Moore – Strong Marriage 1897

MOORE, STRONG

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 10/12/2017 at 10:51:56

Iowa Plain Dealer September 7, 1897, LP, C5

On Wednesday evening Sept. 1st the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Drummond was decked in gala attire in honor of the marriage of their niece Miss Jennie Strong of Pennsylvania, to Prof. Stanley Moore, of Canton, Minnesota.
The floral decorations were far more elaborate than anything ever before attempted for such an occasion in this vicinity. The hall and banisters were festooned with ferns and golden rod. In the parlor floral columns flanked the doors and windows at right and left, finished with Corinthian caps of fern leaves that touched the ceiling, the bay-window was converted into a bower with ferns and evening primroses, and from the center of the ceiling was suspended a cluster of flowers to represent a chime, and perhaps no flower that blooms in our northern clime, symbolizes so perfectly the wedding bells, as these great snow white blossoms. The doors and windows of the dining room were capped with heavy floral bars of bright colors, the mantles and nooks were banked with ferns and flowers. At 8 o’clock Miss Wilcox went to the piano and as the sweet strains of Mendelsson’s{sic} wedding march filled the rooms, the guests arose to await the bridal pair who appeared on the stairs, preceeded{sic} by the two little cousins of the bride, Clara Dell and Alberta Wickham, who wore dresses of bolting cloth trimmed in garnitures of creamy lace to match the silk in color; each carried a silver basket filled with violets from which they strew the path of the happy couple until they took their position directly beneath the floral bells, then with a rope of flowers enclosed them within the bower, while Rev. A M. Harkness performed the ceremony in his own happy style The bride wore a gown of bronze green brocaded satin, trimmed in folds of white chiffon, bound with bands of jeweled embroidery. She carried a large spray of bridal roses and wore a single blossom in her hair. The groom wore the conventional suit of black and looked a fitting mate for so fair a bride. The guests were invited to seats at a sumptuous spread, the bride’s favors of white violets lying by each plate.
None were present as invited guests but the near relatives of the bride. Prof. Moore had gone to Penn., for his bride last winter, where elaborate preparations had been made for the wedding, but a death in the family of a near and dear one, caused a postponement and the contracting parties thought best to make this the second appointed day as quiet an affair as possible, and perhaps some unspoken request of the dear old mother may have had its influence.
The bride is well known in this vicinity, having spent three years with us prior to the last one which she spent as her old home. She possesses many accomplishments and has the happy faculty of winning the friendship of all with whom she meets. Prof. Moore has taught here two years and is esteemed by all, and won for himself a lasting reputation as an instructor.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore left for their future home Thursday morning passing through the front portico that had been converted into a triumphal arch of flowers, taking with them the best wishes of their hosts of friends. Canton is to be congratulated in gaining for her society the addition of this accomplished couple. The Prof. begins his second year of school work in that town Sept. 6th.
The presents were mostly sent on by friends in the east, the silver being solid. One dozen silver knives and forks and three table spoons, bride’s parent; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Teeter, quilt, pair of fine towels and set of {illegible}; groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Moore, set silver tea spoons and three table spoons; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Teeter, polished oak center table; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jones, $5 in gold; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Strong, chamber set wedding album; Mr. and Mrs. James Desmond, elaborate quilt; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Besley, fine table cloth and set of tray cloths; Mr. and Mrs. Asa Wilcox, one dozen napkins, Mr. and Mrs. Finley Furman, complete set of decorated china; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Drummond, kitchen utensils, 20 pieces; Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Wickham, silver salad spoon; Mr. and Mrs. Porter Harkness, Chicago, set silver tea spoons, Misses. Cora Fraley and Alice Teeter, silver bread tray; Wilmot Knapp Esp., Elmira, N Y., sugar shell and butter knife; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Farley, silver pickle fork; Mr. and Mrs. John Watkins, challis comfortable; Miss Mary Wilcox, pastel painting; Miss Kitty Clink, handsome bound volume; Rev. A. M. Harkness and sister, bible stand; Mrs. A. M. Harkness, Cottage Antrim contributed largely to the floral decorations.