Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-02


| dwelling, 1t rarely occurs that even a very
| young lady is married In the house where she
was born, still less In the homestead which has
remained In her own family over two hundred
| years. This circumstance was one OF many
which has attached especial interest to the wed
ding on Wednesday, goth, of Miss Alice, daugh-
ter Of the esteemed Journalist, Major Ben: Per-
Hill Farm, the happy bridegroom being Mr.
Frederick MoSeley, the son Of a well known
banker OF Newburyport, Mass. Major Poore's
quaint and beautiful old homestead is situated
about five miles from Newburyport. and has
long been noted as place not only beautiful in
IseiI, and OF great interest, because of its an
lection OF relics connected with the history OF
tne me- Sn i states, and more especially OF the
peT1o h lmnedlately following the Revolution.
Mnen ne visited Sir Walter Scott at Alb.
preservation by its owner in the man
SION $40 no,d there ETC. OF the woodwork of houses
ASSOCIATED with Scottish history, determined to
follow his example and preserve in his own
ancient dwelling Quilt in 1850 the woodwork Of
historical houses OF the United States whenever
he could procure any. His collection once be-
| gun, became passion with him, and In the
rooms built In the rear of his house at Indian
hlll, there Is nothing less than one hundred
years DID, and all Is arranged in the style usual
| In the continental era The main building,
which Is very picturesque. has two wings form
| Ing semi circular front. This peculiar arrange
meut or the curved front at once suggests the
idea that arms are being Hospitality ouJStre5ched
| to welcome all Corners, which in view OF the
generous hospitality for which the place has al
| ways been famous, Is far from being an iilu-
| sion. 1t looked its best on tue wedding day OF
| the daughter of the house, when the guests who
| We're invited 10 at p. m. began to arrive and
found it tastefuliy decorated for the occasion.
Flags were waving In the sunlight on the lawn
| ana others adorned the interior. There are four
nariors opening into each other on the right OF
the large hall running through the center OF
| the house. In these the guests assembled, and
were received by Major Poores two handsome
Mehaffey, j. w. Tuckerman, r. s. Means and
| w. Levin, of Boston DR.. Geo. Clement, OF Hav
erhill and >. W. Coffin, Newburypert. An an
| mex built In the rear OF the large central hail
especially for the wedding was festooned with
| red, white and blue bunting, and had at its ex-
| IRENE end wide bed OF flowers raised at the
| front OF the house. This annex adjotns the
! Continental parlor the windows of Which were
converted into doorways for the occasion. This
parOr has the wide paneling and carved wood
Work OF the governors room in the old Province
House, OF Boston where the colonial governors
resided. The carved white marble mantel was
taken from the stuyvesant House in New York.
ABOVE IL Is an antique mirror and on high
shelf such mantel ornaments as were used
century ago. Here was red silk banner car
red in the last war emblaZoned with the state
arms of Massachusetts The cornlce of the
room was trimmed with wild flowers and
scarlet bunting. The Continental parlor, I'M
like the older building. has high ceiling, aad
Il was there the wedding ceremony occurred.
The facts that all its woodwork and furniture
are at least a hundred years old and that no
wedding has occurred within century at
Indian Hill Farm until that OF Wednesday,
forcibly suggested that the pleasing romance OF
the spell bound castle where the princess Slept
for a hundred years until aroused by the kiss OF
her lover was realized, and that the arch OF
flowers under which the couple stood to be
married was indeed linking the present with
the past, youth with age, in spanning the
chasm OF q century by the power which rules
"in that new world which is the DID," The
marriage arch had background of scarlet
cloth, and was of Moorish design, white and
gold, trimmed with autumn leaves and wild
flowers Its keystone was large horseshoe,
from Which hung bell. A p,'ie Djeu {or pray
Ing STOOD was placed beneath it, on which the
couple knelt during the prayers in the Eoisco-
| pal marriage service which was read by Rev.
