The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-18
DRESSED IN DEATH
IN A SAD WHITE BalpAL noBs.
one New YoIk mnrnIng JonrnAI ,aysl

The New York morning Journal says
A NV weeks aga lovely girl was Rll
aihrill a iih joy oyera marvellous wed
ding dre,s which had come over the seas
10 hor. Among the costly thugs OF her
truusspuu II was the very richest. II
was ri heavy white satin, made with a
court trsiu nd trimmed with tlnunce.
~ paint lace. Orange blossoms aud jas.
mine ia rls nd0d IL an the cOrsago and
lrspeiN. Never WAS gayer bride eNpru'
tani. The hridtgruuu Was nohltmHn
snd ava officer In the army oi Kaiser
Wilhelm. lie was 10 como over Ia
ghr.,,luastid. aud the bells of the Ma
t,Vily we're Ia ring her marriage chimes
\ child of fashion here, belle al Sara
loga, where her beauty and vivnciIy had
~ On her circle al adorurs, Nollle
Clair, when telling Ter girl friend, ~
the glory uf her wedding raiment, wns u
picture Of happiness, health and hTanty.
Ia front al tht chanoel at the Univor-
,ity Place Presbyterian church yesier-
dny was tho hride-elect, but sound 81
lnNous music there WAS none. The
organ walled, and low sobs aud moars
were heard. They had born In the
bride la her wedding garments, Tor she
had gone Ia sleep In the Lord. Eihhloiiis
OF her pure soul, white flowers, covered
the white cnilin and were henpod up
around. White doves hoyered over
broken columns of pearl roses, aud PHI
lows, wroathes and crowns oi starry
tuberOsos, white carnations and bou'
vardia.
The wedding dress had never been
worn until Yesterday, when it, satin
folds lnclosed the marble form of the
lovely girl. Tear lell fast enough Us
the nlourners giEcd upon the wan lace.
The luNuriant nrtr curled IN little
rings above her forehead, and the dark
lashes rested against her cheek ~
though she slept. Her pillow was "l
white rnsrs aud H.csu>,On lilies. TIL
misty white Veil that WAS t. have been
worn ". Ilnt needed; there WRs mist ~
the owes pI al WHO gu2rd On tho tuurh-
ing picture u. youth, nope, lave and
beuuty given ov, IA death ana decay,
At The head of the caskot rested a pil
low of white roses ana iiiicS. III was
sent on the Dart OF the hriGegrJOm.clect,
as the only tangible sign of grief that u
man can make when bis bride dies 5000
miles away. A single white roso irom
her lovers Offering was placed IN the
poor cad hard.
AT IL o'clock the church was filled 10
its utmost capacity with che relatives
and friends al The young gir', and there
WAS not q dry eye ia thr Whole assent
=
hy mn.
The Rev. Mr.. Booth, of Englewood,
New Jersey, preached the funeral SER
vices, and spoke touchingly and we'll Of
Miss Clair's fine charactcc nd gentle
nature. DIR. Alexander, the pastor OF
the church, offered prayer.
Over hundred Of her uirl friends
were present, most OF them in black
dresses, and each one dropped white
rose in the caskot Dc they too their last
look at the still, white lace OF their
dearly loved companion
Then the white coilin was closed and
borne away to a vault in 81. Marks.
Miss Nellie Clair was tho daughter OF
Henry Clair, the hotel owner. She was
finely educated, aud oet Capt. Heyhe
abroad some time ago. Ihe Wedding
was to have been q grand one, and The
arrangements were almost completed
when illness and death stepped un-
timely in.