The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-13
A DAZZLER IN TRINITY.
A WEDDING WITH ALL THE HIGH
CHURCH CEREMONY.

MARRIAGE OF THE REV. HENRY $. oBERLf
AND MISS JANE AvERELL LAIDELY-
POUR PRIESTS oFFiCIATING-A FULL
CHORAL sERv1CE-TRINITY GRAINED
THE RECEPTION.
From the New York Sur, sth nst)
Yesterday morning at IL O'Clock we'd
ding of no ordinary interest in fashionable
circles was celebrated in Trinity Civ oh.
The bride was Miss Jane Averell Laidey,
the daughter Of Col j. S. Laidley
of the United States Ordnance Corps, COM
mandant Mt WATERFOWL, Mass, aud the
groom the Rev. Henry 5. Oberly, former
~ priest of Trinity Parish, and now at
tachcd to the diocese of Albany. Col
Laidley distinguished himself during TIE
Mexican war for bravery on the battle field
and during the late civil war for valuable
scientific services rendered in the United
States Ordnance Department. He was
only recently ordered to Wattertown
from Governors Island, where he resided
with his family for the last five years.
This circumstance, added to the fact that
the Rev. Mr.. Oberly had formerly been
priest in Trinity Parish, rendered it most
appropriated that the marriage ceremony
should be celebrated in New York, where
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quaintances. and where so many members
Of the brides family resided.
The number of invitations issued was
unusually large, and long before the hour
appointed for the ceremony every pew,
the seats in the side aisles, and the spaces
within the vast body of
TRINITY CHURCH WERE FILLED TO OVER.
FLOWING
with fashionable and elegant company
wedding guests, arrayed in tasteful morn
inc street costumes. AL the pews in the
middle aises were reserved for the invited
guests and family party, and every seat
was taken. In the church were the Right
Rev. Bishop Quintard of Tennessee, and
; several other Bishops Gen. and Mrs. Alex.
:. Webb of New-Iork, Gen. and Mrs.
George W. Morcll, Gen. Kingsley, Mrs
and Judge Roosevelt and Mis-, Roosevelt,
Mrs. William W. Webb of Washington,
70 j C., Mrs. Paul Thcband, Mrs. Bleecker
and Miss Blocker of Gramcrcy Park
= Mr., and Mrs. Dennison Morgan and Mrs.
Henry Masters of Brooklyn, the latter
lazy wearing her bridal dress; Mrs Liv-
- ing.ton, Mrs Chester, Mr.. George Ches-
ter, Mrs. and Miss Wilson of Turrytown,
and numerous representatives, of the old
knickerbocker families of New-IUrk
At eleven precisely,
THE BRIDAL PARTY
arrived at the church door. 1t consisted
of the bride and groom, two ushers, tw,
bridesmaids, two groomsmen, and the par
ents of tho bride The bride was dressed
~ with the greatest simplicity in white tull
Il. over white organdic, forming misty rob
e. which admirably became her small tigur
ga and pretty brunette style. Her dress va
trained, and looped with sprays of orang
. blossoms and bridal roses. Her shoulde
and arms were bare, but cnveloped in Il
ub- folds of her long tulle veil. Her Jet
to ringlct, were crowned with wreath
pa. orange blossoms and bridal roses. 5
wore diamond ornaments, but not in
= | great profusion. Her first bridesma
Miss Grace Wilson, of Tarrytown,
y, wore simple white organdic muslj
loopcd with oak leaves and acorns, and
eat. wre 9TH of the same cncrcled her he,
The second brldesmaid-a pretty your
lady, Just in her tecns-Mis, Mary BE
ton daughter of Col Benton, Commando
at Springfield, Mass, wore II short VIII
dress and cherry colored sash, and "
crowned with deep red roses, The gent
men all wore full-drcss black coats a
pants, white vests and gloves, and butte
hole bouquets.
The two ushers, Mr.. Will. Morgan al
Mr.. VIII, Purdy arm-in.arm, led the W
up the aisle. Master Oberly, your
brother Of the groom, followed next,
corting Miss Mary Benton. The II
- groon-man, Mr., Auguste Prison, w
Miss Wilson, preceded
tea THE BRIDE,
over who was escorted by her father, Col. La
al ley, and followed by Mrs. Laidley and
groom. At the same moment the brio
lred party entered the church to the sound
sing al "ns si organ fonuntary , eme O.,
chOristers, two dcacons and four prize
swept into the chance from the sacr
l,o door and filed with stately ceremony n
''' in beautiful order to their stalls and re
state ing desks within the choir. They W
ming robed in the white suplices Of the chu
Of England. The tableau formed Mt ,
'art moment was very fne. The rector of III
arry ity, the Rev Morgan Dix, ID. d.,
do vanced to the lower step Of the chor,
NC meet the bride and groom. Col Laid
,rial gave the bride away, and the party forn
Mr. in the unsual order IN the front of
chancel.
The sanctuary, brilliantly lighted
numerous gas jets from the candelab
:, it was adorned above the white and g
,no,o drapered altar with Il single
u;n,, LARGE FLORAL CROSS,
"A composed Of red and white roses.
''"' twenty-iour choristers stood with DO
the ready, to chant the wedding hymn while
was rector performed the ordinary MARI,
, service of the Episcopal Church, Will
her ,"N ana delicate symphony was ain
and Whispered from the great organ loft
anu T Tg''tgr' tho accomplished organist
}. INV AZ the conclusion of the ser,
aI
TO the altar rail where the ronnIn a
ut has prayer was made, Then, while the RE-,
Kan retired TO the Gospel side Of the altar
'N'" boy choristers chanted the Wcdding II :
Grant. with fine effect. The antiphonal of
tied TO sImini.trstio W. ~ tbe J oy %lh
nkard, the bride and groom. The celebrant