Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11
NO. XXXIV.
A Magnificent wedding In prosnect

The Richmond Dispatch treats lis readers To the
following wonderful piece Of gossip;
We make no excuse for referring to a grand
nnpiial occasion which is to take place next month
In New York. il is gotten up on a scale ofosfen-
taion and munlficence necessarily giving il q
publicity that Will force The Teporters-n sni,e
OF their well known repugnance br such things
to notice II as part OF the chronicles not 10 be
withheld from the public. The parties are veal
thy. The bridegroom is n Louisiana planter (su.
gar) and the BRIDE is the daughter Of New York
Judge. The preparations are Of the amplest kind.
! NO Presidential tour was ever SO magnifcentv
provided for, even in the hey day of Old Hickory.
There are 2,00O guests invited. all of whose ex-
penses are 10 be borne by the nvtors. The
bridegroom is 20 be accompanied by 200 pairs of
young ladies and gentlemen from The South. and
will pass through this city about the 18th july
That's something to watch the ears for!l In his
route he will be j.ned by recruits in every city:
for the attractions will utterly throw in the shade
the flesh-pots ofthe "weallhy Camaco." There
being no possibility yofaccommodaiing the multitude
at private mansion, the st. Nicholas Hutel has
been rented at $4,000 day for four days, during
which there will be royal feasiing. The mos,
distinguished caterer IN New York has been en-
gagged to ill the post of puryeyor for the vast as.
semblage OF guests Every art, and every expen-
dilure that can add TO The pomp and circumstance
of the event, will he employed. Wealth there is
in abundance, and the parties are determined that
the ceremony and attending circumstances shall
exceed in granduer anything that has ever preced-
ed il! We will not for the present let our fair
reader into the secret Of who these people are who
are about to become so notable; it would diminish
the interest Of the affair 10 tell them all about il
afn M upv wild iba c,h; c,rt 10,
The New York Herald says the above was
supposed to be fabulous, but is substantially cor
rect. 1t says: The bridegroom, who is n
Louisiana sugar planter, named Mitchell, and re-
ported to be very wealthy. is now en- route for
New York, accompanied by two hundred pairs Of
young ladies' and gentlemen. who are to take part
in the wedding exercises. The bride is usder-
stood 10 be the daughter of Judge C0ncllin, for.
merly Judge Of the Northern district of the State
of New York, but more recently appointed Min
lister to Mexico. and whose successor 10 the first
named post is Judge Hall, formerly Postmaster
General
The marriage ceremonies are 10 take place at
The st. Nicholas, and we understand that two
thousand invitations have already been issued
The religious rites are TO be most imposing. and
the attending festivities are TO be a scale of the
most profuse magnfcence, and will include balls.
fancy dress and masquerade, private concerts, and
dinners and suppers The most recherche Young
New York, male and female, are destined to be in
state Of tremendous excitement shortly. The
happy couple will find that the number of their
friends will multiply with fearful rapidity, until
such time as the wedding festivities are over,
when things will relapse into their former state
Such of our fashionable friends as will not receive
an invitation to the wedding, must endeavor 10
possess their souls with patience, ana keep as cool
as the weather will perrnit.