The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-14
The Beauty WEEDS.
Mn. o.CityI Item

~fN. O.aUty Item.I ~
Miss Jennie s. Cham berIaiD, second.
daughter Of Mr.. Chamberlain Of CIeve.
Hand; Ohio, was married last Thursday
tthsiSt Georges Church, Hapover
square, London, TO Capt. Herbert Nay
lor Leyiand. The bride wore white
satin with silyese and pearl soSnanents.
Her sister Jusenhine was Bridesmaid! !
The presents Included brooch In the
shape Of d horseshoe studded with
diamonds and pearls, 10 the bride, and
"A diamond ruby. pin 70 the groom from
/ he Fringe 81 Wxiee.
This famous beauty(who has beenun-
kindly ranked almost as a professionally
was born in Cleveland and Is "a years
of age. Her father is of Eoglish des-
cent, but his father and grandfather
wsre born In Brattleboro, VT. He is
the nephew Of Selah Cham berlaiD, the
grdn4upc,e dthe BRIDE, and the foun-
def.of the family fortune. Mrs. Cham
berlaip, the BRIDES mother, was the
only child of the Hon. Hiram V. Will
son, was native Of Madison county,
New York, graduate from Hamilton
College, the friend from boyhood and
In manhood the law partner of Sena.
tor Henry B. Payne Of Ohio. The
ChamberIains and the Wilson's have
always been Democrats, and the bride
is of that stanch stock. &tsH ~
Ss)ah Chamberlain was the Demo>
cratic candidate for Congress in the
Cleveland district in 1872. President
Pierce appointed Hiram Wilson in
l1s5S xhe ifstj,egSpf the Uaited Sta tes
|0 oss fot ea Neft"eso 's g Of
The bride Is described % marvellous
~ handsome, aud 1t has been frequent.
~ asserted that her pictures do not
give an adequate idea of her beauty,
much of which consists In her splendid
complexion and wonderful eyes. ~
Her complexion has been ecstatically
described to be translucent blending
Of pink and white. Her eyes are H.
IQuid blue, shaded by dark lashes,
dreamy in reposA sparkling in con-
versatiop. Her hair is lighter. than
brown, with u decided suggestion of
gold in the wealth. Of tresses, which
forms contrast with the eye and deli
caiely marked eyebrow. Her features
are Of classtc 4rectan cast. In stature
she is above the medium height and
connolsseurs have said that her figure
lie faultless, neither spare nor stout, but
automatically rounded.
The bride Inherits her good looks
and gentle manners from father who
is man of culture, and mother Of
handsome icountenance, which is
stamped with tokens of an amiable
disposition and intellectual force. The
Chamberlains have resided of aud on
Ia England for nearly dozen years.
The American beauty, as Miss Cham
berlain was well known, and her peo-
pie have been frequent guests at San
dringham, the home of the fat heir
to the. English throne. Her portrait
has been hung in the Grosvenor Gall
lery, and an exquisite bust In marble
by the tculptor D'Epigny has been
exhibited In Romo as a companion
piece to the bust of the Empress of
Russia.
The BRIDES position as an heiress is
due 10 her connection with Selah
Chamberlain, and an interesting story
is told of how he got his wealth. For
many years he held In his possession
Minnesota Slate bonds to large
amount, on whose interest the State
had defaulted. One day, little over a
dozen years ago, the Minnesota Legis-
lature resolved TO pay back this inter.
est to a certain amount. This was
telegraphed 10 Mr.. Chamberlain by
one of the Legislators, and Mr.. Cham.
berlain immediately chartered special
locomotive and went like mad for St.
Paul, arriving there before any other
bond-holders, and receiving the full
amount due, him. He returned to
Cleveland, current report has 1t, with
81 ,O00, 900.
The BRIDES mother came In for her
share of this, $3.50, 900, but the fortune
Of the present Chamberlains have been
vastly increased in later years by the
edvancs in Cleveland real estate. The
bride has been seen at all the Ameri-
can watering places, but most OF her
time has been spent abroad.
TWAS once said of her that, dislik.
ing the marked attentions ofthe Prince
or Wales, she decided to administer a
sharp rebuke, and hit upon most ex-
asperating title for the fat Prince. 1t
was cablei to New York, that ut one
of the receptions where the Prince was
she deliberately addressed him as
sJumbo." This story was afterwards
denied, Miss Chamberlain's friends
declaring that she could rid herself of a
nuisance without resorting to an un.
ladylike affront. Mary Chamberlain,
another daughter, married an iron