Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-04-27
The Longest Bridal Tour on Record,
ALBANY Argus, April 15th.1

Albany Argus, April 15th.1
Speaking of bridal trips. l met couple
last week with whom had a slight &C.
Quaintance, who beat the record for the
longest bridal trip, perhaps, that has ever
been made. Mr.. George SigOurney married
NJ 1888 lmOgene HenrlqueS, in Buffalo in
1857. Mr.. SlgOurney is Jhe son of d wealthy
Californian, while Miss Henriques' pa
rents, though not poor, were in moderate
clrcumsta noes, and lived in small town
near Buffalo. What led to the attachment
90 no! know, but it is said it was love at
first sight. with SPEEDY marriage. The
cards read after marriage: ''Mr. and Mrs.
Slgourney. At hons, Thursdays, in Sacra-
mentO. California, beginning May IL, IN the
year 1882 From 1882 to 1883 is a long
time to catch them ''aJ home," but they
have been upon one perpetual bridal trip
SIX years, arriving in New York last Mon
day. Five days after their marriage they
were upon the high seas, bound Tor Eng
land. MIR. Sigourney had plenty of money :,
and going over, planned SIX years. trip
with his young and pretty wife. When
they reached London both wrote home to
their parents that they would not be back
for Blk years, and Mr.. Sigourne7 made ar
engagements with his banker to forward
theIl mall, wherever they might be. After
going through England, Ireland, and Scot
land they fairly covered every point of in
terest III France, Germany, Italy, Prussia,
Austria, and Russia. They visited Greece,
Denmark, Rome, Turkey, China, Japan,
sailed along the Nile. visited the Canary
Islands, BOrneO, New Guinea, Persia, and
spent year in travelling through Asia.
They went to Australia and from there
to Africa, and thence over to South Anne
RIGA. Commencing at Patagonia, they
travelled north, visiting all the principal
places in Peru, Chilli, Bolivia, Brazil. Ar
gentlne Republic, and other countries of
South America. and recrOssing the Pacific
Ocean again took up their journey to EGG
land by another route. While abroad Mrs.
Slgou1ney became the mother of twin boys
and two girls. The twins were born in
st. Petersburg, Russia, one of the girls in
China, and the last Child in Brazil. Mr..
and Mrs. SigourneY never failed in being
presented to the kings or queens who ruled
the countries Ghey visited, except in one
instance. The American Minister failed
to get them an audience with the kinglets
who ran the ciyil-servlce reform govern.
meut IN japan Blsmark told them there
was only one place IN America be would
Ike TO see, and that was Niagara Falls.
MI. SlgOurney told me 1t was impossible
to even estimate the number of miles he
had travelled. When | asked him how
much it had cost him. be said: ''Some-
where ln the neighborhood OF SIS 600 -
, When he married his wife, in 1882, she
| weighed but l02 pounds; now she weighs
1865. Both are darkIy bropzed in face
from their long journeyings in hot cou :
tries abroad, but are healthy, and, as Mrs.
Sigourney said, aIchly: I'VE ran up to
Albany this week TO see your capitol, leav-
Ing lhe babies at our hotel IN New YORK
In care OF Russian nurse who manages
the twins, while Jne Brazilian nurse luOks
after the girl born in her country and the
girl born in China" Saturday they LETT
for their homes in Sacramen to, taking with
them the aged father and mother of Mrs.
Slgourney to see the parents of her hus-
band. When they arrive in Sacramento
the father and mother of Mr.. Sigourrey
will see his young wife for the first time,
and If the elder Slgourney has not made
any provisions in his will for her, he Will
do 1t as soon as possible after he sees her,
TOR she is as pretty as picture and Very
sensible woman.