Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-11-02
THE SILVER WEDDING.

On last Saturday evening, the 26th of
October, 1873, we had the pleasure Of
attending the "Silver Wedding" OF our
good friends and neighbors, Mr.. and
Mrs. b. f. Harrison, of this place. 1t
was social event of unusual occurrence
in this community, and, consequently,
was enjoyed with additional zest by
those who assembled to congratulate
the worthy couple on an occasion which
was no les. suspicious TO them than in
,eresting TO their numerous guests.
In the course of the evening the Rev.
Mr.. Hubbard, Rector of Trinity Church,
at the request of the host and hostess
read aloud the following announcement
of their marriage as originally published
10y us, twenty-five years ago, in the
Shepherdstown Register, dated October
90, 1853, when we first took charge OF
this offices
At Hard Scrabble, Berkeley county, on
Wednesday morning, Oct. Goth, 1898, by
the Rev, John S. peale, Mr.. BENJAMIN
+. HARRISON to Miss MARY CATHERINE,
only daughter of George W. Holiday,
Esq.-all Of said COUNTY.
Y- Our thanks are due the happy
couple for the bountiflA supply OF deli
cious cake and other delicacieS with which
the Printer was so kindly remembered on
the above occasion, and in return we
wish them losg life of uninterrupted
bliss and happiness as together down the
stream OF time they travel. -..-
across the threshold led,
And every tear kiss'd off as soon as shed,
His house she enters; there TO be q light
.Shiningwithin, when all without is night;
A guardian angel DER his life presiding,
Doubling his pleasures, anu his cares d.
viiing!'
The reading of the above was pre-
flced with a few appropriate remarks
by the estimable Rector, and followed
by an impressive prayer in grateful rec
ognition of the blessings bestowed upon
she happy couple before him by the
Giver of all Good, and humbly invoking
their continuance. This impromptu
episode sufficiently emphasized the OBJ
ject of the entertainment, and was duly
appreciated by those present as being
peculiarly suited to the occasion.
AS some of our fair readers may pos
sibly expect us to attempt description
of the more conspicuous costumes OF
the lady guests, we must eandidly con
fess our inability to say anything salts
factory on that delicate and important
subject. For We are so unfamiliar with
modern toilets and their Protean mys-
ter;es that we don't pretend to know the
meaning of tenth of the terms now
used by fashionable modestes and their
victims, to designate the component
parts of feminine attire, and are utterly
ignorant of the nature Of the materials
of which the most of them are made.
Tn fact, we fear that We should have TO
serve long apprenticeship to nantua
maker before feeling qualified to de-
scribe a lady's dress-to tell "Faille"
from s.Foulard" -"Metelasse" from
'sDamassee" -"Gros- grain" from "Gui-
net" billions" from ''Brillants," and
so on through the fanciful catalogue of
silks. And as for lacesl it'would take
years for us to know how to distinguish
Brussels, Mechlin, Valenciennes, Allen
con, Honiton, Gipure, Buckingham and
Bobbin-net, to say nothing of that new
kind which was referred to lately by
one Of our correspondents as ''real satin
lace"-what ever that may be!
So we'll not venture upon the techni-
calilies of topic of which We know
nothing, but pass on to subject more
suited 10 our taste, and with which We
are far more familiar.
We mean, Of course, the set supper,
the menu of which comprised an appe-
tizing list of seasonable delicacies with
superabundance of substantials--to
which it is needless to add we did full
Justice. Indeed, we doubt if Beacons-
field, Bismarck or ''any other man of
the Berlin Congress, with the Russian
Bear TO boot, could have beaten us in
.sthe ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of that Turkey"
The entertainment was an entire sue
cess-the company was large-ihe pres
ents numerous-the ceremony appropri-
ate-the supper sumptuous-the music
Capt. Criswell's best, and all went home
''Merry as marriage bell"
Of the many letters of regrets in be-
ing unable TO attend, and congratula-
tons received, we make room for the
following only
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 10, 1875
Miss Annie-The invitation came in
due course of mail, followed in q few
days by your very kind note.
1t would certainly be great pleasure
to revisit Shepherdstown, and to mingle
with the friends of long ago, especially
10 join with you and your friends in Gel
ebratipg the twenty-tifth anniversary of