The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-05-02
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alnost TOO qaiss 70 suit The sasses Of sens q
our go.aAssd yossg ladies, whose sxelans-
uons o marriage ceremony this norninR
took very mach the fora and expression 81
'Who would b. Quskersss -
For some dns back dosbls marriage ~
tween pastiss high 10 The Quaker World has
been on Vie tApis, and this eighth day Of he
Fourth Month wss shs one esl down for The
.aeooaplishnsnt Of their psrposs." 60 q
nali-pAst Ten o'clock this morning. he
Fr'snds' Asssiag House, 10 Orchard street,
Va thsongsd, bat more BY the vorld'a pso.
PIE than b The Friends. Thsss-qsAetses Of
the house rs occupied b ladiss whose d.
nisusive bosnsts, trsmsndous hoops and a.
sGant mentlss soatrastsd saBaagsly With the
sober dsab "6xings" Of the few staid old
Vuaksfsssse Who oesapisd sons sf ~ hensh-
- IN TIE plsss whore the pulpit 10 u other
nssnnk house,. IL was . qusee Qsaksss'
meeting, md ~ warrant thsrs vas nors tAlk.
ins and gcesipiag done in half hours tine
shan - old meeting hose ever hoard before.
On sons bssehes, slsvslsd oas shove -.
other. . ~ palpit end Of The church, 90
the .i.ieeses ssd elderly ladies Of ~ nsss-
ING y tall Quaker costume. On he lovsse
Dsosa - eAs pessass Of tie pastiss - -
married, ssd when he house wss - full Il
could hold 40 more the two bridal parties
sppearedia qsjsk suessssioa, ed 81 dswn
o. the lowest bsaehss bstwsso he old FOLKS.
The asss bride had six bridssnaids, drssssd
IN white siik asd saslssaa, very plain bat very
siegaae-sll With good sissd hoops. Tks
fvoo9eaea were ID full dress - sswosld's
felix's" The bride herself vas robsd in
white satin, edged With srnins, aad vors IN
elegase little hat, with ross-eolosed saehs.
The ssseed bsids had osly TOO nAiAs, y
white. 0hs wore white silk, with . aansls
and heed, 81 8 white lace vsil-sish ed
simple q the sane tisas. The bsidskreons
were both dressed in the ooaysatioaAl blAek,
and vhes eli bad been sssssd silssss gsads-
ally seek the plass u ao aninatsd ehaSesr. -
FOR naif hosf evssy one at still asd look
% straight into The faces Of TIE suo brides,
who endured Ne ordeal with vosdssfal pa-
nence. ~ lsagth Frissd Di4kssses, The
nin'sess, kssls down inns1ialsly bsAisd ths
nrss bride. All the sosgvegssiou--os ~
sudisaoe, . the minister called then -stood
uP, while Friend Dieksrssn prayed. Thsn
al see down agais, and there was more stA-
ring for about ten aiaatsD.
AZ lest, - u they ceald ssAaA il 10 loaesY.
sne nrss couple ssoed ap, asd, slasping Aaads,
addressed each otAes few vords, which
could not b heard sasspt by'tAsss iaasdi-
assly .:as ths.. TAey said SopseAiag sboss
good husband, "ssloviag and faisAfsi wiee,n
Ana then sss down sgais. Tve Ifissds, n
oiack, next bseugAt tsbIs, whsssoo wos
roll Of parshmsal % inkssand sad paas, cd
re newly married pair signed seosskiss;
Hatsr whish the tsbIs was sGtrisd sway asais.
inc clerk OF The needing nsxt aeaascd . ~
highest Ok the elevated hseehss, "a. = :
load voice, read The parsAnsat. which ~
fovth shas IIaary Laareneo aad Oaeoline
Whies, u the city Of New Yssk, hsvias .
greed . nassy Together. aad % tnpeaiSsot
appsaeing, "a, &c., 10, thsy Aaf s.sen Il
open Nesting. promised, h., -, 10, snd
signed their 0anse 10 ~ ooniroeS he SeAlh
DAY Of tAs feRtA noash/ Th1 lsoe eceuis
were thus nafried.
The seooad oospls tksD res ~ veat
snfsueh tAs saas iornsle, bst even thass
nsarse % the4 eould only - their lin
move aad hsasd 10 sound. Hovsvee. vhsa
their pstehmsat was rssd Il 81 forth tAAs
Richard L. Nieholsoo. a PhileAsln ~. -
klisabsth vaa Hoseea. q this ~. ~ 49,
risd Together, IN tie oane nsnses - ~ an
couple. All sas dowa again bet MOI teass
OF snouon vas visible On NJ faas a. asy
FRIEND Atss esW 1ooee1s . vssy bsass.
olsnt looking oaAksr gsntasnAa, h ID AigA.
ess onea, roee md feqasstsd tn ao1loaeoi
to DO ssats9 vhile ~ psstiss vsat oat. H
newly married rstiSsd with thsir trains, aaA
the bsss Of votees that followed vas III the
more striking from The previous silence. L.
va fashionsble Quaker We6Aiae. and saoA
one - u not often 800 = or Ffiends'
meeting houses.--tN. 7. Express.