The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-12-17

The residence Of the Diamond King on tn,
occasion of the wedding seemed a Paradise
| Wax candles by the thousands, each eau gl
and held in place by a bronze figure, flooded
the rooms within, and the miles Of ground,
without, with soft vet brilliant light. Her,
and there on the green slopes, or in the rusti,
bowers, or at the edge of some romantic
ravine, large music-boXes, imbedded anC
completely hidden from view in moss, PLAYED
a soft and dreamy accompaniment to tn,
voice OF the fountains One hundred music
boxes were employed in this service, and the
tunes that were pricked on their cylinder.
were composed especially for the nuptia
night by no less celebrated musician than
List He received draft Of $25,0 for his
witching work, and who shall say that lie did
not earn it? Certainly no one that listened
to the music, which was little shorl
Of heavenly. The music boxes wert
distributed next morning among the
bridesmaids and guests as unique
remembrances of the wedding. Each one oi
them was imported from Paris, was incased
in mosaic and elaborately finished in gold
silver and variety of precious stones. Two
hundred boxes cost as many THOUSAND dollars
The drawing room in which they we're made
one flesh had one feature in its ldornment
which elected the most feryent expression OF
delight and aInazement from all who were
present. The four walls were one mass OF
full blown white camelias from floor to cell.
n the ctntet Of each to cunningly counterfeit,
the dew drop. 1t is eStiifsted HAT the adufp.
ment Of this one room called for an expendi-
ture Of not less than Sl0,0O0,0O0. Nodiamond
was given the role of the dew-Irop that WAS
not white and perfect +" as the bosom of a
star"
The entire distance from the Cabral man.
sion TO The nearest railroad station, some
thing less than quarter Of mile, was liter
ally a way Of fowers-not under foot, but in
graceful arches overhead. Thus long snow
white bower, fashioned entirely of roses, was
the connecting link between the drawing
room ana drawing room car. The flower bill
ior the wedding-exclusive of the item of
hand-bo -bouquets-amounted to $4,000. But the
strangest thing in regard to this bower was
that its floor for the entire length was COW
cred with camefs hair shawls. The father of
the bride declared that so long as it was his
only daughter and only child whose marriage
he was celebrating he would SIND her out of
her home TO the steam carriage that was to
carry her away from him over pavement not
likely to be initiated in the future history of
marriages in South America. These shawls
were purchased in London and cost S56S 800.
After the party entered the train they were
gathered up and distributed among the
guests.
The brides presents numbered !, $40. The
mothers gift was dinner set of $50 pieces of
solid gold, costing $4,000,00O in gold. In ad-
dition, Nine Cabral gladdcned the brides
heartIwith 1000 yards of point lace; 800 morn
ing, afternoon and evening costumes, one for
each social division of every day in the year; :;
and, to crown all, certificate of deposit
issued by the Bank of acknowledgement
being the objective point of the bridal tour
for 81 l,0C0,000-r5.0O0,000
The father gave his daughter title deeds of
a magnificent town and country house in al
the leading capitals of the world and the
more famous watering places. These many
mansions are thoroughly furnished, and in
each-as Il tender reminder Of her maiden
hood-thcrc is an apartment that exactly cor
responds in furniture and adornments To her
own room at her fathers house. Not content
ing himself with this display of his bounty,
Cabral presented her with as fine steamship
as could be built on the Clyde, with full com
plement of sailors under contract for ten
years service, and with salaries paid in ad-
vance for the full term, and one dozen milk
white Arabian horses. But his crowning gift
was "a necklace Of diamonds worth over SIG,
OOD,OGO
There was one feature Of the wedding which
struck the correspondent a. phenomenal-the
hospitable provision made for the hackmcn
who drove the guests to and from the festiyi-
ties. On the velvet lawn just outside the Ca
bral mansion q dozen rr tnore exquisite
Sevres vases were set-COrres pouding in size
and shape TO an American peach basket
cdrn one Ot which was DcaieE 10 the brlm
with the gold coin of the country. The
drivers, they dropped their loads, had their
attention called to the currency in the vases,
and were cordially invited to help themselves
al ibit,aa. As often as the vases were emptied
they were promptly replcnished hy servants
detailed for that sole purpose. One of the
hackmen responded so heartily TO the invita-
ton that, when the time came for him TO drive
back to town, ne was forced o request his two
passengers to favor him by taking seat on the
box. He explained, not without bushes and
stami,ering, that inside of his coach was oc-
cupied by the gold pietes he had accumulated
during the evening; and that he would not
have taken SO many had it not been for the
thought of a sick wife at home. Having listened
to him, his load before mounting the box, re-
turned TO the house and related the incident
to Cahral, who was so touched at the men
ton of the sick wife that, on sudden impulse,
he proposed subscription for her benefit.
The response was general, and IN a short time
the snug sum of $4,000 was raised among
the guests, to which Cabral added his own
check for $4,000 more, saying that he did not
wish any heart to be sad on that joyful occa-
sion. When the $4,000 were handed to the
hackman, A cordial for your ailing wife, my
man. Is Cabral PCT it, he burst into tears,
declaring that there never was such a man in
the world as De Souza Cabral. And he was
right.