The true Democrat., 1857-02-03
Fashionable Virginia Weddinf

A correspondent of New York paper who was guest at the nuptials of Miss Faulkner of Va, and the Hon. Jno P. Campbell of Ken. lucky, furnishes a spirited account of the brill. liant affair. Judging from the number of M. C.'s who participated, the House of Represen- tatives must have been considerably thinned about that time. He writes:
 Situated outside the limits of the town of Martlnsburg, Is Boydvile, embracing near one thousand acres of land, the country seat of the Hon. Charles James Faulkner; magnificent place where hospitality is dispensed as free as water. Boydvile is situated on commanding emlnence, and is composed ofspaciouS grounds, ornamented with beautiful promenades, all cen tering at a splendid residence which commands view of the surrounding country, and which Is MT. Faulkner's abode.
 1 visited this place under pleasant circum- stances. The Hon. John P. Campbell, of Ken lucky, was to be united in marriage to Miss Mary Boyd, the daughter of Faulkner was invited and l came. In fact a great throng came. This fashionable marriage caused the fashionable worli to make Boydvie their Mecca Its renown, earned three years ago, when two other daughters of its distinguished
  some misses, the venerable madams, the cloom. ing o--d maids, the splendid gentlemen, the young beaux, all to come hither to do honor to the bridal festivities of so universally favonte lady to highly esteemed gentleman. States men were here, enjoying themselves in the ce- remones of the day, as if such were their forte instead of government.
 At o'clock the marriage took place before 1 Iar1 nm l of ha ba, fashion of the country, for really there was no limit to the locality from whence the company came. Every State it seemed had sent forth its stream of fashion and of beauty.
 The time for the ceremony having arrived, the bridesmaids and groomsmen entered the paror where the vast company, assembled in the following order:
 The Hon. L. M Kett, of South Carolina and Miss Lizzie Faulkner, the handsome sister of the bride.
 The Hon. John B. Thompson, of Ken lucky, with the lovely Miss Conard, of Win chester.
 The Hon. H. A. Edmundson, of Virginia, with Miss DundIidge, leading belle of effer- son county, Va.
 The Hon. Sherrard Clemens, of Wheeling, with the gay Miss Salie Dundridse, a sister to the last mentioned lady,
 The Hon. Thomas Ruffin, of North Carolina. with the accomplished Miss Hopkins, of Balti- more.
 The Hon. John V. Wright, of Tennessee, with the interesting Miss Brooks, of Frede- rickSburg, Va.
 The Hon. Zedekiah Kidwel Of Virginia, with the interesting Miss Tyler, of Washing ton.
 The above couples marched in, and divided into two divisions, with the ladies on one side, and the gentlemen on the other, left an open space between through which the intended groom and the antici pated bride marched with steady step and pleasant face. The Rev. A. Il. Il. Boyd, of Winchester Va, an uncle of the bride, performed the service, under the forms of the Presbyterian church, in solemn and impressive manner. After the knot was tied, the lucky groom and happy bride were congratulated by throng Of friends, and then the whole company partook of splendid SUD- per got up In 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 Boydviile, Virginia prepared by a Vlrglnla housekeeper, by Virginia cooks, by Virginia everything, ,equaed in the magnihcence of It's table decoration, the inviting character of its bill of fare, the excellence of its preparation and everything else about it, some of the finest snppers that have partaken of at Delmonico's, at Taylor's, Thonpson's, and other tip-top places of New York
 The company was, in addition to the names have mentioned, composed of men of em- hence from everywhere and of some of the first citizens of this district and of the ancient 1 ,Om wealth