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THE COUKIER
SOCIETY NOTES
LIFE'S HAZY WHIRL
gowned in pink and carried pink -rose --Mot. Musical, -No.-3
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With next Monday the June weddings
'must cease and nothing in the way of
society gossip will remain, except plans
for the summer and the going and com
ing of those who seek a change. Sev- .
eral delightful informal parties have
recently been given for Mrs. Holden of
Denver, who is the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Pitcher. These have made
an agreeable break In the monotony of
summer life for those who participate.
Mrs. John Doane of Fremont, spent a
.few dayB in town this week, and her
friends were given an opportunity of
meeting her informally on Wednesday
afternoon, at the home of Mrs. A. W.
Lane, and on Thursday, with Mrs.
Lawrence Bruner. A large number
availed themselves of the privilege.
One of the most beautiful weddings
of the year was that of Miss Jessie
Cornelia White, daughter of Mrs. C.
C. White, and 'Mr. Fred B. Ryons, son
of Mr. and Mrs." J. L. Ryons, which
was celebrated Wednesday evening at
half after seven o'clock, at St. Paul
church. The church was decorated
with palms and -white roses. Mrs.
Carrie B. Raymond played a program
of organ music, while the guests were
assembling. When the time for the
ceremony arrived the lights were
'turned on, and the great organ pealed
forth the Lohengrin music Miss White
was a handsome bride, and many com
ments were heard In regard to the
unusual beauty of the girls who com
posed her train. The bridesmaids, the.
Misses Harriett Durham, of Onarga,
Illinois. Katherlne Kinnalrd of Mc
Gregor, Iowa, Anne McClelland and
Grace Gilbert ot Chicago, Mabel John
son of" Holdrege, and Olive States ,of
Lincoln, a cousin rt the bride, walking
itwo and two, proceeded down the east
(aisle. They were followed by Mrs..D.
Ir. Hopkins of Crete, a sister of the
!brlde, who was matron of honor. Miss
(Lillian White, maid of honor, little
Miss Carol White, the flower girl, and
,last. Miss White on the arm of her
'brother-in-law, Mr. D. R. Hopkins of
Crete, who gave her in marriage. The
lour maids wore lace trimmed gowns
ot "white wash blonde over taffeta.
ith choux and sashes of green, and
carried shower bouquets of white car
nations. The matron of honor was gowned in
white chiffon made over taffeta. There
were many narrow ruffles on the skirt
edged with Valenciennes, and above
these a wide hand of vertical tucks set
between two. rows of renaissance in
sertion. The bodice was adorned with
rhlnestone buckles.
The maid of honor wore a sweet girl
ish frock of Brussels net over taffeta,
the skirt being made with handrun
vertical tucks. Their bouquets were
the same as those of the maids. The
lower girl was in white from the rlb
bons on her dark hair, ,to the tips of
her dainty slippers.
The bride's gown was exquisite. It
was made of moussellne de sole em
broidered In raindrops, made over a
petticoat of plain chiffon with an ac
cordion plaited flounce, and an under
petticoat of taffeta. The skirt had a
wide flounce of Brussels point, and the
bodice which, by the way was a slight
innovation for a bride, being made
with elbow sleeves and slightly decol
lette, was trimmed with the same lace,
and embroidered with pearls. The veil
was fastened with a cluster of white
rose buds, and the bride carried a
shower bouquet of bride roses. Her
only Jewelry, a diamond brooch and
a diamond bracelet, which were gifts
from theroom.
As the bride and her train passed
down the east aisle of the chdrch, the
ushers. Messieurs George Johnston,
Charles Schwartz. Leon Crandall. Dan
DePHtron. Orley Thorp and Allan Pres
cott pasacg-down the west aisle and
they were met at the altar by the
and his brother, Mr.. Arthur
RyoBS, who was best man. The bride
and .groom knelt on a white satin pil
low and the attendants formed a semi
circle around them, while the service
was read by Elder H. W. Davis, as
sisted by Reverend F. L. Wharton.
After the ceremony the procession
proceeded through the center aisle, the
flower maiden strewing roses in the
bride's path.
A reception was given from eight to
ten o'clock at Mrs. White's residence,
MO South Seventeenth street. Mr.
Arthur Ryons presented the guests to
the receiving line, which was composed
of Mrs. White, Mr. and Mrs. Fred B.
Ryons and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ryons.
The drawing rooms and library were
adorned with palms and white roses.
The dining room was in pink. A lunch
cloth embroidered In American beau
ties, was on the table, and on it a flat
centre piece of pink roses was re
flected in a silver rimmed mirror. The
high window was banked with palms,
smllax and roses. The bridesmaids
presided over the refreshment table,
and also over the punch bowl, which
was on the piazza. Mrs. G. J. States,
Mrs. E. L. Cook, Mrs. Ella K. Morrl-
Mr. Robert Hlltner, a brother of the
bride, was best man. The bridal party
stood in front of a mantel which-was
banked with palms and above the
heads of the bride and groom was sus
pended a basket of asparagus ferns
and white carnations. Miss Ada
Waugh played the wedding music from
Lohengrin previous to the ceremony,
.and after It, Mendelssohn's march. At
eight o'clock a reception was given in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Evans when
two hundred persons called to extend
felecltations. Misses Elizabeth Perkins
and Ada Waugh presided at the dining
table, which was prettily adorned with
pink and white roses. They were as
sisted in serving by Misses Florence
Kinton and Mary Prescott. Misses
Adelloyd Whiting and Olive Graham
served punch. The wedding gifts were
many and beautiful. The groom is a
member of the class of '98 of the state
university and Is an instructor In the
electrical engineering department of
that Institution. The bride is a mem
ber of the class of 1900. They have
gone to the Black Hills, expecting to be
absent all summer. Their future home
will be In Lincoln.
