Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-01-04
From the New York Sun. Dec o..

were also Mrs. George Law, wife of
the milllonaire; Mrs. Colonel Nav.
Mr.: George Law, Jr., Nine. Octayia
! Walton LIE Wort, Nine. Clara Bricker-
hoff, William Winter, ESQ.,, and wife.
Mrs: Getting, and at least three hum
dred others. The guests were in morn
ing or street costume, with one or two
exceptions;
The bride wore travelling dress of
brown corded silk, corsage made
slightly Pompadour, skirt with demi-
train, and bouffant oversklrt of the
stuff, the whole trimmed with Van.
dyked points under box-plaits edged
with piping, 3, all Of the stuff. Her
ornaments were coral and gold, and
her hair arranged in the latest style of
French plaits. Mr.. Skies appeared in
a Prince Albert coat and waist-coat of
dark-blue diagonal, pantaloons of LIGHT
gray and lavender stripes, a corn COL
ored silk scarf, fastened with q latee
coral slide, and lavender kids. He
wore bunch of blush rosebuds on the
left lapel of his coat. Personally.
Mr.. Skies is shorter than. his bride.
He is stoutly built, with q handsome
face and long Dundreary whiskers. :.
Prompt to the moment. DR.. Collyer
stepped forward to peform the cere-
mony. He is the celebrated ex-black-
smith, whose renown has been en-.
HANGED since the Chicago fire. The
services were very impressive, consist
ing OF q fervant prayer, and the Unita-
ran marriage ceremony, from which
the word "obey" is omitted. DR..
Collyer, speaking of this afterwards.
said that he never married more. than
one woman who promised to obey. and
she didn't. There were no bridesmaids.
Miss Logan's mother gave away her
daughter. Then came Congratulations.
and a subsequent adjournment to the
rear parlot, whete q large table was
spread with cakes and fruit and other
nicknacks, which each person tasted.
A large bridal cake ornamented the
centre, and every one was given a piece
to take home and dream on" ample
squares Of white wrapping paper being
convenient for that purpose on the
shelf of bookcase standing close to
the table. No wine or spirituous liquors
were served.
The remainder of the time set apart
tor the reception was pleasantly passed
in conversation, in singing bv Madame
Brlnckerhof, and IN receiving the oon.
CALCULATIONS of the visitors who poured
in and out until hall. past twelve. The
entire ceremony was plain and quiet.
with no unnecessary nonsense about it.
object. :. -
Olive Logan-which viii continue to
be her professional name. Mrs. Skies
being for private usc-has been fulfiii-
ing her lecture engagements straight
along up to Monday evening, when she
cancelled one in order that she might
be enabled to take part in yesterdays
ceremony Her bridal tour will con.
sist in the ftilal1ment. of other lecture
engagements for whichshe is booked
every night until after Christmas.
Last night she lectured in Warwick. n. |
T., starting soon after / O'Clock for
that town via the Erie Railroad. Her
husband will act as her business man,
ager, as usual.
Alarge book full of letters of regret
was displayed on the table of the cen.
t!emen's dressing room up stairs Geo.
William Curtis, who was unavoidablv
detained in Washington, writes:
me man WHO Is, married by DIR. |
Collyer Is married indeed" =.
Mrs. Bertha Scranton Poole of Roch- |
ester, herself recent bride, sent a |
poem, OF which the following is, the
concluding stanza:
- And the song would be Of awom.n.
VINO wrought out = mission true,~
WI, Who lived through trial and weary DAYS
II" the world that blamed had learned to |
Whose last, best crown was Of loves pur. r,vs
And that woman would be you"
Prof: Moses Ciot Tyler, of tho Mich
igan University, says:
" l wish you life full of happiness.
and testify that Writ Skies is as en-
v'abie = fellow as he is glorious one. +"
Other letters were received from
Laura Ream. the Rev. John Prath. who
became acquainted with the couple in
the Yosemite Valley; Almont Barnes-
the poet E. H. g. Clark, of the Troy
Press, the lecturer and author: the
Rev. and Mrs. Z. K. Beecher, the Rev.
l.: W; Norton, General and Mrs. To-
gan, Colonel Holloway, editor of the
indianapolis Journal Mary L. Booth,
editor of Harpers' Bazaar; s. 8. Pack
ard, Samuel Law, son of George. and
many others. Kilograms, flashing
blessings upon their married life, were
received yesterday morning from all
parts of the country.