The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-15
The Ceremony Performed Yesterday Morn
ing in the Presence of a Few Friends
and Relatives.
Hundreds of Presents and Keepsakes
from All Parts of the Country,
Attessing the Widespread Popularity of the
GFoOm-The Route for the Bridal Tour
The Brides Trousseau.
SPECIAL to the Indianapolis journal.

FAYETTEVILLE, N. G., March 14-At IL
O'Clock this morning Judge David Davis, OF
Bloomington, ILL.,, and Miss Addie G.. Burr,
of Fayetteville, were married at Tokay the
magnificent home of her uncle and aunt,
Colonel and Mrs. Greene. Colonel Greene is
congressman for the Third district of North
Carolina, is a man of much prominence and
ability, and enormously wealthy. The we'd
ding ceremony was performed by Rev.
Huskee, pastor of St. Johns Episcopal
Church, this city, in the presence of eight or
ten of the relatives OF the bride and one or
two old acquaintances of Judge Davis. The
bride was given away by Colonel Greene.
Judge Otto, of Washington, was Judge
Davis's best man, and Miss Sadie Greene,
daughter of the Colonel, and cousin of the
bride, was bridesmaid. Judge Davis wore q
neat and plain dark travelling suit, and the
bride was attired most bewitchingly. The
marriage certificate gave the age of the
groom at sixty-eight and that of the bride
at forty. Miss Burr is most lovely and
well preserved woman of her age, and looked
not day older than twenty-five.
After the ceremony and congratulations
came a very elegant repast, which was hastily
partaken of, for the steamer Marclusion lay
impatient in the Cape Fear river, near by,
awaiting the wedding party.
The house, one of the most lovely and spa
cious in all the South, was fairly filled with
flowers, and the steamer was decorated in
every part. The parting between Mrs.
Greene and her niece was especially affecting,
indicating the great love that has existed be-
tween them. At 1 o'clock the bridal party
stepped on board the boat the steamers in
the river blew a salute with their whistles,
and the groups on the landing and on the
bluff waived farewell. Soon the boat had
stealped away, leaving the quaint and curl
outs ca Southern town embedded in the
foNaafs eflevely spring. The boat viii go to
Wilmington without stopping, and thence
the happy couple will go to Savannah, Jack
sonville and New Orleans and thence to
California, whence they will go to their
home in Illinois. They have not yet deter
mined every detail.
PROPULSION OF GIFTS.
The wedding was of the most elaborate
and costly character Judge Davis steadily
resisted all reportorial endeavors to elicit in
formation, yet the correspondent of the
Journal, from various sources obtained some
very interesting facts, including points as to
the gifts, trousseau, etc. There are whole
trunk fulls of precious presents. Among
them were a solid silver punch bowl, re-
pousse gold lined from President Arthur,
gilt and bronze French clock, and diamond
and ruby rings, from Colonel Greene; dia-
mond necklace, earrings pin and rings, set
with stones of great size, the gift of the
groom; fifty volumes of standard English
authors bonnd in tree calf from Secretary
Frelinghuysen. In addition to these there
were hundreds of gifts in diamonds and gold,
numberless trinkets and keepsakes from all
parts of the Union.
The trousseau, which is the gift of Mrs.
Greene, is enough to petrify the fair sex with
admiration and wonder. 1t comprises no
less than fifteen complete costumes, nearly
all by Worth, and accompanied by hats to
match. Among the costumes are reception
dress of rose colored silk, trimmed with
shaded silk, antique lace and flowers; an en-
traine dress of old-gold satin, overdress of
Spanish lace; dress of green velvet and os-
trich tips; dinner dress of black satin black
lace sleeves, the entire front heavily embroid-
cred with beads dress of plum-colored vel
vet, trimmed with terra Gotta velvet, the
front of embroidered crepe; dress of pink
rep, white Spanish lace trimmings; dress of
black velvet, trimmed with chenille fringe.
The first reception dress is of white silk, the
entire front embroidered in silk and
overlaid with horse-shoes of pearl,
trimmed with lace; dress of tea-colored
satin, the front of red and tea-colored satin,
cut square, with deep founces of Spanish
lace; a dress of black satin, the entire front
hand painted with wreathes flowers on
black grosgrain; dress of ecru silk, trimmed
with blue brocade; silk dress of green vel
vet and satins. The bride was married in q
travelling dress of brown silk and plush,
trimmed with pompons, with hat of brown
velvet, trimmed with brown silk and brown
ostrich feathers. All the other details of the
trousseau are complete and beautiful. No
less than twelve dozen pairs of silk stockings,
nearly every pair hand-embroidered. The
articles of lingerie are marvels of the finest
material and work, and nearly ali we'll
trimmed with richest lace.
THE BRIDE.
The bride has been described as petite, but
she is not. She is nearly, if not quite, of the
average height weighs lao or 150 pounds,
and is we'll proportioned She has trim,
neat figure and an easy and graceful carriage.
She is dark complexioned, and has regular
features and fine pair Of eyes, and though
not beautiful would everywhere be noticed
as q handsome woman. She is oyerfowing