The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-21
JEFF DAVIS MARRIAGE.
The tory That He Eloped With
General Taylor's Daughter.

details and circumstances
the first marriage of Jefferson Davis. A
few days ago he was telling a group OF
friends about the wedding, denying that
1t was a runaway match.
tThe fact is, said Major Edwards,
"Mr. Davis married Miss Knox Taylor
with the full consent of her father, Gen
eral Taylor. OF course, there were sur
rounding circumstances which, unex-
planned, would make the story of a.cclan.
destine wedding very plausible. lou
see, General Taylor did object to his
daughters marriage at first, but not be-
cause his prospective son-in-law was
Jefferson Davis.
II don't know exactly what his reasons
for opposing Miss Taylor's marriage were,
but suspect that he was simply 10th to
part with her, for besides being his
daughter she was q most beautiful and
charming woman. Anyhow jeff Davis
and Miss Taylor were united under my
~grandmother's roof after General Taylor
had written his daughter, giving his full
consent and asking that the ceremony be
performed at her home. One of the stor-
les that went the round was that the
young people eloped to Tennessess to be
married, and that General Taylor never
forgave them until along time afterward,
when a reconciliation was affected upon
a Mexican battlefield. That's all bosh.
General Taylor rave his consent to his
daughters marriage with Mr.. Davis, Il
it was only after it had been obtained
that the ceremony was performed.
II was a very small boy at the time,
but my mother and father, who took ac-
tive part in the arrangement, often talked
of it TO me afterward. My grandmother
was a sister of General Taylor, and the
marriage took place at her home, Beech
lawn, in Jefferson county. Ky, at the
rnoaio1 ,-orr,ar< 81 INn,oua TnfrInr uvhn
was at the time stationed at Preirie du
CHEN, and was On that account prevented
from being present. N
1.-The stories about the runaway mar
riage arose, in part, from the fact that
Mr.. Davis had applied for a license and
was refused by the County Clerk, who
was acquainted with General Taylor's
objection. He refused the license be-
cause of the G of Miss Knox Taylor,
claiming that she was too young. AS l
have said, General Taylor was away from
home, but he had written to my grand
mother, giving his full consent and re
questing Captain Allison, his brother-in-
law, to furnish all the necessary funds
and look after the details generally. On
Mr.. Davis second application to the
County Clerk for the license, my father,
Frederick g.. Edwards, accompanied him
to vouch for the young lady's age.
''Well, after this the wedding came off
quietly at my grandmother's home, with
| the consent and good wishes of all the
| relatives of the young people. The wit
nesses were Colonel Hancock Taylor,
General TayIor's brother, Captain Allison,
his brother-in-Iaw, and my brother and
grandmother"
Women's Wraps. s3
All wraps will be long, says the Cl0Glf,
Suit and Ladies Wear Reuieau, and a
great deal of fur trimming will be used,
especially the gray furs. A good many
OF the new mantles, applicable to early
| winter wear, are ornamented with a lit
tie fur; there may be merely a band
round the neck and sleeves, or it may be
carried down the front aAd neck only,
the sleeves being trimmed with passe-
menterie when there is a gimp on the rest
of the mantle. Thus a green cloth man
tie. with yisite sleeves, Is bordered with
| handsome black fringed passementerie,
three bands of the same running down
the back, the outer ones of which are
continued round the sleeve seam, and
one on each side of the front piece fas-
tened beneath a double band of skunk
fur that almost encircles the neck.
The border line between the different
classes of wraps is less marked than form
erly. There are NANTES that partake of
the jacket shape, cloak with mantelet
fronts superadded, capeS combined with
mantles, pelisses that have divided bodices
and cloak sleeves, n coats with viste
sleeves.
| fitting pretty closely to the figure at the
back, and sleeves that fit over the arms
| like sheaths prolonged into long square
| ends in front. The trimming consists OF
handsome braiding.
The large wraps are made with a view
| TO WarmJh and comfort, facility in putting
on and taking off. The small fitting
cloaks are cut to fit well without super
| duous materials. Small nantes for car
rage wear are elegant affairs indeed, gen
orally of velvet, and almost concealed by
embroidery and beads. They are worn
with smart visiting toilets, under q large
house wrap, which can be left in the car
rage or the entrance hall.
Among the long cloaks is a pelisse of
black crepe de chine made to completely
cover the dress. The bodice is half-1t-
ting, and has a coat sleeve; the skin is
mounted fiat at the front and sides q few
inches below the waist, and in full
gathers at the back, the junction Of the
two! being hidden by a folded ribbon
slightly pointed at the back and front,
with a large bow and ends at the back.
The lower fifteen inches of the skirt-one
of black silk, fishnet; the edge of this is
bordered by an applique OF crepe de chine
cut in scallops, embroidered in silk,
the edges button -holed; above this
three rows OF separated ScallOpS, CORE
spending with the border, but a different
shape; the upper part is pointed and at
tached to the fishnet ground, the lower
half rounded and hanging loosely. The
cane covers the shoulders, 1t is entirely
OF the fshnet, bordered like the skirt aud
covered above with the appliques. The
sleeve has a deep cuff of the appliques
turning each way.
A mantle of very rich armnre royale
has q fitting back with two box plalts;
each side of this is u twelve-inch guipure
in medallions outlined with cords. The
front fastens from the top OF the right
shoulder and crosses to a little on the left
Of the waist: then a trifie behind this
curves to the left hip. This front is en-.
tirely of guipure over silk, and is edged
with a handsome GALLON with large beads
fastened at intervals with passementerie
ornaments, and hangs nearly to the edge
of sthe skirt. The sleeves are
Joined to the seams each side o.
the back and turn underneath the side
forming a convenient sleeve, the from
part only attached to the armhole. A
broad pieces of the guipure covers the tol
of the sleeves and continues to the elbow
another forms a cuff and hangs below tn,
sleeve. A beaded galloon outlines the bacl
and is carried below the waist where /
ends under a pointed motif of passemen
terie, where it ends with long strands Q
beads. a folded scarf of armure royal |
sewn in the left shoulder searl, edges tn
left front and passes under the galloon a
the waist, turning toWard II left AM
ends In a wide sash.
A very elegant and comfortable Ions