, 1863-11-17
THE kGfTIdLS OF MISS CHASE.
How the Bride and Groom were
Dressed,


| %%AN*44NAt QEkHETu Senator
tand ex:Gogernor) Sprague, Of Rhode Isisndl
anu Mics hate Chase, the beautiful and
highly accomplished ard eldest danehter ~ ~
Tie Hon. Secretary Of tbs Treasury. took
lEce List evening. at halfpast eight o'clock.
~ tne residence Of the brides father, Corner
teIrplAted nuptids have been tie OCCASIONAL
sa9Fct Of newspaper comment Tor some
time past, Jet to The public ut large the def1 a..
ne i1me q The marriage waa net announced
nrfn within day or !wo past.
Ihe lnvt:attcns to the wedding were rs
tlacuy private as 1t IVES possible to be In
consideration Of the high social position
occupied By both the paetIaa, Yet. nntwi,ha
sanotng this TACT, some five hundred invited
guests 1e1e assembled at the mansion Of
SECRETARY CbaEe, between the hours Of half
fs.l e,eht and twelve o'clock. The repre-
teutasises Ct the newspaper press, With one
o. Two exceptions, and 1lese Peraonsl tri.ais
Ct. tic Senator and Secretary Cha:e, were. On
tnis occasion, non-reclpients Of cards Of in
TEe reputation Of e1-Goyeraor sp,a.ue.
rot alone as executive officer Of the Stsis Of
Little Rhojy" and as a statesman. bnt
brave aud ga1lant soldier. is world wide, The
I Fart he took In dettu.e Of :he cauita1 n
July, 1851, at the first battle Of Bull Run. Is
known to sll our readers At this b2;tle be
1trsorallS commanded Rhode Island brig
;je, and behaved with great gsllantry. Sn6-
s.que,t to flds he was conspicuous =. an o1ti.
Cur upon Gu. McCiellan's s.af. doriny tha
Peninsula campaign. Bi6ides these perso1al
sct5 Il 1Eerls III the fleld, Senator Sprarua
has on numerous occasions beqaesse1 d larce
Ploporten OF bis tmmense wealth to the
trsans1ng, eqnippirg and supporting Of the
soldters from bis own State, aud By his per
soEal influence and example bus, up to the
present time, encouraged vigorous P.osecu-
tto1 Of the war.
Mics Kate Chase, the bride OF the dfst!n,
gultbed Senator, Is a lady possessed of those
rare virtues Of heart and mind, which alone
can Re recognized and appreciated bv those
WHO are daily thrown In contact NTH hcr:
snd 1t Is iu the modeet retirement Of her own
it9.n nome tnat a9sss E1aces sparkle and rAdiate
retiring in her manners, get blending wi.haia
di& nlt5 and ease that singles her out to the
least obseIyaEt eye aa 4 woman endp ned with
nobility OF heart, fitting her for any position
In Lite. no matter how exalted.
u.1 D1nltpg Tue day everything had been prop
roll Of mating had been ran from the m,iu
entrance down the steps to the carriage steps.
Shortly atter dark laTge crowd Of ali eexes.
ages and coId1tions began to assemble around
the maas!on Of Secretary Chase. They were
IRE, and RATED patiently for the ar1iSI oft5a
first carr1sge. About I l 2 o'clock it drore
up to tho door, the occupants alIgbted and
Trcceedtd within. Shortly another ar.Iyed.
AID tten another, and sooa continuous line
.;s oI G;al1isgss ranged alopg z street, from Sew.
the other discharged their inmates, some
spicy and good natuzed remarks were passed
ny the eaEer crowd Ia attendance. Mach
a.xtety was unaffected for the appearances OF
Prttident Lincoln aid Secretary Seward,
Piesideat Lincoln did Lot arrive until ha!f.
1sst eight o'clock He came IN bis private
car11sEe, without escort and alone. The car.
1lages were arranged ali around the square
aud COZ plctely b1cckadea The passage way:
but little or no confusion occurred.
AS NE have said before, the marriage tnok
Place u Aslf l'ast eight O'clock AT that hour
The bride ard groom entered the roo.u. fo;1ow-
I'd By the following named Ladies' and gentle.
meu ael1ng as bridesmaids and bri3egrooms.
Mies Chase, tis:er 10 Miss Kate Chase: Miss
skinner, niece Of the Secretary, and Miss
e. Baldwin, Of General st.hel's stlf; Cspt,
Hax ek, Of Gen. McDowel1's STAFF, and Cant'
1vts, Fleet Captain Of the Potomac Flotffla.
The parties having ranged themselves At the
n htad of t5e ro2m, The marriage ceremony was
In the chaEte, beautiful and impressive lan.
guage ct the Episcopal faith. Among Tia five
or tt1 hundred glests the intensest eiieace
prevailed, AID, at the conclusion Of tho ce1e-
noby, the parents Of the bride stepped for
loved the scenes Of joSons congratalatioa In.
cident to such an occasion, which promised
to occupy the beat Forticn Ct the night before
finished.
Miss Chase was dressed In gorgeous white
velyet dreEs, With an extended trail, aud upou
6eI1htad were rica lace veil But little OF no
other Or mrnsmeLt vas perceived upon her per.
SON.. The Senator was clad in suit Of rIcb
1lack cloth, with ths usual addition Of Bhite
.nk Vest
Among the d1gni:aries Of the eyenIne We
Noticed tne President, Abratsm Lincoln, to-
Ge3het "i9 nearly all the members of the
Cablnet~-Metsrs. Stanton, Bates, and others.
or the foreign minister's, there we're present |
Lord Lyons and Count Mcrcier. The British |
and French legations we're also well repre- |
,sn:ed. Ire military Was represented by
Msj. Gent Halleck, Anger, Mcdowell, and |
other officers Of lesser note.
Senators Wilto1 acd Ccnnecs. OF Ca1ifor- |
Dia, we also noticed during the coar,e Of the |
Hon. Simon Cameron and Ills two dauca-
ters were alike conspicuous amcng the hosts
Of guests assembled on the occasion. togeth.
e With President Garrett and Wm. Prescott |
Smith.
At half:past eleven o'clock the dancing {the
IanceIe) commenced In the dining. room. |
Miss kAte Chase led Of With Hon. r. c Par.
ner. The young and beautiful daughter Of |
Gen. EcDoweN was singled out amonr tho
crowd for her very fine dancing
Among the bellies Of the evening was the |
daughter Of the Brazilian Minister, whose |
beauty WAS the cynosure Of ali eyes.
During the treripg the Marine band. which |
discoursed most elegant mueic, performed a |
superb wedding march. especially written fur
tbe occasion and dedicated to Miss Kate |
Chase.
The banquet, which occurred ut a late hour
In the e7tntrg, Tas most 6umptuoua affair, |
and tie edln1es and v!auds we're Of the |
choicest description imaginable. Tie great.
est hflartty prevailed on all sides, aud nfrth |
aud meniment Nere the order of the evening.
Towards midnight the guests commenced
to depart, and the scene that occurred out.
side The mansion, as the carriages drove up
to the sidewalk and rolled off with their oc.
cupaots, was varied and animated one.
Thema16isge throughout passed off wfth the
greatest e:3at, and notEing occurred to mar
tue fsatiVity OF tbs occasion. Notwithst,nd-
ing the high socia1 position and extreme
wealth Of the twain thus united In the holy
bonds Of mat1imony, tbs entire affair was
destitute Of all TINT Tulgarity of show and
glitter which are 50 frequently the concomI-
tants Ct such procedures. Everything SEEM
cd planned with view to the comfort Of the
Eueets alone, and there MES nothing calcn1a.