The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-01-27
a Jewish Wedding.

| houston on CONDUCTOR MurpDyb S.l6 TRAM
However, when it was whispered around that
q Rabbi was in the party, and well known
wealthy wiaower, of Houston, accompanying
him, the secret leaked out, and an E1AnINEr
reporter will give our readers the benefit o.
his interviewing"
On Sunday afternoon, at few minutes
past four, vast throng of ladies' and gentle.
men assembled at the residence Of our fellow.
citizen, Mr. s. Marx, to witness the marriage
of Mr.. Robert Cohen, merchant, of Houston,
and Miss Fannie Alexander, of this city.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. DR..
Myer, OF Houston. A beautiful canopy, Of
red silk, was raised and hold by the Messrs.
| A., Ben, Jake and A. Alexander, Jr., brothers
| OF the bride, under which the conplo to be
united were seated, the minister occupying a
| position Immediately in their front. He COM
menced by saying, my friends you have
called me here to perform solemn duty; to
introduce you to the beauties and pleasures OF
matrimonial life,' and then in somewhat
lengthy address, four reporter thinks mar
riages ought to be done up in short order), but
replete with words of truth and wisdom,
most eloquently expressed, the reverend
gentleman exhorted the lady and gentleman
before him to open wide the gates of
their hearts, that the truthful words
of utterance might find lodgment
therein, 'for" he said, "God las ordained this
holy lesson; your joys shall be one SO shall
your pains; thus allied, lfes perils presents q
long Journey before you; you may take a
great deal of baggage, and tempestous storms
may rudely rock and toss you on the pillows,
yet if true TO each other, and to the vows
here made, all will be we'll He then re-
minded them to so live, that when either Ole
should be called to shake the trembling haud
for the last tins, when death alone shall
come to separate them, that either could say
of the other, "thou vert, indeed, tho joy OF
my life.' He begged them not to forget
their religion, to ba faithful l.raeltes, in all
the beauteous and purest meaning of the
word, and said, turning to the groom: Ere
member my friend, we are told in one of the
Proverbs of Solomon, that 'whosoever has
found wife has found treasure. Let this
sink deep in your heart,
(our "R. Pr thinks the mini ster was emf
nently right in his Biblical quotation, particu.
larly in this instance, Eth, Cohen? A faithful
wife endears herself to the 'poblest souls.)
Turning to the bride he said make your
home scsne of happiness; they will oeme;
days of sorrow, pain and loss but travel to-,
gether in love and friendship and all will be
well, for God has 80 ordained it."
Here the bride and groom joined hands,
the groom following the priest in Hebrew, in
a short iitany; beautiful chant was said,
wine drank; another chant after which
glass saucors, was broken indicatisg that as
this broken vessel can never b. united, SO
shall the married hore neyor be separated,
aud then, with the usual words, "-Hdsel Trf'
the ceremony ended.
Altogether, it WAS one of the most beauti-
full and impressive marriage ceremonies we
ever witnessed, aud we regret that our lin
tied space forces such brief and imperfect
synopsis of tho remarks Of the eloquent d.
vine, DR.. Myer.
Among the guests, in addition to nearly all
of the leading Jewish ladies and gentlemen of
Waco, our reporter noticed NJ. Sol. Rosen-
rael, Houston, A. $. Fox, A. Hirschberg,
John Reichman, (or VIM. Chuestan & co.,
H. Loew, offs Couradi & Coz Sam. A. Nc
Asian, (of the Planters MUTUALLY 10. Sge
Burke, Rich 4 Coz aud his beautiful daugh
ter, Miss Fanny Jacob, NJ. Lachman, Mrs
Sanders, all of Houston Eastman and Muir
ply, "oi ours and some familiar faces from
Marlin, whose names have escaped us.
The residence of Mr.. Marx was tastefully
arranged. The parlor was brilliantly lit with
colored wax candles, which lent an additional
charm to the occasion. A liIe-sized portrait
of the brides mother was suspended from the
wall, looking lovingly and approvingly down
upon tho giving and taking Of her darling
Fannie.
After general congratulation, the guests
were usheyed into the dining rosm, whore a
sumptuous feast awaited them, "The brides
cake" stood prominently in the centre of tho
table, towering, IN its whiteness, above
all else around it. IT measured three feet in
length; three feet in circumference at the
base, tapering to the top, tho whole sur
mounted with a sCest little image Of an angel.
Our reporter returns thanks for the many
courtesies extended to him and, in conclusion,
expresses the hope for a long and bhssful
life to his friend Rsbt. Cohen AMI his accom-.
plished wife.
The festivities ,tlendiug the above happy
union, eliminated in a grand ball last night,
at the Sturgs House, which was kept up un-
| I'll the 1--WE sma hours and indeed "all wen t
merry as a marriage belt
NGsel ?i!g.
Married.