Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1903)
THE COURIER SOCIETY NOTES LIFE'S MAZY WHIRL This week has been a very quiet one socially, Mrs. Kellogg's dinner and card party being almost the only Invitation affairs given, except the McFall-Bell and the Bell-Ringer weddings. If this stag nation continues, lent, which is so near at hand, can make no change, for a len ten quiet already prevails. The Patrl arches will give a six-hand euchre this evening at the residence of Doctor and Mrs. C. F. Ladd. Only club members will be present. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Meeds will entertain the V. V. card club tonight At Grace Methodist Episcopal church, at half after seven o'clock, Wednesday evening, were married Miss Ada Belle McFall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. McFall, and Mr. Jesse Dernell Bell of Bellwood, Nebraska. Reverend Mr. Morey of "Western, assisted by Reverend P. P. Carroll of Grace church, performed the ceremony. Miss Florence "Westcott played the march from Lohengrin as the procession entered the church, and Men delssohn's march after the ceremony. Just before the entrance of the bridal party Miss Bess Evans sang "O Promise Me," and "Because I Love You So." The bridesmaids. Misses Mary Ringer, Sadie Thompson, Leona Robinson, Gertrude Kenagy, Nina Kenagy, and Louise Allen, all members of the N. O. K. club, pro ceeded down one aisle to the altar, while the ushers. Messieurs Sidney Bronson, Arthur Foltz, Jasper Bell, and Louis Foltz, passed down the opposite aisle. The maid of honor, Miss Nelle McFall, followed the maids and after her came the bride with her father meeting the groom and his best man, Mr. Ralph A. Jones, at the altar. The bride's grown was of white Swiss mull trimmed with duchesse lace, her bouquet was of bride roses and she wore a veil. The maid of honor wore a gown of light blue silk and carried pink roses. The maids wore either blue or white gowns and carried pink carnations and maidenhair ferns. The church was or namented with large flags, palms and ferns. After the wedding a reception to rela tives was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. McFall, 529 North Twenty-seventh street. The bride has resided In Lincoln the greater part of her life. The regard of her many friends for her was shown by the lovely wedding gifts they sent her. The groom was once a student in the state university, and Is a member of the class of '02 of the Iowa state college. He Is a banker in Bellwood, where he and his bride will reside. With Its decorations of flags, univers ity colors and pennants, the First Pres byterian church presented a gala ap pearance Tuesday evening for the recep tion given to Presbyterian students of the various schools of the city. One hundred students were present and Reverend B. M. Long, of the Second church, and Mrs. Long honored the gathering with their presence. Mrs. T. M. Hodgman presented the guests to Reverend and Mrs. Swearingen and the presidents of the church socle ties, who are Mrs. R. T. VanBrunt, Mrs. F. E. Campbell, Mr. W. J. Hill and Mr. L. W. Ewing. University professors and their wives and ladles of the church as sisted in welcoming students and new comers. An attractive musical program was presented by the church choir, Mrs. R. A. Holyoke, Mrs. E. Lewis Baker, Mr. George Johnston, Mr. B. B. Gillespie and Mr. H. I. Klrkpatrick. . The program closed with a finely executed cornet solo by Mr. Will O'Shea, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. O'Shea. Ice cream and cake were served by some of the church ladies and an evening of Jollity and good will closed with an Impromptu program of familiar airs played and sung by the musicians present. About two hundred and fifty persons attended the reception. "How would you advise me to go about it socially?" asked an expatriated American woman who, after a long residence abroad, had returned to New York. "I find I am sadly out of it," she continued, "and yet, as I was born and bred in good society, I do not feel at all Inclined to relinquish what I consider my rightful inheritance, but It is very diffi cult to know Just how to manage It. I can entertain modestly, but have not the money to vie with the millionaires, and I seem to know very few of the powers that be. What can you suggest?" "Oh, it is very easy," returned her friend. "You must have some particular bent, some enthusiasm, and then go in for that especial thing. If you are musi cal, that will take you Into a nice set. Card playing is a good open sesame now adays. But if you really want to be a great success I will tell you what will do it: Set up a roulette table and let the people gamble at your house. You will find yourself popular at once." The evening of January fifteenth, at the home of the bride's parents,' Mr. and Mrs. John Ingle Underwood, in Dayton. Ohio, was celebrated the marriage of Miss Jeannette Howell Underwood to Mr. Greenville Howard of New York city. The Underwoods were well-known resl- V her lovely face, with its tender expres sion of radiant happiness. The bride was met at the foot of the stairs by her father, Mr. John Ingle Underwood, who accompanied her to the altar. Here, before the beautiful masses of green, the vows of matrimony were . taken, the ring service being used, Mr. Underwood giving his daughter Into the keeping of the very manly man awaiting her. During the beautiful and Impressive ceremony the orchestra played the soft strains of Schubert's serenade. The whole affair, like the bride herself, was sweet, modest and beautiful. Following the ceremony an elegant course supper was served. The bridal table was Ideally beautiful with its La France roses, candles with pink shades, silver, cut glass and lovely souvenir heart-shaped boxes. During the bridal supper cordial toasts were offered to the bride and groom, and numerous tele grams were received from friends at a distance. The bride Is the elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ingle Underwood and Is universally admired