Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1857-01-12
Fa.hioaabre vIrrlnia yredaIng.

correspondent of a New York paper who
was guest atihe nuptials Of Miss Faulkner Of
Va, and the Hon. Jno P. Campbell of Ken
tncky, furnished spirited account of the bril-
liant affair. Judging from the number of NJ.
C.'s who participated, the House of Represen-
tatives must lave been considerably thinned
about tina. time he writes:
Situated outside the limits Of the town of Mar
tinsbuTg, il Boydville, embracing near one thous"
and acres of land, the country seat Of the Hon.
| Charles Jas. Faulkner; a magnificent place where
hospitality is dispensed as free water. Boydvile
is situated on a commanding eminence, and is cons
posed Of spacious grouI ds, ornamented with beau,
tiiul promensdes, all cen:ering at a splendid resi-
deIce which commands view of the surrounding
country, and which is Mr.. Faulkners abode.
visited this place under pleasant Circumstances.
The Hon. Jno p Campbell of Kentucky, was to
be united in msrriage to Miss Mary Boyd, the
daughter Of Faulkner | was invited and came.
| In fact a great throng came. This fashionable
rage caused the fashionable world 10 make Boyd
vile their Mecca. Its renown, earned three years
ago, when two other daughters of its distinguished
owner were led to the altar, attracted the hand
some misses, the venerable madams, the blooming
Cd maids, the splendid gentlemen the young
beaux, all TO come either to do honor TO the bridal
festivities OF SO universally fayorte lady to
highly esteemed gentleman. Statesmen were here,
enjoying themselves ia the ceremonies CT the day,
as if such were their forte instead OF Government.
At O'Clock the marriage took place before
large audience of the youth and beauty and fashion
Of the country for really there 40 limit to the
locality from whence the company came. Every
State it seemed had sent forth its of fashion
and Of beauty.
The time for the ceremony having arrived, the
bridesmaids and groomsmen entered the parlor
where the vast company, assembled in the follow
ing order:
The Hon. L. NJ. Kei!t, of South Carolina, and
Miss Lizzie Faulkner, the handsome sister Of the
BRIDE
The Hon John B. Thompson, ofKentucky, with
the lovely Miss Oonard, of Winchester.
The Hon II. A. Edmundson, of Virginia with
Miss Dundridge, leading belle OF Jefferson coun-
ty, Va.
The Hon. Sherrard Clemens, of Wheeling, with
the gay Miss Sallie Dundrdge, sister to the last
mentioned lady.
The Hon. Thomas Ruffu, of North Carolina,
with the accomplished Miss Hopkins, of Baltimore
The Hon. John V. Wright of Tennessee, with
the interesting Miss Brooke, of Fredericksburg,
Virginia
The Hon Zedekiah Kidwell, of Virgins, with the
interesting Miss Tyler, of Washington.
The above couples marched 10, and divided into
two divisions, with the ladies' on one side, and the
gentlemen on the other left open space between
through which the intended groom and the an,ci-
pated bride marched with steady step and pleasant
face. The Rev. A. H. A. Boyd. of Winchester,
Va, an uncle Of the bride, performed the service,
under the forms OF the Presbyterian church, in
solemn and impressive man2er. After the knot
tied, the lucky groom aud happy bride
congratulated by throng Of friends, and then the
whole company partook of splendid supper gotup
10 the most magnificent style. You think in New
York that out Of your fine culinary establishment
nothing good can be had; but what will you think
when tell you that this supper at BoydVille, Va,
prepared by Virginia housekeeper, by Virginia
cooks by Virginia everything, equaled in the mag
nifence OF its table decorations the inviting char
acer of its bill Of fare the excellence of its pEepa-
ration and everything else about it, some of the
finest suppers that have partaken OF at DemOni-
cos, at Taylor's, Thompson's and other tip-top
places Of New York.
The company was in addition to the names l
have mentioned, composed of men of emnence
from everywhere, and of some OF the first citizens
of this district and Of the ancient Commonwealth.