National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-06
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THE APPROACHING FAsHIoNABLE
WEpDINGS-THE AGE OF RINGS-HIS.
| TORIOAL PARALLELS.
Correspondence OF the Gr.phic.l
wAsHIsaroN, April 2-There is one class Of
persons which takes no gloomy view Of the pres
emit or the future-bridal couples. We have half
/ dozen marriages announced IN onacIal life. and
two Of the brides are TO be daughters of NO lass
distinguished persons than General Sherman and
Senator Stewart, Of Nevada Miss Minnie SHEER
man Is piquant and graceful young lady pa-
| tive Of Ohio, exceedingly modest and even shy,
CT fall appearance without pretensions to being
belle Of the period, and her choice is staIwart
officer Of tho navy. General Sherman has re-
publican family. His wife is Q charitable, peace
making woman, the daughter Of Secretary Ewing
who raised General Sherman Mr.. Ewing was
Protestant, believe, but In later life became
| convert to thu Roman Catholic Church, and all
the Shermans In the Generals family, unless
am misinformed, are Roman Catholics.
Mrs. Sherman Is q devout woman, and her resi-
dence In the old Douglas row puts her into neigh
borhood relations with st. Aloysius' church,
where there Is the best singing In the city. Gen.
Sherman, think, Is not commitment Of any
church. He Is liberal In his views, yet 10 optI-
mist where his individual character comes in ques-
ton, as can Dc seen from his course when the
state OF Louisiana, which had given him employ
ment, concluded to abandon the Union He spoke
with directness which should have had inau-
ence at the time with the secession element, and
spared them much money and blood, and should
have shown them tnat Northern born people were
perfectly IN earnest In their attachment to the
Union, no matter what their social feelings might
Dc on slavery OF tne negro. Some days ago 1
heard MIS- sherman say tnat sns thought her
husband ietser IN iaFor oitne Union, GATED jan
uary' 1871, was . prouder SUBJECT with ner than
any Dattie ne ever iousht. 10 atninking race
winch couia nave the reason 70 measure resources
anu A2prenenu sucn war as came aoout' TINS
ieLeer ought 70 nave oeen Invaluable.
uene,ai sherman mas Two daughters, whom
many LINK 70 De Twins. he has been scrupulous
EDUCATE ms eniloren IN the west instead OF the
Ias., anu ny nAes the western states oetterInan
INC oa seosions VI tne country. MS Louislanale let
tei IN ioois ootaineo ior MIN the commonplace ap-
polnlment OF captaincy IN the regular army, the
same RANK ne nao resigned ne appeared 81 the
ost'ie VI ouii nun = eolonei, commanding orig
Hue. ns pasiVn was Ienerhl hooer' Anaerson'
"no ue hanueu MIN ior .ne seeona IN connanu'
anu 4 p MIN aPpeaiea uenerai Neis0n Anu uen-
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "nat nooouy eiSe Deneses' anu frequently
sa nsnit opinions On suDJeets aslray from ms
10y. y, .e NVoouy leafes MN, however, VIII
80 , ~ MN uore sIu niore. ms tenPer-
Just the reverse Oh 6enerai Grants-tne
W. .Se pniesae' cautious, silent, ana receptive,
~, NeS'uou' ou.spoAsn' unin'etniitIen'' neI- |
ese tho men Prooaoiy spPreclSte each
~, sDel 'e.y oppoSnenesS' "nlcn l. slso In
oPPoaitene' |
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