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Subject: PHILLIPS-HALL MARRIAGE.

Date: Saturday, May 12, 2001 4:35 PM

August 20, l896

A very pretty home wedding was that of MISS KATE A. HALL to MR. MORRIS

A. PHILLIPS, which occurred Wednesday evening at the home of the bride's

mother, MRS. L. HALL of Twenty-eighth Street. The home was beautifully

decorated with the graceful, cooling asparagus vines which were draped

above the window and door openings. Bowls of seasonable flowers were

placed through the rooms. The stairway was entwined with the asparagus

vines, caught here and there with fragrant flowers, a palm being placed

on the newel post.

MASTER JAMIE LAWS welcomed the guests at the door while RUBY LUCAS in

pink silk, directed the guests to the dressing rooms. The guests,

numbering about forty, were received by MRS. L. HALL, in purple flowered

organdy over black silk; MRS. GRACE, in black satin peticoat lavender

silk bodice, cream lace insertion, and MRS. LAWS in black silk bodice

trimmed in white silk overlaid with black lace.

MISS KEMP of Leon, played Wyman's wedding march which announced the

coming of the bride and groom. REV. I.N. MCCASH performed the

impressive ceremony and to add to the impressiveness, MISS KEMP played

softly during the ceremony. The wedding vows were said before the bank

of potted plants and ferns, above which were hangings of asparagus

vines, with clusters here and there of white flowers. In the center was

a basket filled with roses, from which were stretched white ribbons,

held in place by MARION LAWS and MADGE WOODRUFF in gowns of white mull.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, the little girls gently pulled the

ribbons and thus the bride and groom were showered with roses.

Little LOUISA GRACE, niece of the bride, looked sweet in a picture frock

of white mull, lace trimmings and pink ribbons, carrying a basket of

roses as she preceded the bride and groom. The bride, a striking

brunette, was becomingly gowned in white silk, chiffon trimmings and

carried bridal roses.

Following congratulations, refreshments were served in the dining room

by MISSES WINONA WOODARD, in white silk and MABEL DRAKE, attired in

light organdy. MISS CORA HOWARD in Persian mull, and BERTHA GAMMON in

white organdy, presided over the flower-bedecked table. Sweet peas were

scattered upon the cloth. From the lamp above, asparagus vines were

stretched to the four corners. Upon a stand in the hall was placed a

bowl of lemonade surrounded with flowers. MISSES ELLA KEMP and LUCY

HOGUE furnished vocal and instrumental music during the evening.

MISS HALL is a young lady of fine education and pleasing manners, and

was one of the popular teachers in the Bird School Building. MR. and

MRS. PHILLIPS were the recipients of many elegant presents. MR.

PHILLIPS is one of the young lawyers at Pontiac, Ill., which place will

be their future home.

Among the out-of-town guests were MISSES CYNTHIA and ROSE WILSON,

returned missionaries from India; MRS. WOODARD and WINONA WOODARD, MISS

ELLA KEMP of Leon, Iowa, MISS HOGUE and MR. A.E. EASTER of Weldon, Iowa.

--Des Moines Leader.

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