Marriage: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Bradley-Harlow ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, June 2004 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Daily Northwestern August 22, 1890 Tie-up At Trinity A Marriage in a Sanctuary For the second time within a month Trinity church was the scene of a fashionable wedding last evening, when Miss Nina Harlow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Harlow, of Algoma street, was married to Dr. H.E. Bradley, of Milwaukee. The marriage had been anticipated many weeks by the friends of the bride in this city, who looked forward to in consummation with feelings of much happiness, and regarded the event as one of the most elaborate social affairs of the season, which it certainly was. The wedding itself and the reception which followed it were both graced by all those features which contribute to make an occasion recherche. By half past seven o'clock the church was comfortably filled with invited guests, the special friends of the contracting parties occupying pews in a reserved space set appart [sic] by white ribbons. The majority of those having these seats and many in the main part of the auditorium were in full evening dress. A few moments previous to the approach of the bridal party white ribbons were drawn from the floral arch in the rear of the reserved seats to the church entrance, and this was the first intimation of the introduction of several novel and pretty features for which the event was distinguished. The bridal party approached the altar to the strains of Wagner's grand march from Tannhauser, the ushers, leading, and the bridesmaids following, the bride herself appearing next accompanied by her sister, Miss Mary Harlow, the maid of honor. Mr. and Mrs. Harlow, parents of the bride, complete the party. The scene was a beautiful one as all took their positions at the altar, the ushers, Col. Otto Falk and David C. Owen, John Thompson and Dr. Earnest C. Copland, parting as they reached the chancel railing and two of them passing to either side, while the bridesmaids, the Misses Mary Sprague, Katharine Morgan and Mary Billings of this city and Miss Violet Jayne of Minneapolis, took their positions like wise. The usual marriage service of the Episcopal church, including the ring ceremony followed, the organ, under the skillful manipulation of Miss Murdock, giving forth meanwhile familiar melodies. Miss Murdock's playing throughout was admirably supplemented by the cello played by J. Howard Jenkins and two violins by Messrs. Palmer and Simpson. At the conclusion of the ceremony, just as the last words pronouncing the contracting parties husband wife had been spoken by the rector, the Rev. John W. Greenwood, Mrs. Arthur Smith rendered a pretty bridal hymn- "Deign this Union to Approve." Her exquisite rendition of the selection and its peculiar appropriateness made the scene and the occasion beautiful and solemn. Upon the conclusion of the song the bridal party took up its departure. The bride was attired in a silk costume of pearl white, entraine, with faille, duchesse trimming, garlanded with orange blossoms. A veil of tulle and a bouquet of white roses and ferns completed her toilet. Miss Harlow, the maid of honor, was dressed in white India silk and carried a bouquet of white sweet peas and ferns. Miss Sprague appeared in white embroidered crepe du chene garlanded with white flowers and grasses. She carried a white and pink bouquet. Miss Morgan was attire in white embroidered India silk, garlanded with pink roses. Her ornaments were diamonds, and her boquet [sic] was of pink and white. Miss Billings wore white crepe, mosseline de soie trimmings. The boquet [sic] which she carried was of yellow flowers. Miss Jayne, an ideal of beauty, was attired in white Lansdowne, mosseline de soie trimmings. Her toilette was completed by a boquet [sic] of yellow flowers. The decorations at the church were very pretty, consisting of evergreen and potted plants, the latter completely hiding the musicians behind the choir railing. An arch of green and white which overspread a silken gate of ribbon at which Master Frankie Clark officiated was a very unique ornament. The bridal party repaired immediately to the residence of the bride's parents, on Algoma street, where a reception was held. The parlor had been elaborately trimmed. The receiving party occupied positions in the front parlor, which was festooned with ground pine and begonias. The curtains were draped with hop vines. A monogram "B.H." in red and white was a very pretty ornament in this room. The decorations of the north parlor were similar and those of the dining room were especially elaborate. The room was garlanded with ropes of ground pine, caught in the center with flox, and the mirror reflected a bank of trailing begonias and ferns and a horseshoe of gold and yellow. The main hallway was trimmed with golden rod. In fact the entire residence was handsomely decorated. The refreshments, under the supervision of Miss Jannush included the usual danties of the party. The presents, which embraced a large and beautiful collection of useful and ornamental articles, were displayed in one of the front rooms up stairs. A number of rich gifts also await the newly married couple at Milwaukee, their future residence. Those present last evening with their wives included: The Rev. John W. Greenwood, State Treasurer Harshaw, Mayor Pratt, H.B. Jackson, J.H. Jenkins, Merrick Peck, Charles R. Boardman, Ben Hooper, C.C. Chase, Charles Radford, Clyde Buckstaff, Oliver Ellsworth, Will J. Hay, Charles R. Nevitt, John Crawford, Charles Barber, J.J. Sprague, J.J. More, Orville Beach, John Fraker, Jos. Ball. Among the young gentlemen present were: L.A. Bauman, Fred Felker, Dr. Dolbcare, Leo Haben, Edwin Cole, Dale Campbell, R.B. Pratt, Howard Sprague, James Jenkins, Jacob John Schindler, Louis Kuchmited, Ed Paine, Ben Soper, Harry Birely, Ben Reed, George Rockwell. Among the young ladies were the Misses Mayme Hay, Lillian Felker, Eva Morgan, Anna Weisbrod, Stella Radford, Anna and Leafie Paige, Bessie Daggett, Hettie Jenkins, Mary Powers, Kittie Pratt, Ella Austin, Debbie Soper, Nina Briggs, Dora Jackson, Jessie Paine, Alice Washburn, Mary Washburn, Gertie Russell. Others included Minister Hicks, S.M. Hay, Prof. L.W. Briggs, Mrs. G.W. Washburn, Mrs. George W. Burnell, Mrs. DeLong, Miss Rose C. Swart, Mrs. R.F. Paige, Mrs. E.C. Wickwire Mrs. Billings and Mrs. Rockwell Among those from abroad were: Miss Mattie Fowler, of Chicago; Miss Charlotte Davies, of Milwaukee; Miss Charlotte Folds, of Minneapolis; Miss Helen Ford, of Oneida, N.Y.; Mrs. J.B. Stone, of Lake Mills; Mrs. A.T. Glaze, of Fond du Lac, Mrs. Kellogg, of Evansville, Ind.; Miss Nodine, of Chicago, and Miss McDowell, of Ohio. The Arions furnished music for dancing throughout the evening.