The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-09
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BRILLIANT WEDDING.
Rutland and Burlington Join
Hands In Holy wediock.

There was celebrated in the city Of Bur-
lington on Tuesday evening the marriage
| of one of her. lovelest daughters with n
we'll known and highly esteemed son OF
Rutland. The ceremony was conducted
with greater eclat than that city has seen
for many year. The high social position
held by the bride, the magnificence OF the
wedding appointments and the large and
elegant reception given at the conclusion
of the ceremony, combined to make the
occasion one of more than ordinary i'm
portance and its every feature only con-
tributed to the brillancy of the affair,
without lettering in the least from the in
tense enjoyment of the nearer friends of the
contracting parties and the large number
of guests who were assembled.
Mr.. Charles II. Hayward, the bridegroom,
native of Rutland and son of Henry
Hayward, ESQ. Miss Ella Barnes, the
bride, daughter of Hon. Lawrence Barnes
of Burlington and a young lady of rare
and cultivated qualities of mind and heart
such are the couple whose wedding was
made Joyous by the many brilliant features
alluded to, and of which we are about 10
write.
The marriage ceremony was performed
at the Baptist church on st. Paul street ut
the hour of holf-past six in the evening.
Long before that time had arrived the
church was filling with people whN were
babe to the wedding, and ere the hour the
spacious auditorium, which WAS heau,i-
fully decorated with flowers, was filled to
repletion. The organ was pealing forth
its joyous tones under the manipula-
ton of Mr. C. w. Davis. Mr.
Harley c. futile acted as master
of ceremonies. and Messrs. F. w. Smith
and l.. K Barnes as ushers. The wedding
party having arrived were preceded by the
ushers IN advance, who were followed by
four young misses and the two bridesmaids
aud groomsmen, while following the bride
and groom came two other young misses
bearing in their hands baskets Of flowers
The bridesmaids were Misses McGilvray
and Harmon of Boston the groom smon,
Messrs. Frank Haven and E. D. Page of
Rutland the young misses were Carrie and
Minnie DAYS., Hattie Brink and Miss Kel-
ton of Burlington, and Cora and Mamie
futile of Rutland.
The bride was eNquisitely attired in
white silk, point lace and en- train, low
neck and short sleeves, with profusion of
orange flowers in her hair, white veil
reaching over the train. The bridesmaids
were dressed alike, in white carleton, trim
med with moss rosebuds, satin bands on
the side breadths, pompadour waist and
short sleeves.
The officiating clergyman, Rev. NJ. A.
Wilcox, pastor of the Baptist church, per-
formed the ceremony in Il brief but i'm
pressiye manner, and the wedding party,
returning, were led down the aisle by tho
two young misses, who strewed flowers in
the path of the newly welded pair. The
organ gave forth Mendelssohns wedding
March in lis most joyful tones, and tho
audience slowly dispersed.
Immediately after the ceremony at the
church grand reception was given Mr..
and Mrs. Hayward at the residence of Mr..
Barnes, the brides father, on Main street,
whittier the invited guests, to the humble:
of two hundred or more assembled. The
spacious mansion presented q most bril-
liant and hosptable sight both within and
without. The grounds were lighted with
| Chinese lanterns, which were to be seer
Within were to be seen the elite and beauty
of the city, while becoming the occasion
with especial appropriateness, the rooms
were each one trimmed and decorated
with flowers and evergrecns in lavish
profusion, which set off the per
sonal beauty of the throng with al
added charm. Here the congratula
| tons of those present were warmly giyei
those, in honor of whose nuptials no greet
ing or God-speed could be too earnestly
spoken The good wishes of their friends
| LOOK sui ulOtHCi lOlul AiOih iiSiS w Ate
as were attested by the many rare anC
costly presents which were noticed
Among these but few can be mentioned Il
this time, but we must notice one or two
A valuable cabinet edition of the complet
works of Dickens, Thackeray and Mrs
Browning, Cassell's Natural History an,
Schillei's Gallery, which were presented
by Mr.. and Mrs. d. N. Skllings of Boston
beautiful bronze figure representa-
youth led by pleasures" a costly colleC
ton of silver and other various articles O
use and ornament.
Refreshments were served in a styl
rarely excelled in point of quality or quar-
tily. The Queen City Band, Ed. T. Paig
as leader who were stationed outside
gave some of their most bewitching musi
which greatly enhanced the pleasures {
the evening. Among those present wi
may be prominently mentioned were Pre-
: ident Buckham, Rev. L. G. Ware, Z
Mayor L. C. Dodge, Mr.. II. L. Dodg
Hon. Levi Underwood Hon. G. u. Ben
dict and other well known citizens OF Blu
linglon; Mr.. and Mrs. d. n. Skilings, al
s Miss Skilings of Boston, Mr. Charl
c Whitney, of Lowell, Mass. Mr.. and MI
C Reuben Ross, of New York, and numero
friends of the bridegroom from Rutland.
), The happy pair leave this morning
their wedding tour to the golden shores
# San Francisco, and with them go the h'
,riahnr of their nnnr and lnar friends wi