The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-03-11
NEW, NORTHWEST.
ne Hero Of he Diamond Wedding.
From the New York wosld.

From the New York World.
When Senior OviedO, the hero Of the ''Dis-
mond Wedding" was married Ten ycars
ago, interviewing had not yet reached the
perfection II has since attained, yet the
newspaper managed to tell pretty much
everything that could be told from the WOO
Ing 70 the marrying. A poet, ands Yankee
poet 1t that, born somewhere about Nara
gansett bay, and nursed among the clam
caters Of that region, was found to relats
the story In glowing verse, not better than
Hoods, and not 50 bad - Holmes. It was
ssid 1t the time that Captain Bartlett, the
brides father, or the Cuban Don Oviedo or
somebody else. would have challenged the
poet TO 6ght duel, only that denizen of
Fourteenth street could not fight 4 plebian
Of Thirteenth street. However thA nay be,
Il 10 certain that he sung in straightforward
verse, sssevcrating that he need not tell, told
al the same.
How II bcfei one summers day
The King OF the Cubans strolled this way-
King January's his name they Say
And fell In love with the Princess Nay,
Tho rcigning belle OF Manhattan
Nor how he began to smisk and sue,
And dress ~ lovers who oeme 70 WOO,
Or ~ Max Narctzek and Julien do.
When they vt full.booned h the ladies' view,
And they flourish the wondrous baton.
This same mighty poet further said thss
this Cuban King was
Don Rataplan
Santa Claus dc u Muacovsda
seuor GandissImo DastInaSA
and informed 10 that ~ /
-minss Of gold
Our Cuban owned, chokeful Of dicsss;
And broad paantattons that N rouad figures
We're stocked with It lsast Ave thousand nigeese.
The World yesterday printed the nsws
that this wealthy Cuban Is dead. He was
married ut st. Patrick's Cathednl, In this
city, to Francis Amelia Bartlett, daughter
Of Captain Bartlett, of Fourteenth street,
on Thursday, the 18th of October, 1859,
Archbishop Hughes officiating: The we'd
ding for number Of weeks had besn the
only topic of conversation in fashionable
society. Several thousand people were
present in the cathedral, all by invitation,
and tho invinciblc Brown was there, too, ~
much q necessity then u he Is . necessity
now. Those who had not the necessary
card to enable them to get inside of the ca.
thedrsl were content to block up the thor
oughfarcs in the neighborhood, and
We commons stood by street facade
And caught glimpse Of the cavalcado.
After the wedding there was reception
from to 3 o'clock, at tho house of Captain
Bartlett, visitors coming and going con-
stantly, while Brown was almost rs mag
niflcent outside - the diamond bride with.
In. The bride and bridegroom, surrounded
by the bridesmaids and groomsmen. rccciv-
cd their friends in graceful and dignif-
ed manner" After greeting the bride with
. te!icissima, the visitors passed on to wit
ness the magnificent bridal gifts. Stedman,
In describing the wooing, said:
slowly our princess yielded;
4 diamond necklace caught her eye
But wreath Of pearls Arst made her Sigh:
She knew tho worth Of each msidou glanoA
And like young colts that curve and prancN
She led the Don deuce Of dance
In spite OF tho wealth no welded.
She stood such Orc Of silks and lscos.
Jewels and golden dressing cascs,
And ruby brooches, and jets and pca'iS
That every one OF her dainty curls,
Brought the price Of 4 hundred girla.
But when it came to the wedding pdrure,
that alone cost more than the bridal gifts Of
ten times ten thousand ordinary people
And the wedding parure was only among
the gifts showered on this beautiful and ITO
fortunate bride. 1t consisted of necklace,
brooch, bracelet, and earrings, composed of
pearls and diamonds The necklace was
broad festcon of four strands of pearls,
meeting in ribbon of brilliants; the cen.
tire was finished, and the whole necklace,
made, If possible. more magnificent by
pear shaped pearl of wonderful size and
symmetry. The bracelet was also quad.
ripple band of pearls confined within two
rows of finely matched brilliants, with .
most elaborate clasp, in the centre of which
was very large diamond set in maze of