Throwback Thursday (010/365)

TIME:  Nov 7, 1934
PLACE:  Illinois
SUBJECT:  Wedding party of Mayme Kosar, age 33 and Edward Dolansky, age 30

My other set of grandparents married 79 years ago this November.  It was the first marriage for both of them.  My Grandmother was the youngest child and was born in 1901 when her mother and father were 39 and 42 years old respectively.  My mother told me that my Grandmother had promised her parents that she would take care of them and would not marry until after they passed away.   Her mother died in October of 1932 and her father in May of 1934.  Six months later, she and Grandpa tied the knot. 
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From the newspaper….

Kosar-Dolansky Nuptials/Witnessed by Many Friends/And Relatives Wednesday
Proprietor of Eddie’s Market Weds Miss/Mayme Kosar At Impressive Ceremony/At the Blessed Sacrament Church.

The wedding of Miss Mayme Kosar, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kosar of 20 North Seventy-eight street, and Edward Dolansky, took place Wednesday morning at the Blessed Sacrament Church.  Rev. Louis F. Ell, pastor, read the nine o’clock nuptial high mass and performed the double ring ceremony in the presence of a large gathering of relatives and friends.

The altars were banked with masses of white chrysanthemums and cybodium fern, providing an appropriate and pretty background for the impressive ceremony.

Miss Kosar chose her niece, Miss Emily Kosar, as her bridesmaid, while Jerry Jakes, an intimate friend of the couple, served as bestman.  Jerry Ulch and Oliver Kosar acted as ushers… (illegible)…little Miss Patricia Kosar, a niece of the bride, was flower girl.

The bride was most lovely in a gown of pearl white satin, the full, gored skirt cut to include a slight train.  Small satin covered buttons marked the center back from the high neckline to the waistline and sleeves shirring added soft fullness above the elbow, extending in tight cuffs to the wrist.  Her veil d’illusion was worn cap style, with small satin ribbon rosettes and orange blossoms at either side, and the extremely long train fell in soft, billowy folds.  She carried a shower bouquet of bridal roses and lilies of the valley.

The bridesmaid appeared in a simple frock of wine colored transparent velvet, a center back opening from the neck to the waistline adding a chic and attractice (sic) touch.  Wine colored slippers and a close fitting turban of silver were pleasing accessories and her arm bouquet was composed of wine colored chrysanthemums.

The little flower girl wore a pert little frock of pastel blue crepe, a pink taffeta sash marking the high waistline.  White slippers and blue hairbow and socks completed her costume and she carried a basket of varicolored fall flowers.

Mr. Dolansky and his attendant were attired in dark blue conventional suits with boutonnieres to match the bouquets of the bride and her maid.

Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bridegroom and in the evening a reception was held for three hundred guests, including the members of the Kommunity Stores, a foods retailers’ organization of which he is treasurer.

He is proprietor of Eddie’s Market at 16 North Seventy-eighth street, and a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dolansky of 22 North Seventy-eighth street.

Throwback Thursday (003/365)

TIME: January 3, 1928
PLACE: St. Louis, MO
SUBJECT: Wedding Party of Ignazia “Edna” Tedesco, age 20 & Michael Capone, age 23

Today is the 85th wedding anniversary of my grandparents.  They were married here, in town, but had their wedding photos taken in St. Louis, MO.  From the newspaper at the time…

St. Peter's Cathedral was the scene of a beautiful wedding this morning when Miss Edna Tedesco, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Tedesco of 121A West Main street, became the bride of Mike Capone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Capone of St. Louis.
The ceremony was performed at 9 o'clock in the presence of a large assembly of friends and relatives.  Msgr. J. H. Schlarman officiating.  A nuptial High Mass was celebrated.
The bride was attended by Miss Edna Mercurio, Miss Anna Bova and Miss Agnes Capone.  Miss Mercurio, as maid-of-honor, was attired in a gown of peach pink taffeta made with a tight bodice and full skirt trimmed in gold lace.  Miss Bova was dressed in a Nile green robe-de-style, maline ornamenting the skirt of uneven hemline.  The second bridesmaid wore a dress of orchid taffeta with a full skirt of maline.  They all wore large black velvet picture hats with metallic crowns and velvet streamers of hem line length.  Their shower bouquets were of pink roses. [Grandma had a rainbow wedding! :) ]
Miss Tedesco, who was given in marriage by her father, chose white satin and Spanish lace daintily trimmed with pearls for her wedding gown.  A beautiful long train of white satin was worn with a Henrietta style veil of Spanish lace, pearls and rhinestones.  Pendants of pearls were affixed to the veil at the side of each ear.  The bride carried white roses and lilies of the valley tied with ribbon in a shower spray.
Groomsmen were Bartolo Busalachiof [sic], St. Louis, Charles Mercurio and Frank Tedesco, Jr., brother of the bride.  Little Peter Vivian [sic] of St. Louis served as a ring bearer.  He wore a suit of black velvet with a white satin waist and a cape set off with rhinestones. [Sadly, Peter would be struck and killed by an automobile, near his home, 4 months later on May 29, 1928. He was 6 years old.]
Immediately after the ceremony a breakfast was served in the home of the bride's parents.  A large number of out-of-town guests attended the nuptials.  Mr. and Mrs. Capone will make their future home in St. Louis.

Originally, they were to be married in November of 1927, however, my grandfather’s uncle, Charles Palmisano was killed on the 10th of that month by members of the Green Ones gang for refusing to pay extortion money to Vito Giannola.  Due to the tragedy, the wedding was postponed until January of 1928. 
Interestingly, I found out that my grandfather had been arrested in 1922 for striking a carriage while driving a car owned by Vito Giannola.  Hmmmmm, the plot thickens.