Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-15
ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
The Garfield Mansion the Scene of a
Brilliant Double Wedding,

Brilliant Double Wedding.
MENTOR 70. y, June 14th.-A large num-
Der OF guests assembled this afternoon at
| the pleasant country home of Mrs. James
a. Garfield, near Mentor O., to witness the
marriage of Harry Garfield and Miss Belle
Mason ofCleveland, and J. Stanley Brown.
OF Washington, D. c., to Miss Mary Gar
held' The house was beautifully decorated
with palms, potted plants and cut flowers.
The large bay window in the library, where
the wedding parties were to stand during
the ceremony, was canopied with roses and
| smllaX; ana lined with palms and semi
| tropical plants, so as to form an alcove of
soft greenery. In front of this recess, and
partly under the canopy of roses and
smilax, stood low kneeling desk, over
| Whlca had been thrown a piece of Egyp-
tian drapery covered with delicate white
and gold embroidery. Here and there, on
low book eases, stood large vases filled with
red or white peonies and spikes OF
dark-biue lupine and over the marble
bust of General Garfield, in the northeast
! ern corner of the room, had been draped
the Tag of Williams College class of '56,
which hung over the banquet table on the
occasion OF the meeting of that class in
Washington on the eve of General Gar
helds Inauguration, and which was sent
by DR.: Root to Mrs. Garfield to be used at
the wedding of her children. Roses deco
rated also the portrait of Miss Masons
father, the late James Mason, of Cleve-
| land.
At tAe appointed hour Mrs. Garfield and
| Mrs. Mason, with members of their fam
lies and the large congregation of guests,
assem- n5ledi in the spacious library and as the
| orchestral music of the e" Wedding March, -
| from "Lohengrin,' struck up the first
bridal party entered.
| 1t consisted of Harry Garfield and his !
bride, accompanied by Miss Mary Mason
| of Cleveland Miss Helen Newell OF Chi
oage, and Miss Southwcrth of Cleveland as
bridesmaids, and James R.. Garfield, Bent
ley Warren of Boston, ana Frank Baldwin
OF Cleveland as groomsalen. Miss Mary
Mason acted in the caoacity of Maid of.
HoDOr to the bride, and James R. Garfield
as best man to the groca.
The party took thei-s-places in front of
she embowered bly, window, and the mar
mage service, according, to the Presbyterian
form, was read by Rev. DR.. VIM. v: W.
Davls, who is nova pastor of the Union,
Chnrch at Wor cestsc, Mass, but who was
at one time tie rsster' of Euclid Avsaue,
Presbyterian hursss in Cleveland.
cgRF .MolfSx NUMBER TWO.
at the COD clusion of the ceremony the
! bridal party toohzpositions at the soathern
end of the DOM, and ths second party en-
|
his bride. Miss May Garfield, accompanied
by Miss Matsl KittYedge of New York.
Miss Minnie Garfield of Cleveland, Miss
Sallie Foster of Cincinnati, and Miss Ellen
Windol Of New York City, as bridesmaids,
and l.. j. Batch of Chicago, j CHECKER
ing of Washington, Irving Garfield of
Mentor, Charles Jewett of Buffalo, and
Percivsl Parsuahar of New York City, as
grooms men. L. J. Hatch was the groom's
best ian. and Miss May Mason acted as
Maid OF Honor When the bride and
+, groo N had taken their positions the mar
rIag e service was read by DIR. Davis the
| sec ond time, to an accompaniment of very
ia int music from the orchestra in the upper
+ all
RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS, ETC.
At the conclusion of this ceremony, both
bridal parties stationed themselves in front
of the alcove, and the newly welded
young people received the congratulations
of their friends, while the orchestra played
Mendelssohn's & Wedding March" At 6
o'clock supper was served. all the guests
being seated at tables beautifully decorated
with flowers and lighted
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Garfield will go to
northern New York for their honeymoon,
while Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Brown, after
short trip to the Western States, will sail
for Europe. Among the well known peo-
pie who were present at the ceremony
were ex-President Hayes and Mrs. Hayes,
Mr.. and Mrs Thos L. James of New York,
Prof E. NJ. Gallaudet Mrs. Galluadet
and Miss Gallaudet of Washington, ID. O.