Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-04
BY FLASH-L LIGHT.
A PREMATURE PHOTOGRAPHER ASTON
1sHas A WEDDING AUDIENCE.
Tht Niuistsr Psrslyasd BY Bliadipg
Glare az tbe Critical
pOint

70 Dv Hud wealthy country e4ltuI ui
0hio. end tho son Of the Hon. ". Z.
Fo-arue. f4r eeveral terms the represen-
trrv, iu CONGRESS Of the Fifteenth OHIO
district took place in tie chapel 81
NnhersooI. q slburb OF flainte.d, n.
=. on Wednesday evening last
Tho pretty ntAe chapel bad been beau
fmnv decorated with flowers by the Ia
dies ~ Ncihcrwood. friends Of tie BRIDE
and a distinguished company had been
hidden 60 tie ceremony. Jhe BRIDE has
1alb',I i1 photographs herffu IN nm
nr.a'c0r vav. and 10 struck hfr that u
would Ue NICE 90 have picture taken Of
f.etrf..l PARTS, and of tlc flowers and
t.r f-.,rl. as they appeared Just after
FL. crfa.ruv so Photographer i. G.
1..r..rar. of Ilaiufcld, was engaged
81 come with bis instantaneous nppara-
fi.a.d his mscuosurn cartridges, and II
yss ARRANGED that. after the ceremony,
N.o.. prfsfut should form 81 artistic
Cio.p about the bride and groom ~ front
ri tbe chapel ana be photographed.
Nr. iauQhOrne was slowed away IN an
eligible position ~ tic rear. and prompt
is Of Z O'Clock, the chapel being filed
vuh rchIvdroaeed men and women Of
Che noighoorhood snd Of New York, the
bridal couple stood before the Rev. hr
fampfou. pastor Of Tie church, and the
ceremony was begun.
Che groom - tail, slender and pale.
4 lr.cl moustache and a boyieh look arc
g.r.o a. the evidences Of his youth. Tho
Iuio is o plump, pleasing parsonage,
I'D enough 90 reach 10 the groom =
n builder as they stood there. She woro
q magnificent costume Of white satin With
sweeping tmin. Pearls were sOwn
f..cll. over the bodice and diamonds
rpsrkied htun5auVy about her.
llo women haa oh finished ssyinR
uDh, MY. irut she 40 sweet and the
~ rn bad quit nudQIug one another and
..ehoDQng chances by the time the min
iafer was through asking Blanche If sllo
would ha,o Charles and Charles # he
Thought he would lko Blanche for q
,lfo. There was solemn hush IN the
church as the minister slowly proceeded
with the beautiful service. At last the
ring was properly ON. the fateful sen
t.n.c Dad been pronounced, tho bride
md groom stood facing each other with
laudf cssra I, and beside them the
clergyman. facing the audience, raising
AIs hands o. begin the loncdictlon, said ::
"Aud whom God hath joined to-
goth
There was sudden crackle, an in
slant Fl slllc, and then q loud puff as Of
tlc explosion Of quantity II loose
roudcr. while the chapel Was filed with
"a binding giarc as of q fash Of light
nm, Women cried out, men fpranR 10
t.er feet. tho minister stood spcochlcss,
fIe rroom ruisod ll8 hand up and
dropped his Jaw down tlll be seemed
1u.l.s above tho shrinking bride. who
uas frightened ont Of four Of her tive
f.D.,s. nni only Thought Of fmntng.
Ihc photographer back u tho rear
r..ll,I % smile THAT was all his own and
l.fIy hld away plato where the light
couldn't get at It.. is wax over noise,
glare. terror aud an in an instant and
d., minister tud hs Lass sentence over
u.mu without interruption, but Iu DIS
iurtIy ujur.d tone ol voice. 10 rs sad
inut la finds 10 hard even yet 90 forgive
tle couple for tho fright he mad, wbile
rllnrs of t.e ClurbUcopiO are sad 10
Oh. shocked at snch eOluPs-0n ina cburch.
IIt groom doesn't worry so much over
f.e ncricio na A0 does over the looks OF
lho N,w York S,m Of th's morning
tl4s. Among those who were shocked
nu. CAUGHT iu the camera Of the prcma-
tHu rhot0Rrapucr were Mr A. ID.
tl,mri. brother at Elliott t., with
f.r. shepard anal Miss Shepard Henry
g. lu.ma.,. tho banker aud Mrs. Tai
maRo. Count NamlUl, Of tho Italian
Consulate tNrv j.. and Herbert
loasu. soueof henry g.; hlrs Henry \.
Iouu. rroiee1r 1otcdouN. Charles
l'yde. tho Pennsylvania banker, and
Nl4. pyje; Mr and hrs. d. d. IL.
InUuu. Mn and 1irN Anthony and
DIss Geraldine, Dir. and Mrs. rank l..
D.HOr Nr. aud bIrs Rous. Lowell ~.
tnir. NIs. Gross, Miss Fife stewart,
tlt. and Mrs A. 81. Van Dcyouicr, Mrs.
ltavlcv, Nr haywood, Mrs. Ilnlnes and
iue Nltses Hainet, AND Mr. AMI Mrs >.
o. tulu HcCutchcon.
1ho CONSERVATION which the flash
Irlt of ibc photographer caused among
nl lhc,o vuItuv people, however WIS
lut feeble shock compared "lth that
u hch aIil he experienced. AR. and Mrs.
fpr,giIe expect. to e.me folks back in
Dio b., the event which the Hush-heht
Illuminated. The general ldce 80 that
ytr of thc country has been chat Mrs
ropn hud come Fast O. marry some
other mau. ami THAT Mr. Nprsgue was
luug WDj Ca marry some other woman.
Nir Suraeucs uther and Mrs. Browns
mother alone shared the secret az the
,tact cause for the recent departures IT
Iir. spsaeuo and Ms Brown from Nc
Cunuel .-yiic. Ohio, which le the home of
tle rr,0m mud tAe place whore thc brljo
ias been hNuF this rummtr
Mrs Sur,gucs life has NOT been desti
M.c ut romance, even before her appear
rnco DID tbe glare OF Wednesday nights
ta.h.heht rhe was Blanche Seaman,
D. Young urloi poor iamhyiu nmCtUle,
o. She had beauty and good voice,
uul when she sang at "a concert once she
attracted Geo attention of a member ~
t.r Second ~, shV,ermu church there,
.DrI Wssa,ou madeouc ~ the choir oi that
church. She sang thcre several years,
ptd then went 10 Cincinnati 90 cult
waite beer voice and stayed until her
mono, via ail usa6 up She got another
Start. however. uuier ~ well-kuown
teacher q vocal music thou n t1tts-
llreh She appeared there IA opera
uu4 CONCERT. and I, said 90 have interest
"a l,sdcs nu cid man with money,
Who cent beer to New York 80 perfect
Dor musical training. ne save her a
letter oi introduction. toe story goes, 90
llsuvy &. brown. banker here. living
su Brooklyn, and she WAS met by Mr..
roWu at the train and taken 10 his
lomc. The very fret afternoon there she
met her host brother, y. Nimro Brown.
lovcd hin on tho spot Was loved Do IT,
turn. aud in sue time Was married to
hm. They lived in New York and after
ward ia NctheSooJ. where Mis- SpMgne
stll owns pleasant cottsee be pur-
chased She sang often in concert and
rot considerable reputation among music
lovers. as wen as popularity with her
ueighboss Eighteen months ago, while