~ Lambert S. Truesdell and Amie R. Hoffhines ~
Yesterday at high noon occurred the wedding of Mr. Lambert S. Truesdell, of Des Moines, and Miss. Amie R. Hoffhines, at the elegant home of the bride's parents in this city.
Just as the clock struck twelve, the bridal party entered the parlor while the "Norwegian Bridal Procession" was played on the piano by Miss. Lulu Mowatt of Sigourney, and stopped under a large ball of chrysanthemums suspended in the south bay window. Reverend George M. Hughes stepped forward, and with one of the most beautiful and impressive marriage ceremonies we have ever listened to, pronounced them man and wife. The ring ceremony was used and at the proper time little Scott Robinson came forward with a silk pillow on which rested a beautiful diamond ring. At the close of the ceremony, by a clever contrivance, the ball above the heads of the happy couple opened and scattered roses over them.
The bride was dressed in cream brocaded silk and carried bride's roses. The groom wore the conventional black dress suit.
The bride's sister, Miss. Lanelle acted as bridesmaid, dressed in white satin, and Mr. Sam Bowman was best man.
The groom, while a comparative stranger to most of our citizens, is well known to several of them. He is a native of the state of Wisconsin, where his father was one of the leading members of the bar. He was educated at Berlin, and after spending four or five years in teaching, adopted journalism for a profession and was for ten years, Editor of the LaCrosse Daily Leader, one of the leading papers of the state. While thus engaged he was elected Clerk of the Wisconsin Senate. Three years ago he came to Des Moines, in the interest of special advertising manager of the Des Moines Daily Leader.
The bride is one of Leon's fairest flowers, where she has grown from infancy to womanhood, being the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Hoffhines. She has always enjoyed the friendship of a large circle, not only in Leon but all over southern Iowa, and will make a model wife for the man of her choice.
An elegant wedding breakfast was served, over 100 guests being seated.
The newly married couple took the afternoon train for Chariton, where a reception was tendered them in the evening by Mrs. R.H. McCollough, and then took the night train for Chicago to spend their honeymoon, after which they will return to Des Moines, where they will be "At home" to their friends at 622 Sixth Avenue after December 15th.
They were the recipients of many elegant and costly wedding presents, tokens of the high esteem in which they were held by their friends.
The guests from abroad were Mr. and Mrs. L.H. Truesdell, Perry, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. L.S. Robinson, Glenwood; Mrs. W.E. Lewis, Mrs. Jay J. Smythe, Mrs. R.H. McCollough, Chariton; Miss. Lulu Mowatt, Signourney; Mr. Chas. H. Simmons, Council Bluffs.
Leon Reporter-Iowa
December 7, 1893