Miss Margery Watklns entertained
about fifty of her friends at a twilight
recital last Saturday evening. Tho
subdued light of the candelabra with
which the parlor was lighted, added
greatly to the inspiration of the music
The program was of unusual excel-
Blumenstuck (flower piece) Schumann
-Berceuse (craJle songX Chopin
'Romance. v.t Tschallcowsky
Ball Sllhouetten, DreVWalzer Bendlx
Song of the Brook Lack
Cavatlna. froii Lucia dl Lammennoor..
........ i Donizetti
"Regnava nel Sllenzio" (In silence all
lay . sluatbering) VQuando rapito. , in
Estast" (Love wrapsnny sonl in' eestacyj.
.Allegro, Sonata in G Mozart
Overture, ""Die lustlgen Weiber " von
Windsor" (The Merry Wives of Wind
sor) i,.... .......Nicolal
Mrs. S. C. Hoover gave a. charming
children's party on Mo.nday for her
daughters, Stella and Clara, the latter
of whom was four years old that day.
A Mother Goose.,guesslng game proved
.Interesting to the guests, and a prize
was won by Miss Ruth Asplnwall.
Each child received a gift from a grab
baa;, but a candy shower gave the
greatest delight. A hundred packages
of candy in bright colored paper, were
in a bag which was suspended In a
doorway, ribbons were attached to it In
such a way that when drawn, the bag
opened, and the shower .of sweets fell.
Ice cream, cake and lemonade were
served by Misses Mary. Hamer and
Louise Hoover. Guests were Misses
Luclle Lees, Frances Westervelt, Ruth
and Edyn Asplnwall, Martha Qulggle,
Barbara Balrd, Gladys, Ora and Mary.
Neeshaw, Katherlne Dierks, Hazel
Mulno, Marie Holm, Mildred Morning,
Katherlne Holyoke, Gladys Derby,
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MR. AND MRS. FREDERICK B. RYONS, '
whose marriage occurred Wednesday evening. The bride formerly was Miss Jessie C.
White, daughter of Mrs. C. C. White.
son and Mrs. A. L, Johnson, of Crete,
assisted In doing the honors in the
drawing room. An orchestra played
during the receiving hours. The pres
ents, which were beautiful, were dis
played in an upper room.
The bride is an accomplished young
lady.'who, during the few years of her
residence here, has won many friends
and admirers. She was a student at
the Wesleyan university, and spent two
years at the Northwestern, at Evans
toa. The groom has lived In Lincoln most
of his life. He is a member of the class
of 1900 of the state university, and is
now in the wholesale flour business.
Mr. and Mrs. Ryons will spend their
honeymoon in the Black Hills, and will
receive their friends after October 1st
in their new home at 1820 Ryons street.
Tuesday evening at seven o'clock at
the home of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. L. Hiltner. 2216 South
Fourteenth street, were married Miss
Daisy Hiltner and Mr. Herbert S.
Evans. Twenty-five persons witnessed
the ceremony which was performed by
Reverend H. O. Rowlands, pastor of
the First Baptist church. The bride
wore a gown of white organdie and
carried white roses, and her maid of
honor, Mia May Crahtree, was
adding to the effect of the preceding
selections, leading sympathetically to
the climax of the last number.
Miss Watklns exhibited a perfect
technique throughout the .program, and
played with the self-possession and
ease of the true artist. Her fine in
terpretations of classical themes, skill
ful execution and beautiful singing
touch, were regarded as very remark
able in one so young, by the severest
critics. The young lady's performance
plainly reflected the style of her teach
er, Mrs. Wurzburg.
The first two numbers were rendered
with great individuality, the Blumen
stuck especially showing power of In
terpretation. The Berceuse was Hof
mannesque in spirit, while the "Song of
the Brook" suggested light, spark
ling waters and served as a suitable
relief from the heavier numbers.
In the selections from "Lucia," the
melody notes were particularly fine and
clear. The allegro df Mozart again
prepared the listeners for the heavier
work in the "Merry Wives of Windsor"
in which Miss Watklns' powers were
shown to advantage.
The following is the program as
rendered:
"Let the sounds of music
Creep in our ears; soft stillness and the
night
Become the touches of sweet harmony." '
worth,' Gertrude Rehlaender, Dorothy
and Helen Cams'; Masters Harold
Coulter of Canon City, 'Colorado; "Ern
est and Sammy Guenzel, Louis Usher,
Harold Hirsching, Paul Eubank,
Adrian Scott, Alfred Muhson, Thomas
and Henry Woods, Edgar Westervelt,
Devere Dierks.
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Miss Jessie Cornelia White gave a
beautiful yellow and white luncheon
to her bridesmaids on Tuesday, at one
o'clock. A bowl of yellow roses stood
on a Battenburg lunch cloth lined with
yellow, making an effective center
piece. The luncheon was served in six
courses. Covers were laid for Mrs. D.
R. Hopkins, Misses White, Lillian
White, Harriett Durham of Onarga, Ill
inois, Katherlne Kinnalrd of McGregor.
Iowa, Annie McClelland and Grace Gil
bert of Chicago, Mabel Johnson of
Holdrese, Olive States and Miss Laura
Ryons.
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Mrs. W. H. McCreery returned the
first of the week from California where
she went to attend the biennial" meet
ing of the national federation of clubs.
After the meeting she visited friends
in Los Angeles, and on her return she
stopped in Denver for a few days. Mr.
McCreery met her in Colorado and thy
returned together.
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