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- Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 8/15/1940
Beautiful in its simplicity waa the wedding of Miaa Frances
Ethel Wiser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford F. Wiser, and
Herbert S. Brewer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brewer on
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the First English Lutheran
church, the Rev. Ivan L. Lange officiating.
A delightful organ recital pre-1 -
ceded "At Dawning" effectively rendered
by John Moran. To the
strains of the Lohengrin Wedding
March, played by Mrs. George
Webb, the bridal party entered the
church.
First to proceed down the Isle
was the head usher, E. Lynn Ferris,
uncle of the bride, followed by Roy
Frank Krull, cousin of the bride and
William Wilson. Miss Christine
Hiscock, maid of honor, wore aqua
chiffon marquisette made on Gre-
cian lines, with matching lace in-
sets, sweetheart neck and puffed
sleeves. On her head she wore a
breaided hao and net veil of match-
ing color. She carried a semi-
colonial bouquet of pink and yellow
roses and gypsophila tied with
silver ribbon.
Mrs.s Ralph Hanson, matron of
honor and cousin of bride wore a
floor-length gown of golden-dawn
yellow chiffon marquisette made
like that of the Miss Hiscock, he
too wore a matching net veil
caught by the chiffon braided effect
forming a halo and carried roses
and mixed flower fashioned in a
semi-colonial bouquet.
Three-year-old Nina Ruth Ferris
cousin of the bride, was flower girl. She
wore a floor-length dress of powder
blue, made colonial style with pink
sash and pink satin ribbon with
streamers tyin her long curls. She
carrried a miniature bouquet of sim-
ilar type.
The bride,, given in marriage by
her tuner, wort s white chiffon
marquisette town, made on prln-
; ecu lines with kmg train. The
sweetheart neck and bodice
fisinoned of chanully lace _
lion-, or the lace added daintiness
to the puffed sleeves. She carried
a round shower bouquet of white
roses, larkspur, gypsophila and
valley lilies. Her finger tip veil was
caught to a tiara of seeded pearls.
Her only ornament was single
string of pearls, gift of the groom.
She carried the lace handkerchief
carried by her mother at her wedding.
Leonard Brewer, brother of the
groom, was best man. Like the
groom he wore a white suit while
the ushers wore white flannels and
dark blue coats.
The bride's mother wore a crepe
and sheer ensemble of . luggage
green, made in redingote style with
large left picture hat of white,
matching shoes, gloves and purse.
She wore a corsage of talismen
roses and gardenias. The mother
of the groom wore navy lace with
hat to match and her corsage was
of pink roses.
Mrs. Alex Szur, sister of groom,
Mrs. E. Lynn Ferris, Mrs. Milferd
Landers and Mrs. John Ross, wearing
floor-length gowns of different
shades with corsages of gardenias,
served as aides at the informal reception
which followed at 4 o'clock
at the home of bride's parents.
A family dinner including the
bridal party was served at 6:30 at
Park hotel. Covers were laid for
35. Lemon yellow roses together
with a pyramid wedding cake topped
with a miniature bride and
groom formed center pieces.
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