The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-21

x.cNIFIcENT CHICAGO WE'D.
DING. NJ.

.,.,b,pg that will Interest the La
i's.. and Likewise Young Gentle
'nsu OF Matrimonial Aspirations
,,nn sundAy's chicago TribunsJ
' The social event Of the past week wa
canrsc, the marriage Of Miss Perc,
WSSeler 10 Charles W. Opdyke, the veal
,Hr l Of distinguished parents, his fathe
.'Y1!ose1-M1yor Of New York City. Tit
osiIIo0 OF the parties, the elegant hous
.,S gentleman was preparing for hi
S IS The mOgnifcenco Of the r0pssequ
saJ tho fact OF It's being q .caseof mutua
"vr atffst sight, made the whole matte
Wv subject OF social discussion msnl
maolbs prior to the happy dtrtottetHcnt
W,h mities had passed tho bread.and.
tr,er age Of gushipgness, and werl
r , prepared 10 make the most Of TIL
,c%,sion. The whole affair was very SO
'sT The invitations were llnised 4
"ns hundred. The ceremony occurred q
,hr handsome residence Of athe bridej
"tTepls, 615 Michigan avenue, atthe un-
ceremonial hour Of Z In tho evening
The handsome parlora eFgresplendent
,af The occasion. The monogram Of the
nanny pair was repeated in flowers. The
nv DR.. Locke performed the soemp
CEREMONY. There were 0 dozen brides.
maids, more OF ,lfss, and correspo ding
sumber Of groomsmen. TPle presents
Trre All Of solid sllverp Giles contributed
diamonds and pearls, on receipt Of . thou.
.snI dollar check; and the supper was q
srand triumph ofgastronomy. sAt 8 pre-
sI,eIy tho bride, accompanied by her
maidens, changed her bridal for 0 travel.
mo dress, and LEFT the scene OF festlvity
NTs tour through the Southern States.
dinner reception atthe White House q
10 The programme, President Grant hav.
mn been the guest Of Mr.. Wheeler during
bis last visit here. ~
Fabulous accounts have drifted hither
OF the magnificent home to which Mr..
Op!yke Is taking bis bride. Her own
nom has exhausted luxury itself, The
carpets are persian; the paintings are all
originals OF ttaly's finest artists; The air Is
4n,fciAIly heated by superb bronze stat.
le, and Is heavy with the incense 81
taberoses and migngnette; and the walls
,.e lined with hRngilgs Of gifted blue
ain, With pink satinIandreal. lace trim
ungs. hope she may never be tempted
t,dssh her brains out Sgalhst them, when
weary OF that artificial lite which too
often brings safety. 1t Is not In the
province Of this article 10 moralize On the
matter, hut 10 serve up, for the delecta.
uou Of our readers, full descriptions Of the
beautiful things that 60 far toward max;
Ing up the sum Of human happiness In
this world.
We are coming to the dresses the
pyramids, older than Egypts', Of silks,
aud lace, and material prosperity.
THE BRIDAL DRESS
WAS white satin,-not white in the usual
meaning OF the word, but rich, creamy,
lrrilesCent, translucent white,-that was
fabric OF exquisite beauty TO begin with:
aud, when manufactured by the skilful
fingers Of the modiSte, into q stand-up
erection OF tulle and lace, crinoline houn.
Gee, and festoons Of orange flowers, it was
tcwitchiugly, distractingly pretty, even
without the wearer' For the benefit OF
young lady readers who may intend to
y sud do likewise, l will give a detailed
account Of Miss WheOler's trotSseGu:'
As have just remarked, the bridal
dress was Of white satin, and, Of course, 1t
leads all the rest. The train was two and
lhree.quarter yards, and was cut In
squares at the edge, and finished with q
heavy satin cord. Each square was filled
in with box plating oil tulIe, and a pearl
edged ribbon, box plated on one edge,
finished the bottom Of the skirt, which
was lined entire with white silk. The
whole front breadth oil the dress was COW
cred with puffings of tulle, each putfinter.
Sected by wreath Of orange flowers and
buds, caught at the side by white camel
las, with down centres. Thebac OF the
train was looped with bands Of olange
flowers and pompon Of blossoms. The
coSage was cut pointed, and trimmed
With Point d'Alencon lace, at $55 . yard.
This was trimmed around the front and
shoulder with q wreath oil orange buds
sud lilly Of the valley, over an elegant
Point Berthe, with corsage knot fflow.
ens, that fell low, and served to loop the
bridal veil. The sleeve was q loose coat
10 the elbow, with q fall Of Point lace.
HOW THE BRIDE LOOKED.
How would any woman look under the
circumstances, and 10 such dress? The
sphinx would grow into a semblance oil
beauty, Miss Percy Wheeler is rather
above the medium height, and has the
tinted, creamy, flesh artists delight to
paint Her form Is graceful, and her air
dt'iRgue Most assuredly she did not
shame the dress, but stood superbly IN
conscious In 1t an American Princess III
her own right. Her handsome and pro-
fuse hair was done up high on her head
four long curls falling on the back, and
Two at the sides, Immediately outside o.
The veil, which was festooned on the TOP
by q coronet Of Of orange-aowers, form
ing bridal wreath. A shoat face veil
was fastened on separately, TO be remov.
ed after the ceremony. six.buttoned
white kid gloves were worn with elegant
pearl bracelets, pin, and necklace, "a
present from the brides mother. These
were worn at the ceremony, In copjunc-
lion with tho diamond set presented by
The brlde.groom,-the necklace Of pear
being worn Immediately beneath superb
diamond cross, while diamonds glistened
In the small, shell.like ears. Miss Wheel
eF preserved that perfectly calm demean-
Or which Is natural to brides Of the nine
lsenlh century, and said the words that
doomed her to fifth avenue mansion and
zen thousand,a'year pin.money with IN
ALTERING trust and composure. From the
crown OF her head to the sole OF her foot,
all was Gu tdlt. Her slender loot was
laced In white satin. Fine linen, with
pufings Of VAlenclennes, shrined her
u9lnIy form and friends and guests look
Cd apprOvingly on.
The brides sister, Mrs. Hamilton, wore
dress Of white marquee, made entirely
o. ., tiny flowers, bound with white satin.
This, evergreen silk. formed the prettieSl