Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-03
THE EIGHTH WHITE HOUSE
WEDDING.

The New York Worlds Washington
correspondent thus tells of the White
House wedding on Wednesday night
The marriage the Presidents niece
and General Russell Hastings took
place this evening at the White House.
The invited guests were only some Six
ty in number, nearly all Of them being
persons nearly related by ties of blood
or friendship TO the bride or groom.
The President and Mrs. Hayes invited
very few Of their own personal friends
or relatives The members of the cab
met and their families are considered
to q certain extent members OF the
Presidents family and were asked
also the Vice President General Sher-
man and Senator Matthews and their
families were included, as well as few
friends from Ohio residing here, among
them the Chief Justice and Judge
Swayne, both of whom are absent from
the city, and Representative and Mrs.
Mckinley, Senator Matthews and fam.
lily and General Sherman are at Prince
ton, so they were not at the wedding,
nor was the Vice President, who is out
ta,;on of tha Cahino, 9Th iad;oI Tho
invitations were engraved on smooth
white note paper in this form;
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Although IL was not dusk when the
marriage took place the house was
brilliantly lighted. The broad ball ad-
joining the suite oil parlors was adorn-'
ed with plants and shrubs in tubs in
all the parlors were blooming plants in
pots and vaces. The blue parlor IN
which the ceremony was performed,
was decorated without flowers, as well
asplants IN iullblossom' On the further
SIDE oil the room are three windows and
u horizontal bar oil colored blossoms
stretched across between tho coraices
oil the two outer ones, and from IL a
huge marriage bell Of white flowers
hung, just IN front OF the centre window.
On eitherside hung in iestoons wreath
of green and in each loop was ring OF
white fiowers-in one the Initials "E.
p" those of the bride in the other
"R. H., those OF the groom. Beneath
each OF the gas brackets on tho wall
was wreath OF roses and pansles; the
chandelier and the two mirrors were
wreathed with smilax.
The guests were shown into the blue
parlor. Bishop Jaeger, OF Southern
Ohio, stood ready to read the service OF
tho Episcopal church. The Marine
band began the "Wedding March" by
Mendelsshon as the bridal party enter
cd and went to the south side Of the
room, where the bride and groom took
their positions under the marriag bell,
tacing the company. There were no
brides maids or groomsmen.
The bride, whose modcsty Is one of
her most striking characteristics, was
literally "a blusbiug maiden" as she
approached with her father They
were preceded by the President and his
niece, Mrs. Mitchell, the brides sister,
and Mrs. Hayes and the groom. The
bride wore mn old fashioned heavy bro.
cadc, but of o modern creamy tint Of
white, made in Princesse robe falling
in long graceful train at the back.
The border was 4 plating of plain
silk, edged at the top with wreath Of
orange blossoms and leaves. Sprays of