The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-12-18
JOB DEPARTMENT..
A QUAKER WEDDING.
The Bride in Ivory Satin, Venetian Point
Lace and Profusion OF Diamonds.

Lace ana Profusi0n Of Diamonds.
A Washington correspondent of the
Louisville Courier-Journal writes:
Thirty years ago. when Miss Bartlett,
New York belle. sold herself to the
half-breed Cuban for so many thousand
dollars worth of diamonds. the event
was the sensation of the day. and was
celebrated in verse as tho diamond
wedding. In no other way has this
country made greater strides than in
the possession Of diamonds. and
doubtless Miss Bartlett's dowry
would now appear small and insignif.
cant in comparison 10 the lavish gifts
bestowed upon brides of the presen,
day by loving relatives aud apprecia.
tive friends. There was modest,
unheralded wedding which took place
in Albany. N. Y. on Thursday, tho
5th. which deserves an extended no.
tice. The bride. Miss Jcannie Mon.
teith-Wilson Lathrop, daughter of the
latc Daniel Lathrop, of Albany. was
married to Col. George p. Lawton,
Of Troy. Although the wedding took
place in tho Prosbytc tcrian Church,
aud tho service was conducted by q
Presbyterian clergyman, yet the ccre.
mony was that OF tho Quaker. The
Rev. Charles Wood comes Of u Quake,
family, and Col. Lawton is also OF
Quaker decent lie and Miss Lathrop
requested their pastor to usc the rc.
gular Quaker formula. The church
was filled with the elite of Albany and
TROY. Tho wedding gown was of
ivory satn. garnisllod with old Vene-
tian pOint lace. aud tho flowers used
We're Scotch heather and apple bios.
SONS. A long, graceful train of white
plush and ''moirc'' flowed over the
satin. and that was trimmed with
Venetian point nnd orange blossoms.
The veil was fastened with three dia.
mond stars of great splen,ior. aud her
necklace of solita res had s.xty-six
diamonds varying in size from three
carats to Onc-Ialf carat. Her car.
rings were diamonds, each stone
weighing ten carats. She wore three
bracelets. each one consisting of seven
large diamonds, and tho bouquet lie
corsage was fastened with crescent
and star Of seventeen diamonds. The
bride carried IL bouquet OF white rose.
buds. orange blossoms. and maiden.
ha'r ferns. Her fan WAS of duchess
and point lace. She presented a lovo.
ly vision OF youthful beauty set in
diamonds. Sho lookei radiant us
she ought to have iouke,l, for the
husband whom she met ut tho alter
is in every way worthy and su table.
He is Il lawyer of ability. and comes
of good old Rhode Island stock. lie
is connected with Gen. Lawton, Of
Savannah. Ga
THE JEWELS SIZE WORE.
The ne klace and bracelets worn by
the hr dc were gift from her aun,
aud uncle, Senator and Mrs. Leland
Stan. ord. of California Tho diamond
Stars were from her sister. Mrs. LatL.
rop, who makes her home in California
with her uncle and aunt. The ear.
rings were u gift from her mother,
Mrs. Lathror, and the Gre cent from
MIR. LawtOn. the father of the groom.
The groom's gift was - decd toa
handsome house set in tho midst OF
fine park, and this is to be their
home. 1t will be filled with tho cost.
ly wedding presents. for they were
numerous. including entire sets Of
silver. pictures. cutlery. richly en-.
broi,iered 1'orticrcs, and hanginys OF
the walls. antique vases, bronzcs, q
French plate bronze mirror, and the
groom, i'll addition to other presents.
gave blue diamond r.ng. and anoth.
cr W til one large diamond with Q
sapphire on either side.
Col. and Mrs. l.awton left ALBANY
after their RECEIPT on and camo through
to Washington. They loft this morn.
ing for u Southern trip. which will
take in Richmond. Charleston, Florida,
and from there to Cuba. and back to
Savannah and all tho Southern cities,
and perhaps trip to tho City of Mex
leo. Col. Lawton has mover been
South before. and meets with surprises
at every step Tho most astonishing
revelation llo says is to find out that
all the negroes he has met thus far
are Democrats. Living as he always
has n the North. ho believed the race
were Republicans. and all reports to
to the contrary wcro Thought to he
inspired by bulldozors VINO held the
negroes in tho bondage of fear. He
Is in u quandary.
A MILLION IN DIAMONDS.
So little does Mrs. Leland Stanford
care for ornaments that few know
that she has diamonds to the amount
of Sl.O0p,OO0 She has four entire sets
VIII ch belonged to Queen Isaballa of
Spain. the mother of the present
King. 1t will be remembered that
the Queen at one time was in Paris in
such needy circumstances that she
had to sell her jewels and other vaIua.
bles. Governor Stanford bought the
four complete sets at that time. Each
set has arras. necklaces, brooches.
ear rings, bracelets. and other orna-
mcnts. One set Is called blue, because
tho rays which are emitted arc of a
violet hue. These arc the rarest OF
all diamonds. Another set gives out
rosc-rolored flashes; another has yell
low tlnts, and tho fourth pure white.
The price paid for these sets was $780,
200. Outside Of these Mrs. Stanford
has one necklace which cost $lOU, 900.
and tho pendant $4,000. She also
has many black diamonds, and has
sixty rings of great magniicence,
and does not wear any. She has
rneraltis, pearls aud rubies in addi.
ton to million dollars of diamouds.
She is tho bereaved mother who
mourns dead boy, and finds no con.
solat Oh In wealth or splendor. Sena-
tor Stanford has taken tho house own.
ed by Gen. Brady. of the star.route
famo II 10 q, ploo o~ ,,t h.v,o ,,a..x.S