The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-11-27
HYMENEAL.

The Junior had the pleasure of
visiting Greenvile on Wednesday
Wednesday last; the occasion Of
this visit being the marriage of Mr..
ROBERT G. WILLIAMS, of Newber-
ry District, to Miss LID1E S.,
daughter of Col. ROBERT MCKAY,
Of Greenville. The bride is one
of the most beautiful and accom-
plished young ladies of the city.
Recently she graduated at the Bal
timore Female College with dis
tinction for her intellectual and
scholarly attainments, while her
musical talents were not equalled
by those of any one in the College.
The marriage ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. DR.. Williams in the
Baptist Church. At eight o'clock
the church was filled to its utmost
capacity and in little while the in
teresting ceremony was performed
in the presence of about one thou
sand persons-being the largest
number ever present on similar
occasion in Greenville.
After the marriage the bridal
party and a number of invited
guests retired to the Colonel's resi-
dence on Buncombe Street, where
the bride and groom received the
congratulations and good wishes OF
their relatives and friends, and all
spent the remainder Of the evening
most pleasantly. The beauty and
intelligence OF Gfeenville were here
in numbers. while the neighboring
towns and cities were represented
Abbeville was represented by
Misses F. G. M. and J. NJ.
There were twelve bridesmaids
and as many groomsmen. We ap-
pend the list of their names, which
is as follows:
Mr.. Samuel Orr, Anderson, and Miss
Florence Roberts, Greenville; MI.
Frank league, Newberry, and Miss
Emma Mckay, Greenville; Mr.. Mac
Simpson, Cross Hill, and Miss Mamie
Davis, Greenville; Mr.. Wash Will
lams, Laurens, and Miss Mary Orr,
Anderson Rev. w. II. Whitsill, Tenn.
and Miss jamie Moore, Cokesbury ;
Mr.. Johnnie B. Marshall, Greenville, and
Miss Bette Hammet, Greenville; Mr..
Mac Moseley, Cokesbury, and Miss
Belle Mckay, Columbia; Mr.. Edwin
Dayon. Darlington and Miss Lidie Long,
Greenville; Ben 1 Boone, Esq, Colum-
bia, Miss Nellie Chaplins, Greenville.; /;
Mr.. George Bomar, Charleston, and Miss
Dora Berry, Greenville; Mr.. Walter
Duffy, Greenville, and Miss Mamie
Swandale, Greenville MIR. G. N. Donald
son, Greenville, and Miss Sarah N.
Lewis, Greenville. -.
The costumes of the.ladies were
especially rich and tasteful, and had
we pen to do justice to the sub
ject, and were it. not invidious to
particularize, we might descant at
length, upon the bright and elegant
attire which added new charms to
the fair. Greenville is noted for
the taste and elegance of it's cos
tunes, and Greenville here seems
to have excelled itself.
Our friend Mr.. J. II. M. was
present on this occasion and added
no little to the enjoyment of the
evening.
The number of bridal presents
were unusually large, and exhibited
the good taste of the donors in al
most every variety of silver and
china. and many articles of orna-
ment.
This being the only "wedding
entertainment" that the Colonel
and Mrs. Mckay. ever expect to
give, and Miss Lidie being the only
child, they spared no pains or ex-
pense to make this, one of the
most elegant affairs of the season.
The supper was Of the very best,
and the taste displayed in its va
rious arrangements reflected credit
upon those who prepared it.
During our stay in Greenville we
stopped, as we always do, at the
Mansion House, which is kept by
Mr.. Southern. Here we received
all the attention and accommoda-
ton that could be wished for. We
we were assigned to a desirable
room, which was nicely carpeted
and we'll furnished. Mr.. S. is one
of the most obliging hotel keepers
in our acquaintance, and the Man
sion House is one Of the best Of
hotels. Give it a call when you're
in Greenville.