Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-24

| Sluc anu Oilc 10 tue OtneT. MISS sherman
and Miss Porter passed beyond them and
separated. Miss Drexel and Miss Dent
proceeded still nearer the dais. and Mis-.
Barnes and Miss Fish passed beyond and
| parted at the dais. The bride, with her
| father, then passed through the line, and
the groom stepped forward to receive her.
She gave him her hand and they mounted
the dais, the clergyman being already await
ing them. DR.. Tiffany was the first TO kiss
the bride, and then the bridesmaids gave
their congratulations, but her father seemed
to feel too deeply to make any demonstra-
tions just then.
AFTER THE CEREMONY.
Immediately after the ceremony, and as
soon as the congratulations were over, the
doors were opened and the bridal party. first,
followed by the entire company, passed
through the suite of parlors to the g.
STATE DINING-ROoM,
where the dejeIner was served. The table
presented beautiful and tempting appear
ance. The perfume of the flowers mingled
with the odor of the many savorv dishes
aud choice wines. The repast comprised
every dainty in or out of season. An i'm
meRSe bridal cake stood in the center.
IN TRAVELLING COSTUME.
But while the feasting was at its height,
the bride slipped away to change her dress,
preparatory to the sad parting from the
happy home that had sheltered her for five
years, and the friends who held her so close
TO their hearts, that not even love and
fair share of this worlds gifts could recon-
Gle them to the separation. All awaited
her return, for she did not tarTy long. The
bridal dress was laid aside, and the br ide
reappeared in rich brown silk skirt, with
ruffleS of the same, and pOlOnaise of camel's
hair, richly embroidered hat and gloves
matched.
DEPARTURE OF THE BRIDAL PARTY.
The young couple entered a carriage,
which was drawn by four beautiful horses,
and proceeded to the Baltimore and PO-
tomac depot, where a special car awaited
them. At l:40 the whistle blew, and the
happy pair sped on their journey. Near
Baltimore the pal ace car joined the regular
train to New York.
AT THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL.
Mr.. and Mrs. SartOris will spend to-mor-
row at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and will
sail on Saturday on the Baltic, of the
White Star Line. The President and Mrs.
Grant will leave the city tomorrow, and
say farewell to their daughter. The Cabi-
net, it is said, will also 60 to New York to
make their adieus.
THE BRIDAL TRoUssEAU.
The President and Mrs. Grant lavished
upon this only daughter trousseau fit TOR
a royal Princess. The plumage of the
birds does not contain more cOlors than
are represented in the silk dresses which
Mrs. SArtoris takes abroad with her, and
not only silk, but every other material that
is dainty and BETTING the young bride,
who has filed the highest position of any
young lady in the land. There were two
sets of laceS, which were the gift of the
President. They were selected especially
for their great beauty, and the cost was
quite fortune.
ALL THE DRESSES
were made in New York, there being not
enough time to order them from Paris, and
they certainly 10 credit to American mod
iStes. There are great variety of evening
dresses, blue silks with lace, and with en-
broidery of every shade, of pink silk with
every variety of trimming, and yellow silks
of all styles, besides tulle dresses, number
less black silks, street dresses, dinner
dresses and every sort of morning dress by
the quantity. 1t would take a week to
catalogue them all, and it will certainly
take them more than week to put them
in proper places. There were shoes by the
cartful TO match the house dresses, hats by
the case full to match outdoor dresses, and
gloves, handkerchiefs and fans by the
bushel.
FUTURE HoME OF THE BRIDE.
1t is rumored that Mr.. and Mrs. Algernon
Charles Frederick SartOris Will have a
house of their own on the family estate,
"a cottage by the sea-" but it will have to
be very large one, for after the presents
aud trousseau are placed, the owners will
have to hang out of the windows for very
lack of space.
BRIDAL PRESENTS.
The presents included all the most mag
niticent pieces of silver possible to procure,
a dessert service, with a fruit piece for
center of table, accompanied by seven
dozen knives, forks and spoons. There
were a silver tea service and a silver tete-d-
tete service, nearly a dozen punch bowls,
salt cellars, fruit knives and scissors, gold
necklaces, diamond rings, a Roman brace
let, glove boxes-in short, every article of
use or beauty, all in cases lined with satin
or velvet. From one firm alone presents
were purchased amounting to between ten
and fifteen thousand dollars. 1t is esti-
mated that the presents may be valued at
over one hundred thousand dollars.
THE WEDDING BANQUET.
ut YOU must have the menu of the
kfaSt. Here it is:
PRESIDENTIAL MANSION, May 81.
MESU-wEDDING RECEPTION.
Soft crabs on toast.
Croquettes of chicken with green peas.
Cotelettes Dagneant sauce, a Ia tartare.
Aspic de laTgues de bRuf, a Ia moderne.
WOOdcOcks and snipes on toast decorated.
Broiled spring chickens, salade sauce maillo-
naise.
Strawberries and cream.
Brides cake.
Center-piece.
Side piece of Charlotte Russes and CrOdue en-
Bouche.
COrbeils glaces, a la Jardiniere.
GateauX de tnOis freres
Epigraphe la Fleure de Nelly Grant.
Pudding la Nesselerode, sauce a la creme
COrbells d Oranges, garnies de fraises.
GeIee blanc-mange, a Ia Napoleon
Plombieres, garnies de fruits-a figures glaces.
Ice cream of various iavOrs.
Water ices of various fiavors.
Small fancy cakes.
Punch Ia Romaine.
Coffee chocolate.
Fancy boxes with wedding cake.
DISAPPOINTED AND DIsGUsTED-oLD
FRIENDS AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS
SNUBBED.
1t is impossible to describe the agitation
of the select circles of Washington when
they discovered that the invitations were
issued, and the Grants had ignored their
very existence. The kOld families, almost
without exception, were left out. Such
howl as went up rent the skies, and con-
siderably disconnected the Weather Bureau
in its calculations. But this was almost
as nothing as compared with the rage of
the Diplomatic Corps. The British Minis
ter and his wife alone were invited, and
the remainder OF the corps left out in the
cold. To say the corps shivered and swore
and resolved, is to draw it mild. 1t is not
too much to say that Old Probabilities was
once more disconnected. 1t was especially
aggravating, after the corps had met and re-
solved to don its uniform. When the
corps does that, things look pOTtentous.
If the corps is disappointed, foreign wars in
all directions are threatened.
Ever since the engagement was an
nounced, and the marriage day fixed, re-
ports distracting to goSsips and bewilder-
ing TO conscientious chroniclerS have been
rife. There were to be no bridesmaids, as
both the Grant and SartOris families were
in mourning. Next, there was to be one