The New York herald., 1875-12-23
FASHIONABLE WEDDING.
soLRMNIzATIoN or THE NUPTAIs or THE
DAUGHTER OF JUSTICE DAVIS WITH THE SON
OF JUSTICE swAYNE LAST EVENING" BRILL
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DAUGHTER OF JUSTICE DAVIS WITH THE SON
OF JUSTICE swAYNE LAST EVENING" BRILL
IANr AND INTERESTING SCENE.
BLoohNGToE, Ill, Dec % 1875.
This evening there occurred an event matrimonial
which for the time attracts 10 this pleasant, wide
awake and mercural little prairie city the attention Of
its social world Its approach has for weeks kept the
city alive with pleasurabe excitement and the nodses
Of Bloomington busy with the work Of fashionable
preparation. Nor have the bellies OF Bloomington
confined their orders TO the pentup Utica
Of this provincial metropolis, but have called upon
the artists OF Chicago, ST. Louis and the remote
Gotham For be 1t understood that, though we live
away out West" and in city distinguished for
nothing remapabe save its schools its energy and the
vast contiguty OF prairie which the years have
yerled into productive farms and populated with happy
and prosperous citizens Dame Fashion rules her fair
subjects here as vigorously Manhattan Island.
Thrty-six years ago David Davis, then man OF
twenty hve native Of Cocil county, Maryland came
Illinois, and, after year spent in Pekin then leading
trading point the Illinois, settled in the hamlet
whose christening only year two before had named
it Bloomington and engaged in the practice Of law.
While student Of law in Lenox Mass. he had met
and loved Miss Sarah Walker, daughter of Judge
Walker OF that State and, in 1885, returned TO Lenox
married her and brought her West cheer his frontier
home.
Through the years which passed since the young
lawyer sought home Illinois his life has been
blessed with prosperity. His matrimonial union
happy one, his practice of his profession brought
him wealth and honor and his specuations and
investments have made him millionaire. From the
young law student OF 1885 he has become member Of
the highest tribunal or the nation and his
name may vet head the national ticket His
worldly possessions embrace sections of the
richest and most valuable land in Illinois,
acres upon acres OF business tracts in the heart Of Chi
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blessed with two children one a married and liv-
Ing here, pleasant, courteous gcntleman the other
daughter whose nuptials celebrated this
ing. The lucky man who plucked this fair flower
becoming the possessor OF a wife whose amiability
and many virtues have caused her to be beloved, and
also favorite in this CITY which she has spent the
greater part of her life and the heir presumpve to
big bonanza" in the way OF fortune Is Henry Stuart
Swayne manufacturer, of Toledo, Ohio Of JUS
Davis.
The home OF Judge Davis has ever been noted for the
simplicity and painness Of the life OF lis occupants
and the arrangements for the wedding conducted
without display or ostentation. Indeed for some time
it undecided whether the wedding would not be
strictly private. The invitations, printed plain
white in modest lthographic script, read as folows:
Judge and Mrs. Davis
request your attendance the
Marriage of their Daughter,
at seven O'Clock,
! Wednesday Evening, Dec. q, 1875.
5 Bloomington. Illinois.
Accompanying tho invitation the plain cards
bearing the names:-
HENRY STUART SWAYNE,
SALLIE W0RrHINGTON DAVIS.
The wedding occurred promptly at the hour named
this evening" at the elegant residence Of Judge Davis
upon the eastern edge OF the city, whose Spacious
richly furnished parlors brilliant company had
sembed. The bride entered leaning the arm other
iather, and Mrs Davis on the arm ofJustice Swayne
The bride IS brunette OF pleasing iorm rather above
the medium height, with face which, though
beautiful may be called handsome in feature and of
charming expression.
with honest manly features, and bearing the expression
OF culture and refined intelligence, the
toEal full dress
The ceremony performed by Rev. John Maclean
formerly pastor OF the First Presbyterian church. of
Bloomington, under whose pastoral care Miss Davis
had worshpped from her childhood The service
short and impressive, followed by eloquent prayer
happy pair Alter the ceremony and con-
gratuations and hour two spent
III informal reception and social intercourse
with the guests, Mr. and Mrs Swayne driven to
the depot and departed for tour the South includ-
ing Florida and Kentucky and a trip to Washington.
Alter their return here they will to Toledo and be-
come residents Of that city.
The invited guests from all parts OF the Union
including Justice Swayne and wife, OF Ohio; two
brothers of the groom-one of them General Wagner
Swayne; Hon. John Wentworth, OF Chicago, and his
daughter; Justice Breese, Of Illinois; Hon. Jesse W.
Fell, General Gridley, Miss Scranton, of Scranton Pa
Ex-Governor T. D. Cox and lady; Hartwell Osborne and
II. T. Chase; George Milmine OF Toledo; Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Parsons New York, the latter the sister OF the
bridegroom; Hon. II. Lyle Dckey and lady; Mr.. ]
Bond and lady, Chicago.