The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-12

| SpHCo lumeuldIcly oppuslLe, tuc puohC, to Iie
number of perhaps two thousand, had sWarnleC
In, and were eagerly clustered around pillars
and under the arches and heaped over the
| chairs and benches In the most proTnlscnous
: and unseemly way; while within the choir
where there we're probably seats and standing
room for thousand people, the invited guests
slowly and impatiently assembled. The en-
trance to the choir from the Deans yard was
trying, on account of the crowd and the ab
sence OF discipline or foresight among the at
J tendanCs. And as the hour OF eleven drew
nigh the choir was apparently well filled, and
long line Of eager guests extended lhrougf
the middle aisle OF the cathedral and the
cloisters. As the day was unusually oppressive
there was much suffering among the people in
the corridors. and one or two ladies tainted.
SCENES INSIDE THE ABBEY.
The scene inside the abbey at this point was
exceedingly beautiful aud impressive. A com
panIon suggested that 1t reminded him OF the
famous scene In 'rhe Prophet" or more
particularly the wedding scene In ''Don Car
ios.n But the talr and gifted lady who was
about to march up the aisle-prlma donna In
the great opera of womanhood-had never
witnessed In her most triumphant hours a
scene 80 splendid and real and full of color
and poetry. Above rose the majeslic Gothic
arches, gray with the incense and the smoke
Of ten centuries, under which kings and
queens had walked since the time of William
l
burning sun, arrested by the stained glass OF
the venerable windows, lost Its fury, and fell
soft and warm and generous upon the carved
woodwork, the quaint panels and the mass OF
monumental and mural ornarnentaLion. There,
grouped In eager expectation, were many of
the fairest and brightest women In England,
| the varlegated colors Of the summer raiment
adding Interest and color TO the scene.
On one side, within moments walk,
was the Poets Corner, and the gray
| figures of Ben Jonson and Dryden
| and Cay and Goldsmith and Shakespeare
| what might have been fancifully regarded as
wondering eyes. Nor WAS the Interest allowed
to flag. The coming Of some distinguished
face caused ripple Of comment and discus
/ sion. The American minister, General
Schenck, with his daughters, arrived early,
| looking unusually well; and not the least con-
cerB Ia his resolute, grim, kindly face as to
nlications. Then came Baron Brunow, the
Bus iln minister, and Baroness Brunow, fol-
lowed almost Immediately by some Of the
French legation. Sir j., Benedict, the emil
nent musician, came e9ElY, and ,1 among those
Countess Of Cork; Lieutenant Fitzgerald, OF
the household of Prince Arthur; MIR. Caven-
dish Bentlnck, II. P; Mile. Titens, Sir G..
Armltage, ViscouDt Bennington, Sir Michael
Costa, Lord A. Compton, SigRor Gardoni,
Colonel TomlIne, N. p; Prince Poniatowski,
Sir r. Gerard, DR.. Doremus, of New York;
Mr.. II. c. Jarrett and Miss Lonise Jarrett, The
daughter Of Sir j. Benedict and two OF the
daughters of Baron Rohschids; Lord Walter
Campbell, The brother ofthe Marquis OF Lorne,
came In, looking unusually we'll after his
American tour.
THE WEDDING PROCESSION.
By the church law, all weddings must be
solemnIzed before noon. About twenty mill
utes after eleven the Dean of Westminster,
Dean Stanley, came into the chancel, accom-.
panied by the Rev. S. Flood Jones and the
| ALTAR attendants, aud proceeded down the
aisle. At precisely twenty-seVen minutes past
eleven the first notes of music were heard, the
hymn selected beginning 'Now thank we all
our God" Then came The procession of Choir
| listers In their quaint white gowns, who ranged
| themselves in line SIS far as the sacratarium.
Dean Stanley then took his position In front of
raised stool, under The lantern, apparently
In the centre OF the choir. The music cnntln-
ued. There was rustic Of eagerness and
expectation, and at precisely hall-past eleven
the wedding procession came In sight.
THE BRIDE,
whose features and appearance are too we'll
known to the American people, looked unu-
suaIly well; her lace rather pale and subdued.
Size bent her eye to the ground, and seemed
TO move inadvertently to the presence Of the
Dean. Your lady readers may be interested
In knowing that the bride wore white-corded
silk dress, with large entredeuI at The bottom
Of the skirt, and large edownward.runniDg slde
bands OF white satin embroidered with white
roses. The bodice of the dress was not cut
low, but decorated with bands Of embroidered
white satin, fastened with festoons of orange
blossoms. The whole was flooded, as it were,
with rich Alencon laces. The wreath was OF
orange blossoms, with veil Of tulle. The
only jewelry visible we're pair of magnificent
diamond and pearl earrings, which belonged
10 the Empress Eugene.
THE BRIDESMAIDS.
Miss Nilsson was attended by the Princess
Catherine Poniatowski, The Baroness Florence
de Brtton, Miss Cavendish Bentinck, Miss
Kate Vivian aud Miss Venetia Cavendlsh Ben
tinck as bridesmaids. These maidens were at
| tired alike in dresses that were extremely at
| tractive and becoming. They were composed
! of rich underskirt OF white muslin under q
large overskirt (1na,lteGu de cour) OF blue silk
| trimmed with pink silk. In addition, there
| were wreaths OF pink roses, With white tulle
wells and golden lockets bearing The mono
gram Initials G. N. in diamonds and rubies.
| All of these costumes came from Paris, and are
| said BY cunning critics to be gems OF millinery,
| costing fabulous sums-Mss Missions alone,
according to an accurate authority, costing
two thousand dollars.
/ The BhlDEGRUOM,
who bore the battery OF curious and perhaps
enyious eyes that turned upon him with ex-
ceeding grace and GOODNESS, was rather q
pleasant looking French gentleman, with kind.
omen features, of rather medium height, his
face adorned with tidy, dark beard, his hair
carefully parted In the middle. He was In
plaln morning costume, With light blue
necktie, held with gold ring, and wearing in
| his lapel bunch Of orange blossoms He
was born at the Isle of Bourbon-a half Gre
ole. His grandfather married creole woman
and amassed q large fortune. His father
married the daughter of Admiral Bosq, then IN
command of the naval forces OF the Isle Of
Bourbon. and after retiring from business re-
sided in Paris, which is now the nome OF MS
family. The Figaro newspaper add: further IN
reference 10 NJ. Rouzaud that he has o "mod,
crate fortune of from four hundred thousand
| 10 five hundred thousand francs" not count
| ing his expectations. The grandfather Oh d..
| R0uzaud, Rouzaud OF Comtois, was poor locK-
smith ofJouzac, ChareDte-Inferieure.) HIS son
| left France ut fifteen years of age, invited
by merchant to The Isle Of Bourbon, VINO
| having observed his intelligence, chose MIN
| for his clerk. Once there, the clerk speediiy
| distinguished himself, became partner, then
master, r1arried young creole. daughter OF
ADMIRAL gosq, aud returned to France at the
| end ef some years, leaving behind him large
commercial establishment, and taking Win
him his wife and children, three boys and
! girl. 1t Is the eldest of these children, Au-