St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-01

/ rliIl\ Tor the nIlptlal night. hN no less
celebrated IL musician than List. He
received Il draft of twenty-five thou
sand dollars for his Witching work. and
who shall SAY that he did not earn il /!
Certainly no one that listened to the
music. which was little short of heaven
| lN. The music boxes will he distribu-
ted on the morrow among the brides
maids and other guests of this evening
aS unIqu" rememhlanceIs of the we'd
ding. Each of them WAS imported from
Paris. Is c;i>rd III mosaic. and elahoratc-
ly finished in gold. silver and il variety
ot precious stones. The hundred boxes
cost aS many thousand dollars. The
draw ing room in which the Kentuckian
and his 'dark Brazilian bride" were
made one flesh, had one feature in its
adurmment wlIich elected the most fer
vent expression of delight and amaze
mcnt from all who were present.
aIlude to the decorations of the four
walls. They were one mass of full
blown white camclliaS from floor To
ceiling. and good->iIcd diamond WAS
inserted III the centre of each to Gun
n1nglN counterfeit the dewdrOp.
Ii Is estimated that ia, ..luInnirut uf
this one room called for an expenditure
ut not less than ten millions of dollars
y" diamond was given the role of the
d"wdr"p that wa> not white. and per
feet las the bosom of Il star" The en-
the distance from CHbri,l mansion to
the nearest railroad station. snmcthimg
less than Il quarter nf Il mile. WAS liter
all Way uf flowers not under foot
hut III graceful arches oven head Thus
/ lamar I,itn 4
entirely of roses. Was the cunmrrtiny
link between drawing and draw
ing room ear. The demand made ON
Flora t"r the materials for this pictur-
c~Tuc covered WAY Was unprecedented.
lhe flower hill for the wedding -cXclu-
>i\r "t the item of hand bouquets
amounted L" fifty thousand dollai>
liut the Stl;ngr>t thing in regard to
this hnNcr have Vet t" tell. Its floor
t"I the entire length. WAS covered with
rdncI> ham >haWl> to my own miud.
Il piece Of plcp">tcI"u>. aye. Wicked
c\iIaVagiucr. But the father of the
hIIdr declared that 50 long ~ il Wis
hi only daughter and only child hose
marriage he WAS cclrhI.Itiug. he would
send her ont "t h-I home tu the steam
rIlIlag' that was t" carry her away
from HIM. oven Il pavement not likely
I" hc initiated III the futmr history of
marriages in South America. The
/ >ildWi> l"r this extraordinary purpose
We're purchased in Lnnd"n. the order
beng ''thc best that can he had f"l
gold. and the hill tor the item amount
rd tn the ru"Iln"U~ sum of five hun
drtd and >iNtN-ci%ht thousand five hun
dlrd dollars. After the bridal party
ruIr'ed the train. the >haWl> were
..Ghrird mp. and tomorrow they viii
"' distributed among the poo. of the
district.
Aud now u few vnld> about the
brides presents. They Vclc. hN actual
count. eighteen hundIcd and forty in
uumhcr. aud the greater pant of them.
noticed. t""h the inIm nf either gold
81 diamonds. The. mothers gift was -
dIuurI->,t at tW" hundred and eighty
pieces. Of solid gold. Zach piece bears
&c H.un"-IIn al th. CIh.al and
ihI"rkm"lrom III diamonds The cost
"t this proof of maternal affection Wis
~"urthiu" "Ncl iuul millions OF dollars.
IA GOLD. lu addition. Madame t.hIal
Iladdrucd the brides heart with one
th"n>imd yards OF point lace three
hundred amt >iNty-tiVc morning. ltJtI-
noon aud evening costumes. one Ton
each social diN i>i"u ut rVcIN dul III the,
,caI and. I" clown all. Il certificate
81 deposit issued l., the Bank ut Eng
land England being the objective
pninI ut the la idal tour tur one mill
Inu "i pounds. Does this Last item
~crm the NcIl ap"lhr">i> "t pr"digali-
~ Ii does seem 50 until Nuu hear
what the father did tnr his darling.
and then II takes Il >uhoIdiuatc posi-
ton. He gave her titlr-drcd> of Il
magnificent town and country h"u>,' in
I'll! The leading capitals of the world
and the n,lc famous Watering places.
! hr>C many mansions are thoroughly
tuiul>hCd. Iud in each ~ Il tender re
mindcr To Malta of her maidcnhnod
there l. an apartment that exactly cor
responds in furniture and adornmcnt>
+" her own rooms ut her fathers house.
Not contcntiu" himself with this dis
play OF his bounty. CahrIl presented
ltI with a> fine Il steamship as could
hc built nn the ClNdc. with full com
llcmrmt ot sailors under contract for
ten lrar>' service. and with salaries
paid in advance t"I the full term one
'l's' ~ l''lliN llIN' anu
this ~ Il Joke one thousand pounds
of carnmclS. u conicction for which the
bride is said to have II pronounced lik
iu%. But his croWuing Gift WAS Il neck
lace that deserves to rank among the
enumerated wonders of the world
Sixteen Years ago. soon after Malia'>
birth. hc began L. collect the diamonds
of which it is composed. Whenever "r
wherever he heard of Il marvellous stone
he WAS on hand in person Or bN agent
and secured it. He had all Europe.
Asia and Africa ranSlcked III behalf of
the proposed necklace. and at one time
actually made oNcrtrIrcS for the ccle-
Matrd Pitt diamond which cost the
Duke of Orleans. according to history.
sin huudIrd and seventy five thousand
dollars. and which Napoleon at one
time wore, an his SWord-hilt. He WAS
batlird in tins attempt, however, much
to his disappointment. but after ten
years of unremttrd hunting he at last
go together thirty of the largest and
purc>t diamonds in The world. no one
of which WAS much inferior To the Pitt
gem. Taking these to Amsterdam, he
summoned the best talent in that city.
EImouS for its diamond cutters. and
stated what he desired which was that
each one of the stones should have Il
fantastic face cut upon it. Amsterdam
at first said that the task was more than
hcrculcau-that it was impossible. But
when tahral stated the stupendou< sum
he WAS willing to pay for the fullilment
of his wishes, Amsterdam recnnsidcrcd
and consented to do its best. Ii did il
best for five wears. daN and night and