The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-05-21
A SOCIETY.STUDY.
The Wedding Mt Castle Stewart.
The Dresses and By.Play.
Nellie Grants Suit0r---Matri>
mOny Of tho Period.

over parapet Oh shOoluerS At the Episcopal
clergy man, who waited there like High
Sheriff in half canonicals, With black
prayer book in Ills hand. Inside the volun-
tary circle OF spectators were the President
and his daughter Nellie; Mrs. Fish, fesby
and wearing short ringlets; ex-senator
FoOte, soon, We presume, TO be a great
and his Young wife; the moth
er Of the groom, and several ether family
folks.
THE FIXINGs.
Behind the priest were some green black
and gilt-real tapestries, l suppose, bought
abroad, and giving the place sort Of altar
look. A large basket, globe or something,
OF flowers was suspended nearly over the
brides bead. rhe air rad a
sseet smell Of buds and leaves:
but there were SO many oolors in the heads
and dresses Of the ladies, and so MANY gifts
Of flowers, in the shapes Of anchors, wreaths,
and crosses, that any particular bouquet is
unimportant. The marriage-room was
cleared of furniture, and had white walls,
and gilt mirrors, and a few paintings; the
flowers were all in stripes or plain colors,
waxed, and the ceilings were very high. II
is a mammoth house, brand-new, ami can
all be thrown into one garden and prone
made. Across the hall, presently, the choice
musicians placed there in a recess, half
domed, began to flute up; and then ore OF
the prettiest wedcing-marches ever heard
filled all the space, rose into the canopy of
the wide, winding stairs, and received an
swers from the many open doors and cham
bers, 80 that 1t seemed the very walls we're
doing an epithalamium.
THE COUPLE.
The groom was a e.tlesome-looking
young fellow, OF dark skin and finely pro-
hled face. The bride was a fair, tallish
girl, wi h very exquisite arms and figure,
and, l think, less than Is years of age. 1t
was love-match; and, as everybody knew
this, the household-circle standing round
and by their presence indorsing the union,
made the scene As near the truth Of civiliza-
ton as We can get Nowadays.
The bride wore a dress which takes q mum
Der of lines to describe, though, wearing it,
t seemed SO plain.and natural that Nature
might have made it for her. They called it
u rich white silk, with PLAN long r.in,
which was looped back on each side with
large bows of the same msteiisl. Across
the tsblier was box-pleating, no different
in hue, n,rrow in the centre and deepening
on the sides; ani the bodice was decOlette,
relieved by berthe OF white tulle, and =
bouquet o. coIssge or orapge flowers; and
these blossoms, Or spray Of them, we're
also placed midway OF the back bre aIta o..
the dress. You perceive that it must have
bsen prttty-in short, a pretty young girl,
dressed bloomingly in white silk, SO as to
give the exgui-iteless Of Ter shape and full
stature, and in two place, dash Of yellow
blossoms, to put some expr. ssiOn into the
white. No blossoms, however, did she need
where the skin, warm with its own ro-ts g,
took healthy contrast from the veil of illu-
sion which flowed down all the figure from
that ccronet OF args-blossons at the crown
ixed in the fresh brown covering of hair
The grooms gilt of sOlitsire pearls We: c at her
ears, and en- her bosom her motters cir let
Of pearls, and her fail c's gift, a diamond
cross. Can you zee anything fsirer than
that-a bodily enjoy INT mt in the NIT, and
blossoms of spring. the health Of youth, and
millinery that was heaveoly?
The Little sister, no less fsir, stood behind
he tride, in y modest white tarleIane
with ruiilss Of the same simplicity
and only blue sash. In her hsnd grew q
new bCguet, rich IA il it were upon that
human stalk Her hair fell down her back
in long wave to the waist.
DRESSES.
Willie they were saying the Responses,
heard the ladies say: "What q magnificent
iress Mr.. Stewart has ~
Turning toward that lady, / was for
moment cOntOunded that very natural gar
nent could be de@ ribed in such ex;ravagant
terms, bat l anprose do not know 1t was
, rose-pink silk robe, embroidered in white
lown the sides, and folds OF Valenciennes
lace were beneath the bands Of embroidery,
md across tie iront brs adth, and around the
rain. / seemed to become her very WE'LL
Mr.. Fish were peacock-biue Hlk with ma
room trimmings, and everything becomes
her. Yua con stand a lady up in a bsarrsl
md every hoop will lock Ike a fiouncp.
THE GRANT PARTY.
There We're probably 500 person, looking
It the ceremony, snd i, was a pretty fair tx
,ibit % or govern lit N. end sosie.y. The
Pre.ident looked un1-usl!y wholesome, and
ne had bean for come weeks receivin. CON-
>liments for his Veto message, 40 that he was
lffsble TO all; AMI when he ia afable, he
omehow becomes more agreesbly sby, sni
he people have to court him as il he we're a
! fine young woman. Hi, daughter Nellie
las grown to be fine, piquant young wo.
nan, with squarish body, thin bat grace
ul AZ M, . counfenante ex preseing her moth
re sriri', with some OF the polidi,y of her
. he, . featurer, and theasenersl appearance
II hearty, long-lived matron when she
veds Mr.. Sartoris, As she is to do speedily.
Ar. Sar,oris is young English lad, below
he average height and bulk of English
% Iths, with an amisble face, strsi ght H.xsn
,air cut short; and he conveys an
dea of good iu;en ions snd gen le b.eed-
ng, withon. great force. But contound
Orce! we have too much force-tOo much
Jig jaw and copper-libed stomach, too much
rive and bol ing of meals, fed to the human
ntesiines az il We were poking cord wood |
nto an old steamboat furnace. We don't |
rant any rce,-particularly at wedjipgr.
THE PEOPLE
81 pronounce that you are man and wiiew |
This i, what tie preacher said. l am a |
sgal witness that the bride sid she would |
hey also, which wives generally do. not be-
ause they promised to do SO, bat because,
n the whole, ii is more comfortable
Then, behold, re banished bachelors. what
appens TO man when he il taken into the
lies family. His mother-in-law kissed
ne b,ide, and then kissed him in a real
lotherly way, which minated that he
iould always have plenty Of Jumps of sugar
/ bis tea. bis fatheT-iu-law kissed hi,
i'll and shook hands with the groom. His
tile sister-in-law kissed him. which was
etter than either. He kissed his wife some
sy back Of this part OF the description, but
'at was nothing new. Then Gen. Grant
issed the bride. Then everybody went up
I'd congratulated them, and large number
Used, as we'll. The music struck up inyi-
iicn to fall into sets; and. proceeding
rough the great domed hal, which,
ink, is the finest private stairway
this country, shaped like an
lipse, open to the laniholn. and
e stairways winding round and
und it in grand curves,-the ballroom
as found ready for the dancing Behind
e musicisns, the household servant, and
e wsi:ers peeped.
GOOD MIGHT.
Ma,riafe, under the roo.-:ree sre the bess.
Ii. bridal couple did no such Geld adven- {
re as 3y off in the midnigh;.train like .
lily pair from the family Ellen. Where {
~ cour,ed and accepted each other, they
niinuet to inhabit; and after they were
ne, the old folks drew together; the few
n. ips privileged TO tsrry, tarried yet. II
After all, Stewart" said one, There 10
me compensation in the compliment that,
1en fellow takes your daughter from 4
~, he admits that you created something
,rtby." u