Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-11

Bridal Party : Gossip = New Ar.
rivals - Memphis Folks : Amuse-
ments The Glorious FOurth.v

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rear, assembled in the long plaza which
fronts the hotel TO witness the arrival of
a bridal party from the city of Knox
vile. For several days beforehand it
was well known in select circles that
this event would take place, and hence,
as might be expected. every eye swas
strained for several hours before the
time for the expected arrival in order to
catch the first glimpse Of the happy
couple. Finally the rumbling Of wheels
announced that the party were near at
hand The party was small and strictly
select, only five persons being included.
Mr.. George NJ. White, jr., the happy
and fortunate bridegroom, was married
to Miss Mollie X. Martin, late Of Nash
vile. They were attended to the springs
by Mrs. Lazinka Martin, sister of the
bride, Miss Jute Park, of Knoxville,
and DR., Andrew White, OF !, the same
city, who is brother TO the bridegroom.
IL may be proper 10 mention that Mr.,
White is brother of Col Moses White,
Of your city. The party made the ar
rival at six pm. ital*s8 =
They were dressed in plain cos
tunes, and made an elegant and yet un-
ostentatious appearance. cannot
undertake to write any further descrip-
ton of the couple, but will be content
to add that the bride was tastefully
dressed, elegant in manners and quite
pretty, while the bridegroom was
handsome and serenely happy.
Capt. ]. West Sneed, of Memphis,
who has been an attendant at more than
nine hundred weddings in the last two
years, was opportunely on hand, and
gave the bridal party a good start in
their new life. A change has come over
the spirit of his dreams.'h He has be-
come quite lively Of late, and is really
becoming quite ab"Iady's man, and
sometimes actually dances and engages
in other amusements with vivacity that
would astonish his friends in Memphis.
He may yet become live man. The
excitement produced by the matrimonial
affair in question has nearly subsidized,
and the guests of this happy spot would
be thankful to any one to furnish simi
lar sensation. A bridal party from Mem
phis would be very acceptable just now,
and possibly we may have one-though
this last is not for the public. Like all
watering places, Montvale is occasionally
the scene Of gossip, Irritation, and pos
sibly a little love-making; butit is prin-
cipally of an entertaining character, and
only adds to the entertainment of all
concerned. We are well supplied with
amusements of almost every kind
Billiards, ten pins, croquet, whist,
etc., take the lead. Our music,
under the leadership Of Prof. Mylius,
is splendid Piano, organ, brass and
string band, all lend their soul-inspiring
strains, that float out upon the air and
echo and re-echo from crag to crag along |
the mountain side, until the mind is
wrapped in their melodies and seems
for awhile to dwell in fairy land.
The glorious Fourth of July was duly
celebrated by the brass band playing
Dixie, Bonnie Blue Flag, Star
SpangIed Banner" and by party of
ladies and gentlemen making a tour to
the top of Chilhowee mountain, a dis
tance Of six miles in all. The view from
this mountain, two thousand five hun
dred feet above the level of the sea, is
grand. and sublime. Below and far in
the distance on the north, is spread out
one vast panorama Of wide-spreading
valleys, rolling hills, beautiful stream
let's, extensive and ever varying forest
scenery, among which may be seen with
the naked eye farm houses, towns and
while far beyond rise up in
majestic grandeur the Cumberland
mountains, and the eye wanders on
until the vision is lost in the dis
tant space; and then again in
turning to the south we be-
hold the grand, gloomy and sombre-
looking Smoky mountains, separated
from us only by a narrow valley and a
few chains Of hills. Again the whole
space below us in all directions is shut
out from view by vast sheet of clouds
floating in fantastical shapes, and naught
else can be seen save the blue ETHEREAL
nothingness above. The soul instinct
vely turns to a higher sphere than that {
Of earth, and dwells, in Imagination, in
he unknown existence beyond. But the
scene so grand and beautiful is soon dis
Delled and the earth again lies open to
new, and we descend the mountain side i
ind enter afresh upon the pleasures so
provided for us by our inimit- a
lble host, Col. King, who is ever on the
Ilert to entertain his guests. Montvale (
S a delightful place, and cannot be sur 1
passed in the United States. :
VISITOR.