Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-06
BRUCE BROWN.
A wedding In High Life the Drowning So
cial Event at Longview.

1
cial Event at Longyiew.
Special to the Gazette.
| L0NGyIEW, TEX, Jan. 5.-The crown
ing event in high social circles was the
wedding, January 4, of Robert h Bruce,
wealthy young merchant of Mlneols, to
Miss Mittie Brown, daughter of B. W.
Brown, d. D., one of the very first Meth
odist divines of this place. and organizer
! OF this, Gregg county, and its first Rep
resentatlve to the Fourteenth Texas Leg
islature in 1873 and again returned to the
Sixteenth Legislature and chaplain to the
Seventeenth, following which he was
State Inspector of Prisons for term of
two years, and lastly, leading member to
locate the State Reform.tory.
| The Methodist church had been elegant
ly decorated for the occasion. A wed
ding bell of exquisite beauty, from New
| Orleans at great cost, hung just outside
| OF the chancel rail where the couple were
to kneel. Two mammoth decorated
| horseshoes hung in front of the pulpit, and
suspended from the ceiling in
the middle Of each aisle were
two long, ornamented letter BIS
| representing Bruce Brown. The wedding
party of six couples marched up both
| aisles simultaneously, keeping time to the
great organ, which was playing Mendels-
sohn's "Wedding March" The attend
ants took their place in horseshoe shape
around the minister, and the wedding
couple facing the audience, leaving the
bride and groom with their backs to the
audience. The ceremony, performed ;by
Rev. George A. LIE Clere, was very fine;
and everything passed off like beautiful
dream.
The costume of the bride was very fine
and of the latest style, as follows:
Cream satin, en- train, sleeveless, Y neck,
real orange blossoms and pearl orna-
ments.
Maids-Miss Maybe Allison, white al
batross and natural flowers; Miss Pearl
Bruce of Wills Point, cream albatross
and natural flowers; Miss Mittie Taylor,
pink albatross, MORE, silk and ribbons;
Miss Lille Kilgore, blue albatross, m Dire,
ribbons and lsce; Miss Carrie Bruce OF
Mineola, lavender satin, pearls, passe-
menterie, lilscs; Miss Annie Partell OF
Atlanta, Ga , blue albatross, lace front
and ribbons.
The reception st the splendid home of
the bride was unexcelled in style, beauty
snd msgniftcence. The repast was very
fine indeed. The very choicest viands,
finest fruits and best pastry were there in
the latest style.
The presents were numerous ana very
costly, among which were the following:
Mr.. Bruce to his bride, gold watch and
chain; hanging lamp, F. P. Hsm
i'll and wife; butter dish, r.
B. McKsin and r. Q. Whaley;
msjolica cheese dish, Miss Maybe ALI
SOB; bisque .tatuettes, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
S. Taylor; individual sets, (cruets, nap
Kin ring, etc., Perkin c. Bruce, Wills
Point; hammered brass tray and water
set, Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce, Mineola;
glass pitcher, Mrs. f. A. Clarke;
tea set, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Brown;
glass tumblsrs, Elmo Brown; picket jars,
Captain Robert Smith; butter knife, Dick
Boring; pitcher, Tad Stuichcom5; nap
king, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Highly; cake
stand, Miss III. G. Campbell; card re-
ceiver, W. Brown; painted banner, Mrs. B
G. WhaleY; silver picket caster, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. B. Cunningham; silver cake
stand. f. G. Bromber and wife; set furni-
ture, Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Bruce; silver tee
set, ?. L. Richardson; brussels carpet,
John Hackel and A. Msnzesheimer;
water set, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Breen; frosted silver butter dish,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Krsuss; breakfast set,
silver and cut glass, Miss Carrie Bruce;
elegant silk handkerchief, Miss Lille
Kilgore; lace bed ser, Mr.. and Mrs. B. +
Lewis; vases, Mrs. V. A. Leske; ham
mered brass picture frame, Miss Lula
May; hammered brass bread pan and
brush, Miss Ssllie Nichols, Mar
shall; book, M. A. Pittman;
silver vases, Mrs. Whalen; glass bouquet
holder, Miss Mittie Taylor; pin-cushion
and photograph holder, Miss Annie Pur-
tell, Atlanta, Ga; sugar spoon, silver,
Jessie Boring; salt spoon, Emory Bor-
ing: silver syrup stand, R. B. Levy, Jr.;
pickle castor, Miss L. E
Grain; silver Jewel case, Messrs.
Torbett and Robertson; silversknives, MIR.
and Mrs. Boring; key-holder, Miss Annie
Purtell, Atlanta, Ga; silver berry bowl,
Miss Rosa Hart; lemonade SET, Mis-.
Carrie Mobberly; counterpart and nap
kins, DR.. and Mrs. M3boerley; willow
rocker (uDknown); set of silver knives
in plush case, Joe FAin; hanging lamp,
J. A. Cospary.
The amusing incident was in two of the
maids leaving the dresses to be worn by
them st Mineois, safely packed in trunk
st the baggage room, and only discovered
upon the gay party's arrival. By q
mighty effort on the part OF the two oper
ators here and at Mineola a fast freight
was held at Mlneola until the trunk could
be carried down to the train, which had
already pulled out. The distracted ladies'
received their trunk at $50 p. m, and
praised the telegrsphic and railroad fra
ternity in general.
Among the guests were P. L. Richard
son, DR.. and Mrs. Mobberly of Mineola;
S, M. Torbel of the Wills Pom. Panta-
graph; r. L. Robertson, Tyler; Miss
Ssllie Nichols, MARSHALL; Walter Brown
of Houston, Tex; Mrs, N. E. Grammer
of Fort Worth and Miss Auna Pdrten OF
Atlanta, Gs.