The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-27
GRANT-HONORE.
CHICAGO'S GREAT SOCIAL
EVENT.
TUESDAYS WEDDING.

FAMILY OF THE BRIDE-THE HIGH CONTRACT
ING PARTIEs-THEIR FIRST MEETING-A
BEAUTEoUs BRIDE-THE KNoT-CosTUMEs
WEDDING GIFTS.
The Chicago Tribune devotes two pages to
the Grant-Hc more wedding. From its ac-
count the following extracts are taken: The
Honore family are Partisan French, and the
old house still exists, in the heart of Paris,
where the last remnant of the foreign branch
still live. John A. Honore, the progenitor
of the Honore race in America, came over
and settled in Louisville, KY, in 1908, in the
30th year of his age, having three children
two girls and one boy. This boy was
Francis Honore, who entered into the whole
sale business with his father, and made
nearly two score tedious trips from New Or
leans to Louisville, it being necessary at
that early period to barge goods up the
river. He saw Louisville grow from small
town to large, thriving city, and gained an
extensive acquaintance. He died suddenly
In 1S49, having the respect and esteem of all
who knew him. Three sons survived him
II. III. Honore, B. L. Honore, and Francis
Honore. III. III. Honore, Esq, the eldest
son, married Miss Eliza Carr, the daughter
of Capt. John Carr, one of those noble
pioneers of Kentucky, about 1S45, in Oldham
county. In her youth she possessed remark
able beauty, and time has not yet dimmed
the brightness of her eye or bowed her
form, and the children have inherited her
good looks. They have had six children,
two girls and four boys, all at present liv-
ing. Mrs. Potter Palmer and Mrs. Grant
are the daughters. Adrian, III. II. Jr., Nat.
and Lockwood, the boys. B. l.. Honore,
the second son and brother of ii. III. Ho-
more, is married, but has no family. II. II.
Houore became a resident of Chicago in
1856, and has been prominently identified
with the city ever since. In regard to the
high contracting parties who were the actors
on this occasion, of the groom little need be
said, as he is so well known. He
is a good size, not over medium
i've in build. His face is not striking
in any particular feature, but it is
like his father's-a good, shrewd face. The
eyes are gray, and do not easily light up;
nor does he use them much, speaking gen.
orally without raising Them But in the
tOut-ensemble of his features, there is
expression that pleases and fascinates. He
has a fine voice, but rather lazy way of
using 1t, and it has musical information
that is foreign; it may be an acquired tone.
COL. GRANT
has frank ingenious look that seems to say
he finds life pleasant, and will make the
most of it. There is not the slightest ap-
proach to snobbery or military effusion in
of talking right along without stopping
to pick or choose his words. 1t might not
be saying too much to assert that he
infinitely prefers the variety and Informal
ity of camp life to the etiquette of the social
regime. He is not unlike Eis brother-in-
law, Mr.. Sartoris, in his easy absorption of
the good things OF life. and has the same
humorous smile lurking about his mus
tached lips. His hair is neither dark nor
light, but has rich auburn tinge; his face
is destitute of other appendage in the way
of beard than short, thick arch of a light
color over the upper lip. He has the high
color of q soldier and Won vivant. Being
the eldest son of the highest dignitary in
the United States, the wedding naturally
has an interest for the public at large
not usually accorded to such ceremo-
MES. Col. Grant is about twenty-five
years old, and is graduate of the military
school of West Point. He was appointed on
Gen. Sheridan's staff, with headquarters at
Chicago. Here he met Miss Honore at
small dinner party given at the residence of
her sister, Mrs. Pottsr Palmer, about eight
cen months ago. There were present at that
party Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, Miss Honore,
the Misses Rucker, Miss Mary Hall, Colonel
Grant, Gen. Sheridan, Gen. Forsyth, and
Mr.. Adrian Honore. Seven of these people
participated in the ceremonies of to-day. Of
Miss Hon0re 1t may be said that Col. Grant
admired her, became unremitting in his at.
tentions, wooed and won the gentle girl, and
soon rumor of their engagement was whis-
pered through that portion OF the social world
with which they were connected. Others
say that Col. Grant met Miss Ida Marie
Honore about two years ago, travelling with
party of friends on her way from school.
He was introduced to her on the cars be-
tween New York and Washington, and &c is
said that at the moment when he lifted his
hat in recognition of her name, and his
eyes met hers, while he bowed his acknowl-
edgments he irrecoverably lost his heart.