Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-19

The Longest Bridal Tour ON Regard.
From the Albany Argus. April To-
Speaking OF bridal trips, l met a couple last
week with whom I had a slight acquaintance.
VINO beat the record for the longest bridal trip.
perhaps, that has ever been made Mr.. George
SigOurney married Miss Imogene HenriQues, In
Buffalo, In 1882. Mr.. Sigourney is the son OF a
wealthy Californian, while Miss Henriaues'
parents, though not poor, were in comfortable
circumstances, and lived In a small town near
Bunalo. What led TO the attachment / do not
KNOW Dut IL Is said II was love at FIRST sight with
aspeedy marriage. The cards read after marriage:
MI. ana Mrs Sigourney. At home Thursdays.
in the year 1855" From 1889 to isss "a May o a0
time to catch them Sat homen but they have
Deen upon one perpetual bridal trip for six years,
after their marriage, they were upon the high seas
bound for England. Mr.. Sigourney had plenty OF
, money, ana, going over, planned six years trip
reached London both wrote home to their parents
mat they would not be back for six years. and Mr.
bs' ade arrangements with his banker
gong through England, Ireland, and Scotland,
they fairly covered every point Of interest in
Russia. They visited Greece Denmark. Rome
Turkey, China, Japan, sailed along the Nile. Wis
1 peI, she canary Islands, Borneo. New Guinea,
Persia, ana spent year In travelling through Asia
Ihey went TO Australia, and from there TO
Africa, and thence over to South America Com.
ing all The principal places in Peru, Chill. Ioliysa
Brazil, Argentine Republic and other Countries OF
south America, and recrossng the Pacific Ocean
again took up their journey TO England by another
route While abroad, Mrs. SigUurney became the
mother OF twin boys and two girls. The twins
were born In st. Petersburg, Russia one or the
girls in China and the last child in BRAIN Mr.
ana Mrs. SigourDey never failed In being presented
10 the kings or queens who ruled the cOuntrfes
they visited, except in one instance. The Ameri-
can minister failed TO get them an audience with
the KNIGHTS who ran the civil-service reform gov
eminent In japan. Bismarck told them there was
America mi Hlrot
ana that was Niagara Falls. Mr.. Sigourney told
OF miles ne had travelled. When i asked
MIN now much It had cost him. he
SAID d: 900 somewhere 9 in the neighborhood
OF $4,000. When he married his wife, In 1850 She
weighed but 1o2 pounds; now she weighs l0s
Both are darkly bronzed In face from their ion0
1ourney1ngs In hot countries abroad but ara
healthy, and, as Ms. Sigourney said, archly: awe
ran up TO Albany this week to see your captoi
| leaving the babies at our hotel in New YorE II,
care OF Russian nurse who manages the tWins
while the Brazilian nurse looks after the girl horn
| In her country and the girl born In China.n sat
urday they LETT for their homes In SACRAMENTO
taking with them the aged father and mother az
Mrs. Sg0urney 10 see the parents Of her husband
When they arrive in Sacramento the father and
mother OF MI. Sigourney will see his young wife
for the INST time, and II the elder SlgOurney has
not made any provision In his will for her. he win
1t as soon as possible after he sees her Tor she
| Is as pretty as picture and q very sensible NO
| man.