The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-08-03
ruBLrsHxp 1T REeuEsr.
Marriage Of Miss McHardy.

18th of June, at Chelmsford, Es.
sex Co., England, from an English
paper. The father Of the, bride,
we are pleased to state, is a broth.
er of the estimable wife Of Major
Lambert Jones, Of Newberry, and
the friends of this family, and. our
readers generally, we think, will
be- pleased to read the account
which tells how these interesting
affairs are conducted across the
water. .r-~Er-S ...s.s s--.~-.
The marriage Of Malvina, eldest
daughter. of Admiral McHardy,
chief constable of the county of
Essex, with Staff.Surgeon Francis
Henry Blaxall, M. D., Royal Navy,
was solemnized yester day at the
pretty little church of All Saints,
Springfield. The universal pop
ularity of the brides father, and
the esteem which Miss McHardys
own kindly disposition has inspir-.
ed for her in the Parish, contri-
butcd, with the fashionable char
acter Of the wedding itself, to
render the event personally inter.
esting to large number of peo-
pie, and the church and church
yard became densely crowded q
long time before the ceremony
was appointed to take place. A
white ensign floated over til e
church tower, and merry wedding
peals were rung at intervals dur
ing the day. The bridegroom ar.
rived at the church gates about
eleven o'clock in a splendid car
riage drawn by a pair of greys,
and having alighted, proceeded to
q seat near the chancel screen,
where the first part of the service
was to be performed. After him
came in the same way several
friends, and, ultimately, the brides
maids. These young ladies, six
in number, took up their position
inside the porch, and on the ar
rival of the bride, With her father,
on whose arm she lent, they &C
companicd her TO the entrance of
the chancel, where the Rev. A.
Pearson commenced to read the
opening passages Of the Order
The Rev. geHtleman was accom-.
panied by his two cnrates (the
Rev. 6. T. Dennis and the Rev.
III. A. .Lipscomb,) and also by the
Rev. O. j. Way, Vicar of Bore
ham, the latter gentleman read.
ing the concluding portions of the
service after the wedding party
had walked in procession to the
altar. Mrs. lIolgate presided at
the organ, and played suitable
marches as the bride and her
maids proceeded up the aisle to
the chancel, and when the whole
party, on the completion of the
ceremony, went into the vestry
to felicitate tho happy pair and
witness the signing OF the regis
ter. As the party passed along
the churchyard path to re.enter
their carriages flowers were strew.
ed under their feet by number
Of, neatly dressed girls connected
with Springfield schools, who had
provided themselves with beauti-
fnl baskets and wrcaths. The
bride was attired in a rich dress
of white corded silk, trimmed
with satin and fringe. She also
wore o beautiful wreath of orange
blossom and stephanidis and an
embroidered tulle VEIL. The brides
maids, whose names we subjoin,
together with those Of the grooms-
men. wore white grenadine dress.
es, elegantly trimmed with blue
satin ribbon, white bonnets, trim.
med with blue .convolyuli, and
wells of white tulle:
| B,Td. 8maids-Miss Mary Nc
Hardy; Miss Way, Miss Pearson,
Miss Mary Pearson, Miss Prescott,
Miss Pasco.
Groomsmen-Capt. Vidal, r.
N, Capt. McHardy, r. N, Capt.
Lees, Mr.. Malcolm McHardy
Capt. Way, r. N, Mr.. Chas.
McHardy. ..-... ,
On the arrival of the party from
church at the residence Of Admi.
raj McHardy at Springfield Court,
they partook Of an elegantly served
breakfast, the following ladies
and gentlemen being present in
addition to the gallant Admiral
and Mrs. McHardy, the newly
married pair, and the bridesmaids
and groomsmen, viz: Admiral
and Mrs. Barnet, Capt. and Mrs.
Campbell, Capt. and Mrs. Hender.
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Cogblap Nc.
Hardy, the Rev. a. Pearson and
| Mrs. Pearson, the Rev. @. j. Way
and Mrs. Way, the Rev. N. and
Miss Cream, Capt. and Mrs. Ban.
mister, Mr.. Beaded, Capt. Pasco,
Mrs. Mustard, Mrs, Blaxall, DIR.
Richardson, Mr.. Pattisson, the