The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-01-07


Viewed simply a. marriage. the
marriage Of Miss Millais aud "Wil-
lien James in - Peters South Ken
sington. on Friday morning last was.
D quO.e the comment Of 8 feminine
spectator, "a very pretty marriage
The sacred edldces was charmiagly
decorated With hlwers, the dresses
we're smart, Jhe bride was ~ once
beautiful aad happy. the bridesmaids
we're coniely. and and all concerned
sepy their beads in a most sensible
aud unaffected manner.
TIE bridegroom, having arrived
with promptness that betokened
bis eagerness for the silken chain,
took uD al attitude Of military alert
ness in sront VI the altar OF, a.
nautical person in the crowd termed
il, "at the break Of the poop"
The crowd in the church was sim
ply unique. IE was not alone that it
was a vast assemblage, although the
interior was densely thronged, as
that il was q crowd whereof no mem
Der was au obscure person. The
whole garnet of nOssbilities of this
island was exhausted; soldiers and
artists, noyelists and beauties, poets
of either sex interspersed among
peers, ighting-men fresh from Zulu
land dotted among ladies whose lau-
rels have been won in quite other
lists. Scarcely face but was the
KEYNOTE OF some memorial assOeia-
ton
Among the minor episodes of the
wedding ceremony were the unac-
countsble modesty of Mr.. William
Black, and the somewhat indecorous,
not to say ill-mabnered character of
the notice bestowed on, and not
wholly enjoyed by Mrs. Langhtry
Mr. Black is of an imposing presence.
1t IL our misfortune, rather than his
fault perhaps, that he has been gull
ty OF some novels; and altogether
fere seemed no adequate reason for
his herculesn efforts to plunge him
self into obscurity. 1t may be mild
ly remarked that the comfortable
seats in ST. Peters Church were OBJ
viously intended for quite another
use than to be employed as elevated
perches for people 10 ascend, in or
der that from such coigns of vantage
they might gaze with fragrant Curl
osity on a wholly inoffensive private
gentlewoman, who had come on the
like genial errand with themselves.
live now in hope to witness the
early discontinue Of that CHASTITY
and spasmodic infiction, the we'd
ding breakfast. The MiIlaise have
courageously laid the axe to the root
Of that preposterous tree, which |
trust will speedily utterly cease to
cumber our special ground 1t was
charming substitute they rendered
for ia party that spsrkled with
brilliancy OF quite exceptional ra-
dance. 1t was feld-night for what
has come to be called professional
beauties" All the rival queens were
in the arena; and some dispassion-
ately critical and impartial observers
had ample confirmation of the view
they have consistently held, that
there exists much greater and sweet
er beauty outside than inside the
pale of the conventional and accept
ed beauties Prettier roses lurk un-
der the foliage of private life than
the blooms that haGnt the sun, and
challenge admiration as If it were
their right
Still the universally recognized
beauties were charming: Mrs Lang
Try, in pslest possible pink, trimmed
wi'h black looking immensely well;
Mrs c West, With boquet like
five-o'clock tea.tabIe, quite the big
gest ever saw; Mrs. Wheeler. Mrs.
Makintosh, and Lady Walter Camp
bell, perhaps the handsomest Of all.
Not twice in o lifetime will you see
so noteworthy an assemblsge as that
which thronged Mrs. Millsis's recep-
tion.rooms on the night of Friday
lass. As | looked at Willie James,
as be stood smiling reconnoitreing
the church door, / could not refrain
from the reflection what trihes inter-
vene between happiness and misery.
Had that assegai which the stalwsrt
Zulu welded with such pith struck
the lads breass anvwhpre save on
that one spot, the size Of a crow.
piece, that was guarded by the silver
ornament on the pouch belt. gal
liant heart would have been trsnshx-
ed, and the fair bride OF today
would have been in effect widow
without having ever been wife.