Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-04-05
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ceedingly pleasant social event was the ro-
ception held last Thursday evening at the
home Of r. L. Parker, Esq. ;n this plxce,
IN honor of the marriage OF Gsorgc Jacobs,
Jr to Miss Mary North. Mrs. Parker is
sister of Mr.. Jacobs, the groom. The
bridal party had just returned from. . short
trip to Gotham, and their friends were on
the tip-toe Of expectancy 70 meet, greet,
and welcome them home. The hour for the
party was O'Clock in the evening. Most
Of the guests were promptly there at that
:ime, when the host and hostess, Mr.. and
Mrs. Parker, took place in the front parlor
Iu,t inside the hall door and received the
companyi each guest was cordially received
snd earnestly enjoined to consider the house
as their home for the occasion. After Mr..
and Mrs. Parker had received the guests,
the bride and groom received the company.
George Jacobs, Bsq., Sr., and Mrs. jacobs,
father and mother of George Jacobs, Jr., and
James North, Esq, and Mrs. North, father
and mother of the bride, we're present, and
while they did not formally receive, a large
humber of the company shook them by the
hand. Miss Bcckie North, who held the
place of honor as first msid to the bride at
the wedding, a week previous, and Miss
Boroughs, of Willismspcrt, and Mrs. Her
man North, who were also al the wedding,
stood near by during the reception by Mr..
and Mrs. Jacobs. They all wore cream
colored satin dresses that in resemblance
were like ths. worn by Mrs. Jacobs, and
their costumes blended with the costumes
of a greTp of ladies that stood near the re-
ceiving p1rty, which gave TO the group an
appearance that was pleasing TO the eye.
The company was large, but not so large
as to become unweildy, or crowd III.
:ocms; about seventy-fve was the num-
Der, a number that was easily seated, with
out the least confusion, around the numer-
ou, small tables that were brought into the
parIors, from which TO partake Of supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker had impressed the
guests with such a home-like feeling tha;
when the company became seated to supper
they were so lei,ureiy disposed that more
than an hour was passed at table. The
sponge cake, and the almost endless variety
of other deli.ious cake and other edibies,
were of such a quality that experienced
epicures praised them, and the Vasser
College misses, If they had been pres
ent, would have been delighted with
their appearance and taste. Every one
arose from supper in the best Of cheer.
Conversation and music were the pass
times of the company, and time sped on
unnoticed Mrs. Herman North, one of
the most accomplished and skillful piano
players in Central Pennsylvania, was con-
stantly, when not at the instrument, be-
eiegec, and importuned to "play the piano,
and if she Was not sorely faiigued by the
almost constant application at the instru-
ment for period of several hours 1t is
owing TO ssblue blood" that seldom tires,
and never wear. out. Midnight and the
morning of the lst of April came before
the company realized It. The sterner sex
Of the party were brought to realization
that midnight had passed, by some of the
ladies' observing, as a first OF April joke,
"They say it is showing" In passing out
of doors to see the snow, the beautiful was
not to be seen, but the fact that another day
was ushered in, impressed itself upon all.
Those that we're iured out Of doors to see
the snow, are chsritably disposed, and at
tribute It to the tact of the ladies', who de-
sired to inform their husbands that mid
night had passed and that they had best &c
home. Others have q different view and
maintain it stoutly that the ladies got of
frat of April story in real earnest for the
bumor that such an incident affords. Al
half-past IL O'Clock the guests babe Mr.. and
Mrs. Parker .sgood-night," and passed away
10 their homes, with pleasant recollections
70 last for forty years to come.