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
Ell 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 he fur
nisled by the Ute Delmonico, Slim
Jim W ith.the-C hawed-Ear.
At All 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 fleas.
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 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 candclabra, and the fragrant q
from the tropical ham which sh, d
its soft, seductive odor upon the r.. y
ishing senses, the scene seemed Ii e
a vision Of loycliness taken from SO ne
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 withi:l the
hospitablc corral Of Mr.. aud Mrs.
ShnvanO.
The fragrance seemed NOR, and
more seductive as the multi, de of
guests became more numerous and
continuous.
At last there was a wild b arst of
music from the Papoose strin g band,
and the warriors of the par ~ each
g,.ily secured partner aud began to
dance like the man who steps on a
carpet-tack in the middl, of the
night. Toward midnight Il .e prompt
err, Ked-Dog- With-a-Iceled.- Snoot, an.
nounccd that gentlemen would sc.
cure partners for = seal p quadrillc.
On forming however it was found
that no scalp had be. N provided.
The leader of the orcl yestra, howcv-
er, said that he knew " iere one could
be obtained, and would only detain
them few minutes. lie came back
in short time with the scalp Of a
presiding elder who had come to the
agency for his hea It'll.
1t wasn't a very good scalp, but
time was precious.
The costumes. were striking, yet
inexpensive. S.fayano was wrapped
in thought. I,.is wife was clad in
the same SIM le costume. The en-
Wy and adm ration of the evening
the Soft-Eye't Centipede, . cross-eyed
half-breed maiden with q complex
ion like an sid calf-skin pocket book.
Her compl EXON and a scar on the
back of h.yr neck constituted her COS
tune.
Old Goggle-Eyed Pestilence wore
a gold collar button tied about his
neck with piece of brocaded bacon.
rind. Ills son, The-Prairic-D Dog.
With a-Stomach. Ikea Grist Mill,
wore a pair Of red suspenders, but
later in the evening, he removed
them to show he was not rromd.
The following are some Of the
gifts:
Mrs. Ouray, tin tobacc,-box
AnCelOpo, TN u 90 Tor S00vo0O.
Old-10Rgle-E cd Pestilcnce, tin horse with
monogram,
The-Prairic-D og-with-a-stom Ikea grist
mill, tin oyster C,ln, time Of Rembrandt.
| SUft-Ey -Centipede, tin cuspidore, or cake
pan to be used for either, according to cirCum
stanCesl
Space forbids a full mention of all
the articles presented by admirine
friends, but a more enjoyable hurrs
was never participated in by a more
highly delighted mob of rnstic inc
briates than the one mentioned
Shavano and his estimable wife bad,
adieu with reluctanc to their CRATE
full and intoxicated guests At a lat.
hour, while all united in wishing
many nanny anniyersarias To thu On