| Show A BRILLIANT WEDDING marriage leonard to miss elmira N Y the elmira daily gazette and free gives the following in arriago of judge 0 II 11 leonard of this city to miss grace E welles at KI miraNY on august the wedding of miss grace eleanor welles of this city to judge orvllle it leonard of ogden utah formerly chief justice of the supreme court ot nevada occurred last evening at the residence of the brido at no lake street in this city the bride is the only daughter of mrs pannie U walles and is a highly accomplished and popular young lady of tale city the ceremony occurred in the drawing booro which was most gorgeously decorated with potted plants flowers and ferns the ceremony occurred at when the bridal couple escorted by the maid of honor miss anna hollenbeck of pa marched into the room to the strains of delightful wedding march played by prof krus orchestra the ceremony was performed by the rev henry hunter welles of walkes barre pa an uncle of the bride who also performed the ceremony at the wedding of the brides mother the event was to have been a church wedding but owing to the death of judge leonards bister it was decided to have the ceremony at the residence the six young ladies who were to have o 0 bridesmaids at the church wedding were misses josephine and anna hollenbeck of Wilkes barre pa miss mabel waters miss aulle lulle hotchkiss and miss romagne this city and angle aspenwall of minneapolis minn and judge dunn of jacksonville fla an old friend of the a was to have been the groomsman the marriage ceremony was attended by about seventy five relatives of the family with the exception of the intended bridesmaids the only ornament worn by the bride was the present of the groome a magnificent ent cluster of diamonds jn a pin she was attired in a beautiful costume of satin trimmed with duchess lace and wore a bridal veil she carried in her band a bouquet of white roses which after the ceremony she most gracefully presented to miss lilile hotchkiss thus announcing the engagement of this well known young lady in very pretty manner A number of congratulatory telegrams were received from friends of the groom in california nevada utah massachusetts and other states the presents were handsome and costly including silver cut glass brie brae oriental tapestries china ware and a number of substantial gifts in the way of checks among the presents was a very unique one from an aunt of the bride which was a receipt from the society tor working girls in the city of gewo k for the money for a two weeks vacation into the country of two of these poor working girls for whom this society Is doing great good another beautiful present was an eitt ant heavily embroidered china crape shall from mrs dr squire cf east church street this city an aunt of the bride and for whom she was named the guests from out of the cita were dr wilton merle smith new york a cousin of the bride rev aenry hunter welles wife and daughter charlotte of Wilke abarre pa mr edward welles an uncle of the bride dr and mrs mr and charles brieby oil of wilkes barre mr john welles hollenbeck mrs josephine and anna hollenbeck brooklyn NY mrs george hollenbeck welles and daughter mrs nelson welles ayal using PH raymond wels and the misses welles towanda pa mrs isabella burdick ithaca N Y mrs millard murray and the misses murray athens pa mr henry hunter welle jr pa who is a cousin of the bride and guest of judge and mrs walter loyd smith of this city and mr and mrs hamilton brown and daughter of minneapolis minn the bridal couple left la rc for a three weeks visit in the naw egad states when they will return to city fora brief visit and leave fur their western home |
