The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-27
THE WIDOW.
Trns Second Marriage OF the Heroine o9the
Diamond Wedding. and Edmsnd
Clarence Etedman'a Poem.

10 Col. Rodo Won GIun4or, Of the Next
can army. The bride has lived in Ha-
wanna tor nearly twenty years. having
gone there after her marriage in 1879.
The last year she has spent at the Park
Avenue hotel. In that time she has
made only one trip to Havana and en-
the return passage to this city is said to
have made the acquaintance OF her pres
emit husband. Mrs. Won Gunner, who
is forty-three years Of age. has still y
large landed property in Cuba. left her
by her first husband. Her parents are
dead, and she has no children. Col.
Won Gunner left Germany in his youth
and came to America; he served in the
Con ederate army, and finally catered
the Mexican army, where he earned his
military title.
Many persons in this country to
whom the memory Of the former nup-
tial4 OF Madam Bartlett-O viedo, twenty
three years ago, with it, lavish splendor.
will he recalled to mind by the modest
wedding yesterday. The Incidents Of
that social episode, and the hostile cor
respondence that passed between the
father o the bride and f. G. Stednaan,
because O. the publication in the Tri-
bune Of Mr.. Stedman's poem, The Dia~
mond Wedding, were published far and
wide at the time not only by the new
papers Of the United States but also the
Journals O. En- Gland and the Continent.
Frances Amelia Bartlett was the daugh-
ter of Lieut.. w. A. Bartlett Of the u. s.
navy, who was also the first American
alcalde Of San Francisco. Miss Bartlett
was very beautiful and reigned. at eigh-
teen years, the u~ndisputed belle Of New
York. Tall and digniied, with q fair
complexion and light blue eyes. her
friends and relatives proudly pointed
out her re- emblance to the Empress Eu-
genie Of France. In January 1859, when
the social season Of New York was at
ite height, Miss Bartlett met a Cuban
gentleman,
DON EsTEBAN sANCTA CRUZ DE OvIEDO.
He was fifty five years old. swarthly al
o. mulatto, with black eyes that set off 3
countenance of resolute earnestness
Wherever he went the story Of his vast
possessions, his plantations Of sugar and
tobacco, and his countless slaves, pre-
ceded him. He lived in princely style
st the st. Nicholas hotel. He gave a
ball at this hotel at which it was said he
directed the hair dresser 70 orange the
hair of every lady in the house at his
expense. Don Esteban's visits were
most frequent at the house of Lieut.. Bar
lette, at No. SO West Fourteenth street.
The beauti 'ul American had captured
the heart Of the wealthy Cuban. 1t was
said that through the medium Of an in
]terperter he proffered adulation.' The
lady consented TO his suit. The course
of their love was smooth and serene un-
til the Cuban don was stricken down
with fever and ague ut the st. Nicholas
hotel. Through o wearying illness she
faithfully nursed him back to health.
After his convalescence the mind Of h
afianetd pair were absorbed in the pre-
narations for their wedding. The daily
papers teemed with minute details of
the fabulous amounts expended. Hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars were dis
pursed by the Cuban with lavish prodi-
gality. The trouseau at A. T.. Stewards
was said to have cost $4,000. AS much
was expended at Genin's and at Ball &
Blacks.
THE DRESS
cost = 5000 and was brought from Paris.
Titfany's Golfers were swelled to the ex-
tent of $4,000, also. The climax was
reached when, on October Ii, 1859, Don
Esteban was married to Miss Bartlett.
The bride had previously adopted the
Roman Catholic faith of her husband.
and the ceremony was performed by
Archbishop Hughes in st. Patrick's
cathedral in Mott street. The church
was packed to the doors and the crowds
overlooked into the streets. The descrip-
ton of the brides 'sparure" ofdiamonds,
and o. her pearls and emeralds, pub
lished at the time. reads like O story
from the Arabian Nights. TIE Don,s
scarf displayed 4 solitaire pin Of large
proportions. Elaborate accounts OF the
young brides jewels were published all
over the country. but the most marked
atfor4:c~ xx.ar l:ea.4aJ ~ 4han. hv tho