The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-18

LNcH-MoRRis-St, Matthews Church
last night was the scene Of the most bril-.
liant wedding OF the season, the parties
interested being Capt W. Newt. Linch
and Miss Isabel 6. Morris, The most
elaborate preparations had been going on
for weeks before aud numerous invitations
issued TO friends OF each. The church
was well tilled at o'clock, the hour
named for the ceremony, Capt. John I.
Dickey, Sam Hefsey, Jay Radcliffe aud
Harry W. Mcclure acting as ushers.
Shortly after the bridal party entered tie
church in the following order: Messrs.
McLute and Jersey, Radcliffe and
Dickey, followed by Mr.. Lon
LlnCh and Miss Nina Apologize, Mr.. @.
W. FranEheim and Miss Ella Stoddard, Of
Poland, o.; +. NJ. oglebay and Miss Saliie
HandlAn; g. P. Linch and Miss Agnes
Morris; DR.. X. 5. Harvey and Miss Sue
Ltnch, followed by the bride and groom.
At the alter Rev. r. r. Swope, the rector,
10 mis- surplice, awaited the party, who
arranged themselves on either side OF him
with the contracting parties In the center,
the notes Of the Lohengrin wedding march
peallng through the church meanwhile,
with Prof.. Hermann Schockey at the or.
gan. The solemn and beautiful Episcopal
marriage service, soon transformed the pair
into man and wife. The bride was attir.
ed in q beautiful cream satin and tulle,
with short sleeves, and the front breadth
shirred, The neck, which was square,
filled In with lace, and over all was the
bridal veil trimmed with orange blossoms.
A beautiful necklace OF flowers and dia-
mond earrings completed the ornaments
OF the bride.
The groom was in full evening dress,
and also bis groomsmen, although he
originally intended wearing his full uni.
form.
Miss Nina Applegate, blue brocade,
with point lace aud diamonds.
Miss Sue Linch, q cream satin and tulle,
with point lace, long pointed basque, short
sleeves and square train.
Miss Handlan was dressed In blue bro.
caded grenadine and Satin, with diamond
ornaments.
Miss Stoddard, blue bunting and satin,
high in the neck and with square train,
Miss Agnes Morris, sister to the bride,
wore a cream satin and tulle, short sleeves
aud flowing train.
After the ceremony the party retired III
reverse order to Memberships march,
and at once proceeded to the residence oil
VIM. Linch, Esq, 81 Thirty.tirst street,
where q reception was held, and
where large crowd OF invited guests had
assembled. In the extreme end Of the
large double parlors the bridal party took
their station, and for half an hour were
fairly overwhelmed with congratulations
Shortly after 10 o'clock Viewiy's superb
orchestra" put in an appearance, and
dancing was kept up until supper was an
nounced, at II O'Clock, and later was again
resumed.
Among the toilettes we noticed the fol
lowing:
Mrs: Alex. Chapline, Bordeaux silk and
brocade silk.
Mrs. DR.. Hazlett, an elegant black silk
and velvet
Mrs: Thomas Walton, black silk and
point lace overdress.
Miss Annie McEleYy, Of Pittsburgh, bro
caded satin and cream silk.
Mrs. W. W. McCandless, brown sill
and point lace.
Miss Jennie Coen. foreign colored silk
Miss Annie Chapline, green silk anC
point lace.
Miss Annie Chapline, bordeaux silk ant
velvet.
Miss Jennie Bailey. sea foam green silk
Mrs. Capt. B. B. Dovener, handsome
foam silk.
Mrs. Jacob W. Grub, blue brocade
silk, diamond ornaments.
Miss Addie Terrell, pink silk and black
velvet.
Mrs. Chas. Berger, black silk and bro.
caded velvet; ornaments, diamonds.
Mrs. Rev. r. R. Swope, pink and Dor
deaux silk.
Miss Lizzie Lazier, Of Morgantown, Dor,
deaux silk.
Miss Juliet Mcclure, handsome black
silk.
A large number of handsome and val
liable presents were given the bride and
groom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linch will board at Mrs
McBride's on Chapline near Thirty-frst
street, for the present.
HowEs = MULRlSE.-A very pleasant
wedding took place at the residence oil
Mrs. John Murine, on Penn street. Isl.
and, last night, the contracting parties be.
ing DR.. John Howes, a physician OIL
Roanoke, Ind, and Miss Addie, daughter
OF the late Capt. John Murine, OF this
city. The ceremony was performed BY
Rev. Masden, OF the Fourth Street N. T.
Church. A large number OF invited guests
was present., and many valuable and
handsome presents given. The bridal
party left for the home OF DR.. Howes at
ll:l5P. N. via the B. & o.