for her beauty and Intellectual and musical accomplish ments, and greatly beloved for her ami ability and charming manner. The groom holds an Important posi tion with the New York Life Insurance company. The ladles of the household and their guests were handsomely at- couslns of the bride, both nttired In white, preceded the bride and groom as they entered the drawing room, and stretched ribbons for an aisle through which they passed, and took their places before a bank of palm for the ceremony. Miss Nell Trigg played the bridal chorus from Lohengrin. The bride wore a golng-away gown of brown basket cloth, trimmed with velvet and pipings, and having a lace collar and under sleeves. A picturesque hat of autumn leaves completed the costume. The house was adorned with American beauties, and red and white carnations. A bowl of meteor roses stood on a mir ror In the centre of the dining room, a garland of smilax surrounding it. A wedding breakfast was served by Mrs. Jeannette Rehlaender and Miss Hallett, assisted by Misses Cook of Kansas City, Harmon. Du Tell, and Mary Ringer. The guests were received by Mr. and Mrs. Bell. Mrs. Bradford Ringer and Mrs. W. E. Gosper. Both bride nnd groom were born In Lincoln, and they have been friends from childhood. The bride is a member of the Daughters of the American Revo lution. She was the recipient of many beautiful bridal presents. Captain Ringer has been a member of the Lincoln Light Infantry since 189.".. He has held every rank In the company from corporal to captain, and is at present captain of the company. He served with the company Captain Frank Irving Ringer and Mrs. Ringer, whose marriage occurred Thursday morning, of this week. J dents of Lincoln for a number of years, and a large circle of friends here will be Interested in the following account of the wedding taken from the Dayton Journal: An unusually sweet and lovely wed ding was that of Miss Jeannette How ell Underwood of this city and Mr. Grenville Howard of New York, last evening at the residence of the bride on Linden avenue. Her always attrac tive home was made doubly so by the very tasteful and artistic arrangement of palms and flowers, a myriad of can dies shedding their soft light on the scene. The drawing room, where the ceremony took place, was so arranged with palms and candles as to present an altar effect that was novel and strik ingly beautiful. As the neighboring church bells pealed the hour of six, the bridal procession descended the open stairway to the music of Tannhauser's wedding march. Following the Rev. M. E. Wilson of the First Presbyterian church, who solemnized the marriage, came the groom, Mr. Howard, supported by his best man, Mr. Henry Bates of New York. Then the maid of honor. Miss Mary Louise Underwood, whose winsome loveliness was enhanced by her beauti ful gown of exquisitely embroidered white batiste over blue silk, and carry ing La France roses. Then the bride, gowned in a magnificent robe of mech lin lace over chiffon and silk, carrying a shower bouquet of white violets and lilies of the valley. Her veil, of the same beautiful lace, caught with a broooh of sapphires and pearls, but half concealed tired. Mrs. Underwood, the mother of the bride, a woman of marked beauty, woie a black and white lace gown with a relief of blue. Mrs. C U. Raymond, the bride's aunt, looked regal in a hand some gown of white lace. Mrs. W. T. Underwood of Chicago, a cousin of the bride, was noticeably attractive In white silk, trimmed In duchess lace, with orna ments of diamonds and pearls. Miss Cella Lawrence, a cousin from Portland, Ind., was gowned in white silk mousse line and lace. The house party Included Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Underwood, Major Ben Howell and Mr. Leon Rhea of Chicago, Mr. Henry Bates of New York, Miss Cella Lawrence of Portland, Ind.; Mr. Rich ard Underwood of Lafayette, Ind., and Mr. Albert Tetu of Louisville. The presents were numerous and very handsome, remembrances of loving friends, that will always be a source of pleasure and pride to the young couple just starting upon their married life. After a brief honeymoon trip through the south, the bride and groom will be at home at the Empire hotel. New York City. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Ortha C. Bell, 931 D street, was the scene of a pretty wedding Thursday morning, the participants being Miss Jennie Gertrude Bell and Captain Frank Irving Ringer. The service was read at half after ten o'clock by Reverend N. S. Haynes of the First Christian church. Miss Gertrude Rehlaender and Master Ray Polley, as sergeant during the Spanish-American war. He has been In the employ of tle Woodmen Accident Association for six years, and is at present in charge of the claims department. Captain Ringer also holds the position of Inspector gen eral of the forester's encampment of the M. W. A., to be held at Indianapolis, Indiana, -in June of this year. Mr. and Mrs. Ringer will spend their honeymoon in Des Moines, and after their return will be at home at 931 D street. Just before leaving for the railway station. Mrs. Ringer cut the bride's cake, which contained a ring, a thimble and a coin. These suggestive articles were secured by Miss Lillian Harmon, Miss Du Tell and Mrs. Rehlaender. Sixty-five guests were present. As they departed for. their homes. Miss Hazel Bell handed to each a box of wedding cake. Little by little, skirts are growing much larger. The change has not been a sudden one, and even now the majority of skirts worn are close about the hips, but the tight effect extending almost to or to the knees Is a thing of the past. We see so many pleated skirts pleated In the sunburst fashion or in the crinkly seaweed designs or In broad or narrow box pleats. No matter what the ma terial or style of gown, there is always some kind of pleating to suit it. The shirred skirts are considered extremely modish, but they are much less gener ally worn than the pleated ones. They are, however, popular Jn the thin materials. -1 t
