The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-22
THE CAMDgN.HART WEDDING.
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The Kentucky Leader, OF Lexington,
in It's issue oiLhe 18th instant, publishes
a full account of the marriage Of Trea-
surer j. n. Camden, jr., of the Ohio
River road, to Miss Susie Hart, q noted
Kentucky beauty. The INTELLldEScEn's
special account OF the affair is supple
mented by the following extracts from
the LeGder:.
The picturesque little st. Johns Epis-
copal Church at Versailles was the scene
last night OF the most brilliant and nota-
BILE marriage that has occurred in the
Bluegrass region OF Kentucky for many
day. The contracting parties were
Miss Susan Preston Hart, OF Woolford
county, and johnson Newton Camden,
Of Parkersburg, West Virginia. Five or
sis hundred relatives and friends Of the
bride and groom witnessed the cere-
mony. The interior Of the church was
a perfect fairylahd OF flowers. The dec
orations were OF rare and beautiful
roses, chrysanthemums: and tropical
plants. At the altar an immense arch
built OF white roses greeted and charm
ed the eye, and from the centre OF the
arch hung the initial OF the bride and
groom, made Of Catherine Mernet roses.
The bride is widely known as beauty.
Her costume was an imported one OF
white silk, en- train, corsage cut slightly
V-shaped and sleeveless. The front was
covered with old point d'Alencon lace,
and tue back OF the corsage and train
was OF heavy white brocaded silk. The
gloves were shoulder.length, white, I'M
dressed kids, and the slippers We're oil
white satin. The ornaments worn were
diamonds-a present to the bride from
the groom's mother-and an exquisite
bouquet OF orange blossoms and clematis
wasfworn by the bride, who carried in
herhhnd an ivory.bound prayer-book.
After the ceremony, the marriage GER
tificate was written upon the tly-leaf Of
this book and signed by the Bishop and
the two officiating clergymen.
The bridesmaids, six in number,
Misses Jeanie Scott aud Florence Alex
ander, of Louisville; Miss Elizabeth
Thompson, OF New York; Miss Dunster
Gibson, OF Lexington; Misses Sallie
Humphreys and Pearl VOORHEES,, OF Yer
sailIes, were attired in short white silk
and tulle dresses, cut V necks and with
out sleeves. They also wore shoulder
length, white, undressed kid gloves and
satin slippers. The first bridesmaid,
Miss Pearl VOORHEES,, carried bouquet
of Nephitas roses tied with white satin
ribbons, and the other bridesmaids car.
ried bouquets OF Catherine Mermet
roses, tied with long bows OF pink satin
ribbon.
The groomsmen, who also acted in the
capacity OF ushers before the ceremony,
were: John H. P. VOORHEES,, OF Denver,
COL; W. D. Washburn, jr., Of Indiana
polls; Z. G. Vaughn, OF Kansas City; B.
L. Blackboard, OF Parkersburg, W. Va.
Arthur NJ. Rutledge, OF Louisville, and
Richard ?. Camden, Of st. Paul, tho lat
ter acting as best man to his cousin, the
groom.
The entrance TO the church was decid-
edly new and novel, though very grace
ful, and was the original design OF the
bride. The wedding march from Lo-
hegrin was performed while the en-.
trance was made as follows: First came
one groomsman alone, then two brides
maids, and the rest OF the procession
was formed of two bridesmaids and
groOmsmen alternately. The bride fol-
lowed, unattended, walking the entire
length of the aisle alone. The attend
ants, upon reaching the altar, formed a
pretty group on either side. Directly
under the huge archway OF roses the
bride was met by the groom, who, at
tended by his best man, entered from
the vestry!room at the right OF the altar.
Isaac Shelby Tevis, Of Danville, uncle
to Miss Hart, gave her away, and the
beautiful ceremony so characteristic of
the Episcopal Church was impressively
read and performed by Rev. ]. W. Ven
able, formerly OF Versailles, but now OF
Hopkinsville, assisted by Bishop r. U.
Dudley, of Louisville, and Rev. w. G.
McCrcady, pastor Of the church at this
place. During the performance OF the
ceremony duet from Faust in the gar
den scene was softly and sweetly rem.
dered upod the organ, and the exit
march was made to the delightful
strains OF the Mennelssohn wedding
March,"