stairway to the drawing room
on the east, as Henry Priester. d
cousin of the bride, at the organ,
announced their approach. Miss
Eleanor Mueller. sister of the bride
groom, as bridesmaid, and Miss
Hildegarde koehler, sister of the
bride, as maid Of honor, followed
the ushers. Just ahead of the
bride came little Miss Elsie Math-
ida Brown, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Theo Brown of Moline, a
niece OF the bride. She carried 4
gold basket lined with sweetpeas
and filled with rose petals, which
she scattered in the pathway. The
bride walked with her brother.
Commander Hugo koehler. He was
in full dress uniform as comman-
der in the United States navy.
The bride wore gown of white
bridal satin with over dress OF
princess lace, a court train of the
satin hanging from the waist The
bodice was fashioned in long lines
suggestive of the Moyen age style,
and finished at the neck with the
lace, and with short lace sleeves.
The wedding veil of tulle was in a
high ruff at the back held in place
with a bando of orange blossoms,
and the bridal bouquet was of lilies
of the valley and orchids.
The only ornament of the bride
was a very beautiful. bracelet OF
platinum set with diamonds and
onyx, the gift of the groom. The
maid of honor was in apricot lace
over orchid satin, with sash of tulle
in the colors, and the bridesmaid
wore blue satin with over-dress OF
white lace, and sash of blue and
pink tulle. Each wore the brooch
of platinum set with pearls which
were the brides gift, and carried a
formal bouquet of pink sweet peas
tied with bows of blue and lavender
tulle that formed pendent nup-
tial true-love knots in shower ef-
feet.
Mr.. Mueller, accompanied by his
cousin, Bernard Mueller, met the
bridal party as it entered the music
room. Rev. h. E. Evans. pastor Of
the Unitarian church, read the mar
riage ceremony.
Following the ceremony the wed
ding guests were entertained a,
dinner at the Outing club where
covers were laid for 1876 at tables
The spring flowers were in profus.
ion in orchid, pink and blue deco
ration of tables and parlors, with
lights from many candles, to ado
to the charm of the dinner hour
Walter Priester, cousin of thu
bride, acted as POSTMASTER ant
there was later dancing in the ball
room where the orchestra playet
until late hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mueller slipped
away during the festivities ant
left on a wedding trip. The bride:
going away dress was in dark blu,
tricotine, with blue ostrich feather
hat. MIR. Mueller's gift to his bes
man was set of platinum cuff
links, and to his ushers a silvel
buckle and gold key holder.
The bridal couple will be at HON,
after June l at 1923 Dover court
Davenport