Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-29
Grant.Honore-The Recent Wedding
In Chicago.

In Chicago.
The Chicago morning papers OF the
o1st contain lengthy accounts OF the re-
cent great social event" in that city
the marriage of Lieut.. Col. Fred. u.
Grant and Miss Ida Marie Honore-
which transpired the day before. From
these details We extract the following;
H.H. Honore, the brides father, IS q
prominent and wealthy citizen OF CHI
cago. :.
Col. Grant, son of President Grant, is
about twenty-five wears old and grad
uate of the military school OF west
Point. He was appointed on Gen; ohfri-
dams staff with headquarters at chicago.
One account says that he first met MISS
Honore, his bride, about two years ago,
travelling with a party OF friends on her
way from school, and that he was intro
duced to her on the cars between New
York and Washington and fell IN love
with her at once. They were engaged
about three months before the wedding.
Miss Honore is about the medium
height, perhaps slightly below it, slender,
and a clear brunette, with regular feat
ures, brilliant, sparkling face, and a
dignifed carriage She graduated from
the Convent of the Visitation, IN George
town, d. c., with the highest honors, in
1871, but returned again and passed an
other wear to perfect herself in her mu-
steal education.
The wedding ceremony was performed
at the house of the brides father, in the
presence of about sixty invited guests.
After few preliminary remarks the
officiating clergyman addressed the bride
and groom as follows:
IF now, forsaking all others, you are
prepared to give yourselves to each other
as husband and wife, to live together ac-
cording to Gods holy law, you will join
your right hands"
The young couple joined hands.
The Pastor-Do you, Frederick, take
this woman whom you now hold by the
right hand to be your welded wife. to be
to her true, loving and faithful hus-
band so long as you both shall live!
Frederick do.
The Pastor And you, Marie, do you
take this man whom you now hold by
the right hand to be your welded hus-
band, to be to him true, loving and
faithful wife so long as you both shall
live?
Marie-I do
The Pastor-Then let this faith be
mutually plighted in giving and receiv-
ing this ring.
The ring was exchanged and put on
the brides finger.
The Pastor-Pure and endless, let it
symbolic the love that makes you one.
And now, having promised thus to be
faithful TO each other, and having sealed
your vows by giving and receiving this
ring, in accordance with the. law OF God
and by virtue of the authority vested in
me by the laws of the Commonwealth as
minister of the Gospel, l pronounce
YOU man and wife; henceforth one in
name, in interest, and in all the joys and
sorrows of life, until it shall please God
to part you by death. And what God
hath thus joined together let no man put
asunder And may our Father in Heaven
bless you and make you a blessing, and
enable you so to live life of faith in the
Lord Jesus, and of obedience to Him,
that you may enjoy the riches of His
grace here, and, in the world to come,
life everlasting.
Prayer was then offered, after which
congratulations were extended to the
newly welded couple. After supper a
general reception was given.
The bridal gifts were about forty in
number, and were exceedingly recherche
About uine o'clock in the evening the
bridal party took the cars on the Chicago,
Alton d ST. Louis Railroad for the latter
city, whence they will go on to New York
and Washington.