, 1874-05-16
From, Our 0,r,, Correspondent.

dreBsea OF the ladioB, and 30 many Rtftu Of dow-
oss, In tho shnpoB OF anchors wreahs and doresses,
that any particular bouquet is unimportant. Tho;
marriago-room waa cleared Of furniture, and had
whito walls, and gilt mirrors; and few paint
ings; tho floors we're all In stripes or plain COL
ors, waxsd, and the ceilings wore very high, Il
Is mammoth house, brand-new, and can ill be
thrown Into ono garden and promenade. ACROSS
the hall, presently, tho choice musicians plaeod
thcro in recoes, half-domod, began to fiuts up,
and thon ono Of the prettieat wodding-nhrohos
ever heard flllod - all the space, rose
into the canopy OF this wids. winding
doora and chambers, 30 that 1t seemed the worry
wallis were doing an opithalamium: -.
:. COMING TO TIE RACE.
Behold. then, tho naval officers, ali corded and
buttoned, with aide-Rwords, Bas1ies, aud their
cooked hats undor their arms, TOR, mind you,
this ia exclusively r3hyal matter, to tho honor
Of our branch OF tho service. THOSE elegant
gentlemen open a little aisle at one side, aid,
prompt as the regulations Of tho SERVICE the en-
amored pair come right on and stand before tho
High shorir. The groom hringS In Mrs. Stew,
art, 8 pretty, roundieh-hgured, woman,
Of = fno akin, sympathetic .blno eyes
and both refinement and senslbility.
sho looks a little affected; and mo
doubt she ia; because, what mother and daugh-
tor feel for each other, no man knows. Soma
tor Stewart follows, with his child on his arm,
whom this other young fellow "a now to claim,
as, In truth, he has .:uaurped the fathers -placo
this many weeks. LaatIy arrives young linu-
tenant Tottep. whose arm is fiyen to an exceed
steWaSt heronftor,- the pdoond dauRhter. Hor
dross and hair are plain ~. childhood's, and she
gives & moro than bridal purity to tho SCOPE; for
she is the only bridesmaid. As.thoy came before
9tegped bis ana nedietely tho deep tones Of ne
Tho groom Eas q mottlosome-looking young
Tho bride was q fair, talliah sill, With voty 81
quisite arms and figure, and. I think, less than
Is years Of ago.> 1t was q .loye-matoh; and, as
everybody knew this, the household ;circle.
the union, made tho acore as near the truth Of
civilization as 'we can got nowadnys.y -
The bride wore dross which takes number
ct lines 70 describe though, Wearing It u seemed
made i tor her: Thoy called Il . rloh rh,te
eille, witt. plain long train, W1lu1 WIS 1oopod
buck on each side with largo bows OF the aamo
| material. .AcrosS the tabor was box-pleating,
no different in, hue, narrow In the centre and
deepening Oh tho sides; and tho boddico was
docolete relieved by borthe Of white tulle, and
bouquet do ,coraago of oraugo-dows1s; and
p1aood midway Of the back broalth, Of tho dress,
You perceive, that it must have boon protty.-in
short, a'pretty young girl dressed becomingly in
white silk, SO "a to give her tho e1quisiteness Of
her shape and full stature, aud in two placos
dash Of yellow blossoms. to put somo oppression
into the white. No blossoms, however, did ehe
neod whore the skin, warm with its own roses,
Seb hssthz a contrast a Il m fo .s ho 1s % h4 sds
| not Of. orange-hlosson,s At tho crown, fixed: In
tho {tesh brown covering OF hair. The groom'a.
gift of solitaire pearls were at her CARS, and on
her fathers gift, . diamond CROSS. Gany Gu hoo
anything fairer than that bodily enjoyment
| in the mlsta and blossoms of spring, tho hoalth
Of youth; and millinery that was heavenly7:..
tho bride, in q modest white tarletsne trimmed
with ruftlcs Of the came simplicity, and only =
blue aaHh. In her hand grew bouquet, rich as
It 1t wore upon that human atalk Her hair fell
down her back in l3ng wsye TO to tho waist.
While they were saving the responses, hoard
tas stsnsal ses Sas 'Whst magnificent df'as Mrs
efG Tuning ut toward that Indy, vas for moment
;eonfounded that very naturai garment could
be described in such extrayagant terms, but I
suppose I do not know. It WAS roae-pink silk
robe, embroidered. IN white down the sides.
meath tho bands Of embroidery, and across the
front broadth; and around tho train: It seemed
to become hor very we'll. hlra. Fiah wore q
peacock: blue silk With maroon trimmings, and
up in a barrel, and: every hoop will look like
| hounco. -"
THE anAnEpA :.
There were probably sQo ns.sons lo9Ang At
our Government and society. Tic. President
| looked unusually wholesome, and he had b9en
for somo weeks receiying compliments. for his
yeto,meaBage, so that be was affable to all = ap,
when ho. grows afrable, le. somehow: beoomeas
| more agrooably shy, aud the people havo to
court him as Il he we're fine young woman.
His daughter Nellie has grown to bo .
n9e n!aunnht, young arsa1 woms WITH sans
tenauce expressing fer 1nothor's spirit with
some OF tho solidity Of her tathors foatures, and
the general apnosEane@S ss @ Of hesry longyaa
do speedily hfr. sartoria IT, young Englieh
lad, below the average height and bulk Of Eug-
lisii youths, With amiabto face, straight hax6n
a na amd 10 Sqsas taa q
force. But oonfound forcal we havo too much
force,-too much big Jaw and: coppor-linsd
stomach, too much drive and boiting OF meals,
'cord-wood into an old :ateamboat- furnace. iva
don't want any fordo,-partioularly At we'd
! dtngs.
So STEWART. -
Tho father Of tie bride has for the mast year
boon unlihe himself. Ho used to be prompt uud
frequent to speak III the Senate, aggressive and
even oombatlyo III businoas, close party man,
aaa IN soy ~ ts he abete
1h<p l440 huN 4lb laWAIuH, Lie lDHs'
his zest for politics, pines for tue ond Of hia
tcrm, and proposes, belloyo for the seventh
tlmo. to go out n the mir mid mako hls fortune.
Why Ia Il 30 2 Tor no reason TINT know of'
exoept TINT, when party-organixatIon groweweals
aud counHo1s tinid, The passion Of goyoroiur IL
discouraged, and hola men lind physical sud
substantial seuato, Stewart is q popnlar 1nan mn
hors, and always has been. lfe ID vIioi.
" . creature Of temperament, backed
BY a, vigorous., constitution, and aet
After work-hours he rela1os, grows cood. d.hnn1op
cd, and, as lis wife once told mo, is . broyant
and enllvoning man at homo In Tie family. liz
worh.hours ho has tho force Of q Western Now
Yoskor, FURNISHED. up by contact viii miuos,
miners aud great mining Operators. We saii to
| mo, during the oyening after the 7Yold:ng
Ut hnyo boen eyoryholy's mAu Tor twelve
years. Now Tn going to hayo holiday and bo
my own nun. BY George WON'T sarye ma Ius-