, 1870-07-29
PALMER-HONORE.
Brilliant Wedding in High Life-Mar-
riage Of Potter Palmer and
Miss Bertha Honore.

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bonds Of mastinony by Rev. J. s. Sweeney, pagtos
Of the Christian Church.
EsefJ man Is q hero thfee times In hlt life, In
Eptte Of hitnsen. Firht, Nhen he Is born; aud for /
utt1e whl1e after; ho IL the Observed Of all the
observers In the family. Everybody who tnows
the family talks shout the new baby; his little un-
Offending nose, which has not had time or per- |
shape, eyoke2 bursts OF admiration from comph- |
menta.y relatives; his eyes, which LOOK out In
wonder on hIs new fHent8, Are criticised and
5il.ted upon In TIC gtoNias language Of nsttey:
sad most wonderful aton ot humans
mat essr ssd 81 taa H. ~ rags. xa,, w
but the dear bapy bswls aud kicks 10 happy un-
consciousness ard. after all The talk Ii aweetne4s
passes successfully through tae adolesaeut state,
hnrslFes his hobbedehovhood, and in the course
of ame g9sa % ne w1y a. o. a1l mankind, X and Ssss
hero, indeed lie Is conscious hero. snrruuud-
Cd BY his friends and BY nIs BRIDE He Is hero
nes to the tomb: but 1t is an unsatisfactory sort
Of aeroahtp. for De does nos enjoy \
New Yott, where he waa born fOrty-tWo years
! AZ. HIS parents were nue. honest, Quaker folks,
stttct aeeorlns to ther sect, and they led quiet
! children to habIls d Industry and economy. |
Potter took hand In the work Of the farm, hut |
his tas1ea ~efs not paAtorM bY any meana- hia
rtes of the homo OF hls youth and he lonEe.t TO
1nlx In the hasy haunts Of trade and commerce.
commercial! spirit early manifested Itself,
i%sa. Of ,ne yssa:ss!e., s,y.as esss'asa
Adams, Who Was doing bualness In Durham,
Greene Countg. he remained for three year. work-
k hs xas % pstarsliy 20 1sS -. adapte Dung I'll s sse
last year OF bis stsY he had ent3Te charge Of the
stert. aad when he retired Eas much resrrt.ed ~
| 4 apirit lie his vas too Independent and en-
terprtsing to be cuEhed and controlled, 50 he
1000, started business on his. own account in
Oneida, where be prospered for while, attcr
which he sen1ed down n Lockpo1s ior three
Palmer. He cast his eres westward. and saw
| tpripg,ng up on the ahores Of Lake Michigan
The % Commercial centres Of tne county. aud ona ii
world. His instinct was right. He trusted his
he started b The shottesi sud quickest route ior
chicsgo, and he has never been soTE5 tnas he
/ came
Hc brought here as capltsl, Ia 1859. knowledge
rf h!s business, \ cool financial head, indomtable
energy plenty Of pluck, and r. 600 In geld and bank
tnruuga the ytctssltudes Of business. In shors, he
cnenc' Ietan az goods store a. No 's1 Lafe
s!ss est a. .ssf Ii To- saat '"1 Grew 0F sas as
into The store adjoIung, ind occupiea i until b
|
il. ana III Lake street, aud added wholesale
department to hls business Twelve Jeafs rolled
S e M sna y I'D pc enS q H.
The war came. snd found bis esoro nsled With
goods, which ruse rapidly and enormously In
vnluc, and, taking advantage of the sttasiion, he
purchased largely In New YORK and Eu-
.s ea%as|t ssax he ss &c asst nsssa e.: Pss. pss;
Oi rouzse he SO ont What else would he ds7
And Of course his capital was doubted more than
largely In reat estate. and now ne owns u 1atgr
portion Of State street and the surrounding
competency Of several millions, and even In Chi
caHo he is rcgsnfed as being pretty well OF. lie
lett : monument to his business ability In the
Magnificent store occupied by Field, Letter 4
C"., his successorR-
Az .tr. Palmer has gone through his second cx-
1cncnce az hcro aud Is prominently before The
knb..c III col,nect0n with that happy event, Ills
sonntl il matter OF Importance, as II graeralty is
IL atnaeazueu He isstx tees high, Sign. .bat we'll
iutR ,ezrs q business anxicsy ami rare nave nut
,.nt hts tack nur .'ettac;ed from hls appearance
tn The lsast: Tnc forehead Is fn, aaa 1ss bumps
!, 1s' nsssi. '''i si:a elu.1'sr q run 'oua u
,hv,E Fhafp. ssJ9'in,z,nE glance; The iias -
strength uf character md tue1ibilIty ut purpose.
TIE head Il lEc airi gaod-looking one. Cover It
en pn On *
Palmer Ia there to The life, credttahle specimen
Of a Western mnn-
seen him on the avenue behind hla luxurious four
# tn-hand few years stuce. lie has eytncsd an
!. lnai!s weatness for . good horse, trait char
= Ecaln and enjoying his hard won millions ID Eu.
rope aud ehewterr- but the poet says:
est asars'ea sa sssa ssaa sa saea' + fee
Aud go Potter Palmer said, Of Aomethlng to thai
ti nicsc" % IT, &C came saer an soasht s con,enia ~ a
a1tncr for life. The laly, Mss Bertha Honorc