The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-16
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.

The Wedding of Lieut.. 7hacSara to a
Daughter Of Lieut.. Gen. sherman -Four
Years Ago.
The marriage Of Lieut.. Thatkara, L. $.
NJ, to q daughter of Lieut.. Gen. sherman,
onthe 9TH of May, lSs0, was a very grand
affair, although not so imposing as IL
would have been il the bridegroom
would have been bapUlaed in tho Catho-
lie faith, in which: case the ceremony
would have been performed in tho adja-
cent 81. Mathews church. While how
ever, he was willing TO he married by
"beli, book, and candle like "A little
man, he positively refused to %fenounco
the faith of his fathers. SO n church
wedding was out of the question, and
the sherman house was gayly adorned
with flags and flowers. The bride wore
II satin court dress, trimmed with lace
and seed pearls, with II bridal veil OF IL
fusion, covered with orange blossoms.
Then came the bridesmaids, escorted by
officers in full uniform, as follows: Miss
May Ewing, daughter of Representative
Tom Ewing, in white muslin, trimmed
with pink silk, and wearing "a bunch of
pink roses. escorted by Lieut., Cherry. L..
$. A.; Rachel Sherman, sister of the
bride, in white silk, trimmed with blue,
wearing Il bunch Of iorget-mo-nots, es-
corted by Lieut.. Berry, L. 5. A.; Miss
Whipple, in white muslsn, trimmed
with lace, wearing pink roses. escorted
by Lieut.. Augur, U. >. ~; Miss Lock
ing jacQueminot roses, escortedby Lieut..
bradbury; and Miss Slack, III white
muslin and lace, wearing buttercups,
escorted by Lieut.. Coffin, L. $. n. Then
there were two juvenile attendants,
Master Tecump Sherman, who reyGren-
TALLY carried Il golden flagon OF holy
water, and little Miss Florence Anden-
which, framed with lilies, was the we'd
ding-ring. Mrs. Gen. Sherman. the
brides mother, wore n dress of dove
colored silk, trimmed with satin OF the
same shade. Her eldest daughter, Mrs,
Fitch, wore blue silk, trimmed with
blue satin, and the diamonds given her
by the khedive, and her second daugh-
ter, Miss Lizzie, wore Il rose cOlpred
silk. The brides aunt, Mrs. John Sher-
man, wore a dress of lavendor-colored
silk, with an undersliirt Of rUse-colored
silk. and her cousin, Mrs. Dol Camera,
wore a white silk dress, deliberately
trimmed. The gentlemen were nearly
all in uniform, and a strong odor of cam
phor was perceptible, as the old staif
buffers only sport their oflic al toggery
on high occasions. me Wedding pres,
tIllS NtIc NdltttbANs WIN o. 'ii' a.
set OF diamonds made from the gift of
the khedive ofEgypt to his Oldest daugh-
ter: Senator Blaine gave a set Of fish
knives and forks, and wrote on his card:
"With all the love | have borne the
mother" The staff, Of course, sent
handsome gifts, and there were bangles,
scarf-pins, rosaries, earrings, embroid-
cred articles, rings, bouquets enough to
have started q store with. Gen. Sher-
mar was as jolly as he is always, under
such circumstances, and said all sorts Of
funny things. The ring in the bride
cake was found by Miss Rachel Sher-
man, and when, OIL leaving, the bonny
bride tossed her bouquet among the
bridesmaids, it struck the head of an
little Florence Andenried. Lieut.. Thack-
ara was soon ordered to duty in China,
and his bride accompanied him. Ben.
Perley Poore in Boston Budget.