Hollinger-Hemingray wedding announcement

PERSONALS AND SOCIETY.

Miss Eva Hollinger, only daughter of Mrs. Martin Hollinger, was married Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock to Mr. Ralph Gray Hemingray of Muncie at the home of the bride’s aunt, Mrs. J. R. Crapo, 130 South Sixth street. The Rev. J. D. Stanley of Christ’s church, Indianapolis, performed the ceremony. The wedding was notable for the simplicity and quiet ele­gance of all the accessories. The ceremony was most impressive. Mr. Stanley in his vestments was assisted by the three young nephews of the bride wearing their surplices, used as members of St. Stephen's choir. Breinig’s orchestra played the wed­ding march in an upper hall. With the first strains Fred and George Crapo came down stairs bearing white satin ribbons, forming an aisle for the bridal party. Then followed Mr. Stanley and John Crapo car­rying the prayer book. Lastly the bride upon the arm of her grandfather, Mr. Fred­erick Fischer, who gave her away according to the ritual of the Episcopal church. The groom and his best man, his brother, Daniel C. Hemingray, of Covington, met the party at an altar of palms. Over this was a canopy of southern smilax. On each side stood two massive cathedral brass candlesticks holding white candles and be­fore a mirror near at hand was a seven-branched candelabra. The bride wore her going away costume of golden brown tail­ored broadcloth skirt and coat. Her waist was of fish net trimmed in brown silk panels ending in roses. A brown toque of panne velvet and plumes was worn, with shoes and gloves of the same shade. A corsage bouquet of English violets was fastened with a pearl horseshoe brooch, one of her presents. Her only other jewel was the groom's gift, an oblong emerald of an­tique square setting, surrounded by diamonds. An elaborate wedding breakfast was served after congratulations. Four­teen were seated at the bride’s table, the other guests, numbering in all fifty-eight, were served at small tables in the other rooms. The house was lighted by a myriad of candles twinkling from every vantage ground. The October golden browns and yellows were used as the central note of the decoration throughout. In the cere­mony room were pastelle shaded cosmus and pale tinted asters. The library was in golden autumn hues. The plate rail in the dining room was lined with candles inter­spersed with yellow flowers, delicately screened with soft greens. The central ornament of the breakfast table was a tall crystal four branched candelabra holding white candles. Single crystal candlesticks were at the four corners. Six tall cut glass vases held American beauty roses disposed around the table. The place cards were in October flowers done in water colors. The southern smilax was used in giving a softening effect to the golden browns, the predominating color. The hall was lighted by oriental lanterns.

Mrs. Martin Hollinger, mother of the bride, wore steel grey sapho satin with gar­net jewels. Mrs. Frederick Fischer, grand­mother of the bride, was strikingly hand­some with her snow white hair in black satin. She wore a bonnet with loose ties of lavender and black lace and a duchess lace bertha and brooch and earrings of antique jewelry of pearls and emeralds. Mrs. J. R. Crapo wore black chiffon empire cut, pearl necklace. Mrs. William Harcourt King (Alice Fischer), aunt of the bride, from New York City, wore an elegant gown of white broadcloth trimmed in golden and bronze embroidery, Irish lace coat, white lace hat with white plumes. The out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Shinkle, Dr. and Mrs. Frank Cross, Mr. and Mrs. A. Clifford Shinkle, and Mr. Daniel Hemingray of Covington. Ky.; Dr. A. K. Smith of Springfield, Ohio; Mr. Herbert Johnston, Mr. Paul Rickey and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Warrington McAbee of Muncie, Ind.

Mr. and Mrs. Hemingray have gone west on their wedding trip. They will first stop at Colorado and then go to the Pacific coast. The announcement cards sent out by the bride’s mother say they will be home in Muncie after November 20, at 411 Gil­bert street, east. Mr. Hemingray is presi­dent of the Hemingray Glass company of Muncie. Miss Hollinger is a highly edu­cated young woman, the daughter of the late Mr. Martin Hollinger, a prominent at­torney of the city.

After Mr. and Mrs. Hemingray had gone a magnificent basket of La France roses came from New York. A number of tele­grams were received during the breakfast and afterwards.

Any demonstration at the station was adroitly avoided. The bride arranged to have the butler notify her near the close of the breakfast that she was wanted by a long distant telephone from Muncie. Af­ter she left to answer it Mr. Hemingray said he thought it must be meant for him followed his wife. They made their escape by a back entrance and were on the train before the guests knew what had happened. No one save the colored waiter knew Mr. and Mrs. Hemingray had left the house, not even Mort Hollinger. It was the best planned escape yet known.

Friends of the groom have arranged her home several days before the wedding.

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