Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-12

From the New York Evening Post, aaturday.1
Thd old-fashioned Yankee Wedding a
the New England Kitchen, Fridsy uisbt
drew aseleot and delighted audience. ne
three dollar tickets prevented the coming
OF q crushing crowd 80 that those who Wit
nessod the funny scene had elboT-roon
ana oontort- The committee in charge Of
ne Aitshen devised various pleasant sntsr-
sA.nMentss cleared the room Of tables, re-
talned All the antique chairs, and among
tne reIresnments were able to show huge
wedding cake worth one hundred dollars.
gift from the ladies Of Knickerbooker
Hall to the bride.
The costumes were queer and the cus-
toms quaint. Immense sleeves and reduced
skirts, rich laeee-ollsrs and faded brooades
"a century old-pufy hair and powdered
bag-Wigs, knee-breeohes and silver shoe
buckles, were the prevailing fashion, and
bright eyes and pretty faces looked doubly
beWitehing in the odd costumes Of the wear
er's grandmothers.
At 9 O'Clock the bridal party emerged
from side-room and proceeded in oou-
pies to platform at the extremity Of the
Kitchen, where al the guests hsd q view.
" "Cousin 'Lskel" was there 70 dlead the
singing Of an old melody in old style,
snd when the hour came for the perform
ance Of the marriage ceremony, e veFita-
bic clergyman Of Brooklyn appeared in
black coat, black gloves and cooked hat
laced to ofhoiate in the grave announce
ment that the banns Of marriage had been
published between "Mehitsble Jones,
spinster, Of the town Of SWampsootk In
the colony Of Massachusetts," and q Jona-
than Simpkins, Deacon and SelecEman Of
Msrblehead "-and furthermore, that "if
any person present had any objections to
OHer to the union, they must state them
then and thers, or forever after hold
their peace
There were no objections. Thersupon the
reverend gentleman proceeded to address
the happy pair with great gravity and
qusintness, admonishing them Of the
holiness Of the marriage tie, making q
little statement to the effect that the insti-
tuition was ss old as human misery, and
repeating the scriptural iDjunctions ap-
propriate to such occasions. The BRIDE
groom Jonathan then solemnly bowling his
assent to the proposition to take his wife
"for better or for worse" and the bride
Mehitsble dropping a courtesy to second
the motion, which would have gracsd the
stateliest minuets Of the early Republican
Court-the ceremony was complete. The
bridesmaids and groomsmen then hocked
in to salute the bride, and the bridegroom
saluted the bridesmsids-snd then the
Wedding-cake was cut and the refresh
meRts were handed about, and the hoor
was cleared for the dance, which lasted
until midnight.
It is proper to add that the couple had
already been married for several years,
and that the Rev. Jeremiah POundtext was
no other than the Rev. Theodore L Guy
Ter, who was caught by the committee for
the performance Of q ceremony for the
bride and groom, when he himself hsd
dropped into the kitchen solely for the
performance Of another ceremony for him
seif-to wit: eating New England din
ner. But Mr.. Cuyler is always ITO the
fore in the works Of charity and mercy,
refusing no call upon him, and exceeded
himself in his assumed character Of the
old-time psrson.
This wedding in reality was . play, and
quite as good IS anything that is got of
at Wsllsck's.