Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-06-18

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Accordingly about eight o'clock the carriages com.
menced rattling down Fourth Street by dozens, and
their lovely occupants alighted the marble steps.
full Of gee and laughter and antcipations OF delight.
The dressing rooms into which the company were
first ushered were fitted up with every attention to
comfort After undergoing the little preliminaries in
the bed rooms so graphically called fixing,'' the
ladies' and gentlemen descended to the front parlor,
where, before two splendid rrors, stood the bride
and bridegroom to receive the company In TINS
room also, were three beautiful paintings Of the
brides father and mother and group OF children.
Nothing could exceed the brillancy and elegance OF
the tout ensemble in relation to this part Of the pro-
ceedings
The bride was dressed in white muslin corsage,
folds of white satin trimmed with blonde. The
bride smaids both beautiful girls, Miss NJ, and Miss
M H, were dressed like the bride. The belle of
the evening, Miss VI, of c. street, looked
beautiful in half mourning and sang divinely. Her
fine figure was much admired, and her dark spark
ling eyes contrasted finely with wreath of pale
orange flowers that adorned her open brow. tall,
elegant GIRL Miss P, was dressed in grange satin,
and was much admired she needed not the aid of
the Jewels and god that gittered on her person, to
attract universal attention. Miss H, of C-s;reet
in a simple dress Of white, with
9 Jast such ornaments as nature gave her."
looked simply sweet and as blandly beautiful as
the brightest belle of the assembly. We were much
delighted with the conversation of sweet, retiring
in white when udiciously drawn out she enchant-
ed all who heard her Miss H, of East Broad
way was present as she ever is, to please bright,
beautiful and innocent she gaddens every circle she
enters Her dress of silk, corsage la Rachel, was
very becoming her person and the wreath OF orange
buds that cncrced her sken hair, was In fine taste
Mrs. l. looked well in handsome dress OF
buff striped satin in her hair several rich or
naments of gold but hereye outshone the diamonds
blaze gay and sprightly as girl OF sixteen, she
not the least attractive, where all bloomed
bright and fair. Miss C, of CT street,
beautiful in person and apparel her sylph-hke
form was set off TO great advantage by rich dress
of white satin, the ornaments Of which were also
white her admirers numerous their name
was Legion
There many, very many others, equally at
tractive and and pleasing with those have pari-
cularized but our space will not permit rs to say
what we wish to tell Of them. Among the gentle
men noticed tall, graceful, intelligent young
man, Boston boy, with the fire Of intellect in his
eye and the bloom of health upon his cheek, who
drew around him, by the graces of his person and
the charms Of his conversation, the most lovely girls
in the assembly. He contrasted finely with the
Their beaten form and face of the veteran tar, Capt
P, of the Texian navy. Mr.. P, an artist OF
great talent, present; was the agreeable Ma
jor N; the latter indebted to the fact OF his
wearing vest belonging to the King of Siam for con-
siderable Of his attraction Lieut.. B., of the Uni
ted States service was in full dress and looked
markably WE'LL he was the life and soul of the party
the repartee and bon mot sparkled il fell from his
lips, and was .caught up by the retailers OF ready
made wit One of his jeux desprits will not soon be
forgotten BY the bride. Every event Of the evening
cious the singing charming, the girls were love.
ly, the whole enchanting. The guests dispersed
about midnight; few TO sleep and the majority to
ruminate.