The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-10
CARLE-RENTON.

The St. Louis Republican gives the fol
Lowing account of the marriage of Ben T.
Cable, of this city, and Miss Maria C.
Benton, of St. Louis, at the latter city,
last Wednesday evening:
Mr. Ben T. Gable and Miss Maria G..
Benton were married at Christ church last
evening at O'Clock The wedding, though
a Quiet one, was beautiful and elegant in
the extreme; and St. Louis has seldom wit
messed more exquisite bridal party than
that grouped last evening about the chan
cel-rail of the cathedral like church. Upon
the altar stood a tall irregular basket of
white lilies, white carnations and tuberoses,
with faint tracings of smilax forming a
delicate contrast and shading; upon each
side of which stood vases freighted with
pure white annunciation lilies mingling
their soft fragrance with the bright hued
plants and verdant palms placed upon Ell
Their side of the chancel. The gas light
threw a subdued radience over the imme-
diate surroundings of the altar, rendering
the bridal party all the more brilliant from
the contrast of sunlight shedding its I'm
certain RAYS at that hour over the assem-
bled guests The attendant bridemaids
eight in number, were Misses Lucy Cable,
Sallie Mcdowell, Tallie Brant, Leila Wood
ing, Emma Huger, of New Orleans, Blanche
Wickham and Jennie Breckenridge.
The ushers were Messrs. L. J. Rodman,
Geo. A Castleman, E. r. Coleman, E. V.
Verrier Walter S. johnson, JAS L. Blair.
Harry Hitchcock, Jr., and n. S. Chouteau.
Rev. DR.. Schuyler, assisted by Mr.. Syl-
vester, performed the marriage ceremony.
Prof Robyn played the beautiful chorus
from Lohengrin as the bridal party en-
lta al1u fret
followed by the lovely array of bridemaids
preceding the fair bride, who came leaning
upon the arm of her uncle, Mr.. Nat Ben
ton, upon whom devolved that portion of
the church service of giving the bride
away
The brides toilet was of superb cream
tinted satin, completely enveloped in
feecy gauze and falling in rich, magEifi-
cent folds into a grand train, sweeping
for yards upon the floor Lovely pleatings
of SATIN bordered the train, and Gordon
of white jessamine and St. Joseph's lilies
formed an elegant finish above the pleated
flounce extending around the tablier, the
same exquisite flowers ornamenting the
pointed basque corsage, and holding in
place the full veil of white illusion which
fell in cloud-like draperies over the elegant
figure of beautiful bride. The bridal
bouquet was of Camelia Cook roses. The
groom was dressed after the English fash
ion in regulation Prince Albert suit, and
awaited with his best man, Mr.. George d.
Huling, becoming of the bride at the
altar.
Miss Lucy Cable, the first bridemaid,
wore most beautiful costume of white
silk null, the long round train exquisitely
trimmed in succession of dainty ruffies
and soft puffs, the heecY veil of white
tulle bound to the head by wreath of
white daisies, an Rsthetical bouquet of the
same pretty flowers carried in the hand.
Miss Sallie Mcdowell, an exquisite toll
cite of white Paris muslin in a large
square train embellished with multitude
of tiny pleatings and effective Introduction
of lace; a wreath of elder blossoms held
in place the white veil and her large bop
euet was of golden buttercups.
Miss Tallie Brant was beautiful in an
airy toilette of white muslin en- train and
finished in successive rows of plaitings and
lace; a demi wreath of white Narcissus,
mingling gracefully with the lovely Illusion
veil;.a bouquet of the same flowers was
carried in the hand.
Miss Leila Wooding wore a handsome
toilette of creamery null, en- train, with
lovely garniture of lace and spray of ap-
bouquet of white flowers and smilax.
Miss Emma Hughes, of New Orleans,
was lovely in Paris muslin, the long,
square train, garnitured in knife pleatings
and ruffies, with soft shading of creamy
lace veil of white illusion, held in place by
demi-wreath of elder blossoms; large
bouquet in the hand of Merechal Neil
roses.
Miss Blanche Wickham's toilette was of
creamy silk null sweeping in full round
train ruffled and pulled above a baloyeuse
of lace; wreath of white eglanfine and
veil of soft tulle; bouquet of wild roses In
the hand.
Miss Jennie Breckenridge wore an ex-
quisite toilette of white Paris muslin. with
tablier formed of deep pleatings, above
which swept graceful train, finished in
airy ruffies, mingled With lace; white elder