Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-24
THE ALTAR.

THE ALTAR.
Married-1n sni-a,Bar township; Lafayette
county. Ne: Dec; s s, at the h residences Mncr. Of nh The
Se'91s' e. :4'f .iM ~ hias and Miss SGGtiE {:
At the residence of the brides mother,
say. 6se:mssE i; issl; BY Esy: NJ: Eeason;
Miss SOPHIA N. DEPENBRlNK.
oe %.p s y, be- E. asaay''' Mo oesa,ys S9:' NJ 2s
GEO. LACkLAND and Miss ELIZABETH
EipA. after q long and interesting conr nsp
after the marriage ceremony.
Wellington, Lafayette county. Mo-,
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EMMX c. DAY. daughter Of Joseph Day.
Esq, OF Clay township.
At the Christian church: in this
f HIS:r w e 81 Ius.s' e1 m r ssiEN R 5ASnssA e COR K!
DON and Miss KATIE. daughter of William
=. Chapslor. E:9. Attendants: Mr.; VIM 7:
AID Miss Mary Emlson. Mr.. William Bolton
and Miss Aittie Sparks. Mr.. Edgar Mann and
Miss Riley ArmstronE. o. Kansas City, Mr.; y:
Jameson, Mr.. Emison Cbanslor, brother OF the
bride, and Miss Sallie Gordon, sister Of the
groom.
A large ooncourse Of friends had gathered to
Wltu0o9 tuO uuUtluA vOWb u ~ AuRpy PSiAB ohN
with . promptness unusual to such occasions
tho bridal party arrived at the church. To the
enlivenlng strains of Mendslssohn's grand we'd
ding march artistically played by Mss Fanny
Porter. they passed up the aisle, and gracefully
formed at the chancel, the attendants facing the
audience, the bride and groom looking the other
way and toward the minister. The ceremony
Was short, with q ring, and very impressive.
At It's conclusion the newly welded couple
passed out, the beautiful young bride with her
proud head thrown back. a qusen-like picture,
and the groom beaminE with the pleasure Of enc
who Justly felt confident that In the lottery Of
life he had won . prize.
The modesty of the bridesmaids precludes our
making any allusion to their handsome toilets.
but while w are forbidden to particularIzs as
to their dress We may be permitted to say that
the bride In selecting them must have had An
eye to the beautiful ~ we'll IS to surrounding
herself with dear friends, for prettler fAces and
more graceful forms one seldom sees. Tbs
glamour Of lsve and marriage were not neces.
sary to render them remarkable for their beau
". The bride was simply. though very ele-
gantly attired In . rich dress of royal blue plush
and mora, with Duchesse lace about the neck.
and with diamond Jswelry. Always fair, her
1.-THE and graceful form admirably fitted, her
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an artist, she was most beautiful to look at.
After the m o large number Of friends
gathered At the hospitable residence of the
BRIDES father, where congratulations were
heartily and freely offered. Supper was an
nounced sarly. aud the marriage feast
proved to be . feast indeed. The dining
room was beautifully decorated. and the
tables were laden with substantials and
dslicaoiss, all excellently prep AIRED. The cakes
and confeetions were works Of art. the INST
having been ornamented by the def fingers OF
Miss Nettie B. Wallace. With that old fash
Toned hospitality born Of unaffected gsntlensss
Of heart the host and hostess busted themselves
u see that sill were provided, and the supper
was greatly enjoyed.
In enc Of the parlors the many handsome
gifts presented to the bride were displayed. We
append . list OF them:
A very handsomely engraved ebony and gilt
parlor clock, presented BY the Ben.
A handsome case ofthrse sets of silver spoons
Col John Reid.
In case-Mrs. John Reid.
One silver engraved pickle caster-Messrs
hs 81 pa Mann a and . .aselL I&Gs:i Till. Hollis.
A beautiful Japanese lamp-Miss Sallie Cor
Handsome engraved cake stand-Mr. and Mrs.
one combined silver perfume and gold jew;
elry case-Wm. T. Tut, FL. Bowman AND
Glass fruit bowl and waiter-KatieL L. Gordon.
Handsome toilet case with FULL set-Msr
Handsome cut glass water pitcher-Mrs. NJ.
Beautiful silver pickle stsna-Mrs. Johr
An elegant perfume case with castsr-hiss
Silver sugar spoon. gold lined-Mr. and Mrs.
Engraved silver jelly knife IN case-Mrs. P
4. Bean.
Handsome set Of solid silver knives-Mr. T
An elegant engraved card rscsiver-Ais
Very handsome bound blble-Mr. and Mrs,
r Tea set Of beautifully engraved silver tea
spoons. mother Of groom-Mrs. L.. B. Gordon
Handsome case containing . cream and sugar
spoon-Misses Mary and Jennie Bradley.
A silver tea set, beautifully engraved; Japa'
D %pasMt.,.; gold 5s.. lined A' An pIsssnssd WIZ p X r
Green. z. F. King, P: Hausam.
Az elegant oil painting handsome gilt frame
) Engraved butter dish-Mr. and Mrs. NJ
Graft.
Chromo. representing a scene in the Whit
: Aountains-Mr and Mrs. T.. B. Buford.
] Beautiful chrome. representing an ancient
garden scene-Mr. and Mrs. E. F.. White.
don and wife.
Handsome set Of furniture. from the BRIDE
> parents-Mr. ana MRS. WIN. a. CnanslOI-
A richly covered easy rocker-Mr. Emisor
ChansloS.
: Pair of psrlor camp chairs-Mr. and Mrs. A
. G. Sparks.
. Handsome rocking chair-Mr. Joseph A
. Chanslor.
An oil painting. painted and presented by
Miss Riley Armstrong. of Kansas City:
. Beautiful pair of tldieS-Miss Katie Gordon.
J. Handsome door mat, made and presented b!
BRIDES mother.
b Crystal water set-Mrs. Ann Emison.
On Thursday evening = reception was tender
ed to Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon at the residence Q
. the groom's father, Linn B. Gordon, ESQ.,.
n few miles In the country. 1t was, Of course, a
enjoyable occasion; and thus amidst %festivitie
and kindly greetings have these two young live
been launched upon . new existence. May the
. find in 1t continued trust in each other, and this
Q happiness which fidelity and virtue can alon
d bring to man and woman.