Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-27
Letter from Fairfax

correspondence OF the Alexandra GaZ9ttc. |
FAIRFAX C. H., April 81, l676-fbe mar
rage Of a reguing belle of the city, and that of
the beau oil the village, is eDtire different
affair. 10 the city it is only an episode 10 the
record of fashionable life, which is day talk
an not nine day 8 wonder, and Mrs. Grundy
speaks Of III, orang, f 'wers and satin, Of the
crush, the glare and the bridal gifts, and socie-
" .eads discusses the event, and then torgets
the affair, and ouly few, very few, think of
the happy cvup!e who are living, as Vo!taire
would call it, in fools paradise" lu the
village, where the bride is known to everybody,
and where a wedding is a rare event, the uup
tlals OF Lelle is yeriabc epoch, which, from
the inccplive courtship until the cOnsumma-
until the Dcxt marriage, which, IN these lat-
,udas. is ofteo considerable time. Miss Madge
Richardson was married last night She WAS a
beautiful blonde, as sweet and good as she was
pretty, veritable sunbeam who makes sun
shine in shady places The groom-but nobody
thinks Of the man 10 the ceremony-ls named
Mr.. Robert Douglas, young member OF Mr..
Dick Swveler's profession. At eight O'Clock
the Church was densely packed, and IN few
minutes the wedding march f,ated through
the sacred edifce, and the bridal train swept
in, advanced to the altar, which was exquisite
" deckcd with ,wcrs. and amid brcathlcss
hush the twain were made one. The invited
gu SITS. repairing to the residence of the bride,
a :upcrb collation. was set out, aud until late
hour, WIRE Hospitality and agreeabiy enter
taincd. The bride was exqulsey dressed 10
white satin and carleton, orange blossoms and
illusion veil. aud with her spirtuelle beauty, she
hoe to great advantage, aud looked as talr as
L. lao
shone upon:
Her spirit exulting in her bonds,
She stood, like Heber, scattering smiles
around.
The first and second bridesmaids were dressed
in white and blue carleton, the third and fourth
10 white and pink and the fifth 10 pure white.
The grace and loneliness of the attendants were
a fitting II f2ction of the fairy bride. They were
Miss Carrie Jackson, Tina Halbrook, Matte
Chapman, Mary Simpson and Maggie Thomas.
The groomsraen were F. W. Richardson, Willie
Caldwell, Charley Ford, Willie Thomas and
graceful and lovely women Miss Carrie Jack
son caught many eyes, and the fancy too Of
some by her fair blonde like beauty. Miss
'i'ic Graham set her off equally we'll by her
brunette relief Miss Maggie Thomas, syl-
l-h and elegant brune exquisitely dressed, has
what bio l. WIS, iu bis book, 'Our Girls,
says is she arandest thing woman can have,
quecny bearing The gifts were numerous
ana elegant, hu have always thought that
wedding gifts, while costly, are not appro-
pirate. Instead OF silver service, a sewing ma
chine; for ladies, cooking stove instead of
butter knives bread trough. A basket of rare
fl wcrs could buy wash tub aud scrubbiug
board, and the illustrated volumes of poems
ought to have been the latest cookery book.
Among The guests we're Bev. Douglas, esq NJ.
G., Mr.. Chapman, of the City Hotel Miss
Morton, Mrs Fitzbugh and Charley Ford, Of
ALI xandrla.
To- day isa gala time here. The corner stone
Of the pew Methodist Church, (South,) is to
be laid. Rev. James Duncan, of Randolph
M.con College. will deliver the GRAFTON, and
the Masons OF LeeSburg and Alexandria will
attend. The Church is on the station road,
directly opposite the residence Of Judge Fl. W.
Thomas. CHAssEUR.