Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-22

and the Chronicle begs leave to e.
tend hearty "God speed" on th
long life voyage to them 50 auspi
ously commenced.
sEMMEs-ADAMs.
Again, on Wednesday evening, q
half past five o'clock, that grand ed
fee, the Episcopal Church, was bril-
liant with beauty and chivalry, which
far outshone the two hundred gas
| jets that were ablaze to witness tn
marriage of Mr.. Raphael Semmes, 0
Memphis, to Miss Marion Adams, Q
our own little city. The Rev. P. A
Fits officiated, while Professor Eme
ny was at the organ. Floral decora
tons literally crowded the chancel
place and the approaches to it, while
overhead a. ponderous ~wedding-ben,'
composed Of Earest flowers and ferns
lent its fragrance to the air. 1t woulo
indeed be difficult to enumerate the
flowers and designs, but we cannot
but allude to the beautiful floral ship
Alabama" with the color of the Con
federate States and a pennant with the
monograms of the high contracting
parties flying from the top masts. It
was a most beautiful Offering, as beau
tiful in our conception as it was unique
in construction.
Promptly on time the wedding
march pealed forth to usher in the bri-
dial party, who came down the center
in the following order:
The ushers, Messrs. Wisdom, Allen,
Irwin, and Campbell, followed by the
attendants Captain Howard, Miss Eli
"a Keesee Mr.. Harris, Memphis, Miss
M. Martin Mr.. Deck Davis, Memphis,
Miss Jordan Mr.. R. N. Rhodes, Miss
CLARK; Mr.. HI. L. Guion, Memphis,
Miss Beaumont Mr.. Allie DuvaP
Memphis, Miss Campbell. Mr.. Rapha-
ell Semmes, the groom, and the brides
mother, Mrs. Adams. Mr.. j. r. King
with the bride.
The party was costumed as follows:
Miss Keesee, white tarlatan, trimmed
with pond lilies, diamond ornaments.
Miss Martin, white tarlatan, pond lilies
and natural grasses. Miss Jordan
white tarlatan, pink roses, and buds.
Miss Clark, white tarlatan, pink flow
ers. Miss Beaumont, pink satin, trim
med with spanish lace and pearls,
pearl ornaments, pond lilies. Miss
Campbell, pink nuns yelling, trimmed
in crystal passemetry, pearl ornaments
pond lilies. Groom, attendants, and
ushers, in the conventional pigeon
tails, white gloves, and satin ties.
The groom is the only living son of
the South's great sea captain, Admiral
Raphael Semmes, whose career upon
the Alabama is familiar to every per-
son in this country. He is a gentle
man of the highest traits of character,
and occupies a prominent social and
business position in our sister city of
Memphis.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs
Eunice Adams. Everybody in Clarks-
vile knows her, and everybody loves
her. During her brief young lady
hood, she has been the idol of a large
circle of friends, in whose heatrs and
homes she will be sadly missed but
nowhere will her loss be more univer-
sally felt than in the choir of the
church of her faith, where for so long
on every Sabbath morning her deli
cious voice waited melody as incense
to the Most High. Fitted to adorn
any position, she will ever be found
noble, tender, and true, a sympathizing
friend, and a devoted wife worthy of a
worthy man.
After the ceremony was over, the
bridal party repaired to the residence
of the brides mother, where a pleas
ant reception took place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Selnmes left on the
evening train for Memphis, with a
hearty God bless you both," from ev-
The bridal presents were elegant
tasty, and elaborate, and were indeed
fitting evidences of the high esteem in
which the happy couple are held by
their numerous friends. We would
like to give them in full, but space
forbids.