The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-04

woman or child can visit il without
coming olt e;ter and wiser than he
went in.
The fashionable town has been III
a hutter for 4 month past. at the
nupti;tls Of Miss Carrie Astor. tie
daughter of our most arletocratlc
millionaire. Mr.. Vanderbilt may pos
sbly have quite as much solid cash
as Mr.. Astor, perhaps more. but
wien it comes to high tone, OF the
tip top double dis illed old blue
blood kind, the Fandcrbilts are no.
where. The Astors represent the
Sanhedrim Of the elect; their stamp
on your visiting card IS equal to the
Goldsmiths' stamp ofthe city OF Lon
don on sterling silver or gold pla;e.
When it comes to toney society we
have nothing better than the Astors.
The family is almost as old as the
Republic. and to them we are lndebt'
ed for the only respectable free Ii
brary in the city. 1t is true it is not a
reading room for the million, bpt it is
rather the fault OF the million than
the donor. that they do NOT ara!l
themselves Of the pri' ilcges. The
family though one OF the wcaithlest
in the land is not of1ensively obtru-
sive, and Mrs. Astor, the mother Of
the bride, has long been known as
one of the most charitable ladies III
New York An acknowledged leader
of fashion, adorning her hisl station
as few other women could, she has
earned the admiration and love OF
her own sex without eXcit ng their
envy. The wedding which took piacs
on Tuesday night has had no parable!
in our history. 1t is Impossible to
compute the number Of thousands OF
dollars that this magnificent affair
cost; the floral decorations alone
cost i moderate sized fortune a'd
TIL" bridal presents which were num-
erous and costly were worth aprlnce' s
ransom. Some exception has been
taken to the display Of wealth made
by Mrs. Astor on the occasion OF her
daughters nuptials; these people APP
pear to fryet that even tic lavish
display brought money to the pockets
of hundreds Of W. rking people,. The
flowers We're gathered for miles
around; some OF tue hanginss occu-
pied upholsterers for weeks; decora-
tors; livery men and hundreds OF
others reaped some of the profits OF
the Astor wedding. Mr.. and Mrs.
Astor are abundantly able 10 pay the
bills, and it is eminently fitting on
such an occasion that they should
give their money chance. In the
hour of their great Joy they did not
forget the poor, but they sent boun-
tiful feast to the paupers Of Bellevue
who had cause to bless the wedding
of Miss Carrie Astor. l will not at
tempt to give an elaborate account
of the magnifcence of the decora-
tions, the splendor Of the presents,
the style of the fashions and the tone
of the company. Jenkins has fortu
nately saved me that trouble. Suffice
to say that everybody was there who
was anybody. The afternoon recep'
ton, though a tremendous squeeze,
was 80 admirably arranged, there was
not the slightest accident to mar the
happy event. 1t might be gratifying
to my lady friends if I could furnish
them with an exact catalogue of the
brides trousseau, but as the lady her
self with unusual lnodes;y has net
made that matter public, We ahall
have to omit it. Each Of tue brides.
maids was gwen her entire outfit,
and the dresses Of bride snd brides.
maids all came from Worth.
Heaven he praised, after long snf-
fering a slugging match has been
stopped in New York and brutal
b!ackgqards who have kept our city
in s. turmoil for months, are at last
to be put under some restraint. Mr..
Sullivan, who is regarded as sort of
demigod by all the thieves, gamblers
and yagabonds in the country, is no
longer to be allowed to hall kill his
opponent, and call it harmless amqse-
meut. Take from these exhioitiona
the possibility OF some sluggeF hay:
ing his neck broken, and you would
not have Q cprporal's guard in to see
them. The receipts on Tuesday night
were over ss,000,-mpre than Ma:
pleson took in the night hetore With
the grarlest operatio star in the
world. It's q burning shame that
these brute sluggilg mstGles have
been allowed to go on to the present
time. but the election is over and
they have no present use for the
pugs. so we may hope for q seasaa
Of law and order
The exhibition ofthe National Aca-
DENY of Design is now drawing to
G close and is one of the most sue
ccssful that We have had for many
years, thanks to the wisdom and abilI-
ty Of those who have devoted their
skill and talents to its mana cement,
without money and without price,
Fanlt has been found with tae mana
gers of the Academy on account of
their artistic exclusiveness, which
was supposed to be devoted to crush
ing out every rising aspirant to fame.
1t is true they have placed the stan
dard very high. but it has been solely
for the purpose of elevating the noble
art to which the great body Of them
have devoted their lives. They have
no place for drones, charlatans or
frauda; the Academy Vas not ipsti.
tuted for that class of persons. but q
true artist when he demonstrates his
ABILITY will always find brotherly rec.