Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-01-04

Y, MlNNESOJ A, THU
OLIVE LOGAN'S MARRIAGE.
The Unitarian F"rn,,l" without the
Word ;I,cy--A KcnurkaElc Isrisl:.
! Tour.
From the New York Sun, Dec. %.
Writ Skies and Olive Logan were
married yesterday morning at II
o'clock in the elegant mansion III 81 81
West Ninth street, which they pur.
chased with their joint earnings in
their extended lecture tours OF the
past two years. Both are we'll known
i'll the literary and histrio'ic world, at
least by reputation, and there are very
few pcrsot,s In tie more Important
towns, from one end of the country to
the other, who have not seen them.
At II O'Clock the tastcfully furnished
parlors were throngcd with II fashion
ably att,rc9 sssemblagc, including
many of the Lining lights of itcra.
turc, art, the pulpit, ;,nd the press.
Among the most notable were Miss
Logan's silver haired mother and two
be .utiful sisters, Kate and Grace.
Celia Logan Kellogg was unavoldably
absent in the Far West. Three or tour
Of Mr. Skies brothers md sisters were
also present. with their families. rs
were also Mrs. George Law, wife of
the millionaire; Mrs. Colonel May,
MIR. George Law, Jr., Nine. Octavia
Walton lie Wort, Nine. Clara Bricker-
hoff, William Winter, Esq, and wife,
Mrs. Cotting, and at least three hun
dred others. The guests were in morn
ing or street costume. with one or two
executions.
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-p]aits edged
with piping, 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 n large
coral slide, and lavender kids. He
wore Il bunch of blush rosebuds on the
left lapel of his coat. Personally,
Mr.. Skies is shorter than his bride.
He is stoutly built, with handsome
face and long Dundreary whiskers.
Prompt to the moment, DR.. Collyer
stepped forward to peform the cere-
uaony. He is the celebrated ex-black-
smith, whose renown has been en-
hanced since the Chicago fire. The
services were very impressive, consist
ing OF fervant prayer, and the Unita-
rlan marriage ceremony, from which
the word "obey" is omitted. DIR.
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 subsequent adjournment to the
rear parlot, ~ilcic a large table WAS
spread with cakes and fruit and other
nicknacks, which each person tasted.
n large bridal cake ornamcn cnted the
centre, and every one was given piece
to take home and dream on" ample
squares Of white wrapping paper being
convenient for that purpose on the
shelf of a book-ca standing close to
the table. No wine or spirituous liquors
were served.
The remainder of the time set apart
for the reception was pleasantly passed
in conversation, in singing by Madame
Brinckerhoff, and in receiving the con-
gratulations of the visitors, who poured
in and out until half past twelve. The
entire ceremony was plain and quiet,
With NO unnecessary nonsense about it,
as befitted a marriage so practical in it's
object.
Olive Losan-which will continue to
be her professional name, Mrs. Skies
being fcr private nsc-has been fulfill
ing her lecture engagements straight
along mp 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 f,lllillmcnt of other lecture
engagements for which she is booked
every night until after Christmas.
Last night she lecturel in Warwick, N.
Y, starting soon after l o'clock for
that town via the Erie Railroad. Her
husband will act as her business man.
ager, as usual.
A large book full of letters of regret
was displayed on the table of the gen.
tlemen's dressing room up stairs. Geo.
William Curtis, who was unavoidably
detained in Washington, writes:
sslhp 20 1>rv
Collyer Is married indeed"
Mrs. Bertha Scranton Poole of Roch-
ester, herself a recent Iride, sent a
poem, OF Which the following is the
concluding stanza:
.' And the song would be of woman.
Who wrought out q mission true,
Who lived through trial and weary DAYS
I'LL tile world that blamed had learned to
praise,
Whose last, best crown was of loves pure rays,
And that woman would be you
Prof. Moses Ciot Tyler, of the Mich
igan University, says:
II wish you life full Of happiness
and testify that Writ Skies is as en-
viable q fellow as he is n glorious one. -
Other letters were received from
Laura Ream. the Rev. John Pratll, 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. I. X. Beecher, the Rev.
L. W. Norton, General, and Mrs. Lo-
gan, Colonel Holloway, editor of the
indianapolis Journal; Mary L. Booth,
editor OF Harpers' Bazaar; S. $. Pack
ard, Samuel Law, son Of George, and
many others. Telegrams, flashing
blessings upon their married life, were
received yesterday morning from all
parts OF the country.
Horace Greely Oh the Presidency.
ST.. Louis, December 2G.--The latest
issue of the Caucasian, published at
Lexington, Mo-, contains the following
letter addressed to it's editor:
New YORK, December, 1871 To p.
Dcnon, Lexington, Mo-: Sir:-I have
yours of the 14th inst. I have no doubt
that the policy which you suggest is
the one that your party ought to adopt.
They should have had Mr. Salmon p.
Chase in 1868. Then, as the result OF
that contest, the return of genuine
peace and thrift would have been pro-
NOTED. That policy gave you more last
year III Missouri than could have beel,
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