Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-08
Personalities.

Mrs. c A Morrow, of Kansas City is visit
ing her relatives and friends here.
Mr.. A. c. NJ. Bird has returned home after
an absence of several days.
Miss Annie Caldwell, Of Berlin, returned
home Tuesday, after a weeks visit to friend!
in this city.
Virginia Loyal Farragut, the widow o.
the naval hero of the war, died IN New York
last Saturday.
Miss Jennie Green returned from Corder
Wednesday, where she has been for the past
three weeks.
Mr.. Geo. L.. Parsons and family, of Kan
sas City, are in the city visiting Mr.. Y. f
Ballard and wife.
Clara Louise Kellogg sang the closing
hymn, "The Last Greeting" by Schubert, al
the funeral of BrignolI.
Misses Alice Wolf and Fannie Hall spen,
several days this week visiting MIR. John
Fishbsck and family near Napoleon.
A Chicago correspondent lsments that in
the midst of that ''great accumulating city
there is not one man whose name 1 can re-
cord whOse face would be missed from the
maddening crowd if he should he called
away"
Th daughter of Mr.. William d. Kelly, of
Zurich. to MIR. Lazare Wischnewetzky, OF
Tagsnrok. Russia. If you have any Difficult.
ty with the name just utter the word ''wish,'
give q big sneeze, aud you have 1t.
Pasquale Brignoli, tenor. born January l,
1924, died in New York, October 80. 1854.
He was the most celebrated tenor that ever
lived, having had q longer career of success
than any other. His funeral took place, Mon.
day, from St. Agnes church. The church
was crowded, many distinguished musical
people being present.
Col. j. II. MaplesOn reached New York
from Europe, last Sunday morning. on the
City Of Berlin. With the Colonel, who is
said to look as fresh and eager for the oper-
attic fray - ever, came Slgnors Ardlti. Car
dinali, De Pasqualis. Lolli. Mancini. Bonzi,
Rinaldi and Angelo; Mines. Scalchi, Ric-
| cetti, Steinback and Dotti: Miles. Gambia,
| Calvalli and Etchecoin and all the other song
| birds of his opera company, including the
members of his chorus.
Patti reached New York on the Oregon.
Sunday morning just in time to be welcomed
| W SOis NAullCSOA VII . Onuu Ou DOhlu
of the tender, Blackbird, the Colonel having
arrived in New York on the City of Berlin a
half hour before. With Patti came Nicolini,
her parrot and her maid servants. Also, and
at last, the assurance of her French Divorce
from Marquis de Caux. One of the first
items of news the queen Of song heard upon
entering the little cabin of the Blackbird was
the sad intelligence of poor Brignolfs death.
She burst into tears when told of it, and ex-
claimed over and over again, ''Poor man!
poor mani" When she heard that he died in
poor circumstance she at once offered to de-
fray the expenses of his burial. A friend as
sured her that the funeral expenses would be
borne by one of Brignoli's acquaintances in
this city. Nine. Patti and her two maids and
Signor Nicolini and valet arrived at the
Winsor Hotel at 3 few minutes before eight
O'Clock. The diva appeared in excellent
health. with her eyes sparkling with delight
and her cheeks blooming with roses, and her
trim figure WAS we'll fitted in u. glove-like
suit of dark cloth and a bright red vest.
Miss Claude Chappell having many friends
in this city, we give the following special dis
patch from Jefferson City, Nov. 5, giving a
full account Of her marriage: -"Mlss Claudio !!
Chappell, daughter of the Hon. Phil. F..
Chappell, state treasurer, was married this
evening to Mr.. Horace H. Leonard, Of Mt. !
Leonard, Saline county, Mo. The ceremony
was performed at 8 O'Clock, in the Methodist
church, south, by Rev. Z. C. Woods, of Kan.
sas City, in the presence of q numerous and
brilliant assemblage of the elite and fashion
of our city. The church was beautifully and
appropriately decorated for the occasion, /!
which was one of the most notable among the
several events of recent years. After the !
ceremony a reception was held at the resi-
dence of the BRIDES father, where a large
number Of invited guests from this city and
other places extended their congratulations
to the fair bride and the proud and happy
groom. The bride was the recipient of nu-
merous elegant and costly presents as testi-
menials of the esteem and affection of her !
friends. The toilet of the bride and brides !
maids were models of b%eautyiand art,
and were composed of the richest and
c~ostliest material. The bride was elegantly
attired in q dress Of pearl white ottoman silk,
the back a Ia princess, having the waist and
train in continuous breadlhs. The rounded !
train fell in rich and unbroken folds from the
tournure disclosing a front of triple box !
pleating. The corsage was pointed in front, |
square neck with a medici collar, frilled with
elegant duchess lace. The simple tulle veil
was worn with white rose buds and clematis
corsage and hand bouquets of the same flow.
ers. The bride has been a favorite in our
social circles here and is we'll fitted to
grace and adorn any social position to which
she may be called. To the most generous !
endOwments Of nature she has added intellec-
ture culture and refined accomplishments !
worthy of aspiring womanhood. The BRIDE
groom is a w%ell-known citizen of Saline
county where he is regarded as q promising ,
and rising young man He lie most certainly
to be congratulated on securing a bride who
possesses not merely personal beauty but
those wOndrous graces and accomplishments
which will Gauss him ever to feel that he hiss
in her a life companion of whom he may well
feel proud"