River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-05
NUPTTALS.

MONTGOMERY, o., April, 81, 1881.
EDS. JoURNAL:-Last night was an
occasion of great interest TO the peo-
| pie of this vicinity, and one in which
the people of River Fails are not UNI
interested parties. 1t was the time of
the marriage of our esteemed fellow
townsman Robert L. Lang to Miss
Amanda Parrott, of Montgomery.
| Ohio.
The guests numbering about go as
sembled at an early hour in the even
ing, and at clock in the parlor of
the brides home the happy couple
were made one, the writer OF this
sketch officiating, assisted by Rev.
Theo. Courtelyou, of Montgomery.
The house was splendidly decorated,
flowers of the most beautiful kinds be-
ing furnished in abundance, and so ar
ranged as to indicate a happy and sue
cessful life in the future. The bride
is one of the highly educated and cul-
tured ladies of this section, and while
Montgomery is a great loser because
of this marriage River Falls will re-
c6ive an acquisition to her society
that she may well be proud of. She
was dressed in bronze silk trimmed
with brocaded satin and fringe, made
in princess style, with long train and
| spanish lace tie with marchesieslle
roses, hair combed low In the neck,
adorned with pure white roses, hand
| some chain bracelets-a present from
the bridegroom-an pearls in her
| ears. The bridesmaid was dressed in
royal purple silk and velvet, made in
princess style, and hair adorned with
white roses. Each held Il large and
beautiful bouquet of white roses and
lilies with green vine. After the GER
emory we were ushered into the din.
ing room and furnished with a repast
that can better be immagined than de-
scribed. Suffice it to say that the ia
bled gods of old would not have done
the meal justice, even though gross
injustice had been committed upon
| their stomachs.
The presents were numerous and
costly, as the following list will show;
Holy Bible, by Mr.. and Mrs. Il.
Lang, parents of the bridegroom.
Silver Spoons, large and small, by Mr..
and Mrs. Parrot, parents of the bride.
Clock, marble case. Mr.. and Mrs. Aus
tin Parrot. Silver cake basket, Mrs.
r. I. Weller, of Pana, Ill. Silver but
ter dish, Mrs. VIM. Walker. Picture
frame, Geo. Mckinley, Silver butter
dish, Mrs. A. Munro. Silver service,
Col. Fitzpatrick and wife, of Springfield
Ohio. Silver Pickle dish. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. T. Todd. Silver castor, w.
L. Lang. Silver cream pitcheI and
sugar bowl, II. G. Lang. Silver knives
and forks, Mr.. and Mrs. f. Mitchell.
Fruit dish and salt cellars, C. w.
Lang. Toilet set, Mrs. c. Il. Perrin.
Silver card receiver, Mrs. b. Overman
| Washington, ID. G. Vases, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Maxwell. Mat for toilet set,
Miss Ala Riker. Lemon SqueezeT,
Mrs. Mitchell. Mantel vases, Mrs. j.
Walker. Toilet set, Geo. Metsker.
Broom holder, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd, of
Washington, ID. G. A large easy chair
and small rocking chair, w. S. Smith
Appleton. French clock, j. NJ. Smith,
River Falls. Flower vase with
flowers, Mrs. W. F. Kellogg and daugh-
tiers, River Falls. Book and head of
pin cushion, Mrs. DR.. Matchan, River
Falls. Pin cushion, Miss Marion Smith,
Appleton.
| Wednesday A. NJ. at about 10 O'Clock
a party numbering from 60 to 100
gathered at R. Lang's, Sem, father of
the bridegroom, according to previous
invitation to give r. T. Lang and
bride plea SAINT "send-off' 10 thei
future home in River Falls. Wis.
The occasion was a very pleasant one,
and was participated in by very many
from Cincinnati. Springfield and Mont
gomery, Ohio, Pana, Illinois and APP
| pleton, Wis, and was indicative of the
genuine friendship felt for the newly
married pair. At $3.50 the party
formally broke up after an excellent
dinner, and after wishing for all the
happiness upon the happy pair they
were capable of loing, they went to
| their homes touched with "a feeling of
sadness because of their loss, but with
great qualification that in going ''She
goes as she does
They will start for River Falls Fri
day night, stopping at Appleton, Wis,
over Sunday and arriving in River
| Fails about the middle of next week.
We are sure you will join with us
| in wishing them a uper-abundance of
happiness through life.
A. 5. COLLINS.
| JURY LIST.
Rpl0w iS the LIST Of names IF ppr.