Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-18
Two Washington Weddings.

on Wednesday. At noon Madame
Berghman and Mr.. Scott Laughton
were married. The Secretary of State,
Mrs. and Miss Fish, Assistant Secretary
and Miss Cadwallader, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Davis, and a few others, were the
only guests present. The happy young
husband with his bride departed on the
l p. IN. train to pass the honeymoon in
Philadelphia. This marriage has given
rise to more gossip in fashionable cir
cles than any event that has traspired
for a long time. MI. Laughton is so
handsome, and such a graceful dancer
of the german, that the girls and their
mammas are very severe upon the rich
widow who has captured the prize, and
the disparity in age is made the theme
for much i'll natured discussion. Girls
so frequently sell themselves to rich
old husbands that they should not be
severe when occasionally a man pre-
fers to risk his happiness with a lady
his senior in age, but endowed with
wealth and other lovable qualities.
Some men marry a pretty face or a
pretty form, or a foot, or a hand, that
takes his eye. Money is more substan-
tial than any of these. Mr.. Laughton
was a clerk in the Alabama Claims
Commission. On the 3lst of this month
the court will be abolished, and Mr..
Laughton would have found himself
without employment. Instead of being
in adestitute condition, he finds himself
master of One of the most beautiful
homes in this city, and with al income
that is not endangered by any change
in the administration or fluctuations of
the price of gold or bonds. He has
made q good investment, and may all
happiness attend him and the lady of
his choice.
At 6 o'clock p. m, Wednesday even
ing, Miss Effie Bassett and Mr.. Gorham,
Secretary of the Senate, were married.
The Fourth Presbyterian Church was
crowded with the guests who were in
vited to the wedding. Blooming plants
from the Congressional Conservatives
were used to decorate the chancel,
while baskets, bouquets and stands of
flowers ornamented the tables and pull
pit. The bridal cortege consisted of
Vice-President Ferry and the brides
sister, Mr.. Flagg, Executive Clerk of
the Senate, and Miss Cailan, and the
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The bride was very richly dressed in
illusion vail. The bridesmaids wore
cream-tinted silks, with high basques
of white satin. After the ceremony a
few friends accompanied the bridal
party to the residence of Mrs. Bassett,
where the bridal presents were exhibit
ed, and the wedding-cake cut. Mr..
Gorham has been Secretary of the Sem
ate for the past eight years. He came
from California to this city, and has
many warm friends there as well as in
Washington. These friends testified
their regard by valuable presents to the
bride. MIR. Gorham was much touched
by the united gift of the Senators.
They sent to New York and purchased
a large silver salver and bowl lined
with gold. Upon both bowl and
waiter was the following inscription:
ga wedding-gift to Miss Efie A.
Bassett, from the Senators Of the
United States in token of their high re-
gard for Mr.. George G. Gorham."
California sent a box which was made
of one of the many woods which are in
digenous to that country, and lined
Will Ull1bcu SKULL. 1UlS UOAs WHICH,
could be laid open SO as to display its
entire contents, was filled with a dozen
of every sized spoons, forks and knives
of solid silver. Another case contained
magnificent carvers, corkscrew, scissors
for cutting grapes from the stems, and
a knife to cut the wire from the cham
payne bottles. In addition, there was
from the same sorce a cross and ear
rings of onyx, with a large solitaire d.
amond in the center of each. There
were many other choice gifts, but those
mentioned were the most conspicuous.
The bride and groom departed the
same evening for Boston, where they
passing the holidays. Mr.. Gorham
has six children-the eldest SON is 20
years of age, and one daughter is about
18. The youngest child is four or five
years old. Nevertheless, Mr.. Gorham
looks young, and evidently entered
upon his second marriage with almost
boyish enthusiasm Washington Cor.
Courier Journal.