The Belle

Victorian Belle from above!

The FIRST Bride at the Belle!
April 8th, 1896

Winifred Cole, the daughter of David and Amanda Cole who built the Belle in 1885, married E.T. Holgate at her parents home. The Oregonian Weekly reported that, “It was a pretty wedding ceremony, and heartily enjoyed by the relatives and friends present. The rooms were tastefully decorated with ferns, palms and flowers, and presented an attractive apprearance.

Mr. David Cole gave the bride away. After the ceremony the guests extended their congratulations to the newly wedded couple, and then the wedding supper, tasteful and abundant, was served”.

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