The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-07-28
Tin Wedding Celebration Of Shavano.

Last evening a very enjoyable af-
fair took place at the residence of
Shavano, on Yeller-dog avenue, cor
ner of Cayote street.
Yesterday being the tenth ami.
versary of the nuptials of Mr.. and
Mrs. Shavano, invitations were Civ
EN- to all the bon ton Utes on the
reservation to be present at the tin
wedding.
Arrangements were made also for
the attendance of the Pappose string
band, and refreshments to lie fur
nished by the Ute Delmonico, Slim
Jim W ith-the-C hawed-Ear.
At an carly hour the palatial wig
wan was ablaze with government
candles, and candelabra made to rep
resent antique oyster cans, filled with
hot lard and lighted by means Of a
cotton rag of the time of Henry VIII.
So perfect was the imitation that the
eye was deceived ut once by the rus
tic device.
Ranged about the spacious teepee
were settees, consisting Of quaint
buffalo robes artistically decorated
in the rude art of the Indian, with
Michael Angelo feas.
Here and there upon the walls
might be seen aboriginal sketches of
Moses in the bullrushes, and oil
paintings, taken from peach cans, of
the time of Queen Anne. Costly tap
cstries of oriental cobwebs, and
smoke-tanned frescoes, with here and
there y dash of color laid ON with a
master hand, done in oil and axle
grease, were every where seen.
In the full blaze of the rcsplen
dent candelabra, and the fragrans {
from the tropical ham which sh, d
its soft, seductive odor upon the II. =
ishing senses, the scene seemed Ii &
a vision of loneliness taken from 50 nc
fairy tale.
Shortly after eight o'clock the
guests began to arrive, and b. lore
nine, all the ablc-bodied Utes Of the
reservation had gathered With the
hospitablc corral Of Mr.. and Mrs
ShavanO.
The fragrance seemed NOR. and
more seductive as the multi, de VI
guests became more numerous and
continuous.
At last there was a wild b arst Of
music from the Papoose strin 6 band
and the warriors of the par ~ each
gaily secured partner and began tc
dance like the man who steps on &
carpet-tack in the middl., of the
night. Toward midnight tile prompt
err, lted-Dog- With-a-Pceled. -Snoot, an
nounccd that gentlemen would Sc
cure partners for seal p quadrillc
On forming however it was founc
that no scalp had be- N provided,
The leader of the orcl yestra, howcv
err, said that he knew W. acre one could
be obtained, and would only detair
them few minutes. lie came bacI
in short time with the scalp Of :
presiding elder who had come to the
agency for his hea It'll.
1t wasn't very good scalp, bu
time was precious.
The costumes, were striking, ye
inexpensive. S4iayano was wrappe4
in thought. I'.is wife was clad il
the same SIM le costume. The eli
Wy and ADM ration of tue evening
the Soft-Eye,t Centipede, . cross-eyet
half-brecd maiden with q complex
ion like an sid calf-skin pocket-book
Her complexion and a scar on til,
back of h.r neck constituted her cos
tune.
Old Goggle-Eyed Pestilence wor'
a gold collar button tied about hi.
neck with a piece Of brocaded bacon
rind. His son, The-Prairic-D Dog
With a-Stomach. Ikea Grist- Mill
wore a pair Of red suspenders, but
later in the evening, he remove,
them to show he was not rromd.
The following are some Of tn
gifts:
Mrs. Ouray, tin tobecc,-boxs
Antelope, tin n 90 for sshavano.
| Old-Go9yle-E cd Pestilcnce, tin horse wit
monogram,
! The-Prairic-Dog-w ith-a-stomach Ikea girls
mill, tin oyster C,in, time Ut Rembrandt.
| Soft-Eyed-C ontipede, tin cuspid0re, or oak
pan TO be used for either. according to circu1
tstances).
! Space forbids = full mention of al
the articles presented by admirinl
friends, but q more enjoyable hurr
was never participated in by NOR
highly delighted mob of rnstic inc
briates than the one mentioned
Shavano and his estimable wife bad
adicu with reluctanc to their CRATE
full and intoxicated guests at q lat
hour, while all united in wishin,
many happy anniversaries to the o,