Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-06-01
MISS NELLIE,S MARRIAGE.

WASHINGTON, May 2l.-.The mar
riage of Mr.. Sartoris to Miss Nellie
Grant took place at L o'clock this MORN
ing, by Rev. DR.. Tiffany, in the east
room of the executive mansion. The
room was decorated with plants, flowers
and evergreens. An arched floral plat
form was raised on the east side of the
room in which the ceremony took place.
There were eight bridesmaids, and Fred
Grant was the only groomsman. The
bride wore white satin dress, elabor-
ately trimmed with point lace, and her
hair adorned with orange flowers. The
bridesmaids were Misses Barnes, Fish.
Drexel, Dent, Porter, Conkling, Sher-
man and Frelinghuysen. The ceremony
was according to the Methodist Episco-
pal church, and was performed under
beautiful floral bell, the President, Fred
Grant and Miss Barnes being the only
relations on the platform during the
ceremony. Immense crowds were pres
ent in all varieties of fashionable cos
tunes. Vice President Wilson, Speak
er Blaine, Gen. Sherman, Sir Edward
Thornton and other prominent person
ages. with ladies, were among those in
attendance. The company then viewed
the wedding presents, the Marine band
performing choice music. The presents
were extremely elegant and costly, sew
eral being from members of the cabinet,
while President Grants present was sl0,-
900. After the wedding breakfast, the
guests were presented with boxes of we'd
ding cake. Mr.. and Mrs. Satoris left
at LAO o'clock for New York on a spec
ial train, which was decorated with
flowers. The new married couple en-
barked Saturday for Europe.
The presents to the bride are varied
costly and beautiful. From Denver
comes carved silver card-ease and
portemonnaie. manufactured in that city
of native ore, and of very handsome
workmanship; pair of handsome and
curious moonstone earrings, a number
OF beautiful polnt-laee handkerchiefs a
tiounce of Valenciennes lace; two point
lace fans; venetian antique mirror
with carved frame of highly FURNISHED
brass, with monograms at the top lin.
tended for toilet table,; two antique
candlestlcks to match, with a wax can
die IN each, with flowers painted on the
candles; several gold neck laces of hand
some design, and many lockets a su
perb bracelet of wrought gold, an i'm
mense number of silver punch bowls, la
dies, salt cellars, and spoons; glove
boxes of fine guilt and carved wood
Among the latter are solid silver ser
vice, comprising souptureen, tea-set ant
tete-a-tete, set in antique chasing:
full dinner service of forks, spoons, o
various sizes, a large centre piece bowl
trult-dish in japanese style. &c.
The President gave. his daughte
$4,000 and magnificent set of laces
and Mrs. Grant presents a handson,
dressing-case, with ivory-mounted arti
Giles, with monogram on each article
Among the most costly gifts in the aboy,
enumeration were dessert set of eighty
four silver pieces by George W. Childs
a complete silver dinner serviee by A
j. Drexel. of Philadelphia, worth prob
ably $1,000; by Gen. and Mrs Sharpe
OF New York, ring with stone cameo
set with diamonds; by Postmaster-Gen
eral Creswell, very handsome ice cream
service; by Ex-senator Catell, a dia
mond ring, five stones; by [. P. Nor
ton, of New York, an emerald and dia
mond ring (these two rings are probabl
worth $1,000 each by Secretary Rob
lnson, toilet set and side pieces, &
brass, deliberately finished, of the styl
of Louis XIV; by A. I. Stewart, of \
\. a lace pocket-handkerchief of til
largest size such as sell for $500; b
Gen. Babcock, on elegant yalencienne
lace fan, with smoked pearl frame, wit
the monogram of the bride in gold.
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