Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-02-08
Marriage Of Mr.. William T. Fleming
and Mics klttie G.. Everest.

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The Atchison (Kansas) papers Of Jan. 18th,
contain full and glowing accounts Of 1.-THE
most brilliant wedding ever known in Atchi-
son." Miss Kttie Everest was born in Aus
tin, and the years of her childhood spent in
this city. up to the time of her fathers re-
moval to .Atchison, some ten years ago.
Therefore our readers will be interested in
the following extracts, which we take from
the voluminous reports Of the wedding from
the papers at hand:
Many circumstances surrounded the union
to give it general interest. It was union
of the East and West. The bridegroom, Mr..
William T. Fleming, is son of David Flem-
ing, wealthy citizen and capitalist of Phila-
delph1a, who was one of the early organizers
OF the telegraph system in the United States;
the young gentleman has passed his life in
the Quaker City, while the bride might have
been selected as perfect type of the bright,
free Western girl, from 'beyond the Missis-
sippi." Her young life has mostly been pass
ed In Atchison, where she has been from
childhood a great popular favorite, her face
and figure familiar to everybody, and herself
a recipient of the kind words and smiles of
young and old. Added to this, that she is the
only daughter of popular Atchison family,
her father, Senator Everest, known far and
wide in connection with the affairs of our city,
it is not surprising that the wedding should
have attracted throng last night that filed
every pew of Trinity church and nearly every
available inch of standing room.
NkSah rSI do hon 3f,p1 to-,
satin, square neck, filed in with blonde lace
and lilies of the valley; the skirt and train
we're trimmed with a hounce of magnificent
Spanish lace, pond lilies and lilies of the val.
ley; bridal veil of lace as fine as gossamer,
white satin slippers, and Bernhardt gloves,
diamond ear rings, bracelets and necklace
completep the costume.
Mrs. Col. Everest, the brides mother, wore
magnificent dress of lavender satin de Lyons
with train trimmed with same, with diamond
ornaments.
Mrs. Frank Everest wore brown silk trim
med with lilies of the valley, and white che
mile and diamond ornaments:
The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr..
Leonard, the rector of Trinity, assisted by
Rev. Mr.. Evans, of Palmyra, Mo. The cere-
mony was brief, and the bride of seventeen
passed the ordeal which has tried the cour-
age Of many brave man, with commendable
calmness.
Everest began at nine o'clock. The house and
grounds were brilliantly illuminated, and the
parlors filled with brave, bright company
A thousand invitations were issued including
a large number of distinguished gentlemen
from abroad.-Ch Champion.
The handsome young bride needs no intro
duction at the hands of the Patriot. She was
the acknowledged leader of her set; bright,
piquant and charming, she gathered around
her such hosts Of friends as only loving dis
position, generous heart and an immaculate
life could gather. She was everybody friend
and all will have but kind words and we'll
wishes for her.
Many elegant presents were ssent to the
bride during the evening, by friends at homo
and abroad. Prominent in the list was
check for $4,000 from the father of the
groom, q 81 600 government bond from the
father of the bride and check for 81 600 from
the groom.-Patr1Ot.
The crowd at Trinity church reminded one
of the orange blossom affairs of the old gen
try, and the brilliantly illuminated Everest
mansion-the finest in the city by the way
where Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming received the con-
CALCULATIONS of their friends under wedding
bell of flowers as fresh and pretty as the bride
herself, suggested weddings read about rath-
er than weddings attended. The crowd at the
gate to see the guests, the long row of car
riages and attendants, the carpeted walks,
and the line of police officers to maintain Or
DER were other evidences of an unusual Occa-
sion, and as a social event the marriage Of
Kittie Clover Everest to VIM. T. Fleming will
long be remembered. That the bride is very
popular in Atchison was evidenced by the
hearty and earnest character of the congrat-
ulations, and the remark that she was the
handsomest bride ever seen in the city was
heard on every side. The hospitality of Col
onel and mrs. Everest was most profuse and ex-
travagant, and for every guest there seemed
to be a waiter with suggestions of comfort
Globe.