St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-05-29

and other wraps of every kind. The
lingerie fairly rivals the outer garments.
There are dozens and dozens of these
articles. tluted, puffed, tucked, embrOi
dered and trimmed. with costly lace
and I'LL the fabrics of the very finest
description. In their elaborate style,
they would suffice to daze any laundress
whose brain was not very evenly bal
anced. The travelling dress for the
steamer is navy blue. English water
proof, skirt and redingOte simply
made. The hat is of dark blue felt
with Il wing on it.
THE BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM.
The bride is il Young girl. with brown
hair, brown eyes, soft skin tinged
with healthy color, and Il round, full
! igure. She is scarcely as tall lis the ma
iority of women, but has an expression
of happiness in her face. and frank
unaffected manner that is very win
ming. Nellie Wrenshall Grant (she is
named after her maternal grandmotheD
has known an exceptionally happy life.
An only daughter. and petted and in
dulged not only by her parents, but
by all her relatives, and for ten years
past surrounded by those only too anx-
iOus to show her attention, she has
rarely known what it Is to be crossed
or thwarted. Only singulaIly am
liable disposition could have escaped
being spoiled. Her parents. however.
have been IudlclOus even III their in
dulgence. never permitting their daugh-
ter to participate too freely in gayeties,
and one of them always accompanied
her To balls. parties. or any large enter
! tainment', she is not much of IL talker,
but is decidedly Il dancer. and a Tery
graceful one ut that. Mr.. Algernon
Sartoris the groom. is twenty-three
| years of age, and Is the only surviving
son of Mr.. Edward SartOris of Hamp-
shire, England. and his wife. Adelaide
kcmblc. daughter of Charles and Fanny
| kemble. Mr.. SaltoriS. ST.. was recent
| ly. hut is not now II member of Parlia-
ment. He has il very handsome cOun-
! try seat near southampton. Resides
| his son Algernon he has IA married
! daughter. and no other children. since
the death of his eldest son. a few
months ago. He is wealthy and very
talented. has n good voice. and is
good amateur artist Mrs. Sartoris'S
voice is celebrated all over Europe.
Mr.. Algcrnon Sartori> was educated i'll
England and Germany. The SartOris
family came originally from Sardin-
ia. emigrating from thence OH ac-
count of their religion. being Hugue-
nots. The groom is Il good-looking
young gentleman somewhere about five
feet eight inches in height. and stoutlv
built. He has brown hair (Which he
parts i'll the mid,lle). grey eyes. brown
mustache. and short side whiskers. 1t
has been remarked. with some truth,
that the east of his features Iesembled
that of the Guelphs. He has made
himself very agreeable in society here,
talks. dances. sings. and tiirtS. He
first met his bride on board the Russia,
eighteen months ago. when Miss Grant
was returning from her European tour,
and Mr.. Sartoris. with his father, was
coming to America to look after some
lands. owned by the elder gentleman,
i'll Wisconsin. On the Russia the love
affair. which brought about the mar
! riagc of TODAY. began. The Russia (it
! is Il cOIncidence)Sail the same day as
will the bridal pair. But sentimental
recollections of their first meeting have
not moved them TO take passage on her.
PREVIOUS WEDDINGS AT THE WHITE
HOUSE.
The home OF the Presidents has
known many funerals and Il few births,
but. today. witnessed only the third
wedding within its walls. OF fetes of
all descriptions. there have been many
receptions. levees. dances. balls, but
only three times have the words been
uttered within it which united to lives
tor veal OF woe. Three Young girls.
daughters of Presidents living in the
/ White House, have there made their
nuptial VOWS. The first was the daugh-
ter of President Monroe. Maria Monroe,
who. when she WAS only seventeen
Years old. married her cousin. Mr..
Gouverneur of New York. This was
in March. IS2O. She was married. am
told, III the green room. which adjoins
the East room. During the incumbency
of President Tyler (about the year lS43)
his daughter Lizzie. IL young girl of
eighteen. was married to Mr.. Waller
of Virginia. in the Blue room at the
White House. The eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Waller married during the
war the sister of Mrs. Jefferson Davis.
President Tyler himself took IL bride to
the White House i'll June. 1914. His
wedding took place at Ascension Church
i'll New York, and his bride WAS the
beautiful Miss Julia Gardner of New
York. On their return to Washington,
the President and his bride gave grand
evening reception to their friends, and
the bride waS led To the supper-roOm
by John G.. Calhoun. SO thirty years
have passed since nuptial festivities
were held in the White House. and
now. today. its rooms are filled with
the perfume of flowers, and (the day
light carefully excluded) numberless
gas jets reflected in many mirrors make
brilliant the scene in the East room,
where Il bridal party is grouped. The
bride of today is scarcely older than
the Presidents daughters who preceded
her as brides in the Executive Mansion.
She will not he nineteen until the COM
ing 4th of July.
WHAT PAIR OF SPARRows CAN
Do.-By careful investigate, II, it has
been ascertained that a single pair of
European sparrows, during the infancy
of their brood teel their littl. ones an