Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-12
Wedding Bells.

The Marriage of Ex-Governor Andrews Daughter in Litch6eld Yesterday-A
 Notable Day I'm the Town.
 Litchfield had brilliant social event yes- terday, one of the grandest wedding events that has ever occurred in that venerable town, the summer home of not few of our leading citizens. The affair took place in the afternoon at 2:3O at St. Michael's church where Miss Kitty G. Andrews, daughter of ex- Governor Charles B. An drews, of Litchfeld, was united in marriage to Dr. Charles o. BeIden, son of the late Col onel John O. Belden, of Litehfeld, and grandson of the late Hosea We bster, of Brooklyn, N. Y. The church was elegantly trimmed for the occasion. Flowers were In abundance. Admission to the church was by ticket only. Long before two o'clock the church was crowded with guests, among whom were ex-Governor Hol- lev of Lakeville ex-Member of Congress $. W. Kellogg of Waterbury and Lieutenant Governor William H. Bulkeley and Mayor Morgan G. BulkeIey of Hartford and many other visitors of note from other places. Preliminary to the ceremony fine selections were rendered by MT. and Mrs. E. W. Mesfoy on cornet and organ, among which were an Ave Maria by Zoller, song by Schumann, a brilliant concert piece for the ! cornet by Barili and an andante by Dudley 1 Buck Then as the procession Marched up | the aisle came the rendering of the bridal march from Lohengrin and the soft strains ! of the organ accompanied the entire ceremo- nv. The bride was dressed in a rich corded white silk with train two or more yards in l length The only ornament she wore was superb diamond brooch, the present of the mother of the groom, Mrs. Harriet B. Bel den.
 The maid of honor was Miss Mary Bulke- ley, of Hartford, daughter of Lieut. Gov Buikeley; the best man, MT Walter Vought, maids were Miss Lucy Collins, of Wsstfeld, Mass; Miss c Saltus, of Brooklyn; Miss 1 Anne Hemingway, of Waterbury; and | Miss Anna Vought, of Buffalo. The
 ushers were MT. Pollock. of Pittsfeld. Mass; MT M Hoppin. of Litchfeld; MT W E Hodeman, of Newark, N J; MT George D | Watrous of New Haven; MT H w slocum, of Brooklyn, and Professor Arthur E Bost- l wick, of New Haven. Last and least of the l accompanyinP bridesmaids and groomsmen
 marched Master Charles Andrews, the little | brother of the bride, dressed in black l ford, of about the same age, in white silk tulle. The bridesmaids were dressed
 two in pink, two in blue and
 one in lavender silk. They wore white hats
 with ostrich plumes, carrying each basket
 of roses.
 The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
 Storrs O. Seymour, late rector of St.
 Michael's, assisted by the Rev. L. P. Bissell,
 the present rector. The bride was given
 away by her father, Judge Andrews, and the
 ceremony went forward smoothly with the
 usual confident responses by the groom
 and difident answers of the bride.
 The beautiful but difficult affair of the ring
 was successfully accomplished As the we'd
 ding party proceeded down the aisle the
 music flashed up with the brilliant strains of Mendelssohn's 1nimitable wedding march
 the grand climax of grand ceremony.
 The reception was at the Governors house
 from 3 to 6p. m. A sumptuous collation.
 was served. The wedding gifts occupied an ] entire large room and were beautiful The
 Lake View House was opened for the occa-
 sion and was thronged with guests. Among
 the out of town guests in addition to names
 mentioned were Mir. Frank B. $. Munger,
 clerk of the Selden House in New Haven,
 and others from this city, and Miss Lizzie
 Kellogg, Miss Crosby, H. Merriman and
 family, W. B. Merriman and family, c. K.
 Baldwin, Irving Chase, Arthur Dickerman
 and John s. Deacon Of Waterbury. Governor
 Waller and ex-Governor Bigelow, who were
 expected, both telegraphed regrets.