Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-06-10

| of this oval-shaped room was banked
| with stately palms and ferns extending
to the ceiling. In front OF this imposing
| bank of green, fifteen feet f1 height, and
lower down, beautiful foliage plants
| were arranged, and at the base OF
| this bower were banks OF
roses, while yellow, pink
| and red aZalias, geraniums and hello
| tropes, all combined to m axe the bower
triumph of beauty and fragrance. On
one side of the room the decorations
were scarcely less elaborate. The man.
tel above the hearth on the east side Of
the room was a solid bank of cut pan.
sizes in various colors, in which the date
of the wedding, "June 2, 1885," was
written in letters of white flowers, sur
rounded by black pansies. The mantel
on the west of the room formed a solid
bank of roses, dark and rich colored, in
the center of which was the monogram
sc. F." IN white m oss and hybrid cross.
The two large mirrors above the man.
tells were draped and festooned with gar
lands of mixed roses. The doors leading
to adjoining rooms were festooned with
heavy garlands of roses i'll different dis
tnct colors, and above the corridor door
was scroll composed of flowers in
which was the motto ''E Pluribus Unum"
in immortelles..
The main table decoration in the wed
ding supper room was full rugged ship
composed of pinks centaurea egana, del
phiniams, roses and pansies, bearing the
name of "Hymen." 1t rested upon
mirror representing a lake which gave
it the appearance of floating. Its
shores were of different vari-
ties of setaginellas and tiny pieces
of corals and the land was represented
by a bank of jacqueminot roses. The
ship, a three master, was flying on the
color spar the colors of the United States,
while the other two carried white flags
with the monogram "C-F" in gold At
either end of the table were crystal vases
resting upon mirrors with long-stemmed
hybrid roses. Two mirrors were feS-
TONED with asparagus tenuissimus inter-
spersed with loose roses. The corners
and windows of the room and the four
sideboards were decorated with the
choicest foliage and towering plants.
President Cleveland's gift to his bride
was an elegant diamond necklace, the
stones being set in gold and extending all
around the neck.
A large number of presents have been
received at the mansion to-day. AS soon
as they arrived, however, they were
quickly conveyed out of sight. Members
of the Cabinet gave individual wedding
presents, some of which were quite elab-
crate, but in accordance with the special
desire of the President list of the pres
ents received will not be made public.
During the progress of the ceremony
salutes were fired, bells were rung, and
Prof. Widows played Mendelssohn's
'Wedding March," and other appropriate
selections on the chimes of the Metropol-
itan church. large number of people
gathered in front of the Executive Man.
sion during the ceremony, and while the
wedding party were at supper. No pre-
cautions were taken to prevent their adj
mittance, and as they were quiet and Or
derby, no efforts were made to exclude
them from the premises.
Soon after partaking Of the wedding
supper, the President and his bride were
excused, and, as prearranged, directly
entered a carriage at the south entrance
to the mansion and were driven to the
X street crossing of the Baltimore s.
Ohio railroad, where special train was
in waiting for them. They at once ems
tered President CARROTS boudoir car
"My Maryland" and the train at 80
p. m moved off for Deer Park, where
the President and his bride will remain
for week. During their stay at Deer
Park they will occupy a cottage especial
ly fitted for their accommodation near
the Deer Park Hotel. The only invited
guests who were not present at the we'd
ding were Miss Bayard and Attorney
General Garland.
Previous to leaving the city the Presi.
dent directed Colonel Lamonte to have
all the cut flowers used in decorating
the mansion last night distributed among
the city hospitals.