The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-11-03

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V ""' wisely weds In his maturer years.
b The Wedding Presents.
r Aiieclionalely watched by two good
, policemen in citizens dress, stood the
table OF prnccly wedding presents,
! sad to be worth fabulous sums, from
! $4,000 to 100000. and incompre.
hensible to the finite mind of our re.
porter. Verify
Presents flowed in npacc IN showeas Of gold.
They made their court, as Jupiter fold
First may be mentioned tho mag.
niiiccnt wedding necklace--the same
worn at the reception, as well as tho
marriage ceremony, and made by Tif
fany g. Go.
Inc brides parure consisting Of
necklace, brooch, bracelets and ear.
, r'ngs--was q superb composite OF
diamonds and pearls, each ingredient
IN the precious accretion being of the
finest color and symmetry. The
necklace is a broad festoon of tour
strands Of pearls, Of the most perfect
ronndness and orient, meeting in
ribband of briliants exquis,ivcIy ar.
ranged as Ioveknot.
In proper keeping, the bracelet is
likewise quadruple band of pearls,
but confined within two rows Of fine.
Ip matched brilliants. The clasp il
an elaborate medallion. its centre be.
ing u very large diamond set in a
beautiful maze Of pearls intertwined
with briIiants.
The earrings arc magnificent pen.
dants the upper part of each beinga
splendid diamond solitaire, and the
drop a pear.shaped pearl of cores.
pondng size and beauty, tipped with
diamonds.
The brooch, like the clasp of the
bracelet, is a rich comminging Of
gems, the centre being very noun
| tam Of H., lit set in meadow ofpcarls.
through which is introduced stream
OF the first water briliants. Supper,
ted by this diamond Gordon as a pan.
deloQne is--perhaps the most admira.
bic fature Of the whole parure--a
uriOlettc diamond. of wondrous size
and surprising light, and SO rare in
symmetry and magnitude rs to be
unique in the United States.
Aside from the we'll nigh fabulous
cost of This par~e, its notable peculi.
arity is the entire apparent absence
Of metal. Nowhere is even link or
a rivct to be seen, but Diamonds hold
pearls and pearls confne diamonds
without any--the least-obtrusion Of
gold or silver
Messrs. c. V. Haughwout g. Co..
presented "A beautiful pair Of Parian
marble vases, inlaid with gold
Messrs. Ball, Black g. Co.. and Tiffa.
ny u Co., presented silver boquet
holder or flower vase Mr. John N.
Genin, Il satin box for the dressing Ia.
bic, embroidered with gold and Mrs.
James Gordon Bennett two delicious
boquets; another friend presented
magnificent paplermachc dressing
case, inlaid with pearls and silver; an.
other set Of silver she'll spoons, but.
ter and fish knives; another set of
silver egg cups lined with gold; an.
other a set of diamond studs another
a breastpin, glistening with precious
stones; another some bronzes and
statuary, and so on to the end of the
chapter. But the most princely gifts
have b en- those Of the husband.--
Besides the necklace mentioned above,
he has purchased from Ball, Black g.
Co., complete set, consisting of dia-
mond necklace, brooch, earrings and
hairpins, with large cmeralds and
black pearl drops; complete set of
the same articles set with diamonds
and rubies, with ruby pendants; q
complete set of the same articles set
with canoes and diamonds, of skilful
workmanship; a complete set of the
same articles in coral; complete set
Of the same articles in diamonds and
purple pearls; another diamond set,
consisting of two bracelets, necklace,
brooches, hair pins mounted in emer-
aids in the Moorish style; a diamond
ring costing $50; another ring cost.
ing $1,000 advertised as losD; a pair
OF diamond every day earrings, cost.
ing $4,000; another sapphire and dia-
mond ring, besides a great number of
tntt CT al nj nd
There was also diamond watch and
chain worth slO00;a brooch of antique
form with three diamond clusters of
rosettes from each rosette depending
a similar cluster, and earrings to
match. There were no less than four
hundred pearls in the necklace worn
at the ceremony, and one hundrec on
the bracelet of that set. There were
also sleeve and chemisette buttons,
card cases, and innumerable tri1es Of
costly character.
The bridegroom himself had a
breastpin worth, it was said. $4,000,
WITH chain and ring to match. II is
said that he is very particular about
having his jewelry in sets, wearing
emeraIds, pearls, diamonds and rubics
in their turn. In fact, the jewelry of
the rich Cuban and his wife would
have perhaps created the envy Of Gel
lini. t(
Every one who entered the house
was supposed to have one Of the fol-
lowing invitations:
..$%s AS $SS$sS%& e@Sse@SeseeeS
2 MR.. & MRS. BARTLETT, =
= AT ROME,
; Thursday, Oct. 10, from until three o'eloes o
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