The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-21

child daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Jas. j. McCallum. The reception
commenced at 2 o'clock and ended
at 9 P. NJ, and between the hours
named there was continuous
throng of friends going and coming.
The table was simply indescribable
it was so handsomely ornamented,
so richly ladened, so beautifully
spread, and so superbly waited on
by half-score of the most charm
ing and lovely young ladies. To
sum it all up in just a word or two
more, nothing could have added to
the interest, pleasure or success of
the occasion.
Through repeated interviews with
members of the family, both in per-
son and by proxy, we have sue
ceeded in obtaining many interest
ing facts and incidents connected
with the marriage of this venerable
couple, which form an interesting
chapter, linking the present with the
half century past, the publication Of
which we hope will violate no con-
tidence nor reach beyond the bounds
of propriety.
The marriage of James Mccall
lum to Eliza Brown was celebrated
at the residence of her father Col.
Hugh Brown, near Spring Hill,
Maury county, Tenn, on Thursday
evening, Feb'y IA, 1928, by the Rev.
Duncan Brown, d. D., of Zion
Church, an uncle of the bride. The
were Miss Mary Sanford
with Mr.. Pinkney B. Wilson and
Miss Susan Luckey with Mr.. Hardy
Benson. The bride was dressed In
n white brocaded silk, made yoke
neck, pointed behind and before,
large mutton leg sleeves, and gored
skirt, confined at the waist with a
belt. She wore her hair pulled on
combs in front and curls behind,
white silk gloves and slippers-kid
gloves and slippers were not then
to be had. The bridesmaids were
dressed in white swiss, made SINH
lar to the brides. The groom wore
n black cloth dress coat, with short
waist, swallow tail and high large
rolling collar, black cashmere pants,
white silk vest, cravat and gloves.
Ample provision was made for the
guests, of whom there were rs or
nore-relatives, friends and neigh
Oors, old and young. The supper
vas served on one large table and
lighted by two homemade candles
one at each end. There were no
star candles nor oil lamps in that
lay. The candles were large, made
IF tallow, frequently with / or J
Dees-wax, and for important occa-
;ions all beeswax. Every family
Kept bees and the wax was album
liant. There was no dancing at
he wedding. The young people
unused themselves with various
plays common in that day, such as
old Sister Phoebe" "Grind the
Bottle" CRITICISM civilian %
&c. There was dane
ug however in the neighborhood
,he next day and night by some of
,he young people. The weather
vas suspicious, being clear and
pleasant. Vegetation was far ad
ranced, the plum and peach trees
being in bloom-the former full and
,he latter perhaps about half full.
And one thing remarkable is that
he 50th anniversary occurred on
he same day of the week and about
he same stage of the moon. The
license were issued by
Joseph b. Porter, then clerk of the
County Court of Maury, who kept
ais office in small frame building
about 200 ards south of the court
house.
The friends who accompanied
Mr.. NJ. remained day or two in
.he neighborhood and returned the
after part of the week. Mr. with
Mrs. NJ after visiting relatives and
friends several days, returned the
next week. At his request no en-
was given at his ia
hers. as the day of his return was
uncertain.
Mr.. McCallum at that time lived
1t his fathers, 4 miles north of Elk
.on. The friends that accompanied
lrm were his sister Mary b. Nc
Callum, his brother Neil, Misses
Susan Brooks, Francis Paine, and
Amanda Smith, Messrs. Wilson,
Benson and Neill 5. Brown. The
party rode to the neighborhood OF
Col. Browns the day before on
horseback. There were but few
then in the country. The
vehicle most commonly used was
ne old style chaise or gig. Bug
yies were not then in use. OF all
those present. who were then grown
or nearly so, only two ladies and
five gentlemen besides MIR. and Mrs
NJ. are now living, so far as known
to thsn, yixs NrA Dansh, Q sister