The Grange advance., 1874-10-28

The Marriage q the Presi1eo&as
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From the Chicago papers of the 2lst
We take the following account Of the mar
riage of Fred. Grant to Miss Ida Honore,
an event which took place in that city
on the Goth:
The Honore family are Partisan
French, and the old house still exists, in
tho heart of Paris, where the last rem
nant 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 wholesale business with his
father, and made nearly two score
tedious trips from New Orleans to
Louisville, it being necessary at that
early period to barge goods up the
river. He saw Louisville grow from a
small town to a large, thriving city,
and gained an extensive acquaintance.
lie died suddenly in l849, having the
respect and esteem of all who knew
him. Three sons survived him,--H. II.
Honore, B. L. Honore, and Francis
Honore.
II. H. Honore, Esq, the eldest son,
married Miss Eliza Carr, the daughter
Of Capt. John Carr, one Of those noble
pioneers Of Kentucky, about l845,
in Oldham county. In youth she
possessed remarkable beauty, and
time has not yet dimmed the rightness
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 living.
Mrs. Potter Palmer and Mrs. Grant are
the daughters. Adrian, H. H. Jr. Nat,
and Lockwood, the boys. B. L. Hon.
one, the second son and brother Of
H. II. Honore, is married, but has no
family. II. H. Honore became resi-
dent of Chicago in 1856, and has been
prominently identified with the city
ever since.
THE GROOM
In regard to the high contracting
parties who were the actors on this
occasion, of the groom little need be
said, as he is 50 we'll known.
He is a good size, not over medium
height, but broad.shouldered and mas
sive 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, speak.
ing generally without raising them.
But, in the tout-ensemble of his fea-
lures, there is an expression that pleases
and fascinates. He has fine voice, but
a rather lazy way of using it, and he
has musical intonation 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 approach to snobbery or mill
tary efusion in his manner, and
he has boyish way
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 va
riety and informality of camp life to the
the etiquette of the social regime. He
is not unlike his brothcr-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 a soldier and a
bon vivant.
Being the eldest son of the highest
dignitary in the United States, the wed.
ding naturally has an interest for the
public at large not usually accorded
to such ceremonies. Col. Grant is about
25 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 sis.
ter, Mrs. Potter Palmer, about eight
cen months ago. There were present
at that party Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer,
Miss Honore. the Misses Ruckcr, Miss
Mary Hall, Col Grant, Gen. Sheridan,
Gen. Forsyth, and Mr.. Adrian Honere.
Seven Of these people participated i'll
the ceremonies Of to day. OF
MISS HONORE
it may be said that Col. Grant admired
her, became unremitting in his atten.
:tions, wooed and won the gentle girl
and soon rumor of their engagement
was whispered through that portion o1
the social world with which they were
connected.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Others say that Col. Grant met Miss