Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-08
TIE ChrIstiancy Scandal,

O. % tha enth ote morning 10 the middle Ct
feoruary, 1876, when few guests assembled
10 tbs par'or OF the wife Ct one rtbe Michigan
rapr s1Ital7cs t. The 45tn Congress. The
blinds we're closed, Tie cu,tsirs drawn, and the
gas lighted TO give The tf &C; Ct evening to The
C ,remooy about TO take place. An Expression |
Of amused cariosiy Wis spparent on the faces
CT The visitors, ono Of whom had never met |
before. and the scene savorcd moro Of the pre-
iniosries cf funeral than those Of wedding. |
The bridal party WIS led ty no less q solemn
parsonage than the then Vic, President pro
lem. OF the Senate, the Hon. Ttos w. Ferry, |
who had en- bis arm bruno bridesmaid in a
chilly toilet Of white tarla'ao and ribbon glroi-
lures OF white satin. The bride followed on
the arm OF tho groom. aOd her immediate
family closed he procession.
The Rev. Biyo1 Sunderland, chapli, of the
S,natc, lied The kuot and invoked the blessing
OF tho Chuc1 Spiritual upon the pair i,ined in
holy wcdock. he radiant bride went through
the c!renoog With tho ap!omb of veteran con-
&c Gus CT her tlIumph and power of her beauty,
H.r dszzlug complexion riaaed the siken
sheen OF her bridal dress. and her hair, which
is not qul:c tho shade liiisn loved to paiut but
ct warm smbsr c>lcr, I'm. a hslJ to her
oosu!tul head, that was sat 50 arohiy 90 neck
which rose cut OF the li,h lace of her c)rsage
AS graceful and slender as shaft Of polished
msIcle. The groom. fOrty-threo years the
bride senior, w,s 10 deiium Of Happiness
aud 'ren blcd so that the clergyman had TO as
sst him III placing the ring 90 the brides foyer.
A wedding breakfast followed down stairs 10
the gtoon's larltr. and bridal tour of wet
was for some reas 10 paio(uily abbreviated and
their friends astoOished the next dag by their
uu' KIP; c,ed retuo from Philadelphia, where,
at the Continental, the briio had left the table
ln L Hood of tears. From tina! day to this their
names have been before The pubic uo!iI they
have at last reached an urensiable uotorey.
While Votloe ~ the Senate on some import
aut meatuHs tho announcement that the SEN
stOr F!on Elichisan had paired VAS received
with uproE1ous laughter. Gossip and scandal
have raced, bot fJoted. 70 oulstrip each other
in pursuit ofthcn. When the bids returned
she had bcr o6Dponsaiiors fhr the waggiDg
heads aud cnviuus tongues Indy Thornton,
the SIC al creale Ito Ia creme, called i'm nedietey
alter the stately Mrj. Fish. Good ngturcd
hllrc. de MaDtlila followed aud lisped Ter c,n-
Srau'aIi1us 10 Spanish, which her old husband
translated to Tho brides cid husbaod, mskios
blas called who were rot 60 good ralu;cd ard
much more criiica'. They found her beautiful
and 10 silk attire. They voted her .iVeu to
Rsuaherias from lack CT form AID seated in so
high chair that her feet Gi not touch the
hlo'; that her homo was not 10 fashionable
quarter ard her anarlmeutI were oil stutfy and
Commonplace. Bot DOW eli is changed.
10 s)ctty here the lady receives 1uuch e5m-
nathy. Acccrdiog to the natural laws of selec.
ton md harmony thl Woman's youth, beauty,
grace a6d charm OF paoDer must mitats 10
her iiyor against a Eus5a I'd old enough TO be-
Der grandfather, aud whose habits IT life have
teen such IS 10 give him Gis.a,e for fashion.
able society ADD en utter indifference to the at
Irsc;lcug Ct opera, balls ar Otter smusemeuts
so essential to young people, sld which the
lady had expected to foila& 10 the wake Of rauk
a5d riches. A husband had never been O
boldly played for nnd s, easily won as hers, [.
may be SO that II oourso of true lose never
does run smooth but il is 6x,d fact that Shen
woman sets gu. 70 catch husband not hendi.
capped With love tie machine RUGS straight
along as ii it had bCon oiled Tor the OCCASION,
lho Senator's capture had been determined
upoo before The opouiug of Cocgrass 10 De
c,nber, 1915. And 90 adrail!y had the LADY
managed, seconded by hr mother that o
month after they m, t they wero engaged ard
Darl.d at the expiration tf three We.ks long.
or. The LADY modcstly pleaded for moro time
10 order 10 earn the money for a hapGs)me
troussesu, but the impatient loser PLACID say
eral huudred dollars G her baud aud im,lorcd
her to hasten matters.
To keep the Weddicg "a secret 90 possible |
they urcAtsed tbe wedding outfit 10 Bali |
more aud fashionable lnodis:e here made |
the drtssts. but 20 men,ioa vas made of lba |
happy Inan j pamo in her atecr to reach the |
QUEER world. The unusual activity OF the door |
bell, the showers of express aud other pack |
ages sud buades aud the avalanches Of wrap |
ping paper on .ho fourth floor back landing
completely dcmoIaliz3d the servants of the ts |
tSEllstma mt where the Interested parties bad |
rooms. These signs, with the fact that the lady |
DID 20: skip eff to her machine 10 the morning
carly, as usual, lent wing 10 feminine fancy,
snd the ilddla WAS read, to such purpose that
trlecCs CT the senator were visited By disin,
tercsted parties and entcea.ed to ssve biz from
what would prove The mistake of his lie. But
hls friends 30 called) declined to Interfere, on
the ground that if man Of 63 was not able to
take care of himself they did not hsnker after
Inc responsibility. and then, too, the affair h.d
gone 60 far be would suffar if it WAS bro ken of
SO the senator Was lef. to his tsto
1hose who know the true inwardness OF the
N N arflaee from tho beginning have no symps.
thy WbsteGer with either; the only wonder ia
that such marital farce has had the duration
OF tour years Mis-. CbIis!isncy is the younses!
o. 1it three children, all married. Her brother,
French Lugonbeel, is clerk in tho pension
ot9ce and native of tina district, although she
rllde' herself Oh bling Virginsn. Hsr mater
MT grandfather wss a worthy shoemaker of
Alexandria, Va. b CT father 10 of good Mary.
sud faulty, and is q printer By Trade. Her
mother contributed to the education of her
children by keeping boarding house here for
many years. Of late years her parents have moi
kept house owing TO the health Of her mother,
and hor father holds com for.ablo position in
mo sixth auditors tfilcs. 1t WAS owing to her
ather losing bis plsce that the sought em ploy-
mont IN the treasury and she had room in lhe
ATTIC Oh SlO indiana avenue, whero the senator
ook pArors on the first a. or. Her father hsy.
ny Osen 10 Inc meantime restored TO his pl,c,,
LEI pareLts we1o in the tame house snunrIa
II hers-a Mr.. simpaon-is maa of considers-
'!e property MIS- Chrstiancy is well educated
md refined lady in every way worthy of a
leLler Man Than u United States ssnstnr nra |