Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-13
MARRIAGE BELLS.
A Wedding I'm High Lfe-Two of the
Favorifes i'm Nashville society Join
Hearts and HaBds-A Grand Recep-
tfOu and Costly Bridal Presents.

tiOn and Costly Bridal Presents.
For several weeks past Nashville's fash
iOnable society has been on the qli UiUe
over the forthcoming marriage Of Mr.. NJ.
Burns, Jr., and Miss Louie Morgan, the
former son of Mr.. NJ. Burns, Sr., one Of
our wealthiest and most prominent citi-
zens, and the latter daughter Of Mrs. st.
CLAIR Morgan and granddaughter of Col.
Sam. ID. Morgan, one Of Nashville's ear
lest and most honored citizens. The wealth
and high social standing of the parties led
to the belief that this would be one of the
most stylish weddings which has ever oc-
Cured in the city, and the brilliant con-
summation of the affair last night verified
this belief
AT THE CHURCH.
Although the hour of p. NJ. was APP
pointed for the ceremony, parties of ladies
and gentlemen began TO arrive at the
church as early as 5 o'clock, and half an
hour later the building was thronged with
people. All the available space, with the
exception of the seats which had been re-
served for the relatives and intimate friends
of the bride and groom, was occupied, the
crowd even filling up the spacious veStibule
Of the church so that it was with great
building. Indeed, such solid mass Ofhuman
beings was gathered in the yestibuIe and
about the passages that three ladies tainted
and were carried from the church. Soon
after this, gentleman who wished to es-
cape through the crowd, secured a passage
by exclaiming, ''Give way, gentlemen; an
other lady's tainted"
Atsix O'Clock the parents and other rela-
tives of the groom entered and were as
signed seats on the left of the main aisle,
and soon after the mother, grandfather and
brother Of the bride entered the building
and were given seats on the right. By this
time the crowd had increased to such an
extent that the ushers, Messrs. VIM. C.
Collier and w. S. Bransford, found great
difficulty in keeping open the main aisle.
= The choir was composed Of Mrs. Bau-
man, leader, Miss Kate Greener, organist,
Mrs Mollie Craig, Miss Kate Gilroy, Miss
Laura Baily, Miss Helen HaslOck, and
MeSsrs. Schneider, Smith, Gray, Vain and
Patterson.
At $40
THE BRIDAL PARTY
entered the chur-h, the choir singing
Lambillotte's IeDeum, the procession be-
ing formed in the following order:
Mr.. Ed. Burns and Miss Sallie Lewis,
taking position on the right, Immediately
in front Of tie altar.
Mr.. Ed. Fall and Miss Sallie Eve, who
took position on the left.
Mr.. Duncan Eve and Miss Lena Mays,
taking position on the right.
Mr.. Ed. q. Parsons and Miss DOde Burns,
who took position on the left.
Last Of all came the groom, with his
lovely bride leaning upon his arm. The
bride was magnifcently attired in a rich
costume of white silk, ornamented with a
prOfusion of delicate orange blossoms, and
trimmed with round point lace, while from
her queenly head depended the artistically
arranged vail, reaching TO the floor, aud
enVelOping the graceful form with its misty
folds. The bridesmaids on the right, Miss
Burns and Miss Lewis, were dressed in
white tarletan, trimmed with pink roses;
those ON the left, Miss Eve and Miss Mays,
in white tarletan, trimmed with blue
PENDANTS wore the conventional wedding
costume for gentlemen, each bearing in
his hand handsome bouquet.
as the bride and groom reached the altar,
Bishop Feehan stepped forward, and, in the
midst Of an impressive silence, performed
the beautiful marriage service of his
church. The ceremony ended, MoZaTt's
Twelfth Mass was sung by the choir as the
bridal procession passed slowly down the
aisle to the carriages which were in waiting
10 convey them TO the residence of Mr..
n. Burns, Sr., where a
BRILLIANT WEDDING RECEPTION
was held. Taking position in the center of
the double parlOrS, Immediately under a
magnificent hanging basket filed with rare
exOtics, on either side of which hung a
crystal basket also filed with choice flow
ers, the newly welded pair, surrounded by
their attendants, received the cOngratula-
tiOns ofa host of friends, after which they led
the way to the spacious dining hall, where
Basset had exhausted his skill in preparing
the wedding feast, the tables being LOAD ed
with all the delicacies of the season, ar
ranged in the most tempting manner. In
an adjoining room were tables placed in
the form of cross AMI covered with all
imaginable varieties of eonfectiOneries,
bananas, oranges, dates, figs, grapes, etc.
Immediately over the center Of this table
was suspended an open wOrk-basket filed
with fruits and flowers from the s'uttermOst
parts of the earth.''
For the next hour mirth and jollity
reigned supreme, the gay laugh aud ready
repartee mingling with the cheerful sound
of popping champagne bottles. At half
past eight tie bride quietly Withdrew in
order to make preparations for her depart
ure on the 1910 train; but this fact effected
no apparent change in the festive serne.
THE GUESTS.
Among those present the reporter noticed
the following:
Gov. Jno. G. Brown. Col Sam Morgan,
the venerable grandfather of the bride, Col.
Nike Vaughn, Judge and Mrs. Trigg.
Judge and Mrs. Edward III. East, DR.. East,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Gardner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan, Mr.. asd Ms. Tom Kendrick,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Morrow, Colonel ahd Miss Dunlap,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nat. Baxter, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. McWirter, Mr.. and Mrs. Saml
DOnelsOn, Col. A. S. Colyar, Mr.. James
B. CFaighead, Dir. VIM. Gleaves, Col. Sam
Nurphy, Mr. John NJ. Bass, Judge Ferris,
Col. Z. W. Cole, Mr.. WIN. Simmons, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Nelson, Mr.. j. A. Dahl
greD, Col. Robt. G.. McNairy, Col. Will
lOughby Williams, DR.. and Mrs.
Lewis, Mr.. Matt McCluDg, of
NuOANllic. OOi. IuOlldS MdlOue, MI. dliu
Mrs. Frank Blume, Col. John Kirkman,
Mr.. and Mrs. win Eastman, Mrs. Ellen L.
Gardner, Mrs. W. s. Settle, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Felix Demoyille, Mr.. W. I. Berry, Miss |
Jennie Hicks, Miss Nina Woods, Miss Nc !
kenon, of Alabama, Miss Bette Demo !
vile, Miss Reese, Miss Cantrell, Miss Ida |
Vaughn, Miss Patton, of Alabama, Miss |
Ada Rye, Miss Martha Overton, Miss La |
zinka Elliston, Miss Annie OTdway, Miss |
Ida Bonner, Miss Fannie Nancy, Mr.. G. |
NJ. Fogg, ST., Mr.. John Frierson, of Co |
umbia, Mr.. G. NJ. Fogg, Jr., Mr.. Thos. |
Craighead, DR.. Walter Bransford, Mr.. A. |
q. Robinson, Mr.. John G:lgan, Mr.. Jere
Baxter, Mr.. John Morrow. The Waverly !
Hub was also present in a body. i
In one corner Of the drawing room stood
/ table which attracted its full share of at
eniion-especially from the ladies, con-
aiming as il did the
RARE AND COSTLY PRESENTS
which had been contributed by the numer-
)us friends of the happy pair. Among the |
articles, the UNION AND AMERICAN man
noticed the following:
From Mr.. NJ. Burns, Sr., an envelope |
a bank check; from Mrs. II. |
Burns, a magnificent frosted silver pitcher |