, 1874-09-11
'SIIEleNIAN.--TlYCH,
Tho Noxt Grcnt Washington We'd.
ttalE-prepnrntfons Tor tho C0n li,t
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-. In Washington thoro llna boon ITO ovont ginct
tho Grant.sartor,s weddtns7 tlnt haa nttraotoG
hnlf tho attention as dooa tliat OF tho Sherman.
Fitch marsngo 70 1ake p'aeo in tl,is city. at tho
| a O'clock. Tho brido oleot III Nliss Mnriu
| Ewing Sherman, eottos known to society autl a
large circle Of friends Nd "hInnlo Bllornlan. i
yne groom is ~ EnBinoer IN tho Unttoa statpB
regard BY all who know him. rio engagement
! nas poen Of = yoar'a durnsion, md t(fn told
that they mot BY chance, the usual wny," 6ov-
@ eraa yeala ago Miss M Sherman, during vait to
THINK, ,-was thrown from for horse and BuH-
tainol 1njurlos 90 Horious Us to put hcr for many
montl'd on tho Invalid lat. A prosracted atay ii
EUROPE wrought porfeoe curo,. and on routo
daou. Miss Sherman and Mr: Fitch mot fo'r tho
first ti1nc. Aftera ptensant nornfug tltoy said
goos!,by." Mr. Flto!, found by what steamer
Miss 6horn1an would sail, eecurod pashago for
he improved his opportuuftioaa, Our roatlera may
}Mdgo, when no toll them TINT on nrrtving III
Washington, Fitch. with refreshing coolnosb,
went q onco 70 nst tho General at,d hia wife tue
.snrpriso Of tho bluff, hoariy Old soldier whon
called upon to surrender what he 30 hlgly prized;
out Fitch, aeou5od tho promise, aud on Oct.
! IhGre will 30 500 Invitations igsncd, ut least
two-tlifds going from tho city, They nro vory
beautifully executed, arc on Piries' lncAt tintod
noto-pnper, with carda md onvo,opes from tho
Same celebrated houso, 10 mhtol, IN shado and
quality On long, narrow sheot Of noto-pnper
ase these words, iii this wiso:
TaK GEngRAL OF TIE ARMY AND h1us. GuEnhtAN
+; Invite You .. Z tbe b. present
Nupttsl a1aaa md Marriage a, their daughter,
p Maria Ewing ahorman,
Thomas William Fitch.
Engineer Corps, 0. 8. N,
Which VIII ho solemni2eu BY
Most 1sey. Arehllst,op of Cnclunatl,
III 81. IMoysins Church,
Mashisgsou, 0. O..
ii ii oicioci - 4''t'
On amalt oblong card are tIloso words:
Present this X tho clNrc,, door.
Withoul this card no ono will bo admitted tho
ortiors to that effect being most ntriugont. Ona
large, almost square card. NO read:
Tbs Gcnorut and Mrs. Sherman
At Home.
Thursday oet, i; !; from unta O'Clock,
sany Of tho uyitaons aisa, bayo ,,eon aont obrooa
but thpso for tho city will not 70 out for ut enst
ten dRys. The Church of St. A]oyelue, which ia
wcla calculated for atrair Of this kind, will bo
beautifully decorated, sra tho towers ordered
In Now York, for tho church md house, will hc
~ ttle EreatcHt profusion, and embrace eyory~
thing that iB raro aud sweet IN tho floral world.
Archbishop Purcell viii DO insisted IN tho intor-
cotaIfE EeloihoMJ W tho hoF. EA1ncf fOnne, OF
tue Order Of St: Dominica, who, many yeara ago.
nnitcd IN matrimony tho Into venerable Judge
Ewing and Ills vile. Tho clorgy from other
churches in town will lo preRons In largo nura-
bcru. Tho music Hlll bo Of the most "es1uislto
quality. 30 prominent vocalist has told us, and
tho affair ~ weddiug will neyor hayo been
egualad: Thern will DO eight bridesmaids: Miea |
Lizzie shernan, sister Of tho bride; Miss Pill
tips, OF Cincinnati, whoso brother aud aiator,
es q o. % "o hs Ds as We LIS Ssg SSog
Miss Patterson, Miss Marcy, daugter Of Gen. 1
Marcy, U. 4, A.. Bliss Living, OF OHIO; Atiea |
Dartly. daughter Of Judge Inrtly aud nioco Of =!
Con. Kirby Smith; and Miss Ellio Sherman. The |
stooinsmon wih DO Q. W. Rae, Y. 8. N. {En- |
}tassel. .. s III. O. Faymastos Cochran o. i isi. "a.
oS We Gs fNsnssF nss5oG coP'a y asg u Nj tsS H.
George Galyin, Of boston, and Mr. Tom shor-
InAn.
Tho BRIDES dress. imported from Paris, is |
Rhlto groB-grain silk with crope fiuiah, which I
trlmmcd with white gatin aud poiuto aco, loopcd |
With oraugo ilowors aud c1etnatis. Tho attend |
ants viii wear dreaBes Of some whito diaphanous |
mn terisl relieved by colors. |
The nupsia1 mass will last one hour, that IL, |
from II until u, but no one will bo rocoiyod al |
Tho AouBe until O'Clock 80 that during tho last
hour guests may lingor within tho sacrod oliilco.
:, Army mud DaTY otIlcers neod scarcely DO told |
Ln1t tUey arc oxpeoteu TO appear III unltorM-
aut aa mark Of respect to her diptinguislod |
Faaltor, who, With Its family, leayo Washington |
'he day aftor tho Wedding for st. Louis. Geu-
tetuen will apucar in nsoraing reception tssets
With light opera bonnets. Even tho family viii |
aayo light hsad coverings Of lace illusion, for |
ho reason tint it may not be CONNIE il .I1,.l for
at1ies to ronaiu al hour III church with uncoy- |
wed heads. The brido's .fousseau IL Bpo11en Of |
tainr n1RrAt,t nn1 i1trt1iHnu ayn
hat MI American 1ady should Aayo. The pros. !
'nts, como Of which afo already here, will, we
la4o no doubt, hc numerous and valuable for
ioaeral and Mrs. Sherman nre respected, 1t not |
'alovod, by orr people as nAtion.
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