Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-06-02

Tn third wedding which the White
HOus has witnessed, and the only one
which has borne in any way its re-
semblance--not very logically pointed
Ou:, Ut still good humoredly noticed
to the marriage contracts between
very great people abroad, was the one
event of Washington to-day. The on
~ resemblance. to be sure, was that
the bridegroom as an Englishmau
with good many names, if no such
redundancy of titles as fills the
columns of Court Journals before and
during and after State marriage abroad.
while the bride is the daughter of All
American President, and a President
n the sixth year of his Presidency
One does not often marry the daugh-
ter of a President. and the one voice of
Washington and of til country seems
to he IA grand congratulations. Miss
Nellie Grant has been, since her first
entrance i'm Washington society, a IA
vorite with all. kindly. gentle, and
lovabie, and the country has accepted
the verdict of its capital Mr.. Sartoris
is less knOwn-haS be1n known that
Is, not so lOng-but he, too, is popular,
a good brOwn-h haired. gay
eyed. and slightly whiske ed Young
man, twenty three years old. and as
handsome as man need be. lie is an
only son of Mr.. Edward Sario is, of
Hampshire, England, by his wife Ade-
laide Kemble,, the sister of Fanny
Kemble aud the daughter of Charles
kemble. He Is a good humOred and
talented MAJ, and a good singer Of
songs. Nellie Wfenshall Grant-every
body knows her, by picture at least,
her winsome winning face Her he
met on the Cunarder Russia but eigh-
teen months ago. and a very brisk
woOer he has proved himself.
Thirty years since a p esident has
married his daughter from the White
House, aud then only to an American,
and with no farewells and 10 Atlantic
Ocean behind the scenes. That was
merely a wedding when President
Tyler married away his daughter from
him. The bridegroom did not take
his prize out of Virginia. As for Pre-
sident Tyler himself, he went away to
be married, and that was 10 fete for
gossip. To-day the city has parted
with one whom its society will miss,
not from its catalogue of fashion mere
~
transient and changeable as it is, it has
a good deal 1t is not yet quite recon-
ciled with this Englishman, though
liking him as it does, for hurrying
over here and daring to carry away its
pet. Nellie Grant is not yet nineteen,
and was born like All anticipatory true
daughter of the nation on the nation
al birthday. She has been simply
- Il. l..
been thrown with vigorous phase of
American social life has not spoiled
her in the least, has not affected her
indeed one-half so much as she has in
fiuenced it, quietly making it the bet
ter for her lovable and gentle ways
Washington has pets of an hour. She
has kept the place longer. So to-day
all Washington arose on q beautiful
summer morning to see her married TO
that Englishman, AlgernOn Charles
Frederick Sartoris, who made up his
mind and hers so soon after lie saw
her.
The Pullman cals last night were
full of old men and young. all going to
the wedding. Popular fallacy! The |
wedding ia which everybody takes an
interest just now really meant |
to be private-a family farewell to a |
petted daughter, at which her wishes !
were to be consulted. Miss Grant, a
creature so girlish that the newspapers !
very seldom gave her the title belong
ing to the eldest daughter, but calling |
her Miss Nellie Grant, and sweet Nell
lie Grant alternately. marries the
blonde young Englishman who took
her fancy, and her father, who hap
pens to be rich and to hold pretty
good position at the same time, gives
her as good a send off as other parents
DO their girls. 1t was simply impossi-
ble to discriminate in giving invita-
tons generally, and they were very :
wisely limited to the intimate friends
of the family and bride, numbering
some 800 at least that number were
sent out, of which not more than hall
were accepted, fifty or sixty coming
from New York, and as many here
Nobody under the rank of Cabinet
Minister were included here except
three or four heads of the party-Sena-
tors Frelinghuysen, COnklin, Morton,
Stewart. Chandler, Carpenter, Ogles-
py, and Senator Thurman, who were
selected out of compliment to the
side.
Officers of the army and navy pre-
tent wore full uniform, and the civil
ans came In reception dress, the la
ties unbonneted, as the wedding was
Under the gas-light. and i'm light silks
n beautiful pattern and variety, with
lkirts IL train and high waists. Not
wen the diplomatic corps lent their
,riIIance to thescene Minister Thorn
ON. of the British Legation, being the
,nly member present. Phe Senate