Marriage: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Skinner-Chapple ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, July 2004 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Daily Northwestern September 2, 1891 A Pretty Wedding on Jackson Street This Morning Miss Mary Robertina Chapple and Alfred Mills Skinner were married this morning at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Sophia Chapple, at 282 Jackson street. The rooms were beautifully trimmed. Banks of golden rod formed the decorations of one room and cut flowers placed in appropriate spots decorated the room in which the marriage took place. The ceremony was performed at ten o'clock by the Rev. John W. Greenwood. The bridal couple was unattended and they stood in a bay window during the ceremony. The window was trimmed in white and a beautiful wreath was suspended from the window arch. The bride wore an attractive costume of white albatross and carried flowers. About sixty guests were present and at eleven o'clock an elaborate wedding breakfast was served. Mr. and Mrs. Skinner left this afternoon for Chicago where they will spend a few days before making their home at 117 Frederick ave. The estimate in which the bride and groom are held is shown by the large number of handsome wedding presents they received. Mr. Skinner is a member of Harshaw & Skinner, wholesale commission merchants. The bride is well known here.