Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-12
Orange Blossoms.
Editor OF tho Gazette.

To the Editor Of tho Gazette.
On Tuesday, February 10, one Of the
events OF 1885 was inaugurated at the
Cumberland Presbyterian church.
Prominent aud fine-lookiugushers had
seated a large audience, az 1880 \. M
the grand organ had pealed out the
wedding march, and preceded by the
immediate relatives Of the bride,
among whom wRB Mr.. George Major,
wlfeand daughter. from Colorado City,
Capt. Julian Field of the city council
and Miss Ida Major, formerly Of Mis-
souri,, walked up the aisle In stately
dignity and grace and registered their
marital vows. The ceremony Of Elder
Wnnon was brief and POINTED, after
which the bridal party aud relatives
returned TO the home Of Miss M0jOr
and INDUCED for an hour Ia congrAIu-
lations, social compliments Ice cream
and cake. Al O'CLOCK the bride had
donned E lovely and becoming travel
ing suit and with many sweet snd
tender gOod-byes, the two 1--WE will not
use the time-WOrn eXpTesBion
Of "happV Coupls') were en- route 10
the New Orleans IpoSition aud Wash
ingtou City TO spend . month taking
in The sights.
Tho bride, OF faultlees figure and al
ways graceful, looked Queenly in q
/ rich suit Of indescribsble brown silk
and embossed velvet, completed with
an elegant bonnet OF embroidered gold
| designs. Her ornaments were etrus.
| can gold and diamonds. AS men al
ways look the same, we will not de-
| scribe the groom, except 10 say that he
/ atFl.l.plFaa AEH q L,
| heaven" and put on the Gro gn, The
! bridal trOusseGu came complete from
! ~. Louis aud was varied and elegant
! The presents were refined, handsome
! and costly. We append a partial list,
but with the request that the names OF
! the donors be- withheld: An elegant
bronze and hammered brass lamp, an
exquisite silver and painted glass ber-
ry-Oowl, large BiEe, lovely silver and
cutglass double plckle-stRud, diamond
earrings and brooch, Riltframed oil
painting, handsome silver cake-stand,
beautiful alligator traveling-hand.
satohel, an unique mouchoir case,
handsome opera-glgssee, tabls-ecari,
superb lace tides, and u Chambtr-sei
that Ia magnificent. The bridal cake
Of "Angels' Food wag q gift from So.
| Louis, and was mora than exquisite.
Mr. RObt. Greer of Lafayette. Mo-,
was among the guests. Miss Nellie
the charming sister, looked sweet
| enough In her embossed silk 10 take Ia
s captain OF fewer years, and possibly
did, but We hope this dear Orphans
home will not be entirely broken up,
HoweveT-"All is well that ends
well, "
The RlveE aad tho HroolIet
Az ALLECoKN.
stood on arrange grOund-nOt my natlv,
And wa Shed river bold now down its be,
A feep cut furrow tol tina, dime aud year
Had marked It's winding eourAs-And hope
Had len their traces, strangely bent
In frosted avnb lsmH IS the river went
Wa h bore and there ut aud then knoll
| lkeg iethn sRdneaE III MI up inc soul
lta wundroua bank were dotted an ~ nE,
And this the but den Of ~ hupeful song;
rms Eathereo dfiitwoOd 10 the winds III
ding,
And lTe ghl my bosom with a sweeter thing.
A sudden RI pltng. sllv0ry clear
| Rep rnsiSe rang up n nay atsrtled earl
A glad, sweet bTOoklet an, knew ID WE'LL
AeAndered ooyly, murmuring "dont yo'
Ana IN the quiet Of ny dream stood an,
with mingled fAneies and a mind amazed.
And while rendered thus In solitude,
Toe .curIr at aud the book, IN atNhl mood,
Dashed Into nne---and the swollen tide
sped on It's Journey with a Eliht Of pride.
Hut muA .urn and weep n loved a. 40
ihia apaikliAg stresmlet-in the long ago.
And nom my hurdened saul went an
prayer
That palms and olives might blossom ever,
where
, Along rs horleTa aud a troplo sun
I Ia eplrnd0 aild itt n ats race ba run
And when rs silvurY yOlce We hear no NOR,
May tho sweet echo reach IA from the othe
shofe, MIS-. ANnRusK.
Every smoker should hy "LlttI