The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-18
HYMENIALs.
Nup tails Of Mr. Jacob w. Grubb anu
Miss Lizzie d. Delaplain, at ST.
Matthews Church, Last
Evening.
The Reception al the Residence Oh
the Brides Father, &c.

looked forward to for some time. Inc
occasion was the marriage OF Miss Lizzie
d. Delsplain, daughter of Mr.. l.. 5.
Dslsplain, one of Wheeling's stauneh-
est business men. and Mr.. Jacob w.
Grub, also Of this city.
The hour announced for the ceremony
was 8 o'clock, but long before that time
the auditorium of ST. Matthews Church
was hlled with apprecistive friends.
Messrs. Samuel Wilson and Harry Nc
Lure showed themselves to be the most
courtec US of the courteous, as ushers, and
Prof. Bassett entertained the waiting
friends very handsomely at the organ
previous to the appearance OF the bridal
party, a decided anxiety being perceiva'
BILE throughout the large assemblage. AT
length a look of bright expectation
| o'.rspread each face, and it was whispered
from mouth to mouth that the bridal
party were about to enter. In few
moments the church doors were thrown
open, and every heavt was in futter
a the assemblage OF snow-draped
figures appeared at the entrance and
moved slowly up the aisle. First came
the ushers, then the attendants, eight IN
number, in the following order: Mr. }.
| V. Dickey and Miss Sallie Hidreth, Mr..
J.R. Davenport and Miss Lea Sing Teton,
Mr.. Joseph Woods and Miss Mary Pax
ton, Mr.. G. &. johnson and Miss Julia
Mitchell, following whom were the bride
and groom.
Arriving at the altar, the attendants
took their respective positions, on
either side Of the bride and
groom, who stood Immediately
in front, and the Rev. j. &. Armstrong
pronounced the solemn and impressive
ceremony of the church which made
them one, the happy pair kneeling for
the final blessing. At last the concluding
"amen" was pronounced which sealed
forever the sacred vow; the joyous "Wed-
ding March gave out its enhancing
notes, and the bridal party, with the
friends of the family repaired to the res
idence of the brides father, on Chapline
street. AS the bridal party passed down
the aisle, the newly married couple APP
pesred Supremacy happy, and the groom
looked as though he would fain exclaim:
500 where we will, this hand is thine,
| Those eyes before me smiling mus,
| Through good and i'll, through storm ana
The worlds world of love for us"
At the psternal mansion those who
had repaired thither were soon engaged
in the festivities incident to re-
ception, and all went merry as a
marriage bell; the hum OF the merry
voices and the echo of the joy
GUS laughter, making all feel that mar
riage, after all, WAS not so sad turn in the
affairs of man or woman, as the solemn
ceremony short time previous would
lead one to believe. The congratulations
over, music was finally added to the
charms of the reception, and OF course,
! fhara la what would a
wedding be without kramer-wlth his
repertoire of soul enhancing music.
The usual programme ofsCch occasions
was carried out to the letter, and at about
IL o'clock supper was announced andthe
irresistible charms of the table attracted
the many guests. In the centre of the
table was the brides cake, with its i'm
maculate embroidery, its snowy covering
of frost" and all that one could i'm
sgine, to make it outshine It's sister
dainties. Indeed, the table fairly groaned
beneath the luxuries placed thereon
luscious fruits and lovely flowers, ard
dainty confections of all kinds-every-
thing, in fact, to tempt the dainty palate
of the epIcure; and all did justice to the
magnificent collation. before them.
Among the tolettes, that of the BRIDE
was the most conspicuous, she being ar
rayed in light white silk dress, hounced
around the skirt, long train, and
adorned with pearls, full sci, with tiara OF
flowers for the mead, and last veil OF
illusion, airy and ETHEREAL as a summer
cloud. floating about her as halo of
light.
The bridesmaids were all costumed in
snowy white, and adorned with jewels
of various kinds, while the groom and
groomsmen were dressed in full dress
suits of black, contrasting with the spot
less white of the dresses worn by the
ladies accompanying them.
The guests tarried At the brides late
residence until late hour, many even
postponing their devastating until the
time for the departure of the bridal party
had arrived, they leaving on the o'clock
train on the Baltimore and Ohio road Tor
the East, amid the hearty consratula
tons and good wishes of their numerous
friends.
INCIpIENT FIeE.-The new houses be-