Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-22
THE GAZETTE FORT WORTH, TEXAS FRIDAY. AUGUST o.
aYMENEAL.
A Marriage In High Ltfc-Presldents.
Kings, Queens, Lords aud
Counts Invited.

Nh"fohf, II. L., Aug. .l.--The
marriage of Francis Stout Of New
York to Miss Emily Meredith
Read, the daughter Of Gen. Mere.
dith Read, ex-minister to Greece,
occurred this morning at the residence
OF the latter II was an exceptionally
brilliant affair. Both parties have dis
tinguished patriotic ancestry aud
high station. The arrangements were
elaborate and magnificent.
Several thousand invitations
were sent out. A temporary adj
dition was made to the
house to accommodate the guests.
The unusually large number OF distin.
guished persons abroad who had been
invited included
THE QUEEN or ENGLAND,
the prince and princess of Wales,
the king and queen of Greece.
the king, queen and crown
prince of Denmark, Viscount John
Meredith, Cabrald Ghonera Of the
royal navy of Portugal and many
others.
! PRESIDENT ARTHUR
and several IN. mbeis of thu cabinet,
General and Mrs. Grant, General and
| t't'' sPhtthhh anu tuNuN ttutt ttit1-
nent Americans We're In vited. Congrat.
uiations We're received from President
Arthur and from the king and queen
of Greece who sent an autograph let
ter, also from the king and queen OF
Denmark, Lord Chief Justice Coler.
idge, Lord aud Lady Talbot Delamal
hide, Secretary aud Mrs. Folger. Sec
rotary and Mrs Lincoln, and from d
gr, a. many other distinguished
FOREIGNERS AND AMERICANS,
The ceremony TOOK place In All al
cove of the parlor. The parlor was
complete flower bower, the ale V,
being canopied with trailing vines
The luncheon pavilion was magnifi
cent and was adorned with rare plant
and ferns. Among the guests presen
were Attorney General aud Mr. Brew
ster, Hon. Geo. Bancroft, Mrs. JUL,
Ward Howe, Mr.. and Mrs. Hri-wold
Prof, and Mrs Roger Jane Gordon
Bennett, Count Jansoz Ni,unuu
de Yoeville, Hon. HeHry IIrrber,
Col and Mrs. Beckwith. Mai. Brice
Mr.. and Mrs. Belmont, Edwin Booth
Miss Booth, Hon. John Jay, chic
Justice DAILY, Col and Madame Jerom
Nal oleon onapHrle.
l The presents attracted great after
, ton. Among the most sttilJiDg wer
full silver service With thg ord,
groom's monogram in cypher and IN
arms of the Read family in repous-e
e The work was given by Ger
aud Mrs. Read. The bride
< brother and sister gave
1 large silver salver aud meat dishe
+, similarly marked There wa u beat
tifuI porcelain plaque, ornameuted b
, French artist from Marshall Wout
: and valuable silver ten service in r.
: pousse work from the bridegroom
mother.
~. The bridesmaids were Miss II .
(. Gammell, Miss Mertie Stevens, hi
. Marie Read. sister Of The bride. Eu
: Miss Hibertie l.. PrGyne Of Alban.
/. All were elegantly attired in whit
: silk and lace, with corsnge square, Az
q held large bouquet OF white flower
i The ushers were Aman j. Read,
brother of the bride, Chas, Perldn
. Arthur A. Gammell and Joseph
Stevens. EGch wore white lluwe
K. Shortly after o'clock Gen. Read e
). tered with the bride, whose wcidil
garments were IA marvel of loveline'
a. Her dress was entr;nu Of white sat
q corsage, square trimming aud viii
/ ostrich plumes. The bride held
v bouquet
= or ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
q A bauG stationed IN an alcove play'
B.. wedding march as the brld
l. party entered the drawing-roo
: where the ceremony was performed
the Right Reverend Henry Potter, n
sistant bishop of New York, and Re
Geo. A. Gill, the rector of Trinit
church in this city.
The drawing-room scene was br
liant one. The bridegroom with b
l. best man, Mr. George A. Dill0wa
he awaited the arrival of the brides part
20 When AZ last the strain Of the weddli
:, march died ont the ceremony pr
&c caeded. At its conclusion receptio
s, was held by the bride and bridegroom
Sc both receiving the hearty congrstul
re tions of all present. In the afternoc
ID Mr. and Mrs. Stout proceeded on the
es wedding tour which will extend
W Europe The whole affair was one
n the most magnificent ever witness
here.