The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-27
Marriage Of Mr.. SartOrIs and Nellie
Grant.

Marriage Of Mr.. SartorIs and Nellie
Grant
WASHINGTON, May 2l-The alb
event of to-day is the mar
riage of Miss Grant to Mr.. Sartoris,
which took place this morning at ii
O'Clock, in the East room of the Execu-
tive Mansion, Rev. DIR. Tiffany, of
the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
Church, officiating. During the
and up to the hour the
guests took their departure, the ave-
nues leading to the mansion were
closed to all persons excepting those
invited to the wedding, and there
were policeman on the ground to pre-
vent interruption by outside parties,
many of whom had gathered at the
outer gates to see the guests ride in
to the enclosure. The door tenders
had received strict orders to admit
no one without an invitation.
The East Room,
the scene Of the wedding, was taste
fully and deliberately decorated with
plants, flowers and evergreens. New
er before has the East room present
ed so brilliant display of floral
d ,rnment "a on the present occa-
sion.
Punctual to the hour, the invited
guest entered the East room. The
scene was unusually brilliant, and a
large display of flowers, with their
added to the charm OF the
occasion.
The Bridal Party,
passing through the Blue room, enter
ed the East room. Their presence
hushed the company to
silence. Their approach was announ-
ced by music from the Marine band.
First came Mr.. Sartoris and Col.
Frederick ID. Grant, the oaly groCms
man. Next the bridesmaids, and
two by two, President and Miss
Grant, Mrs. Grant and her two sons,
Ulysses and Jesse These were fol-
owed by relatives Of the family
On reaching the platform, which had
been erected, the President transfer
red his daughter to Mr.. Sartos;s, who
with the bride ascended where the I
minister was in waiting to !
receive them, and took position un- {
Ter the floral wedding bell. 5
The President and Colonel Grant, ;
.ogether with Miss Barnes, one Of
he bridesmaids, were the only per-
sons in nearness to the bridal party |
IN the platform. Mrs. Grant and {
ler two boys were standing in front
IF the remaining seven bridesmaids. {
The Bridesmaids were Misses Barnes
Fish, Drexel, Dent, Porter, Conkling, {
Sherman and Freitnghuysen.
The Ceremony.
All things being in readiness, Rev. I
Dr.. Tiffany proceeded with the GER (
'mony according to the form of the +
Episcopal Church. Every c
me preserved marked silence and q
istened attentively to every word,
While closely watching the man
Ter and countenances of the bride
'air. The ceremony over, the minis
er was the first to kiss the bride.
'he Immediately turned to her father :
Who embraced her and kissed her. :
hen her mother approached and :;
issed her daughter, as did also the
rOthers of the bride and numerous re-
ltions and female friends. The new =
lade husband enjoyed his share of !,
and-shaking and orally expressed :
congratulations. "
The Principal Guests, "
The band played the Wedding n
larch at the conclusion Of the cerc- W
lonv. Less than two hundred per- d
,ns were present, including the q
ust;c- Of the Supreme Court, MEM III
ers uf the Cabinet, Senators Frcl- III
lghuysen, Carpenter, Cameron.
and Logan, Vice President
il-on, Speaker Blaine, General
herman, Admiral Porter, Comman- m
er Amuler, George W. Childs, a j. st
reXel, Judge pierpont, Generals D
rthur, Porter and Babcock, and Sir Ii
dward and Lady Thornton. The Off h,
RS ofthe navy and army appeared in NJ
nj form. The persons above named ty
ere accompanied by the ladies of q
eir respective femiies q
After the congratulations were over 70
e company, to the sound of music, e,
'oceeded to the library in the second M
orv of the mansion, where on Sc f
rs Of tables were displayed pr
Elegant Presents ID
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the bride, the names of the donors r,
ing attached to all articles. Among L
e most costly gif:s was desert set 40
eightyfour silver pieces, by Geo.
:. Childs; n complete silver dinner
rvice by A. j. Drexel of Philadel-
Tia, the combined value of them
ing probably 81 500; Secretary Fish co
large silver tankard General and az
rs. Sharpe, of New York, a ring NJ
ith stone cameo, set with dia- Il
onds, Postmaster General Cress- tn
ell, very handsome ice cream ser al
ce; ex-senator Cattel, diamond an
lg. five stones; l. II Morton, of lo
ew Pork, an emerald and diamond 81
lg; these two rings are probably VI
Drth 81 900 each; Secretary Robes sh
J, a toilet set, side pieces of brass
iborately finished in the stile of
n. 7. Hart, of New York
e largest size lace handkerchief, sn
ch as sell for $500 General Bab- an
OK, an elegant Ealencicnnes lace Fl
n, with smoked pearl frame, 60
th the monogram of the bride in 10
Id, Mr.. Sartoris presented to his W,
fe large collection of bowers. vi
le present of the father was $4,000. 81
i the immediate members of the hi,