+. l.. DrOun, OF NeWburypOrt, who wore his
| white gown. The scene was most picturesque
| one as, when all were ready about halt-past
| three O'Clock, the procession was formed, and
the ushers, two and two, followed by the brides
maids and groomsmen In couples, moved
through the drawing-rO room and hall out of the
door In the rear, and passed beneath the vine
covered arches of lattice work (Which look upon
beds OF choice fowers), and through the annex
and by the central window into the parlor
opposite the window was the arch and about
THIS the attendants grouped themselves. The
bride, who had entered last of all leaning on the
arm OF her loving father, was met by the
groom, Mr.. Frederick M0seley. who had entered
with his brother Charles {h1s "best man') from
the side door.
The bride, who has passed portion OF every
year OF her life in Georgetown or Washington,
and who has numerous relatives in the former
city, wore very rich white satin, with long
train, embroidered In pearls. English point
lace, an heirloom In the family, and wide pas
sementerie OF white bugleS, trimmed 1t. The
tulle veil was clasped with brooch of precious
stones worn by her grandmother at her wed
ding fifty years ago. to whom it was sent by
Lady Poore, OF England. The shoe buckles OF
her great grandfather sparkied On her slippers.
solitaire pearls We're fastened In her ears. Ex-
cept the grOOmS sister, Miss Charlotte Moseley
an the bridesmaids were cousins OF the bride.
These young ladies wore white French muslin
trimmed with lace, and each had bouquet and
breast knot OF flowers differing In color from
the Others. The grOOmsmens boutonnieres
matched the flowers worn by the bridesmaids.
These young gentlemen and ladies were: Miss
Moseley and MIR. Appleton, lWashlngton.> Miss
Ellen Dodge providence and Mr. L. B. Gushing,
(Newburyport,) Miss Anna Little (Newbury-
PORT and Mr. J. F. Willlans BosEon Miss
(New York; Miss Carrie Dodge Georgetown, d.
Co. and Mr.. w. ID. Wheelwright, (New York;
over two hundred guests were present. in
GLIDING some from the District OF Columbia. as
we'll as from New York Boston New buryport and
adjacent towns. A special train OF parlor cars
had conveyed many from Boston, and as many
as the hoSpftabe house could accommodate had
been visiting at Indian Hill for several days
beforehand. Senators Anthony and Burnside
James Parton, the historian, Mrs. Harriet Pres
colt Spoford (whoSe sister married the groom'S
prother) and others Of the Prescott and Spot
ford families and the groom's parents ana Sis
ters were few OF the notable guests The
banquet which was served On table decorated
with flowers and family silver, consisted OF
every dainty, and the large punch bowl ian
he1r loom) was bountifuly supplied In an adj
Joining room. The bridal pair left the same
day On their wedding trip, but will soon return
as they have issued cards for receptions at In.
dian Hili On the Thursdays in October. They
Will reside with Major and Mrs. Poore, who
would not willingly give up altogether the
society OF their only child.
In most respects this wedding resembled one
ID an English country house. and further
point OF similarity was the Lighting OF bonfire
at hlght On Indian Hill, Which overlooks the
house from the top OF the immense garden.
Inc presents filled one room, and included a
81 0OO oond and many articles In silver from 100
different persons.
Gen. Randall Gibson returned to the city last
evening and Is at the Riggs House with his wife
and sons. He has been to New York to see his
W1fe'S mother, Mrs. Montgomery, and her three
daughters and son embark for Europe. which
they did on Wednesday. They will be absent
year, and Mrs. Gibson expects to Join them next
April. She will not spend the winter here but
goes next week to visit Gen. Pfeston's family in
Kentucky, and later VIII go to New Orleans to
spend the winter.
DR.. Peck, L. S. N, and his wife, who passed
several winters prior to the last In Washington,
are now at Mare Island navy yard San Fran
cisco, whittier the Doctor was ordered about
month ago.
Among the fashionable weddings to occur in
october for which invitations are already issued
is that OF the sister, n-laW OF Senator COckreil.