Nebraska advertiser., 1880-02-05
ORANGE BLOSSOMS!
The Howe.Gruwell Wedding.

The HOwe.Gruwell Wedding.
! We regret exceedingly that pressin
business duties prevented our person
al attendance at the wedding of MI
Herbert R. Howe and Miss Mamie F
Orwell, at the residence of Hon
Church Howe on Wednesday last
the 18th ult. From friend present
who at our request, furnished notes
we are pleased to know 1t was on
among the most enjoyable socia
events known in the history of tn,
county. Mr.. and Mrs. Howe, as vel
as the young contracting parties, have
many friends in the county and else
where, both in this and other States
The invitations were numerous anC
wide spread, and the attendance cor
respondly large. Not less than three
hundred guests were in attendance
The large, commodious and well ar.
ranged residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Howe was filed to overfiowing-ev.
cry room in the house, above and be.
low. And yet, such was the general
admirable arrangement and atten-
ton, that all were accommodated
treated with greatest hospitality and
highly delighted. The Host and
. Hostess were assisted in their atten-
tons to guests, by Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
b. Moore, and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Teare of Brownville.
There was no attempt at gaudy dis
play in any respect, the object SEEM
ing to be the commencement
tial-to make all feel at home" and
enjoy the occasion. The bridal an
parel of both Bride and Groom,
while elegant in quality, was arrang-
ed plain and unpretending. The ap-
propriately and tastefully disposed
mere show of orange blossoms worn
by the Bride, were beautifully ex-
pressive and symbolic of the young
parties and the occasion.
The ceremonies were performed by
Rev. Thos. E. Dickey of the Episco-
pal church, Nebraska City, the Bride
given away by her guardian Hon. S.
w. Kennedy.
Miss Fannie Arnold, one of Brown
viile's favorite Prima Donna's. with
musical exercises, added greatly to the
enjoyment of the day. While the
bridal procession was passing into the
main parlor, preparatory to the mar
rage ceremony, Miss Fannie impress
lively executed on the instrument.
Hiendelsohn's famed wedding march.
After the ceremony, and preceding
the collation., she was Joined by quite
a number of her opera associates, and
artistically executed one of the "Sor-
cerer" grand choruses, which was
greatly admired and applauded by
the throng.
Mr.. Howe, in the exercise of that
liberality and hospitality for which he
has ever been characterized, prepared
and had served, most elegant and
elaborate refreshments, which were
partaken of by his hundreds of guests.
with appreciative relish and enioy-
ment, long to be remembered.
After few hours spent in pleasant
comingling and social intercourse.
the joyous gathering hied away to
their homes. feeling that an extraor-
binary social event had been partici
pated IN. thanking Mr.. and Mrs.
Church Howe for the sumptuous en-
tertainment, and wishing the newly
married couple all the ecstacies and
realizations the most sanguine dreams
of matrimonial alliance could con-
ceive OF.
WEDDING PRESENTS.
The wedding presents were both
numerous and valuable, almost ma
king one feel envious, and wish that
we ali might be the happy recipients
of such rare favors and: rememhran
ces more than once in life time. The
first and most elegant, as arranged in
the reception parlor, was a magnifi.
cent Silver Tea Service, from friends
of Brownviile, names as follows:
J ohm l.. Carson, Cora Gates