Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-06-04
Duly Celebrated at the National
Capital in the Presence
of the Select.
The Happy Couple Will Spend Their
Honeymoon in the Alle-
ghany Mountains.
Queen Victoria Sends Her COngratu-
lations-The Ceremony in
Detail.
The Marriage.

and Miss Folsom were duly married this
evening. About $50 o'clock the wedding
guests began to arrive, their carriages roll
ing up to the main door of the mansion
through the great iron gates on Pennsyl-
vania avenue. The first arrival was Secre-
tary Lamar. He was closely followed by
Rev. Dr. Sunderland and wife, and during
next few minutes there came in quick sue
cession Postmaster General Villas and wife.
Mr.. Wilson S. Bissell, Secretary and Mrs
Endicott, Secretary Bayard, Secretary and
Mrs. Whitney and Secretary Manning and
wife. Removing their wraps in the state
dining room. all of the guests proceeded to
the blue room, where they were received
by Miss Rose Cleveland. For few min
utes the guests chatted gaily, but the con-
versation was quickly suspended at 7:15
p. m, when the selected orchestra from the
Marine band, stationed in the corridor
struck up the familiar strains of the we'd
ding march, from Mendelssohn's "Midsum-
mer Nights Dream, and all eyes were
turned to the doorway to catch the first
glimpse of the coming
BRIDE AND GROOM.
Starting from the western corridor on the
upper floor, the president came slowly
down the western staircase with his bride
leaning on his arm. They were unaccom-
panied, even the brides mother awaiting
her with the other guests. Passing through
the central corridor, the bride and groom
entered the blue room and took position
near its southern wall, which was com
pletely hidden from sight by the mass of
nodding palms, tropical grasses and an end
less variety of choice flowers. The crystal
chandelier poured flood of mellow radl-
ance upon the scene, and the colOrS of the
massive banks of scarlet begonias and
royal jaqueminot roses, mingling with the
blue and silver tints of the frescoed walls
and ceiling, gave warm, glowing tone to
the whole brilliant interior. The delicate
ivory shades of the brides wedding gown
found an exqu isite scanning in the masses
of crimson roses Immediately beyond. The
president was in full evening dress, with a
turn-down collar, white lawn necktie, and
white enamelled studs. A hush fell on the
assemblage as
DIR. SUNDERLAND
the wedding couple, with Rev. VIM. Cleve-
land (the presidents brother) at his left
hand. In distinct tone of voice, and with
deliberate utterance, the doctor began the
simple and beautiful wedding service as
follows:
"For as much as we are asse mbied to OBJ
serve the holy rites of marriage, it is need
full that we should seek thu blessing of the
great God, our Father, whose institution it
is, and therefore beseech you now to fol :
low ME with reverent hearts in prayer to
Him, almighty and everlasting Cod Father
of our spirits, Trainer of our bodies, giver of
every good and perfect gift. Thou who
canst see the end from the beginning, who
knowest what is best for us, Thy children,
and has appointed the holy rite of marriage
to be sacredly observed throughout all gen
erations, regard now, we beseech Thee, Thy
servant, our chief magistrates; endow him
plenteously with Thy grace and fill him
with wisdom to walk in Thy ordinances.
Be very nigh to him in the midst of his
many cares and grave responsibilities, day
by day. May Thy law direct him and Thy
strength uphold him, and be Thou forever
his sun and shield. And he graciously
pleased to look down upon this, Thy
daughter, even as Thou didst favor the
chosen Rebecca and many noble women
that have adorned the world. May she in
deed be precious boon to her husband, to
cheer and help him continually-a woman
gifted with the beauty Of the Lord and
shedding the sweet influence of Christian
life upon the nation. in whose sight she is
to dwell. Wilt Thou approve what we,
Thy servants, come to do in Thy name, by
Thine authority and under the laws Of the
land in which we live, and assist them,
this man and this woman, who are here to
be united in the bonds of holy wedlock, &C
cording to the institution of words, merci-
fully be pleased, o, Father, to vouchsafe to
each of them Thy grace, that they may well
and truly weigh the unfailing vows which
they are now about to make to each other
in the presence of this company and be-
fore Thee, and that they may be enabled
hereafter and at all times to live together
as to rejoice in the solemnization of this