Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-03
SHAHES-MUNSON.
A Brilliant Wedding In Hamden Last
 Evening-Many Beautiful Gifts-A

A Brilliant Wedding in Hamden Last
 Evenins-Many Beautiful Gifts-A
 Host of Gaests.
 Last evening the oommodious residence of MT. and Mrs. Henry W. Munson of Hamden was thronged with relatives and friends to witness the nuptial tie of their daughter Codie to MT. John O. Shares of this city. Mr. Frank A. Bunnell acted as best man and Miss Sylvia E. Shares, sister of the groom was maid of honor. The ushers were MT. Frank A. Bunnell and MT. Ernest E. Smith.
 Promptly at S:15 the bridal party entered the perlors to the music of Lohengrin's we'd ding march on the piano by James J. Geary of this city. They stood under an evergreen arch from which was suspended 8 large bell of evergreen. The knot was tied by Rev. 0. A. Dinsmore of the Wbitneyville Congrega- tional church. The handsome bride was ele- gantly attired in white faille franchise princess dress with beaded front and ostrich plumes, ,tulle vail and ostrich feathers, and car ried in her hand bouquet of white rosebuds. Miss Shares wore a white serge and faille franchise dress with @ corssge bouquet of La France roses. The welded pair received hearty congratulations from their many friends. Following the marriage ceremony was 8 banquet with an elaborate and tempt- ing menu worthy of the occasion. The hap py couple left for an extended tour, visiting New York city, Niagara and Cleveland, and returning by way of Washington. Among the out of town guests were Mir. Charles w.
 Gabriel of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mr. Charles
 Morse of Bridgeport and J. Glover Smith of East Walpole, Mass. Many elegant costumes added to the brilliancy of the scene. Among them were noticed the following. Mrs. H. P. Shares, mother of the groom, an elegant h1ooh Ia da o0fr 1roac frofn ahnas point trimming; Mrs. H. w. Munson, mother of the bride, black silk prin- cess dress, with front of old gold, lace covered front, duchess point and diamonds Mrs. John Platt, black poie de soire dress, with black and white velvet brocade and black silk, brocade poie de soire, black lace front; Mrs. Sarah Bouns, elegant black silk, with jet ornaments; Mrs. Grace A. Lines black faille franchise, with white front cover ed with black lace; Miss Edna Lines,
 very handsome figured China silk, Merchant, black corded silk, white dotted lace front, jet trimmings; Mrs. Gorham, black silk, Duchess lace, lavender silk front. Many
 beautiful and costly presents were received, among which were groom's presents to the
 bride, an elegant gold watch with polished case; silver tea set, MT. and Mrs. H. W. Munson; cathedral clock, Mir. and Mrs. Wall ~~A ~A.' " SA.AS A~ASy' grandfather of bride: oxydized silver berry dish, Mir. and Mrs. c. s. Morse; double set oxydized handle after dinner coffee spoons, Mir. G. Dickermsn; set of solid silver teaspoons, Mrs. M. E. Mer- chant; carving set, silver trimmings, Mrs. B. L. Smith and sons; marble Swiss clock, MT. and Mrs. A. W. Stonestreet; picture, Dr. and Mrs. Rollin McNeil; rug, B. B. Savage; pic ture, MT. and Mrs. w. w. Thomas; looking glass. the Misses Lawrence; fruit dish, MT. and Mrs. A. E. Ives; preserve spoon, Miss Sylvia Shares; toilet set, MT. and Mrs. H. L.
 Moulton; money, Mir. and Mrs. H: P. Shares; money, Mir. and Mrs. F. I. Shares;
 money. Mrs. Sylvia Ives; double set
 cut glass tumblers, MT. and Mrs.
 R. H. Barnes; fancy toilet lamp, MT. and
 Mrs. S. J. Shares; elegant crazy plush pillow,
 Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas; wicker table, Rev. and Mrs. F. R. Luckey; picture, Miss
 Blake: photographic view framed, F. A.
 Bunnell; picture, J. W. Downes; umbrella,
 Horace and Paul Shares; match safe, Veva and Lottie Barnes; silver coffee pot, G. I.
 and T. A. Barnes; silver tea pot, J. Fl.
 Davis; picture, "Love's Music," MT. and
 Mrs. c. M. Peck; picture, "A Heavy Load, "
 Mr. and Mrs. George W. Ives; picture.
 Madonna, Miss M. Alice Shares.