Litchfield enquirer., 1863-02-19

From the s,eis ut liie church to the Outel edge of the walk was spread single width oi tapestry. Upon each side stood file of DO Iicemen, and at the lower end were stationed i three others whose special duty was to assist lhe guests in aligh,ing from t.eir carriages That they appreciated the pleasant task WI; evident from the happy expression of their 1 countenances and the general suavity of theil .lannerj.
 At l2 o'clock the carriage containing. the bride and bridegroom also, Commodore Mutt and the sister of the bride, came rolling along l very much to the relief o! the outsiders. When the carriage had stopped, \ general rush WAS made to get nearer 1t GdFiasitysaiil Sexcites ment seemed to be unbounded for the time. and 1t was with the most strenuous exertions that the policemen could hold in check the determined and resoiute crowd. It was not until the party had passed into the church that the confusion could be guieted and order restored. The crowd remaiaed patient for the succeeding half hour, at the expiration oi which time the marriage ceremony was com pleted and Mr, and Mrs. Slratton-tormsrly Tom Thumb and Layini, Warren-preceded by the bridesmaid and brakeman, again made their appearauce to take the carriage. An other jam, another pressure and another stan pede was the consequence. The former eager ness of the multitude was again manifest, and did not even subside when the carriage bad got several blocks off. It is not necessary to mention here of the shouts and yelIs and schreeches with which the junior portion of the throns hailed the happy couple as they ent.r red and left the church. Although it may seem ridiculous, yet it Is nevertheless true that hundreds of persons. including adults, ran af far tb., di,ns ni,hip hair antil the Metropolitan Hotel had been reached.
 The appearance of Broadway between the church and the hotel was similar to that ob served on the day of tie cable celebration. The sidewalks were crowded. and the windows of the buildings on each side were thronse.l The centre of attraction was in the vicinity of the Metropolitan Hotel, whither the married pair had arrived, and at which place the recep tion Was to be given.
 THE MASS osTs1DE THE HOTEL.
 Policenien were detailed to preserve order in the vicinity of the hotel. as well as of the church. Vehicles Were turned off the main thuroughiare at Houston aud Spring streets and the long l:ne of carriages which was no- ticed at the church, came pouring down lowarl the place of reception. The crowd followed. and in less than fifteen minutes tlte street in front of the Hotel block was completely ehoked with human beings. Upon each side of the hotel entrance was displayed the American colors as was also the National flag upon the roof of the building. The inmates of the car riages, as they allahted, wers clos ly scru,inized by the outsiders, many of whom naturally e,l- v.ed the good fortune winch enti led their interiors, prehaps. in social an,iing to con eratulate the married party. Plckpockets. as usual, were busy plying their avocAtion. Two of that 'genteel professior," however were discovered in the act, aud taken to the statiun huuSc.
 The crowd. becoming convinced that they might possibly havs to wait longer than would nc agreeable to see the object of heir curiosity wisely concluded to dlSperse. but not uuti they had witnessed the last uf the carriages. In the course uf a few hours the stages We're allowed to proceed by tie hotel, and between that tlme and evening the world ln that quarter seemed tu revolye after it's ccus.Omed method.
 The brea ah-expuryating, crinoilne-cruShing. bunon p.nchlng mass of cunglomerated lu nlanity that rushed eagerly to view other DOT tions uf the all absorbing ceremonies, likewise csn.regatcd at
 THE BRIDAL REcErTIon AT. THE METROPOLITAN
 HOTEL,
 the late residence of the Japanese Princes the scene of the great Jalr.nese bail--tLe bali of balis. Of course the elite the creme de La creme, the upper ten, the bon ton, the select few the very F. Els of the City-ilay. or the country-together with many, very many. of what are called ''citizens generally found means .: being present to View the i4illiputlan welcome. The friends of the Messrs Lelands -whuse name l. leg on-stowet themselves III every available nook and Corner of the house, and lined the passage-ways from the hail to the bridal chamber with rows of peer ll,g, anxious. iuquisilive aHd expeclant eyes -whose gasntlet tsw could run without tue sioutest uI hearts and steadiest of nerves.
 Now. the Geheral-by which we mean the happy trdegrooln, Tom Thumbz-or Charles 5 r..t.on, Eaq.,-while he is not ceIebruted as d Pascal, a>Grotius, Klrk White, Colburn, or an Admirable Cr,chton-if he knows any thng. knows what what III crowd. He if any one-can endure the flashing artillery of ten thousand eyes-ths running fire of ten thousand coninents--the LSmbariment with exci.matIons: which the hero of such d scene must endure. He, therefore looked, not unusually astonisIied--nor remarkably sur prised--but as pleased and joyful. and smiling, and jolly as the happest ot happy bri,iegroOiIs might, when he inally rearted the Metropoii all Hotel,
 AFTER THE CEREMONY,
 and toddled through the crowd and climbed t.,e stairs, galIantly helping up his bride. aud Keeping cose to the heels uf tho sturdy M r.s, who portentlousIy cleared the way-tIle au1at eouriers of di,nInutive greatness. Then th. crush of crinoline. the jo;tiing jam the 8 elston compresslng crowd-enIivened ten told by the excitement of the moment, ,swarned III tho passage ways aad stairwuys of the house, greeting the p,glny pair with welcome words. with God-speeds and mirthful com men 8, and imposing exclamation points. The eveli more wonderfully infntessi.nal appear. ancr O.; the bridesmaid, Miss Niniiis and the autonic groomsman. Commodore Nutt-tle S30, ,OUO Nutt--but heightened the inte est, increased the wonder, and revivi6sd the already compact mas of wondering spectators. Every vision was strained t0 obiani the earii est and latest view oi the dwarfy couple, who pursued the even tenor of their Way. diligently climhing the stairs. until at last they disap- peare.l in the sanctun saiicturum of the bridal chamber. to prepare for the
 roRMALIrIEs OF fHr RECEPTION,
 which comprised the most interesting exercises of the succeeding two hours. The spacious larlors of the Metropolitan were all fIlrawn open to the guests, who had assembled in large nunbers. evei, previous to tls arrival of