Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1901 — A Marguerite Wedding. [ARTICLE]

A Marguerite Wedding.

The Most Brilliant Matrimonial Event In Our History. The marriage of Miss Luella McCoy and Dr. Aubert L- Berkley was solemnized Wednesday evening, and was the most elegant and elaborate matrimonial event in the history of Jasper county, and seldom has been equalled in northwestern Indiana. The bride is the only daughter of Ex-Mayor Thomas J. McCoy, a wealthy banker of Bensselaer, and an influential and rising Republican politician. The groom is a most popular and successful young physician of Rensselaer. The ceretnony took place at the'residence of Mr. and Mrs. McCoy, on McCoy Ave, in the preeenoe of one hundred and fifty guest, many of. whom were from abroad, especially from Lafayette and Chicago. The house was brilliantly lighted, and the rooms fragrant with cut flowers and green with potted palms and ferns, the doorways bfeing curtained with smilax.

A beautiful color scheme of yellow and white was carried out throughout the entire decorations, even to the refreshments where the ices and oakes and other items of a most elaborate menu, furnished the general coloring, and marguerites the flowers. Salisbury’s Chioago Orchestsa stationed in the hall, promptly at 7 p. m. began the solemn strains of Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, and at that moment the bride and her attendants appeared on the stairs.

The wee maidens who carried the ribbons, Emily Thompson and Gertrude Kannal, all in white with wreaths of marguerites led the group, then two by two the brides maids in white Persian lawn, with broad yellow sashes of ribbon. First came Mrs. Ruth Bixler and Miss Belle Wallace of Lafayette, then Miss Leathe Wright of Rensselaer and Miss Rae Sloman of Coldwater Mich. Following them came the maid of honor Miss Margaret Micks of Senaca Falls, N. Y. who was attired entirely in white organdie laoe and chiffon Immediately after her, the bride leaning upon her father’s arm, was the attraction for all eyes. Her magnificent trained costume of white ivory satin with decorations of point laoe was almost hidden in the filmy tulle veil that oovered it, and was very becoming and beautiful, and she carried marguerites. As this part of the procession took their places before a wall cl growing plants in the library, <?room, his beet man, and/minia te '’ Jrom a aide aa the maroh by the musicians ohanged to the soft tones of “The Simple Confession” the oeremony began, the musio continuing. The long full ring service of the Episcopal Church was performed iu a most impressive manner by Rev. A. Golden Work, gas tor of the First Presbyterian ohuroh of Rensselaer. Congratulations of a most joyful nature followed, and soon the bridal party followed by long lines of guests repaired to the third floor for refreshments, and after these the newly wedded couple started on their journey on the 11:25 train, taking the precaution first, of looking up the house containing the guests’ wraps and effects thus trying to avert the demonstrations usual to suoh scenes by preventing a large attendance at the train. It might be here noted that ingress to the house was obtained through a window, and the average amount of rice and old shoes followed the happy pair.

The costumes worn by the guests were elegant beyond description, while the display of wedding gifts was absolutely bewildering. As each guest descended from the dining room, souvenirs were handed out, these were band painted boxes containing wedding fruitcake, over 200 were disposed of. The maids all wore heartshaped pins, in marguerite designs, presented by the bride. Dr. and Mrs. Berkley will make an extented trip through the South, and will be at home after Nqv. Ist-, in a spacious colonial residence just erected by the groom on McCoy Ave., directly across from the bride’s former home. The following were the guests from other places. Lafayette, Ind. Mrs. Wm. Taylor Miss Mary Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Henry Taylor Mrs. Tom Andrew Miss Kate Andrew Mr. Tom Andrew Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Sam Murdock Miss Mary Murdoek Mr. and Mrs. John Bixler Mr. Timberlake Mr. Andrus Mr. Patterson Indianapolis Mr. Emerson Berkley Mr. and Mrs Stanton Mrs. Pierce Miss Pierce Miss DeFrees Buffalo Mr. and Mrs W. A. Rinehart Delphi Miss Isabel Rinehart Chicago Mr. Charles Wood Crawfordsville Mrs. James Watson Helena; Arkansas Mrs. Bice Pittsburg Mr. Watts Bed Bluff, California Miss Mayhew Newman, 111. Mrs. J. L. Berkley Mrs. Marion Young.